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Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by Nobody: 4:31pm On Mar 28, 2017

The University of Johannesburg’s Humanities Faculty has received the Midas Touch with the addition of Nobel Prize winner‚ Professor Wole Soyinka.

Nigerian-born Soyinka‚ the first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature‚ joins the university as a Distinguished Visiting Professor.

Professor Alex Broadbent‚ Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities said Soyinka's involvement will serve as an opportunity for the unique inspiration of their students‚ while attracting other renowned scholars.

“He has been and continues to be associated with some of the best universities in the world. UJ’s drive to decolonisation as well as the Africanisation of knowledge have led to substantial dialogues at the Institution [which] provided the university the opportunity to ask searching questions about our African identity and our role in nurturing the New Africa‚ and the future of our university‚” he added.

Professor Soyinka boasts international recognition‚ having held fellowship and professorial positions in the Dramatic Arts and Comparative Literature at the Universities of Ibadan‚ Lagos and Ife in Nigeria; Legon in Ghana‚ Sheffield and Cambridge in England; as well as Yale‚ Cornell‚ Harvard‚ Emory‚ Nevada‚ Loyola Marymount in the United States of America.

Currently he is Life Fellow of Churchill College‚ Cambridge‚ Emeritus Fellow of the Black Mountain Institute‚ University of Nevada‚ Overseas Fellow of Hutchins Institute‚ Harvard University‚ and Professor Emeritus‚ Obafemi Awolowo University‚ Ile-Ife‚ Nigeria‚ Founder and Chairman of the Wole Soyinka Foundation in Nigeria.

Broadbent said that in addition to his lecturing position‚ the high profile academic will also bring with him partnership with his foundation‚ well-known known for its Wole Soyinka Award for Literature.

- TMG Digital/The Times

http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2017/03/28/Nobel-Prize-winner-Wole-Soyinka-joins-UJ-as-visiting-professor

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by Homeboiy: 4:32pm On Mar 28, 2017

hmm

Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by Nobody: 4:49pm On Mar 28, 2017

.South Africa again..hian

that is a country where a road side car washer accuse a foreign medical doctor of taking their jobs
.

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by eyeview: 5:56pm On Mar 28, 2017

The elite who were insulting Jonathan and urging all nigerians to vote for Buhari have all quietly left nigeria for the less fortunate zombies to suffer the recession.
Am not sure soyinka has spent a week in a stretch in nigeria since this 'change' started.

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by Jetleeee: 6:04pm On Mar 28, 2017*

eyeview:
The elite who were insulting Jonathan and urging all nigerians to vote for Buhari have all quietly left nigeria for the less fortunate zombies to suffer the recession.
Am not sure soyinka has spent a week in a stretch in nigeria since this 'change' started.

https://i.imgur.com/X32Medb.jpg

Congratulate and logout. It's that simple. We aren't interested in your Creflo dollar sermons

You don't have to drag your APC-PDP, Buhari-Jonathan, Zombie-Wailer nonsense into every thread

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by adekanmbi1986(m): 6:04pm On Mar 28, 2017

Congrats...

Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by jeeqaa7(m): 6:04pm On Mar 28, 2017

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by celestialAgent(m): 6:05pm On Mar 28, 2017

eyeview:
The elite who were insulting Jonathan and urging all nigerians to vote for Buhari have all quietly left nigeria for the less fortunate zombies to suffer the recession.
Am not sure soyinka has spent a week in a stretch in nigeria since this 'change' started.

On point!

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by Singapore1(m): 6:05pm On Mar 28, 2017

kii

Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by AK481(m): 6:06pm On Mar 28, 2017*

That's good

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by princechurchill(m): 6:06pm On Mar 28, 2017

Am waiting for the news that tell will us how he tore his US green card

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by Nobody: 6:06pm On Mar 28, 2017

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by Godprotectigbo5(f): 6:07pm On Mar 28, 2017

u mate dey join IVY League schools .....u dey join south africa

who even give this guy noble price grin

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by YonkijiSappo: 6:07pm On Mar 28, 2017

Ogbontarigi omo Oodua niyen! wink

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by tosynomolara(f): 6:08pm On Mar 28, 2017

Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by phkka1(m): 6:08pm On Mar 28, 2017

Ordinary Trump wey no go school de posu you. Very soon you go Zimbabwe.

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by YonkijiSappo: 6:08pm On Mar 28, 2017

phkka1:
Ordinary Trump wey no go school de posu you. Very soon you go Zimbabwe.

Will you keep kwayet? !

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oMwIkuoAMj0/hqdefault.jpg

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by jericco1(m): 6:08pm On Mar 28, 2017

The fruit of thy labour

Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by Mrkjay: 6:08pm On Mar 28, 2017

Brain

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by lonelydora: 6:09pm On Mar 28, 2017*

Congratulations to him.

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by Zabilon007(m): 6:09pm On Mar 28, 2017

In other news,.... DINO NYSC CERTIFICATE SHOWS HE PASSED OUT ON 8TH JULY, 2001.....HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE WHEN 8TH JULY 2001 IS ON A SUNDAY

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by abeniagbon(m): 6:09pm On Mar 28, 2017

rubbish

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by kingkator1: 6:10pm On Mar 28, 2017

Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by dolphinife: 6:10pm On Mar 28, 2017

eyeview:
The elite who were insulting Jonathan and urging all nigerians to vote for Buhari have all quietly left nigeria for the less fortunate zombies to suffer the recession.
Am not sure soyinka has spent a week in a stretch in nigeria since this 'change' started.

How old are you kid??

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by Nobody: 6:10pm On Mar 28, 2017

Jetleeee:
https://i.imgur.com/X32Medb.jpg

Congratulate and logout. It's that simple. You don't have to bore us with Creflo dollar sermons

BMC

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by dingbang(m): 6:10pm On Mar 28, 2017

Nonsense.. Instead of him to come and join university of Porraicort grin

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by jnrbayano(m): 6:11pm On Mar 28, 2017

The moment he stops being active, he automatically beckons on Mr Death.

In response to a post asking him to retire due to advancement in age.

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by Omoluabi16(m): 6:12pm On Mar 28, 2017

Pls tell those primitive people to stop killing Nigerians.

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Re: Wole Soyinka Joins University Of Johannesburg by charleff512(m): 6:13pm On Mar 28, 2017

Godprotectigbo5:
u mate dey join IVY League schools .....u dey join south africa

who even give this guy noble price h

Sister no vex,you read this post at all?

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