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The Luxury Of The Pen: A Critique Of Soyinka’s Wartime Radicalism

Global UpfrontJul 4, 2026July 4, 20260

By Aoiri Obaigbo In General Yakubu Gowon’s new book, what does he say regarding Soyinka’s detention? In the theatre of political history, few things are

African Writers As Cultural Stewards

Global UpfrontJun 11, 2026June 11, 20260

By Chidi G Osuagwu Introduction About the year 2022 Charlie Kirk, American hegemonistic activist, attacked the Achebe novel …Things Fall Apart. He alleged the novel

Wole Soyinka, Tinubu And The Burden Of Silence: A Departure From A Tradition Of Dissent?

Global UpfrontMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

By Felix Ofulue Few African intellectuals have built a reputation for fearless moral intervention quite like Wole Soyinka. For decades, he functioned not merely as a

Wole Soyinka: The Man Has Not Died After All

Global UpfrontDec 17, 2025December 17, 20250

By Promise Adiele PhD One iconic quote that has shaped the psychology of opposition politics and the formulation of resistance creed is Wole Soyinka’s seminal

Seyi Tinubu’s Outlandish Security Escorts

Global UpfrontDec 12, 2025December 12, 20250

Punch Editorial Board, December 12, 2025 WHEN Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka stepped out of a high-profile hotel in Lagos last week, he was greeted by

91 Thunders For Nobel Laureate WS

Global UpfrontJul 13, 2025July 13, 20250

When I broke the world exclusive news of the Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka publishing his latest novel, Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People

Reviving Of African Literature Novels: New Dynamics In Emergence Of Writers And Wider Readership

Global UpfrontOct 3, 2024October 3, 20240

By Bankole Taiwo James At some point in a time, when Africa literary space was just evolving, whenever the words Nigerian or African literature are

Kongilatulations: Kongi @ 90, By Isidore Emeka Uzoatu

Global UpfrontJul 12, 2024July 12, 20240

Kongilatulations! (A Triple Dobale To Wole Soyinka @90). 1. Enigmata. You hated fruitless journeys abroad, yet Aligned into a wasted generation at home: Preferred Kafka

In Whose Interest Is Soyinka’s Obidient-phobia?

Global UpfrontMay 30, 2024May 30, 20240

“In every age, it has been the tyrant, the oppressor, and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or

Wole Soyinka: Has The Man Died?

Global UpfrontMay 28, 2024May 28, 20240

By Promise Adiele PhD Wole Soyinka is by every intellectual and academic classification an iconic figure. His reputation blossomed after he won the Nobel Laureate