According to Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896) last will and testament, his fortune should be used to create a series of prizes for those who confer the "greatest benefit on mankind"

"Cultism in Nigeria began as far back as 1952. It started out as fraternities, and they were confined within universities campuses with the motive of maintaining law and order on campuses. ... The Pyrates Confraternity was started by seven students among which was the popular Nigerian Nobel Laurette, Wole Soyinka.

Following from above and based on historical facts, Professor Wole Soyinka formed the Pyrates Confaternity. A student cult group from whence the following campus cults like the , Aiye, Aye, Buckaneers, etc came to be. Today, the list is uncountable.

In our campuses, even now in some secondary schools, and even in open streets, cultists rein with deaths, intimidation, avoidable fatalities that are too numerous to count. Infact as reported on Page 6 Journal of Public Administration, Finance and Law, "The menace of campus cultism obviating safe campus for learning and research in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions was operationalized with three groups of sub-constructs: extortion/hijack of valuable personal effects; cultists' physical assault/maiming; and cult ..."

Infact, there are more than a dozen women campus cults, some of which are Abiona (2016) and Adoga (2017), Black Berets, Woman Brassier, Daughters of Jezebel, Pink Lady, The Amazons, White Angels, Lady of Rose, Sisterhood of Darkness, Golden Daughters, The Ten Wonderful Girls, White Ladies, The Royal Queens, Daughters of the Night, Viqueens, etc.

With this phenomenal, our campuses became dangerous and a living hell especially for those who do not share these life style. The evil has not just become institionalized but have since crept into the public space, including government. What do you know, our is now a society where cults of different shades and configuration decide, albeit, forcefully and barbarically, what obtains.
All thank, but NO Thanks to the erudite professor of literature.

As late as few weeks back, TVC reported that the Ogun Institute of Technology Declares One-Week Break For Students over cult matters. In Abia, the Government says it has commenced an investigation into the death of a student of Abia State University (ABSU), who lost his life in a clash between rival cult groups.
In Ogun, the state government recently lifted the curfew imposed on Sagamu town following deadly clashes between rival cult groups. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, in Abeokuta.
The stories are all over the place. Cultism has done more harm than good to Nigeria and Nigerians.

As earlier indicated, the Nobel Prize is specifically meant for those who have contributed to the "b]greatest benefit on mankind"[/b]. If those ideals were and still form the fulcrum of awarding a Nobel Prize, I dare say that our "reverred" professor, Wole Soyinka does not merit that award, and perhaps the board of Nobel did not know about his antecedents.

It is on record that responsible governments and institutions all around the world are pulling down statues and monuments erected in honor of some leaders, whose works and activities supported slavery, apartheid, discrimination, social injustice, cultism, etc. Some streets, roads, universities have been renamed to take out the names of these wickedness and ensure societal healing.

Perhaps it is high time that the Board of the highly esteemed NOBEL PRIZE recuse and extricate themselves from the social-economics adversities and general destruction caused by campus and street cultism in Nigeria.
All thanks to Professor Wole Soyinka.

Don't know

Wahala wahala wahala

I think people seriously need to learn how to separate the actions of an individual from their contributions to society. It makes literally no sense to retroactively rescind Soyinka's Nobel Prize based on actions that are not directly related to his literary contributions. It is irrelevant and unfair. Wole Soyinka was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986 for his literary works, which have greatly benefited mankind. His writings have promoted social justice, human rights, and democracy, and have inspired generations of writers and thinkers. Citing his involvement in the Pyrates Confraternity as a matter of historical record is not adequate justification to revise his Nobel Prize award if you asked me.

May I respectfully ask the op to look for and read a play called Death and the King's Horseman by WS. After which, I'm sure you'll come back here to take down this post and perhaps apologise. Apologies accepted in advance anyway.

The fowl should be striped of that award

The humanity in him died...very cunning old man.

Despite increase in fuel price, lack of electricity, poor minimum wage, insecurity, kidnapping,price of garri, gas, tinubu failed policies, hajj subsidy etc...the old man left all these vices bedeviling this country to talk about Peter Obi and 2027.

He's mischievous

The people who want to attack Prof Soyinka should name one person in their entire lineage who came close of winning the Nobel laureate award

helinues:
The people who want to attack Prof Soyinka should name one person in their entire lineage who came close of winning the Nobel laureate award

Do you want to be like Soyinka?

That kind of question

Wole Soyinka is not the father of cultism in Nigeria. What he and his friends, the "magnificent seven" (G7) founded was a confraternity and not a cult group.

It's only those who don't know the difference between a confraternity and a cult that have been ignorantly accusing Soyinka of forming a cult group.

More than 20 years after he and his friends had left the university in Nigeria,misguided youths who joined and didn't know the ideas upon which the confraternity was founded hijacked it and turn it into a cult .This is the truth.

You people should stop blaming the man for actions taken by others who came after him to disorganize a confraternity that was set up in the first place to promote human rights and social justice in the society.

The Op like so many others have been greatly misinformed by the enemies of the erudite Prof to label him what's he is not. It's a shame

Chinua anichebe of cursed memory and his people will die angry because of One and only Nobel laureate

I like how Nigerians are fighting back cunning corrupt people using their past glories as a guise to institutionalize corruption

helinues:
The people who want to attack Prof Soyinka should name one person in their entire lineage who came close of winning the Nobel laureate award

Begging the issue as always. Be focus, life is about focus.

