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Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers state is against the spirit of federalism. Tinubu declared emergency rule in the oil-rich state on Tuesday over the political crisis and instability in the state. He also suspended Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state; his deputy,…
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Professor Wole Soyinka, has taken a swipe at the Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, for his role in preventing an Osun priestess, Yeye Ajesikemi Omolara, from holding an Isese festival in the state. The festival is to celebrate Ifa spirituality and practice. Soyinka, who is the Akintalun of Egba and Giiwa of Ijebu-Remo, noted that…
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