Photos of Wole Soyinka, an 89-year-old Nobel laureate, have ignited multiple debates across social media platforms.
Professor Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian playwright and political activist who won the Nobel Prize in 1986, is causing a stir online.
Professor Soyinka recently voiced doubts about whether Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, is the right person to lead Nigeria.
Obi finished third in the 2023 presidential election, after Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu Still, Soyinka held the opinion that Obi should refrain from running for the presidency in 2027.
Following recent backlash, online users have come across and spread vintage photographs of Professor Wole Soyinka during his youth, showcasing his heavy participation in social movements.
Online discussions have been ignited by the emergence of these previously unseen photographs, which have caused a stir among viewers who were taken aback by the youthful appearance of Wole Soyinka, labelled by some as having a tough and edgy presence, before achieving fame and acclaim as a distinguished professor.