AnambraPikinSel:
Chinua anichebe of cursed memory and his people will die angry because of One and only Nobel laureate

Irrelevant, distraction and diversionary. Read and be free of mental slavery and ethnic chauvinism.
Does he even underderstand?

Validated:

Begging the issue as always. Be focus, life is about focus.

I am still on the topic.

If Prof Soyinka did not deserve the Nobel laureate award, then the writer should tell us one person from him heritage who supposed to have won the award, whether during the time when Prof won it or now

Wole Soyinka did not ask you Igbos to go around killing each other in the name of Fraternity.

Stop blaming him for your PRIMITIVISM and intolerance for one another.

In the old days the Pyrates were simply a gathering of the coolest dudes on campus. The ladies loved them, and they were sharp dressers.

It was these IGBOS at places like ASUTECH, UNN, IMSU, UNIPORT, etc, who turned it into a toxic urban warfare scenario.

So get your Igbo boys to stop their violence, and stop blaming Soyinka.

Even till today, you hardly hear about cult violence in UNILAG or OAU or UI.

Just these mushroom universities in the East, and they say it’s Soyinka’s fault.

Rubbish.

Sweetberry123:
May I respectfully ask the op to look for and read a play called Death and the King's Horseman by WS. After which, I'm sure you'll come back here to take down this post and perhaps apologise. Apologies accepted in advance anyway.

Don't forget that pedophiles like Gajdusek, Schrödinger etc also won the Nobel Prize.

I live in Alfred country, and I tell you unequivocally, that the cultist thing is the reason why no international body, agency or institutions wants to deal with the white haired cultist!

Little reason why he's ass licking Asiwaju so his rice hustle go at least pay he bills since the yam Rotimi Ameachi give am don finish?

Validated:
According to Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896) last will and testament, his fortune should be used to create a series of prizes for those who confer the "greatest benefit on mankind"

"Cultism in Nigeria began as far back as 1952. It started out as fraternities, and they were confined within universities campuses with the motive of maintaining law and order on campuses. ... The Pyrates Confraternity was started by seven students among which was the popular Nigerian Nobel Laurette, Wole Soyinka.

Following from above and based on historical facts, Professor Wole Soyinka formed the Pyrates Confaternity. A student cult group from whence the following campus cults like the , Aiye, Aye, Buckaneers, etc came to be. Today, the list is uncountable.

In our campuses, even now in some secondary schools, and even in open streets, cultists rein with deaths, intimidation, avoidable fatalities that are too numerous to count. Infact as reported on Page 6 Journal of Public Administration, Finance and Law, "The menace of campus cultism obviating safe campus for learning and research in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions was operationalized with three groups of sub-constructs: extortion/hijack of valuable personal effects; cultists' physical assault/maiming; and cult ..."

Infact, there are more than a dozen women campus cults, some of which are Abiona (2016) and Adoga (2017), Black Berets, Woman Brassier, Daughters of Jezebel, Pink Lady, The Amazons, White Angels, Lady of Rose, Sisterhood of Darkness, Golden Daughters, The Ten Wonderful Girls, White Ladies, The Royal Queens, Daughters of the Night, Viqueens, etc.

With this phenomenal, our campuses became dangerous and a living hell especially for those who do not share these life style. The evil has not just become institionalized but have since crept into the public space, including government. What do you know, our is now a society where cults of different shades and configuration decide, albeit, forcefully and barbarically, what obtains.
All thank, but NO Thanks to the erudite professor of literature.

As late as few weeks back, TVC reported that the Ogun Institute of Technology Declares One-Week Break For Students over cult matters. In Abia, the Government says it has commenced an investigation into the death of a student of Abia State University (ABSU), who lost his life in a clash between rival cult groups.
In Ogun, the state government recently lifted the curfew imposed on Sagamu town following deadly clashes between rival cult groups. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, in Abeokuta.
The stories are all over the place. Cultism has done more harm than good to Nigeria and Nigerians.

As earlier indicated, the Nobel Prize is specifically meant for those who have contributed to the "b]greatest benefit on mankind"[/b]. If those ideals were and still form the fulcrum of awarding a Nobel Prize, I dare say that our "reverred" professor, Wole Soyinka does not merit that award, and perhaps the board of Nobel did not know about his antecedents.

It is on record that responsible governments and institutions all around the world are pulling down statues and monuments erected in honor of some leaders, whose works and activities supported slavery, apartheid, discrimination, social injustice, cultism, etc. Some streets, roads, universities have been renamed to take out the names of these wickedness and ensure societal healing.

Perhaps it is high time that the Board of the highly esteemed NOBEL PRIZE recuse and extricate themselves from the social-economics adversities and general destruction caused by campus and street cultism in Nigeria.
All thanks to Professor Wole Soyinka.

Ignorance at it its peak. Pirate was formed in 1952, Prof won Nobel laureate in 1986. You think organizers didn't know Pirates existed 34years before the award? I repeat you are barking the wrong tree. Too late to tarnish Wọlé's image. Even their fathers can attest to this!

Buccalcavity2:
Ignorance at it its peak. Pirate was formed in 1952, Prof won Nobel laureate in 1986. You think organizers didn't know Pirates existed 34years before the award? I repeat you are barking the wrong tree. Too late to tarnish Wọlé's image. Even their fathers can attest to this!

Sorry, you are the ignorant one here. Please, follow the link below to see How Statues Are Falling Around the World
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/us/confederate-statues-photos.html
If statues and memorials that have stood for more than a century were brought down, what is 34 years?