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MaziObinnaokija:
correct. Wetin baba Prof still wan go do/see in US wey he never see b4.Baba nor send the silk corn hair man.They can kip their visa. UK, Swiss,France Canada dey there

WizardOfNG:
Well-said. We love and value Prof in Nigeria and Africa. The rest of the world is his Oyster anyway bar US that is going through a lunatic period under Trump right now.

In any case, the future is Africa and Africans need to wake up to this to stop going to Sokoto (japa) to find what is in Sokoto trouser i.e success, wealth, fulfilment and sense of purpose.

Walahi, if we Africans do not wake up, open our eyes to seize the day and command what belongs to us then second slavery, from a western world now depleted of new wealth and eyeing Africa's vast mineral and natural resources, will be our fate in the near future.

Maxymilliano:
https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2025/10/28/prof-soyinka-reveals-why-u-s-revoked-his-visa-recalls-two-airport-encounters/

Maxymilliano:
https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2025/10/28/prof-soyinka-reveals-why-u-s-revoked-his-visa-recalls-two-airport-encounters/

kkonyeji:
But he's wailing over the revocation?

Besides, why can't he remain in his country, how frequent do those countries' nationals you mentioned flock into Nigeria?

Shameless beings!!

kkonyeji:
You wouldn't have wrote all these trash if his visa wasn't revoked.

delzbaba:
Emeka Anyaoku is not dead or is he?

WizardOfNG:
Fully agree with you. Ask them to see and seek to control the vast opportunities that belongs to them, as owners of a promising land, in a world of dwindling opportunities and resources, they will begin insulting you and insisting even the worst foreign nation is better than Nigeria.

Me, I have stopped doing it. I now simply enjoy utilising the vast opportunities Nigeria presents with like-minded friends and associates.

Bro, who devil don blind go remain blind. That is the case with most Nigerians

tpain121:
Dey deceive yourself. Where you Dey Dey use the vast opportunity?

You wey Dey online 24 hours with Amaechi laptop Dey post trash for 30k monthly?

Atlantis585:
My overexposed oga, well done ooo. Yes your troll that you are defending doesn’t even need to travel out to other countries of the world. Our wonderful president and your fellow sad wasteners has made the country so great.

nedu666:
This guy thinks he is important to the US government. Oga nobody send you for yankee

Rindo69:
You ripped your green card then resorted to applying for visas!

Na soo... you would have doubled down on your action by not even traveling there.

Anyway... e pain you. Please stay here and help us inspect all the road projects as a sucker for new roads that you are

DeOTR:
Where did you read that he applied for their Visa? And this is someone who's insulting a professor? A noble prize winner for that matter? You should be hanged for this nonsense

Kingbuhari:
Yoruba and chochocho.. the same man that brag he will tear his visa into two if Trump win the election is here crying for visa revoke... He can now enjoy Nigeria in peace

FaAbData:
Who ever kills a human being in the US would be hunted down even if he disappears- that's the koko.

MaziObinnaokija:
nonsense 🙄 😑 😒 😒 🤔 😒 plus useless talk.The old man can till enter UK/elsewhere if he likes.If the old man is truly hungry as u put it,Ogun,ondo,oyo,Ekiti,lagos,osun,kogi even my state Gov Soludo the solution will gladly take care of his needs. REST biko

Amotolongbo:
If Wole Soyinka is a disaster, you had better prayed being one.

shivisee:
Baba you are old already, you have achieved everything needed to be achieved, stay put in our lovely country and let trump eats his card !

Jakumo:
Take a moment to look at all the published book titles that Professor Wole Soyinka has on sale with Amazon books. Note how many of those books are RECENT works whose literary quality has only improved with time like a fine wine.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=by+Wole+Soyinka&i=digital-text&crid=SN1WOVTWKOLH&sprefix=by+wole+soyinka%2Cdigital-text%2C657&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

As you scroll through this formidable body of work, ask yourself in all honesty, if the writer whose genius created this catalog of published books, could possibly be described as having an "outdated" brain, of all things.

Have a good day sir.

dollypi:
Let many more Nigerians do the same. Learn to respect yourself.

The real power you have in any asymmetric relationship is the ability to walk away.

Going to meet them, and grovelling for a visa is beneath him and I'm glad he didn't.

Kudos

WizardOfNG:
Lol. Wind them up enough and the bigotry, the main influence for all they write, soon rears it's ugly head.

This is why it is importance to be patient in life so that people like you expose yourself and your motivation.

Obvious now that hatred of "sad wastener" Soyinka, the world regards a global treasure, is guiding your talk.

Racoon:
See him hallucinating like he matters to the US. The bigoted cornfield professor must have thought that the US is a lawless country like the one he has helped to enthroned back here.

Maxy.milliano:
Nobel Laureate and world-renowned writer, Professor Wole Soyinka, has disclosed that his United States visa was recently revoked permanently by American authorities.

Speaking during a media parley held at Freedom Park in Lagos on Tuesday, the literary icon explained that the decision followed his refusal to attend a reinterview requested by the U.S. Consulate.

Soyinka revealed that he had torn his American green card shortly after the emergence of former President Donald Trump in his first term, describing it as a personal protest against what he saw as divisive and discriminatory leadership.

Following that act, he resorted to travelling to the U.S. with a B1/B2 visa.

According to him, the consulate later invited him for a visa revalidation interview, which he ignored.

Then, on October 23, 2025, he received another letter asking him to visit the consulate so that his visa could be officially stamped as “cancelled permanently.”

The professor, however, said he would not honour the invitation, insisting that such a visit was unnecessary.

“If they wish to cancel it, that is their business,” Soyinka said. “I will not go there to help them do it.”

Despite the revocation, he noted that he would not reciprocate the action.

“I will continue to welcome any American to my home if they have anything legitimate to do with me,” he affirmed.

Soyinka also used the occasion to recount two earlier experiences he had with U.S. authorities, both of which he described as minor and misunderstood incidents that did not amount to criminal activity.

The first incident, he said, occurred many years ago at an American airport.

Having flown in from the United Kingdom during winter, Soyinka decided to eat some spicy chilli pepper to keep warm. He also placed a few in his pocket before boarding his flight.

Upon arrival in the U.S., airport officials discovered the pepper during a routine search and fined him 25 dollars for bringing agricultural produce into the country without declaration.

“The officials were just doing their job,” he said, laughing. “It was a harmless mistake I simply forgot to declare the chilli I had carried from London.”

The second incident took place in the 1970s at Chicago Airport, where Soyinka said he had challenged an immigration officer who made a racist remark. The confrontation drew attention, and the police were called in.

It took the intervention of the late Chief Emeka Anyaoku, who later became Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, to calm the situation and prevent it from escalating.

Reflecting on both experiences, Soyinka said, “I do not think those two incidents are enough to classify me as having a criminal record in the United States. They were simply misunderstandings that could happen to anyone.”

The Nobel Laureate added that aside from those moments, he had enjoyed cordial relations with the U.S. for many years until the political climate changed under Trump’s administration.

He concluded by urging people to always stand against discrimination and injustice anywhere in the world.

“Silence in the face of prejudice,” Soyinka said, “is as dangerous as the act itself.”
https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2025/10/28/prof-soyinka-reveals-why-u-s-revoked-his-visa-recalls-two-airport-encounters/