‘Exceptional individuals like Soyinka do not come often in generation’  – Tinubu

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Key context: <img width="1400" height="1400" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Tinubu-5.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Tinubu-5.jpg 1400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Tinubu-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Tinubu-5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Tinubu-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Tinubu-5-80x80.jpg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /><p>President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka on his 92nd birthday, describing him as an exceptional figure whose contributions to literature, democracy and good governance have left a lasting impact on Nigeria and the world. In a birthday message released on Sunday ahead of Soyinka&#8217;s birthday on Monday, Tinubu said [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/12/exceptional-individuals-like-soyinka-do-not-come-often-in-generation-tinubu/">&#8216;Exceptional individuals like Soyinka do not come often in generation&#8217;  &#8211; Tinubu</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.