Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka, (born July 13, 1934, Abeokuta, Nigeria), Nigerian playwright and political activist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.
Wole Soyinka is among contemporary Africa's greatest writers. He is also one of the continent's most imaginative advocates of native culture and of the humane social order it embodies. Born in Western Nigeria in 1934, Soyinka grew up in an Anglican mission compound in Aké. A pan Africanist, freedom fighter, and a great writer.
My personal encounter with wole soyinka..
In 2008 Myself and Niyi Babade a veteran journalist. He is an International media practitioner hoisting the continent’s flag in global media space. He’s generally known for his reportorial expertise on CNN.
Professor Woke soyinka is a marvelous man and never a dull moment with him whenever you are opportune to meet him.
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