On behalf of the National Association ofSeadogs, I have the honour to welcome you to this edition of the Annual Professor Wole Soyinka Lecture Series. This lecture series is designed to provide an avenue for us all to take a critical look at the state of affairs of this nation ... Read More
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Apr2014
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Apr2014
Nautical Greetings, and welcome to the 1st Annual Wole Soyinka Lecture. This is our own way of acknowledging the achievements of our founder and Supreme Head, Professor Wole Soyinka on the occasion of his 60th birthday. An erudite scholar, author, playwright, Nobel Laureate and social critic, Professor Soyinka has served ... Read More
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Apr2014
I welcome you all to this distinguished gathering, and I am sure you all know why I particularly enjoy being in the company of people interested in discussing Nigeria and her problems. For those who might not know, it is my belief that only such frank and open discussions provide ... Read More
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Apr2014
On 29 June 2005, Professor Soyinka wrote, in United Kingdom’s version of “The Guardian”, an article that he titled “A Dream Perverted”. The dream to which he referred was his role and involvement in the formation of this nation’s and indeed Africa’s first campus fraternity, ours. The perversion to which ... Read More
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Apr2014
It is yet another edition of the annual Wole Soyinka Lecture. The lecture series was inaugurated in 1994, the year of the 60th birthday of Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate in Literature, international scholar and human rights activist – Wole Soyinka. It was initiated with the objective of marking the birthday and ... Read More
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Apr2014
On behalf of the National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity, I welcome you from all over the world to the emerging cosmopolitan city of Uyo which of recent has become the events Mecca for Nigeria.
I welcome the Guest Speaker, Barrister Ekpo Nta, Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). ... Read More
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