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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by GoodLife4live: 5:28pm On May 26, 2024
franchasofficia:
Prof Wole Soyinka really fell my hand. He just lost the global respect he once enjoyed out of his senseless criticism of a man that did him no wrong. His tribal bigotry got exposed and magnified by the effects of old age, so sad cos I so much adored and respected Prof Wole Soyinka before now cry


That is why it is always good to leave the stage when the ovation is high. Prof Wole Soyinka misfired big time.
woke Soyinka global respect is still intact....He does not want Igbo respect.....

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by magoo10(m): 5:39pm On May 26, 2024
smileyoo:
you are right about the failure of his
generation towards nation building, but at least Oga Soyinka made a serious attempt to change the ugly narratives, unlike some of the other cowards.
It's even an irony that his efforts to instill unity among the youths to fight social justice in our academic institutions, by establishing confraternities was later corrupted into negative cultism, infact black world have peculiar problems.
let's respect the man for his past efforts to change the ugly narratives, when he was a young man.
my brother nobody would have insulted wole soyinka if he had maintained his lane .people are in dire need of change from the old ways.
For every action there will always be a reaction,there is no way we will clap for him just because he made some positive contribution in the past .
Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by Buccalcavity2: 6:03pm On May 26, 2024
paramakina202:


Prof is Prof grin
Why the thing come dey pain you like this?
🀣
Get some shame. Charles is not a Prof. Not even an academic.
I value his opinion in some areas but this one is pedestrian.
Prof Wannabe. The topic is false.

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by SocialJustice: 6:34pm On May 26, 2024
simpleseyi:
The OP is mentally unstable.

There is no professor dead or alive that is at the same level with Professor Wole Soyinka. He is Nigeria's first Nobel Laureate, and there is no other one.

OP, take your drugs oooooo, because the psychiatric hospitals are full
Because the white man gave him an award does not make him the best. Politics just favoured him, Chinua Achebe and Ola Rotimi are better writers. I have read their books.

It's just like saying those that allowed Pdiddy f*ck their butt holes to win grammy are the best musicians, sure they are prolific but definitely not the best.

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by Sonyboom: 6:36pm On May 26, 2024
Who is the foolish oloriburuku in this video
Where did the lunatic come from ?

paramakina202:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqq54SB5WI8

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by aremubabs: 6:58pm On May 26, 2024
franchasofficia:
That is why English language have an adage that says "living in your past glory".


Wole Soyinka is not living in his past glory. The Obidients reminded him of the days of despotism, and he had to speak out. In 1948, George Orwell wrote a book warning the future generation about what the world would become if it allowed communism gaining footing. Soyinka saw the evil of Nazism and spoke out against the political intolerance of a mob which must be forbidden from taking over power.


Prof Wole Soyinka did exploit based on the time of his youth and trend of events at that time, but he has become completely irrelevant in today's events and now living in his past glory. He ought to have left the stage when the ovation was high for him.


Wole Soyinka does not simply start talking. The press come to him now and then, and the man makes his thoughts known. He is after all, a Nigerian, and has every right to speak his mind. Soyinka has never been known to keep quiet in matters that concern human rights. We all saw how terribly the Obidients comported themselves, bullying everyone who had contrary opinions, cancelling people who dared to have preferred candidates other than Peter Obi. They brought, to our political clime, a politics of intolerance and invectives.


I write too just like Prof Wole Soyinka and in fact, my writings have been published in international platforms and gained wide audience, I also have books on sale and will soon become a PhD holder like Prof Wole Soyinka and if God keeps me alive, I will also become a Professor like Soyinka, so I see no reason why his criticism should even be taken serious if not for bigotry. What does Soyinka a 90yr old man know about today's events and current desire of the youths? He failed in all his youthful attempts to correct Nigerian dictators, little did the world know that he was only fighting for power to go to his preferred corrupt civilians so that he can have unfettered access to government funds and contracts.


It is a shame that a supposed writer (which you claim to be) would resort to jumping into baseless accusations. What proof do you have that Soyinka was fighting for his own pockets?


