OMG!!! --Prof, Wole Soyinka Diagnosed of Cancer

                        Prof. Wole Soyinka has been diagnosed of cancer. Soyinka who announced this at a press conference which held at the June 12 Cultural Center in Ogun State says he was diagnosed of the disease last December.

                        Soyinka said he decided to open up so as to create awareness about cancer disease and to help people take measures to prevent it or seek prompt medical attention for cure. He added that he survived the silent killer disease because of early detection, treatment and proper dieting, adding that it has also dawned on him that the family has a history of cancer ailment.

                    Although he did not reveal the nature of the cancer which has been attributed to old age, his son, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, who is the Commissioner for Health in Ogun State, told The Nation that his father was treated for “prostate cancer.”