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Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by lalasticlala(m): 8:29am On Jul 13, 2016 |
www.nairaland.com/attachments/2622726_soy0007a_gifcc55d9ef504b2f9cf686e36419ef8c6a www.nairaland.com/attachments/2622747_youngwolesoyinka_jpegacd8bbdc91468f5538e24b71d00ebe7b www.nairaland.com/attachments/2622748_wolesoyinka1986compressed_jpegab5bbe96a37f59987d10008d92b0c447 Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Babatunde Soyinka (Yoruba: Akinwándé Oluwo̩lé Babátúndé S̩óyinká, pronounced [wɔlé ʃójĩŋká]; born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian playwright and poet. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African to be honored in that category. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wole_Soyinka 23 Likes 5 Shares
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Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by SeverusSnape(m): 8:31am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Happy birthday sir 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by Odunharry(m): 8:32am On Jul 13, 2016 |
HAppy Birthday Prof. “Well, some people say I’m pessimistic because I recognize the eternal cycle of evil. All I say is, look at the history of mankind right up to this moment and what do you find?” “Romance is the sweetening of the soul, With fragrance offered by the stricken heart.” “See, even despite pious statements to the contrary, much of the industrialized world has not yet come to terms with the recognition of the fallacy of what I call the strong man syndrome.” “Human life has meaning only to that degree and as long as it is lived in the service of humanity.” “I am convinced that Nigeria would have been a more highly developed country without the oil. I wished we’d never smelled the fumes of petroleum.” “African film makers are scraping by on a mere pittance.” “We live in a materialist world, and materialism appeals so strongly to humanity, no matter where.” “Seven is the magic figure, because that’s a symbolic figure of my favorite deity, Ogun.” “For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity.” “Being the first black Nobel laureate, and the first African, the African world considered me personal property. I lost the remaining shreds of my anonymity, even to walk a few yards in London, Paris or Frankfurt without being stopped.” “I don’t know any other way to live but to wake up every day armed with my convictions, not yielding them to the threat of danger and to the power and force of people who might despise 26 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by horlamelekan(m): 8:33am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Happy birthday papa 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by BornnAgainChild(f): 8:35am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Wow....baba na fine boi back in the days oo...choi wish I was born den I for jus go for am sharparly....Meanwhile many happy returns of this day to him....I tap from his age joor 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by madridguy(m): 8:45am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Happy Birthday babuli ilimu. Long life baba Soyinka. 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by Ofemmanu1: 8:48am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Baba Agbalagba, Happy Birthday! |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by Nobody: 8:49am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Yo, is that a blunt?...Yeah i remember one summer, Old mans made me read the Trials of Brother Jero...Utterly confusing for my 13 year old Brain but still Intriguing 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by herzern(m): 8:50am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Baba HBD.....thanks for making Yoruba proud....... first Nobel Laurette in Africa....baba 20 Likes
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Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by Mediapace: 8:50am On Jul 13, 2016 |
HBD But wait 82yrs and he look like 40yrs old abi na my eyes 9 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by helphelp: 8:50am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Happy birthday sir... I'd hoped you didn't start any group way back then...good or bad intention...the outcome of the whole ish not worth it 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by Sunnycliff(m): 8:51am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Congrats to a Great intelligentsia. I dream to win the Nobel Prize in Economics my field! So proud of high achievers like Some Soyinka. Age with more grace Sir! HBD 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by allanphash7(m): 8:51am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Long live baba |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by HRich(m): 8:51am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Lolz. That First Pix though. I wish him more Strength. 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by EternalBeing: 8:52am On Jul 13, 2016 |
HBD to the great Sage. Greating from an x-Ahoy! Happy BirthDay Capon Blood Of Tetunga!!! I'm now Born Again O! I hope u r too Sir! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by Sijo01(f): 8:52am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Happy birthday to the literary icon. |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by Kenneth205(m): 8:52am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Wow! Happy birthday sir! |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by Kenneth205(m): 8:53am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Mediapace: As in eh! He's looking fresh 2 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by Proffdada: 8:53am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Happy birthday to our only Nobel laureate in this country Those born in July are mostly geniuses But that looks like an inspirational weed 24 Likes
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Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by BayLord01(m): 8:53am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Name checker won't check this > 3 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by ibiyemi93: 8:54am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Happy Birthday Professor... Long may you live |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by BayLord01(m): 8:54am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Name checker won't check this |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by awa(m): 8:54am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Would Amechi host his birthday again?? The Wailers are watching.... |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by chubbygal(f): 8:55am On Jul 13, 2016 |
HBD to the icon
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Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by herzern(m): 8:55am On Jul 13, 2016 |
BayLord01: 7 Likes
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Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by KINGinVAHALA: 8:55am On Jul 13, 2016 |
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Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by clems93(m): 8:55am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Happy birthday to u Sir. |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by CharlieMaria(m): 8:55am On Jul 13, 2016 |
A Legend |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by Flexherbal(m): 8:55am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Bon anniversaire! |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by smallJagaban: 8:55am On Jul 13, 2016 |
LIVING LEGEND GREATER THAN CHINUA ACHEBE WHO CENTRED HIS WORK AROUND IBO YOU NEED DICTIONARY TO UNDERSTAND SOYINKA'S WORK AND INTELLECT 6 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by keypad1: 8:56am On Jul 13, 2016 |
U claim to be a man of high intellect wole. Yet you brought this dull ard on us. Fvck you wole fvck you wherever you are. 3 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 82nd Birthday Today by Mediapace: 8:56am On Jul 13, 2016 |
Yea broz i don reply ya mail na Kenneth205: |
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