Akínwándé Olúwo̩lé Babátúndé S̩óyíinka was born on 13 July 1934. A descendant of a Remo family of Isara-Remo, Wole Soyinka was born the second of six children, in the city of Abẹokuta, Ogun State, in Nigeria, at that time a British dominion.
THE STORY BEHIND THE DEATH OF AN IBADAN POLITICAL DIGNITARY IN 1958, ADELABU ADEGOKE (PECULIAR PENKELEMESI) When next are you going to be in the city of Ibadan? One of the places you must endeavour to visit in the historic town is the Taj Mahal in Oke Oluokun. That’s the residence and final resting place … Read more
RnB Singer, Adeoluwa released his debut album, ‘After Bells and Whistles’ on the 10th of August, 2019. Before the album release, Adeoluwa gave a comforting reception to crown nation members with a befitting listening party at Bourbon House Café, Lagos. Some of the featured artistes on this album like Beloved Moses and Mallz were attendees. … Read more
Truth be told; “In the mind of every artist there is a masterpiece. Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own beautiful nature into his pictures“ My Woven Words had the privilege of having an exclusive interview with a well talented artist; Joshua Oluwaseun Amusan. Just relax, you’ll definitely enjoy the … Read more
My dear Gani, Praise be to God for your life and the courage, fortitude and determination with which He endowed you. May we live long to be of service to each other in the contribution we make to the development, peace and justice/fairplay in Nigeria and beyond. The ” Express ” story is a hoax. … Read more
It’s Saturday again, welcome to Woven Recipes! Miyan taushe is a savory pumpkin dish, native to and quite popular with the Hausa and Fulani tribes of the Northern Nigeria, and interestingly, not really popular anywhere else. In fact there tends to be a lot of ignorance about the variety of native Hausa dishes even in … Read more
ÒGBÓMỌ̀ṢỌ́ Ò gbé orí Ẹ̀lẹ́mọ̀ṣọ́, Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ ògbómọjúgun Ọmọ afògbójà Ibi tí wọ́n gbé ń jẹkà, kí wọ́n tó mùkọ yangan. Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ begotten by Ajilete, where they eat amala gobbling pap. Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ uses ògbó to fight like devil, if Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ is done fighting with you and you are insensitive, you will think Ajilete was frolicking with … Read more
Alternative music; one of Nigeria’s fast rising sound which has been gaining attention from music lovers recently. Alternative in music will relate back to the development of alternative rock in the 1980s which became widely popular in the 90s. It is totally distinctive from the mainstream rock music from inception. This is now where the … Read more
Hello guys, in the recipe corner of mywovenwords blog; we will be learning how to prepare a very popular soup among the people in western Nigeria and even all over the world. It is called “efo riro” (stirred vegetables). This soup can be eaten with various types of swallow and some include amala, eba, pounded … Read more
The West African countries of Ghana and Nigeria have an ongoing rivalry between them akin to that of siblings. From football, to politics, to entertainment, citizens of each country always want to demonstrate their superiority over the other, howbeit not in a hateful or biased manner. It is always more bants than facts. There have … Read more
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