Professor Wole Soyinka Reflects on his Life at 80 + Video

Happy birthday to the great Nigerian icon, teacher, actor, playwright, director, producer, poet, novelist, essayist, speaker, polemicist, activist, raconteur, connoisseur, sea-dog, Nobel laureate, Professor Akinwade Oluwole Soyinka who turned 80 today.

To celebrate his big day, Prof Wole has been reflecting on his journey on earth so far, providing insights into his beliefs and traditional religion. Watch the Nobel Laureate dismiss the notion of life after death, heavens, how his childhood in Ake Abeokuta moulded his life in a new interview with TheNEWS magazine team led by Kunle Ajibade. Video is after the cut...