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Wole Soyinka |
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Note: This page was created by Niyi Aderibigbe of the Diaspora Events for his love for the personality and way of life of Prof. Wole Soyinka. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diaspora-Events/128695197189426?ref=ts Page created and managed by me: http://www.facebook.com/niyi.aderibigbe?ref=tn_tnmn Wole Soyinka was born on 13 July 1934 at Abeokuta, near Ibadan in western Nigeria. After preparatory university studies in 1954 at Government College in Ibadan, he continued at the University of Leeds, where, later, in 1973, he took his doctorate. During the six years spent in England, he was a dramaturgist at the Royal Court Theatre in London 1958-1959. In 1960, he was awarded a Rockefeller bursary and returned to Nigeria to study African drama. At the same time, he taught drama and literature at various universities in Ibadan, Lagos, and Ife, where, since 1975, he has been professor of comparative literature. In 1960, he founded the theatre group, The 1960 Masks and in 1964, the Orisun Theatre Company, in w...view more
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Family Guy
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Tv show
The show follows the adventures of lovable oaf PETER GRIFFIN (Seth MacFarlane) and his hilariously odd family of middle-class New Englanders...
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0.636
likester rank
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0
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52.7 M
everyone
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Mashable
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Media/news/publishing
Mashable is the largest independent website dedicated to news, information and resources for the connected generation. Mashable reports on t...
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0.630
likester rank
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0
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1.2 M
everyone
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Red Bull
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Food/beverages
Red Bull Energy Drink is a functional beverage. Thanks to a unique combination of high quality ingredients Red Bull Energy Drink vitalizes b...
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0.626
likester rank
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0
friends
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38 M
everyone
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Madonna
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Musician/band
Pop: This is the Official Madonna Facebook page
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0.625
likester rank
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0
friends
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11.9 M
everyone
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Louis Vuitton
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Company
Louis Vuitton. Behind the legendary name is the journey of a visionary man who profoundly changed the art of luggage making, and in doing so...
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0.612
likester rank
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0
friends
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13.8 M
everyone
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How I Met Your Mother
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Tv show
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER is a comedy about Ted (Josh Radnor) and how he fell in love. It all started when Teds best friend, Marshall (Jason Seg...
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0.607
likester rank
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0
friends
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23.5 M
everyone
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0.587
likester rank
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0
friends
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42.2 M
everyone
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FarmVille
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App page
Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and...
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0.574
likester rank
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0
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39.5 M
everyone
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