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The Ogun State Government has awarded scholarships to nine students who performed creditably well in an essay competition to mark the 90th birthday celebration of the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. The 2024 Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange Programme drew 383 students; 90 were chosen, and nine emerged winners. Alabi Oluwanifemi emerged as the best essayist; Okoye Collins John came in second, while Adebusi Adeoluwa came in third. Speaking at the programme held at Prof. Soyinka’s ARI residence in Ijegba, Abeokuta, on Monday, Governor Dapo Abiodun said the winners would also be gi…