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By Olusegun Adeniyi
From Olusegun Obasanjo to Goodluck Jonathan and now Muhammadu Buhari, âtriumphalismâ by members of the ethnic group whose âsonâ is in power has become the defining ethos of their relationship with other Nigerians. This display of arrogance of powerâeven without deriving any âbenefitâ beyond the fact that the president speaks their languageânot only causes problems for their man, but creates needless tension for our fragile nation. However, at no period in the past 21 years has our country descended to the level of inter-ethnic animosity in which it finds itself at the moment. What is fueling the current angst has been aptly described by Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, as a not-so-subtle attempt to impose on the nation âcattle imperialismâ.
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By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta
Dr Olaokun Soyinka, one of the children of the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka on Wednesday debunked rumour on social media about the alleged attack on his father by Fulani herdsmen.
The young Soyinka said in a statement he circulated on social media that the story was not true.
It would be recalled that some social media platforms published a story that; “Prof Wole Soyinka’s house was attacked last night by Fulani hoodlums and miscreants to assassinate him because of his numerous truth to power and particularly, because of his recent news Interview where he spoke truth to the Presidency especially advising Buhari to come out openly and denounce the Fulani herdsmen bastdardly acts of violence in the Southern parts of Nigeria”.