Who will win the “Wole Soyinka’s Literature Prize” today?

Wole Soyinka

Today the winner of the Wole Soyinka’s Literature Prize” will be known. The three authors contending for the prize are  Othuke Ominibohs, Akin Bello and Toyin Abiodun. The winner stands to win $20,000 (over N3 million) prize money in addition to international recognition as an accomplished writer, among other perks.

This is the fifth edition of the competition and it is being sponsored by Globacom.

The grand finale, scheduled to commence at 5:00 p.m., will see the winner walk home with $20,000 (over N3 million) prize money in addition to international recognition as an accomplished writer, among other perks.

Leading lights in the literary world, including the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, and the renowned Ghanaian author, Professor Ama Ata Aidoo, top  government functionaries, including the governors of Lagos, Delta, Rivers and Osun states, captains of industry and other dignitaries, are expected to attend the event.


Wole Soyinka will be 80 this year and there will be book presentation in Accra, Ghana on July 8, 2014 to commemorate this occasion.