New threats to Press Freedom

PRECISELY  244 years ago, the United States Congress ratified the First Amend­ment to its constitution which declared that “…Congress s...

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Soyinka calls for caution on Biafran agitation

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has called on the Nigerian government to be cautious in dealing with the recent Pro-Biafrans agitations. Soyi...

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PREMIUM TIMES journalists, 10 others nominated for Wole Soyinka investigative reporting awards

Twelve journalists have emerged as finalists for the 2015 edition and 10th anniversary of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Repo...

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Jega, Oloyede, others for 10th Wole Soyinka awards

      Attahiru Jega, erstwhile Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Professor of Political Science, w...

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I didn’t pay tribute to Tinubu –Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has distanced himself from a tribute he purportedly wrote in honour of the national leader of the All...

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Soyinka rejects faith-based uniforms in schools

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Monday frowned on the situation where pupils wear uniforms depicting their religious affiliations ...

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I want to draw blood with my new book — Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said he wants to ‘draw blood’ with his latest book, ‘Interinventions.’ He explained that the bo...

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Obasanjo, an overgrown child of circumstance – Soyinka

The Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an overgrown child of circumstance. Soyinka...

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