Prominent Nigerian, Nobel Prize Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, announced the sad news while briefing journalists today, November 25.

Wole Soyinka announces he has cancer.

November 25 conference.

Credits: The Nation
Soyinka, who celebrated his 80th birthday in July , is a renowned and
respected playwright, poet, essayist and activist.

Born in Ogun State, he became the
first African to have been awarded the Nobel prize in literature (1986).

Soyinka spoke about the ailment today at the June 12 Cultural Center in Ogun State.

He said he had been diagnosed with
prostate cancer last December, according to
Sahara Reporters.