Wole Soyinka not dead - Sowore debunks rumours

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore has debunked reports that the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka is dead.

There are rumours on social media, particularly Twitter, alleging that the novelist died on Friday.

But Sowore who took to his Facebook page to debunk the rumour said the playwright is alive and kicking, asking Nigerians to ignore the rumour.

He wrote: “Nothing wrong with Prof. Wole Soyinka, he is alive and kicking. Kindly ignore rumours of his death”!