njokusboy:

And where did u dig up dis stupid list from, dat danbaba guy, did he die twice or the other one is an identical twin. U are an asshole and that list is false.

Tolexander: thanks man! Think i need giving you my great grandmum to shine her congo! Cos your fruit will be very much intelligent.

Burger01:
You no well o.. Lol.. ... U're welcome...

Tolexander: Source! ! !

It will be foolish of me commenting on this kind of news with no source.

Burger01: He died because it's time to 'die'.. There is a time for everything in life... A time to live and a time to die, a time to laugh and a time to cry, a time to fight and a time to make peace, a time to 'integrate' and a time to 'disintegrate'.....

The family of foremost literary icon, Chinua Achebe, said their late patriarch died peacefully following a brief illness.

A statement released by his agent and family confirmed that he died last night in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, “following a brief illness.”

Describing the late writer as “one of the great literary voices of his time”, the statement also said Prof Achebe “was also a beloved husband, father, uncle and grandfather, whose wisdom and courage are an inspiration to all who knew him. Professor Achebe’s family requests privacy at this time.”

The statement said Mr. Achebe’s “wisdom and courage” was an “inspiration to all who knew him.”

Meanwhile, Brown University, where foremost novelist, Prof Chinua Achebe, worked until his death last night, says it would organize a memorial in honour one of its most valuable faculty member in history.

A statement from the university, emailed to PREMIUM TIMES, described the late literary icon’s passing as an event as global significance.

Prof Achebe joined Brown in September 2009 and was its David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and professor of Africana Studies until his death.

And a thick layer of grief has enveloped the university with faculty members terribly devastated by news of his death.

In tribute, Brown University President, Christina Paxson said, ““The colloquia he organized at Brown attracted a grand array of guests and effectively demonstrated how the humanities can build understanding by drawing from and encouraging a variety of perspectives. We were honored to have him among us.”

Metallurgist: Shame on soyinka and co. Could one not die of complication as in the case of chinue who died in a hospital abroad without it havin a thing with the north? In a time when this country need positive attitude,look at how they create a confusing baseless and hate inciting comments, shame on agent of destruction

nwando:

The most sensible response
I doubt if Wole and JP Clark made such senseless statements
Newspapers in Nigeria are fond of misquoting people or making up quotes
You will soon see their denials by tomorrow's paper

naptu2:

The statement is also in the UK Guardian

[size=14pt]Chinua Achebe's death: we have lost a brother - Wole Soyinka and JP Clark[/size]

Chinua was a man of resilient will. His works are testimony to the domination of the human spirit over the forces of repression

guardian.co.uk, Friday 22 March 2013 19.23 GMT

For us, the loss of Chinua Achebe is, above all else, intensely personal. We have lost a brother, a colleague, a trailblazer and a doughty fighter. Of the "pioneer quartet" of contemporary Nigerian literature, two voices have been silenced – one, of the poet Christopher Okigbo, and now, the novelist Chinua Achebe. It is perhaps difficult for outsiders of that intimate circle to appreciate this sense of depletion, but we take consolation in the young generation of writers to whom the baton has been passed, those who have already creatively ensured that there is no break in the continuum of the literary vocation.

We need to stress this at a critical time of Nigerian history, where the forces of darkness appear to overshadow the illumination of existence that literature represents. These are forces that arrogantly pride themselves implacable and brutal enemies of what Chinua and his pen represented, not merely for the African continent, but for humanity. Indeed, we cannot help wondering if the recent insensate massacre of Chinua's people in Kano, only a few days ago, hastened the fatal undermining of that resilient will that had sustained him so many years after his crippling accident.

No matter the reality, after the initial shock, and a sense of abandonment, we confidently assert that Chinua lives. His works provide their enduring testimony to the domination of the human spirit over the forces of repression, bigotry and retrogression.

djon78: These men Soyinka, Achebe, JP Clarke were rare of a kind ever to walk the face of this continent. Its a pity rather abominable men without any iota of character have been runing the affairs of this country for the past 4 decades and we do we expect anything good to come out of this country? No
I pray that the legacies of these men last for generations while the abominable men reap their reward.

nwando:

Are they the repertoire of truth?
Did Wole Soyinka speak to the Guardian r the Guardian culled it from somewhere
Please send us a link
If Wole spoke with guardian UK correspondent then it is true

naptu2:


http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/22/chinua-achebe-wole-soyinka-jp-clark

Indeed, we cannot help wondering if the recent insensate massacre of Chinua's people in Kano, only a few days ago, hastened the fatal undermining of that resilient will that had sustained him so many years after his crippling accident.

naptu2: Died from shock?? They wondered if it hastened the fatal undermining of his will.

naptu2: Kai! Nigeria!

This is a very simple thing. Punch decided to play up the Kano angle in order to get more sales/hits, but take a good look at what Soyinka and Clark wrote. They did not say that the bomb blast killed him. They said they wonder if it hastened the undermining of his will.

Basically, they are trying to use Achebe's death to highlight what happened in Kano (and has been happening in northern Nigeria for a while) which is the killing of innocent people (much like the way Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti used Fela's death to highlight the scourge of HIV/AIDS), something that Achebe would have been against.

The concerned:



Empty heads like u have nothing to comment about. So shut up

Patsey: [size=18pt]GOOD FOR HIM. DO SAY HI TO YOUR FELLOW IGBO, ODUMEGWU OJUKWU.[/size]

madjune:
GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR CALLOUS SOUL. HOW COULD YOU BE HAPPY THAT HE DIED?