If you look at Soyinka's background, you will realize that he was raised in a family of activists. JJ Ransome Kuti, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, Eniola Soyinka (his mother), Beko and Fela (his cousins) were all activists. It is needless to say that he modeled the activists in his life, and did so without any financial rewards in mind.




Soyinka won the Nobel Prize in 1986. The Prize comes with a huge monetary reward. If Soyinka was a materialistic person or a power hungry person, he wouldn't have used all his Nobel money to fight Abacha, raising activists around Europe.


Soyinka returned from exile in 1999, and the first offer made to him was to become president. But he rejected it, saying he had come home to rest. If he was power hungry or wanted access to public funds, he would have been president.


What makes Wole Soyinka's criticisms of Obi more ridiculous is the fact that he agrees that Peter Obi is a man of impeccable character but his only anger is that Peter Obi's supporters are incompetent as if Peter Obi's supporters will be governing Nigeria from Aso Rock with Obi should he become President. The same stupid opinion that useless Reno Omockery have about Obi. None of them is saying Peter Obi is bad or corrupt or anything, their only problem is Peter Obi's youth support base that is not agreeing with their old way of cash and carry politics of highest bidder.


Your bigotry keeps revealing itself with every paragraph. Jumping into the conclusion that Soyinka and the others are against Obi because he has an army of unruly youth makes me wonder whether you are indeed a writer and an academic. No academic (who is used to research) will make unverified and unverifiable claims.


More funny is the fact that Prof Wole Soyinka support Bola Tinubu whose supporters kill, burn and destroy properties and even fought opposition voters from voting, but they are excellent supporters to Wole Soyinka but Peter Obi's supporters who only respond to critics online are the dangerous supporters not Bola Tinubu or Buhari's supporters who kill people, burn houses, cars, etc, and you say all is well with Prof Wole Soyinka's mental state?



Another wild claim by a supposed writer and PhD candidate.



For the illiterate, anyone who speaks against Peter Obi is supporting Tinubu.




Show me one evidence of Soyinka endorsing Tinubu or openly admitting to supporting Tinubu.




If you are truly a PhD candidate, then you a big disgrace to academia, and an evidence of how low our education system has sunk.



Sad!!!

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by kapelvej: 7:07pm On May 26, 2024
franchasofficia:
My father was just a mere civil servant who served Nigerian ministry diligently and with every atom of integrity and even resisted temptations to loot government funds which was why he didn't become as rich and notorious as your drug kingpin master.


As for Prof Wole Soyinka, he is a great achiever, of course he achieved greater things than my civil servant father and I celebrate Soyinka for that but when it comes to his recent meddling in Nigerian politics, Prof Wole Soyinka messed himself up and destroyed decades of the respect he gained and enjoyed within and outside Nigeria.


Go on foreign platforms and see how foreigners are devouring your bigot Professor
Guy do not allow any one box to a corner to the extent that you agree that anyone achieved more than your father. Did your father get the sam opportunities like Wole Soyinka your father is unique in his own way, sincew when becoming a professor and a nobel laureate a yard stick for measuring grateness ? Your dad achieve something Soyinka never achieved, and that is raising a great child like you !!!

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by Freebills12: 7:09pm On May 26, 2024
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simpleseyi:


Your biological father too is a Nigerian, bring him out and list his life achievements here.

Any learned fellow will know that you are unintelligible. Why attacking this man's personality instead of his message. Argumentum ad hominem is for illiterate. Criticise his message not his personality.
Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by ablejesus26(m): 7:14pm On May 26, 2024
simpleseyi:
The OP is mentally unstable.

There is no professor dead or alive that is at the same level with Professor Wole Soyinka. He is Nigeria's first Nobel Laureate, and there is no other one.

OP, take your drugs oooooo, because the psychiatric hospitals are full

Who cares about whatever levels you are talking about?

There's the Nigerian system.
There's the Nigerian People.

The Nigerian system has been nothing but a CURSE to the Nigerian People, especially the low and middle class strata since this same evil APC song praised by the prof Wole Soyinka came into Power.

