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Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, at his palace. Speaking at Ooni’s palace, Soyinka highlighted the growing desire among Africans in the diaspora, particularly Afro-Brazilians of Yoruba origin, to reconnect with their history, ancestors, and cultural identity. He…
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Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka yesterday explained why he accepted the renaming of the National Theatre, Lagos after him. He said he never believed that the monument could ever be revamped. He admitted that he accepted the honour with mixed feelings, despite being a critic of many past leaders, who…
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Before 1975, the name ‘Gabber’ meant nothing to me. It was just any other nice-sounding monicker. But after I watched Sholay, India’s most successful movie in the last 50 years, at Rainbow Cinema, Mushin, Lagos, in the mid 70s, I began to hold the name in suspicion. Gabber’s initials are…
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