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Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by adenigga(op): 5:12am On Dec 08, 2020

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has lamented the insecurity in the country, saying Nigerians are not only at war but are in a war zone.
Soyinka, who decried the seemingly intractable killings and kidnappings in the country, spoke yesterday in Lagos at the public presentation of his latest novel, Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth.

The renowned playwright noted that religion has become one of the fastest-growing businesses in Nigeria today.

“I think we are not only at war, we are all in a war zone. There is no question about that because now, the sense of individual, collective, and community safety has virtually become equivalent to a question of survival,” he said.

Soyinka, who also observed that nothing has really changed, said the nation was in a desperate situation.

“Really, the more things seem to change, the more they remain the same. In terms of realistic differences between material existence, day-to-day existence, or even co-existence, I think humanity is more or less the same.

“There is a greater dependency on religion because the nation is desperate. When a nation is desperate, it turns to the supernatural.

“Religion has always been with us. These days, however, you can’t walk one yard without stumbling on religion. Religion is today one of the fastest-growing businesses in the nation,” the Nobel laureate noted.

https://m.guardian.ng/News/Nigerians-at-war-in-war-zone-says-Soyinka

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by mubzynani: 5:15am On Dec 08, 2020

Nigeria isn't working. Buhari must resign. He's a failure

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by ULOPVQ: 5:33am On Dec 08, 2020

Soyinka has never failed to impress me with the way, he describes situations. The country needs a revolution or it dies a slow, and painful death. Maybe years from now, we may have no Nigeria to turn to.
Take a look at Ghana, that "Nigeria once prided itself over" holding elections like they were the ones who coined the term "Democracy" while we still practice "Democrazy" 60 years after independence.

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by Fahdiga1: 5:34am On Dec 08, 2020

After supporting the lifeless he now regrets his actions. Buhari is a disaster

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by mike8804: 5:36am On Dec 08, 2020

Religion is manmade and it serve a purpose, virtually all founders of each religion claimed they are from God....no one disputing that, we are all from God.

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by janedonez(m): 6:13am On Dec 08, 2020

Too bad

Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by Calabar1stSon: 6:13am On Dec 08, 2020

This keyboard warrior who's power is behind the keyboard speaking unnecessary grammars. Lubbish!

A professor that voted for an illiterate is that one a professor!

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by nairaman66(m): 6:13am On Dec 08, 2020

As Nigerians, we are all good at analyzing problems without implementation nor recourse for problem solving.

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by northvietnam(m): 6:14am On Dec 08, 2020

Wole sai baba

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by Judolisco(m): 6:14am On Dec 08, 2020

Common knowledge... But BUHARI and his cohort doesn't want us to protest or talk
Sinzu and his geng

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by Juliusmomoh: 6:14am On Dec 08, 2020

Who told him religion is a business...
Always saying what u don't know....

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by 1Alex: 6:14am On Dec 08, 2020

Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by itsmayiela(m): 6:15am On Dec 08, 2020

True

Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by JoeEeL(m): 6:18am On Dec 08, 2020

Judolisco:
Common knowledge... But BUHARI and his cohort doesn't want us to protest or talk
Sinzu and his geng

Guy, you are wicked o.

This one go pain them mannabbq gan!

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by helinues: 6:19am On Dec 08, 2020

Our case never reach that, I mean the entire Nigeria...

May be northern part is in war zone.... May be

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by elmessiahs(m): 6:20am On Dec 08, 2020

These government has spoilt and made human existence difficult, the gullible one's are still into believing it will be better but it isn't.

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by SlyPe(m): 6:24am On Dec 08, 2020

I once respected u Sir,not until 2015 when you chose a dullard/Fulani herdsman over a PHD holder. Buhari has always been and would always be a failure.

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by farem: 6:24am On Dec 08, 2020*

greymiles:
When ~~the whole Igboland~~ is telling you someone is not right... u suppose to agree
What a kid can not see on a tree, an elder will see while sitting
But this Yoruba people will never hear... they prefer to bow to Hausas than igbos

You are right. The whole Igboland can see far than others.
The only problem is that....

...they are ALWAYS blind to their own sad reality! BTW, they supported and are still dying for Atiku who is an Anglican from Arochukwu while the likes of Futa jalon descendants like Moghalu and Oby were insanely rejected in the whole Igboland because they always see nonsense.

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by kalu61(m): 6:26am On Dec 08, 2020

Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by Fheelzz(m): 6:26am On Dec 08, 2020

Seriously i don't believe 9ja can work again

Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by GreenArrow1(m): 6:28am On Dec 08, 2020

Relax.This is just the beginning. It's going to get a lot worse until genuine discussions and decisions are had and made for the first time in this country's history.
Have you seen the level of hoplessness in many a Nigerian's eyes?

Until the few stop hoarding what is meant for the many, there will never be enough to use and make meaningful change.

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by Pio44: 6:28am On Dec 08, 2020

Nigeria is in big trouble, na God go help us

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by ekestic1976(f): 6:29am On Dec 08, 2020

Fahdiga1:
After supporting the lifeless he now regrets his actions. Buhari is a disaster

Won ti fi se e! Stop wailing; even President Jonathan the Gentle didn't wail at his "loss". President Obasanjo supported President Jonathan in 2011, but later said: You can find a job for a man, but you can't do it for him! Atiku Abubakar may not have done better than Buhari, because of their common origins! So, stop going backwards - there's enough to be said for the present and the future!

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by franugo(m): 6:31am On Dec 08, 2020

[quote author=Juliusmomoh post=96843499]Who told him religion is a business...
Always saying what u don't know....[/quote

It'd be very difficult to know and understand half of what this literary giant has known and understood in this life...give honour to whom it's due bro

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by captainamiedi1: 6:38am On Dec 08, 2020

Fahdiga1:
After supporting the lifeless he now regrets his actions. Buhari is a disaster

with GEJ performance, its logically reasonable that anybody will support Buhari. we thought he was the solution because he was so hype by the propaganda APC little do we know he is worse.

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by Shattuck(m): 6:38am On Dec 08, 2020

and yet the govt wants us to live in the mirage that they have created, to believe all is going well not because our reality says so but just Buhari or any member of his govt says so, only those whose greed are being satisfied supports such evil government.

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by onward4life(m): 6:39am On Dec 08, 2020

mubzynani:
Nigeria isn't working. Buhari must resign. He's a failure

If vuhari ad-hoc staff

And

Lai muhamed unbornt children site yu like ....

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Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by walozanga(m): 6:43am On Dec 08, 2020

Na so so talk

Re: Wole Soyinka: Nigerians At War, In War Zone by Gabriel004: 6:46am On Dec 08, 2020

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greymiles:
When the whole Igboland is telling you someone is not right... u suppose to agree
What a kid can not see on a tree, an elder will see while sitting
But this Yoruba people will never hear... they prefer to bow to Hausas than igbos

[/s]Trash, those that matched for Abacha are who?

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