Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says he will hold a private funeral on January 20 when United States President-elect, Donald Trump, is inaugurated as President.
Soyinka, who spoke in Lagos on Monday, explained that the funeral is not to mourn with the citizens of the US over their choice of president but to mourn the death of Nigeria’s common sense.He said
“Our common sense is totally lost. I am embarrassed sometimes that I occupy the same nation space with some people,” he said.
According to NAN, he also said Nigerians did not have the right to query his personal decision to tear his US green card.
I am with you Sir!
ReplyDeleteToo many ignorant people in this entity called Nigeria.
Lolz... He made this one clear.. It's private. So nobody will know whether he did it or not. His business anyway.
ReplyDeleteA learned man clueless about democracy. Trump has the legitimate mandate to rule in America. Shame on Soyinka, the educated ILLERATE.
ReplyDeleteDid you bother to read the post? Son of Darkness!!! "Soyinka, who spoke in Lagos on Monday, explained that the funeral is not to mourn with the citizens of the US over their choice of president but to mourn the death of Nigeria’s common sense.He said". Shame on you, and you call yourself a lecturer. YOU ARE A BIG DISGRACE, because you dont understand SIMPLE ENGLISH. I feel sorry for your students. Keep messing up yourself on the internet.
DeleteThis Omas992 is just becoming a nuisance on soyinka's matter..how much does he pay u monthly???
Delete@ayodele david, get lost!!!
DeleteClinton won the popular vote by 2+ million votes. Trump does not have a mandate.
DeleteThe great prof
ReplyDeleteRecently he talks too much or he is loosing it..?? Continue.. educated Ignorant Prof..!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you know, son of the earth?
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ReplyDeleteSay you don't understand his language. My Professor funeral wake is for ignorant Nigerians. My funeral wake was for the African continent and for my black brothers and sisters allover the world.
Delete"We must NEVER forget what the white man did to us and continue to do to us.The land issue is more than relevant now than ever. They owe us restitution".
"You are truly a forgiver when you forgive murderers who never spill blood, thieves who never steal and liars who utter no falsehood".
They desecrated the land with the blood of the people.
The final burial rite of Africa was concluded last week. And the Black lions and lioness are out of their graves, and on the prowl. And the black Queens, and Princesses are singing their praise. The battle line is drawn between the oppressor and the oppressed.
We march to war, with the CROSS of Jesus Christ of Nazareth going on before. This war is not for chickens and goats. It is meant for noble men, men of steel, men of timber and calibre. Distinguished ladies and gentlemen.
Delete"Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others, it is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed" -Nwai Kabaki
Delete"At the end of the 19th century, the Kingdom of Benin had managed to retain its independence and the Oba exercised a monopoly over trade which the British found irksome. The territory was coveted by an influential group of investors for its rich natural resources such as palm-oil, rubber and ivory.[2] The kingdom was largely independent of British control, and pressure continued from figures such as Vice-Consul James Robert Phillips and Captain Gallwey (the British vice-Consul of Oil Rivers Protectorate) who were pushing for British annexation of the Benin Empire and the removal of the Oba.
DeleteA British invasion force headed by Phillips set out to overthrow the Oba in 1896. The force's weapons were hidden in baggage, with troops disguised as bearers. Phillips plan was to gain access to Ovonramwen's palace by announcing that he intended to negotiate. Ovonramwen's messengers issued several warnings not to violate Benin territorial sovereignty, claiming he was unable to see Phillips due to ceremonial duties. Having been warned on several further occasions on the way, Phillips sent his stick to the Oba, a deliberate insult designed to provoke the conflict that would provide an excuse for British annexation.[3] Phillip's expedition was ambushed and all but two were killed. Subsequently a military operation against Benin in 1897 led by Harry Rawson resulted in the burning of Benin City and the deaths of untold numbers of its inhabitants. Although the British had orders to hang the Oba, Ovonramwen escaped, but later surrendered.
Ovonramwen was exiled to Calabar with his two wives, and died there in 1914".
They have murdered sleep, and they shall sleep no more. War without end. According to Fela Anikulapo Kuti, it is 'Fight to Finish".
DeleteSoyinka is back ...more to come #Welcome
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