Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has urged the Nigerian government to create a national annual holiday for traditional religions like their Muslim and Christian counterparts. Soyinka, who made the call on Sunday as part of his 89th birthday celebrations, also asked the government and security agencies across the country to reopen all the unresolved cases of religious killings.
July 17, 2023He asked the government and security agencies across the country to reopen all the unresolved cases of religious killings.
Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has urged the Nigerian government to create a national annual holiday for traditional religions like their Muslim and Christian counterparts. Soyinka, who made the call on Sunday as part of his 89th birthday celebrations, also asked the government and security agencies across the country to reopen all the unresolved cases of religious killings.
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