Politics aside this is a REALITY that you and even the prof knows. This is what We should be talking about bcus Apc has become a big threat to the survival of legit hustling Nigerians but the prof is there running around about Obi and Obideint. How does this helps relief pains His evil APC structure of suffering, Insecurity and promax-tinubulated hardship is causing the Country??

I wonder why old man no go fit see truth talk am as e be.
Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by ablejesus26(m): 7:16pm On May 26, 2024
GoodLife4live:
woke Soyinka global respect is still intact....He does not want Igbo respect.....

Shut up your mouth shameless tribalistic hatefilled soul.

This is how you will be doing Igbo yoooo, Igbo eeehhhh till you go back to your grave,na your destiny 😁😁.

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by aremubabs: 7:17pm On May 26, 2024
SocialJustice:
Because the white man gave him an award does not make him the best. Politics just favoured him, Chinua Achebe and Ola Rotimi are better writers. I have read their books.

It's just like saying those that allowed Pdiddy f*ck their butt holes to win grammy are the best musicians, sure they are prolific but definitely not the best.



You must be a clown to think that Achebe with his 5 watery novels can be compared to Soyinka who has over 30 solid plays and is regarded the most poetic playwright in the world.

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by ebufa: 7:19pm On May 26, 2024
simpleseyi:
The OP is mentally unstable.

There is no professor dead or alive that is at the same level with Professor Wole Soyinka. He is Nigeria's first Nobel Laureate, and there is no other one.

OP, take your drugs oooooo, because the psychiatric hospitals are full



Soyinka is not Jesus Christ,who is beyond reproach! The last time I checked Wole Soyinka was human....a very flawed one at that! Soyinka has been on the side of History on a lot of issues but on this one he is wrong! He smacks of condescension and blatant arrogance...........an attitude that many yoruba elite display whenever they are dealing with ndigbo!

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by SocialJustice: 7:25pm On May 26, 2024
aremubabs:




You must be a clown to think that Achebe with his 5 watery novels can be compared to Soyinka who has over 30 solid plays and is regarded the most poetic playwright in the world.
Everything is watery including Things fall apart? Fine o. Wole Soyinka is not the best in my eyes though.

Please don't compare plays that can be read in one afternoon to books that take at least 3 days to finish.

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by Legalaffairs(m): 7:45pm On May 26, 2024
simpleseyi:


Your biological father too is a Nigerian, bring him out and list his life achievements here.

Nitwits identify themselves with their contributions on any platform. Just spotted one.

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by bhella10: 8:53pm On May 26, 2024
I'm not sure gbajue adherents will have the chin to take another Soyinka's jab. Broda Jero ti lo fa were loyon grin

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by bdon123(m): 10:13pm On May 26, 2024
simpleseyi:
The OP is mentally unstable.

There is no professor dead or alive that is at the same level with Professor Wole Soyinka. He is Nigeria's first Nobel Laureate, and there is no other one.

OP, take your drugs oooooo, because the psychiatric hospitals are full
Professor soyinka has grown stupid as a result of old age.all he has is okd glory.now his on pampers level n its affecting his reasoning
Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by BATified2023: 10:19pm On May 26, 2024
paramakina202:


Soyinka destroyed himself ever since he went to PH City and joined Amaechi in a 88m naira dinner party with oloshos in 2014 since then Soyinka have been eating from the tables of drug lord and certificate forgers.No body takes him serious anymore.
u igbos are just pained he called u fascist that u are

Nothing more nothing less

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by BATified2023: 10:22pm On May 26, 2024
franchasofficia:
No doubt Prof Wole Soyinka is known globally due to his youthful exploits, and that is why I said he is living in his past glory, he ought to have left the stage long time ago when the ovation was still very high for him. As at today, Prof Wole Soyinka has lost the respect of millions of people who once revered him, I am one of them.


