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Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by OmoOduduwa01: 6:58am On Jul 13, 2020 |
@op,you forgot to add this.... "Wole Soyinka founded Pyrates Confraternity when he was a student in Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1952" 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Openbusiness3: 6:58am On Jul 13, 2020 |
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Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by drkrest(m): 6:59am On Jul 13, 2020 |
[quote] who did we offend in this country? Imagine having someone this cerebral in a country ruled by a dunce. 4 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by emkz: 6:59am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Hushpupi's gay thread hit 8 pages. Let us promote Wole Soyinka's thread to double that, if not for anything, to prove that we celebrate our iconic figures that make our country proud. Wole Soyinka famously published a full page newspaper advert where he rubbished IBB for wishing him a happy 80th birthday. He cofounded the famous pirates confraternity, whose objectives were to fight for the rights of black students. He finished with an upper second class degree from the University of Leeds. He went through three/four wives and was recently diagnosed with cancer. He and Obasanjo intensely hate each other, I hope to understand why some day. He and Chinua Achebe respected each other. He has a deep, powerful and commanding voice that gets everyone's attention whenever he speaks. Dear Nairalanders, write your impressions about Wole Soyinka even if you quote others like the OP, this is a man we must celebrate in the face of Hushpupi, Magu. And perhaps, the education Moderators can serialize exploits of Nigerian academics abroad who can inspire the readers. News from Hushpupi, Magu, PDP and APC can be very depressing. PS: I hope Nollywood does a movie on him soon. 20 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by sammy7410(m): 7:02am On Jul 13, 2020 |
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He is one of the founders Pyrates Confraternity 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Angrymode: 7:03am On Jul 13, 2020 |
OP you forgot to add helping Buhari to Power!!! |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Golan007: 7:03am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Happy Birthday to the 1 literary icon. |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Sammy07: 7:05am On Jul 13, 2020 |
yemiosinbajo:Lol, who told you he isn't an ogun worshipper? |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by 9gerian: 7:06am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Good observation. jrusky: |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by yemiosinbajo: 7:07am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Sammy07: He said so |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Olu317(m): 7:08am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Happy Birthday to this awesome Enigmatic Yoruba leader, Professor Wole Shoyinka . Thanking Ela for another additional age to yours. |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Nobody: 7:08am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Sammy07:Are you really sure he worships Ogun or revere him? Happy Birthday to the literary colossus! Prof Wole Soyinka is one of the foremost atheists and irreligionists in Nigeria and Africa. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreligion_in_Africa In his book, "Climate of Fear: The Quest for Dignity in a Dehumanized World", which was published in 2007, he said, "I already had certain agnostic tendencies—which would later develop into outright atheistic convictions— so it was not that I believed in any kind of divine protection." In an interview with the Academy of Achievements in 2009, while answering a question about religion, he said: "I learned very early of traditional deities (of the) Yorùbá: Ogun, for instance, God of Iron, the Road, Poetry, et cetera; Shango, God of Lightning. "I found the traditional religions far more fascinating, because they didn’t force me to go to the regular service and dress up and things like that. A bit more relaxed, more humanist in my view. But it didn’t mean that I didn’t like the other religions either. I was a member of the church choir quite early, because I liked music, and in any case, as a son of the headmaster who was also a deacon... "I think both my parents tried too hard, so I rebelled quite early and found myself more attuned to a comparative approach to religions, comparative." https://achievement.org/achiever/wole-soyinka/#interview He considers Ogun as his Muse (a source of inspiration and patron) but doesn't worship him as God. Therefore, he's an atheist not an Ogun worshipper. 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by israelmao(m): 7:09am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Good piece!Obj backed him to steal or recover Ori-Olokun? |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Sammy07: 7:10am On Jul 13, 2020 |
yemiosinbajo: gensteejay: Go and read his book "Dawn or Idanre" you'll see where he said it. 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by precious1967(m): 7:11am On Jul 13, 2020 |
congratulations |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by azadus18: 7:19am On Jul 13, 2020 |
hbd llnp |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Artiiclebeast: 7:19am On Jul 13, 2020 |
And why is the fact that he co-founded a fraternity that would soon become a menace, duplicated and have a spillover on to the streets today where our youths now take joy in committing all sorts of atrocities and murdering themselves in brute fashion. I wonder if he ever spoke on this topic or to call the deviants to order in regret. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Gerrard59(m): 7:20am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Toosure70: That is your business. It does not change the fact that he was 50 years in 1983. Is that not an uncommon fact about him? 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by chris51(f): 7:22am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Officialgarri: You have done a very good research work on our own Prof Woke Soyinka, you deserve an award. Happy Birthday to the Nobel Laureate as he celebrates his 86th birthday today. May the good Lord grant him more healthy years. AMEN 2 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by ojbaba95(m): 7:22am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Happy birthday Kongi...More grace Sir! |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Liposure: 7:22am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Happy birthday 2 an icon |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by sakanifemi123(m): 7:24am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Happy birthday sir, a great icon |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by ekestic1976(f): 7:25am On Jul 13, 2020 |
OmoOduduwa01: You made it sound like he founded Pirates Confraternity alone! There were six other members besides him and he was the youngest. The Fraternity then was meant as a challenge to the stiff demands of student social life modelled on the English lifestyle, but like everything else in Nigeria, the Cause was adjusted by the succeeding generation of students. 6 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Adekunle555: 7:26am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Happy birthday to Wole Soyinka. |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by 2cribz: 7:30am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Double faced man |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Nobody: 7:31am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Sammy07:Do you have soft copies of some of his books? |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by SpicyMimi(f): 7:31am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Happy birthday sir ! |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by ekestic1976(f): 7:31am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Gerrard59: You're very impossible. Think you can reach up to Soyinka's age? No way! |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Obas101(m): 7:32am On Jul 13, 2020 |
You didn't state the fact where he was a cultist and was involved in 1 or 2 killings |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by Bianda24: 7:33am On Jul 13, 2020 |
Happy birthday sir |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 86th Birthday Today: Uncommon Facts About Him by ekestic1976(f): 7:34am On Jul 13, 2020 |
ChoCho54: Son of Hate, Child of Perdition. 3 Likes |
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