Oslo, Norway – Na so e be say this year Nobel Prize don drop plenty winners wey dey shine like stars for sky!
First off, we fit shout out to László Krasznahorkai, the Hungarian author wey win Nobel Prize for Literature dis year. Dem say na him ‘compelling and visionary work’ rise for apocalyptic wahala like chook nose in dem matter. Na true artist wey sabi the power of art e be, no be jest!
Abeg if you hear say Japanese Shimon Sakaguchi and America duo Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell don collect Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, no wan shock. Dem work on how immune system dey attack infection wey no be dem body own dey gain ground for new treatments wey fit tackle autoimmune diseases and even cancer. Naija need dem ghetto scientists, we fit use the treatment!
For Chemistry, e no be small matter as Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi shine their eye on metal-organic frameworks. Dem work fit help manage some of the wahala wey dey face our planet like carbon dioxide wey dey scatter everywhere, plus reduce plastic pollution. Na good chemistry be dis one o!
No forget say for Physics, John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis don win for their discovery wey dey gbas gbos on macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling. Their work dey pave way for next-gen digital tech wey fit blow our mind! E be like say science fit help us catch ojoro for future.
The Nobel Peace Prize go land today for news conference wey go happen for 11:00 CEST (09:00 GMT, 10:00 BST) for the Norwegian Nobel Institute. Our guy Jørgen Watne Frydnes wey be the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee go announce the winner! Make we carry our popcorn dey wait for the announcement live.
As we dey talk Nobel Prize matter, Donald Trump no fit hide him face. E don dey eye the Nobel Peace Prize like say na him birthright! Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu don even nominate am (talk say wahala dey since early January). But no forget say nominations don close as his second term don dey ride. E go need strong juju to enter this year matter!
In case you no know, Nihon Hidankyo, the group wey dey represent atomic bomb survivors wey sabi as hibakusha don collect 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Dem dey share testimonies of how nuclear weapons don scatter heart for many people body. Their effort dey important! Jørgen Watne Frydnes talk say dem don contribute big time to create nuclear taboo wey everybody dey fear now.
According to the Nobel committee, 338 nominees don gather dem self for this year o. Out of dem, 244 na individuals while 94 na organizations – this year e dey plenty pass last year o! We no fit talk who dey inside the list but e dey grapevine say Yulia Navalnaya and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky getting nomination wahala.
Each year na so dem dey do am since 1901, gathering in secret like church mouse. But this year, the media fit peep small as the Nobel committee don allow BBC journalists see their decision process wey dey hotter than kilishi!
Finally, make we dey wait together as we dey hope for more shocks from today’s announcements – the stage dey set, and the world dey watch. Make we see who go carry something come home.
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