I don't care about his position on Nnamdi Kanu matter, I am not here to fight for Igbo tribe, Nnamdi Kanu is fighting a cause he believes in and it comes at a price and he is paying the price already, so if it is his destiny to achieve his goal, he will, but if it's not, that's his cross to bear but be rest assured that Nnamdi Kanu's death or whatever will never bring an end to Biafra agitation. 2023 Presidential election would have buried Biafra agitation forever, Nigeria missed the opportunity because of one man's unnatural ambition.


Back to Prof Wole Soyinka's criticisms of Obi, if you are asked to comment on it, does he and that other foolish fugitive called Reno Omockery make any sense? To them, Peter Obi is a man of impeccable character no doubt but his supporters are dangerous and incompetent and for that, Peter Obi should never become President.


Can't you see that they are not being objective, instead they are being petty and tribal?
the only reason u are pained is because soyinka didn’t support your fake messiah

It’s that simple

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by BATified2023: 10:23pm On May 26, 2024
franchasofficia:
Why do you Tinubu supporters love to lie so so much? Why? Them use lie swear for una?


Peter Obi won 2023 Presidential election and his supporters insisted he won and were all in high spirit waiting to hit the streets of Nigeria to protest as some even started rallying in Abuja and calling Obi to give them a go ahead to unleash mother of all protests even as Obi's running mate Datti Ahmed supported a nationwide protest. What did Peter Obi do? Obi told his supporters to go home and remain calm that he will fight the illegality through the court, that there was no need for them to start a protest and expose themselves to life threatening risks with the security.



But here is a lying demon lying against Obi even when the truth is known to all.


But the same Tinubu, Buhari and Amaechi swore that if APC is not declared winner in 2015 Presidential election, that they will form a parallel government and not accept the outcome of the election.


You guys should continue lying, God will reply you all. Continue telling lies out of your hatred for Igbos
obi won d election?

Craze dey worry this one

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by BATified2023: 10:26pm On May 26, 2024
paramakina202:


Just Google Dr Charles Apoki you will get answers to your questions.
that man is not even known in his village

He doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page, one mumu doctor for one corner wan talk about soyinka of many years

This your opoki abi wetin u call am will not even b entertained on d high table when soyinka is a guest speaker

Ur mumu na follow come

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by BATified2023: 10:29pm On May 26, 2024
SpatialKing:


Nothing special about winning Nobel Laureate in literature..

Soyinka is outdated, suffering from memory loss

πŸ₯‡ people are winning Nobel in Chemistry, Physics, medicine and they still remain humble..
which of your family members don win cup for any course?

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by BATified2023: 10:31pm On May 26, 2024
paramakina202:


Prof is Prof grin
Why the thing come dey pain you like this?
he’s still a doctor b he has many ladders to climb before been called a professor

U people just keep showing how empty u are

How can a dr b d same as a professor

The same way an igbo guy was arguing that surrogacy n baby factory is the same

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by BATified2023: 10:34pm On May 26, 2024
magoo10:
my brother nobody would have insulted wole soyinka if he had maintained his lane .people are in dire need of change from the old ways.
For every action there will always be a reaction,there is no way we will clap for him just because he made some positive contribution in the past .
u are talking about change but u are also telling me about obi that left pdp few months to election

Y not talk about
Sowore
Moghalu n co if u really want change

It’s madness to talk about change n also talk about d Vice President to atiku in d last election

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by BATified2023: 10:40pm On May 26, 2024
SocialJustice:
Because the white man gave him an award does not make him the best. Politics just favoured him, Chinua Achebe and Ola Rotimi are better writers. I have read their books.

It's just like saying those that allowed Pdiddy f*ck their butt holes to win grammy are the best musicians, sure they are prolific but definitely not the best.
u are just another clown

Comparing soyinka to all those low rated writers

U must b high

Check soyinka record with theirs n u go marvel

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by GoodLife4live: 10:40pm On May 26, 2024
ablejesus26:


Shut up your mouth shameless tribalistic hatefilled soul.

This is how you will be doing Igbo yoooo, Igbo eeehhhh till you go back to your grave,na your destiny 😁😁.
Cry cry baby...Do you want to come to UK......before hunger kill you ?

