Photos: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 80th Birthday In A Forest In Ogun State

«§» 16 July 2014



The 80th birthday ceremony of Professor Wole Soyinka held yesterday at an uncommon venue, a forest.

The event graced by Ogun state Governor Ibikunle and other top dignitaries held at Ijegba Forest around Soyinka’s Forest Lodge in Abeokuta.

Wole Soyinka’s 80th birthday ceremony used the theme of a book titled forest of a thousand daemons written in Yoruba in 1938 and later translated into English by Wole Soyinka.

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Posted: at 16-07-2014 06:15 AM (10 years ago) | Hero

      

Posted: at 16-07-2014 07:38 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

 

Posted: at 16-07-2014 07:55 AM (10 years ago) | Hero

Him for go sambisa forest

Posted: at 16-07-2014 08:14 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie

Bia Kabu-Kabu what's ur own ? U smoke dis early morning ? Mtcheew

Posted: at 16-07-2014 10:08 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie

For kabu-kabu back to sender in The Name of Jesus, hmmmmm ok ooo our dear professor HBD

Posted: at 16-07-2014 12:48 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Dat place doesn't luk like a forest.

Posted: at 16-07-2014 02:29 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

abi oooo...

Posted: at 16-07-2014 04:48 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Fantastic...... "Happy Birthday" ....Alagba

Posted: at 16-07-2014 07:15 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Na yu go end up in Sambisa Forest and the Boko Haramists will Yamutu yu...

What an ingrate ....Omo Amugbo... You are just a Crack-Head.

Posted: at 16-07-2014 07:22 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac