Emeritus Professor Femi Osofisan (NNOM) at 80: The Playwright Who Turned the Stage Into a Weapon for Justice
On June 16, 2026, Professor Babafemi Osofisan will turn eighty years old. There will be tributes, formal gatherings at universities, commendations from literary bodies across three continents, and columns in the papers. But the most honest tribute one can offer a man like Osofisan is not applause. It is attention: close, sustained, and uncomfortable enough …