I repeat, Wole Soyinka doesn't need Igbo respect....Oya waka comot

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by BATified2023: 10:41pm On May 26, 2024
SocialJustice:
Everything is watery including Things fall apart? Fine o. Wole Soyinka is not the best in my eyes though.

Please don't compare plays that can be read in one afternoon to books that take at least 3 days to finish.
so u rate a book based on number of days it takes to finish reading them?

So these are d low iq people we argue with online?

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by BATified2023: 10:43pm On May 26, 2024
bdon123:

Professor soyinka has grown stupid as a result of old age.all he has is okd glory.now his on pampers level n its affecting his reasoning
the only thing that makes him stupid to igbos is that he didn’t support obi?

We ain’t surprised

Fascist gbajues

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by harsysky(m): 10:43pm On May 26, 2024


I pray you achieve far more than what your dad achieved, and as for that mentally deranged guy quoting you up and down, he is foolish. If you try to engage him, he draws you into his folly thereby making people think he is wise and you, the unwise guy



franchasofficia:
My father was just a mere civil servant who served Nigerian ministry diligently and with every atom of integrity and even resisted temptations to loot government funds which was why he didn't become as rich and notorious as your drug kingpin master.


As for Prof Wole Soyinka, he is a great achiever, of course he achieved greater things than my civil servant father and I celebrate Soyinka for that but when it comes to his recent meddling in Nigerian politics, Prof Wole Soyinka messed himself up and destroyed decades of the respect he gained and enjoyed within and outside Nigeria.


Go on foreign platforms and see how foreigners are devouring your bigot Professor

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by ablejesus26(m): 11:02pm On May 26, 2024
GoodLife4live:
Cry cry baby...Do you want to come to UK......before hunger kill you ?

I repeat, Wole Soyinka doesn't need Igbo respect....Oya waka comot

Hahaha hahaha hahaha what are You wailing about 😁 I am only telling You what You are destined to do all the days of your life na😁😁. Your destiny is to cry and wail Igbo yoooo all your days on earth even unto your dying bed 😁😁.

This your destiny na one kind mumu destiny oo😁😁😁

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by SocialJustice: 11:09pm On May 26, 2024
BATified2023:
so u rate a book based on number of days it takes to finish reading them?

So these are d low iq people we argue with online?

Your sophistry is very low quality. Wole Soyinka is not the best and I rate books by content and quality.

Our teachers just created a fake bloated image of the man because he is Nobel winner. We can see for ourselves, the dust the old man comes out to spew every now and then.

He should stick to writing plays or retire quietly, his political commentary is useless. This was the man that caused chaos when fuel was 140, why is he quiet now? Rubbish fellow, instead Peter Obi is his problem.

Don't bother replying because I dislike discussions based on twisting the truth and outright deceit.

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by GoodLife4live: 11:09pm On May 26, 2024
ablejesus26:


Hahaha hahaha hahaha what are You wailing about 😁 I am only telling You what You are destined to do all the days of your life na😁😁. Your destiny is to cry and wail Igbo yoooo all your days on earth even unto your dying bed 😁😁.

This your destiny na one kind mumu destiny oo😁😁😁
cry cry baby....Go and fees your hungry parent.....dey are dieing of hunger...I think that's your own destiny ..

Woke Soyinka doesn't need Igbo respect... Because no Igbo lineage is as educated as him

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Re: Another Professor Destroyed Soyinka. by ablejesus26(m): 11:23pm On May 26, 2024
GoodLife4live:
cry cry baby....Go and fees your hungry parent.....dey are dieing of hunger...I think that's your own destiny ..

Woke Soyinka doesn't need Igbo respect... Because no Igbo lineage is as educated as him

Hahaha cursed tribalists,I am not d one dat killed your late father,stop getting frustrated and angrily calling people's parent out bcus your own don die tey tey 😁

No one is asking You if Wole Soyinka needs Igbo respect,You are the one talking about it bcus you are created and destined by your Oluda to wail and cry Igbo yoooo all your days on earth,the day you ever stop doing it,you shall surely die 😁😁😁.

Weak vessel shameless Tribalistic hatefilled thing 😁.

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