Nine renowned poets, six Nigerians and three from Kenya, United Arab Emirate (UAE) and United Kingdom celebrated the written words, culture and creativity as they took to the stage to honour the Nobel ...

Ten distinguished poets from Nigeria and Cuba will grace the stage in tribute to Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka on Friday, March 21, at the 6th Providus Bank Poetry Café, an event marking the 2025 ...

During a speaking engagement in Lagos on October 28, Nigerian author and playwright Wole Soyinka confirmed that his non-resident United States visa had been revoked. The 91-year-old author made ...

Popular British poet selected for the prestigious Oxford professor of poetry, with Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka in second place Simon Armitage will replace Geoffrey Hill as Professor of Poetry at ...

Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka says his non-resident visa to enter the United States has been rejected.

The United States has revoked the visa of Nigerian author and playwright Wole Soyinka. Earlier this year, the 91-year-old indicated that the U.S. consulate in Lagos had called him in for an interview ...

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Nigerian writer and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka is being celebrated across Nigeria on his 70th birthday. The first African to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature told the BBC he has no plans to ...