Showing posts with label Wole Soyinka Prize. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wole Soyinka Prize. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Akin Bello bags $20,000 Wole Soyinka Prize



The judges of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa have named Akin Bello, a former Chairman of the Oyo State chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), as the winner of the fifth edition of the prestigious prize in Literature.

Bello was crowned by Professor Wole Soyinka, assisted by the board of the Lumina Foundation, the organisers of the prize, Governor of River State, Rotimi Amaechi & Globacom’s Head of GloWorld, Titi Ebinisi, at the grand finale of the award at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday. Continue..

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