The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Delta State chapter, has thrown its weight behind a growing controversy surrounding popular relationship coach Blessing Okoro — widely known as Blessing CEO — after formally disowning a histology report that has been making the rounds on social media.
In a strongly worded statement jointly signed by the chapter’s Chairman, Dr. Israel Adaigho, and Secretary, Dr. Usamah Hannah, the association said investigations had revealed that the circulating document was not only fraudulently attributed to Blessing Okoro, but was in fact a doctored version of an original medical report issued to an entirely different patient — one diagnosed with breast cancer.
At the heart of the controversy is a histology report that began circulating online, bearing the name of Blessing CEO and allegedly issued by Xinus Medical Diagnostics, a diagnostic facility the viral document placed in Enugu State. The report was purportedly signed by Dr. O.A. Odigwe, a consultant pathologist.
However, the NMA’s findings tell a very different story.
According to the association, Dr. Odigwe — who is himself a member of the NMA Delta State chapter and the proprietor of Xinus Medical Diagnostics — reached out to the body personally to set the record straight. His clinic, he clarified, is located in Asaba, Delta State, not Enugu State as stated in the viral document. More critically, he confirmed that his facility never issued any report whatsoever to Blessing Okoro.
“Xinus Medical Diagnostics is located in Asaba, Delta State, and did not at any time issue any report to Blessing Okoro,” the statement read.
The NMA explained that in May 2025, a doctor from a private hospital in Asaba contacted Xinus Medical Diagnostics to conduct a confirmatory test for a patient identified as Mbara Deborah, who was suspected of having breast cancer. The test was duly conducted, and the result — confirming the diagnosis as breast cancer — was issued to the referring doctor on May 9, 2025.
That result, bearing the name Mbara Deborah, is the very same document now circulating online, according to the association. The NMA further stated that the copy of the report being promoted by law firm Allen Juris Law is the original version of the document, complete with Mbara Deborah’s name intact. The version linked to Blessing CEO, the body alleged, appears to be an altered edition of that same original.
The controversy traces its origins to a fundraising appeal made by Blessing CEO just days earlier, in which the Lagos-based influencer — who has built a sizeable following dispensing relationship advice — told the public she had been diagnosed with stage four cancer and urgently required financial assistance for treatment.
The appeal attracted immediate sympathy from some quarters, but quickly drew intense scrutiny from others. Skeptics began circulating what they claimed were inconsistencies in the medical report she shared, with some alleging visible signs of document manipulation. The law firm Allen Juris Law subsequently entered the fray, posting what it said was the original version of the histology report — bearing a different patient’s name entirely.
The backlash was swift and unrelenting. Faced with mounting pressure and public outcry, Blessing CEO made a dramatic reversal of her earlier claims. In a subsequent interview, she distanced herself from the stage four cancer diagnosis, stating plainly: *”I don’t have stage 4 cancer. That was a miscommunication.”*
She thereafter deactivated her social media account, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions and a public deeply divided over what exactly transpired.
For the NMA, the episode goes far beyond the travails of a public figure. The association said the clarification was made necessary by the purposes for which the allegedly altered report was being deployed — a thinly veiled reference to the fundraising effort — and called the situation a threat to the integrity of medical practice in Nigeria.
“We urge members of the public to be properly guided,” the statement read, warning against actions that could undermine the credibility and dignity of medical practitioners. The body added a pointed call to law enforcement and relevant authorities, urging them to take decisive steps to prevent members of the public from being exploited in similar circumstances.
Medical experts and legal observers have noted that the alleged alteration of a medical report — if proven — could carry serious criminal consequences under Nigerian law, potentially bordering on forgery, fraud, and obtaining money under false pretences.
Blessing CEO had not responded publicly to the NMA’s statement, her social media accounts remaining inactive. Her legal representatives had also not issued any formal response to the association’s detailed allegations.
Meanwhile, Mbara Deborah — the patient whose medical report allegedly found its way into the centre of a social media storm — has not been publicly identified or heard from, raising additional ethical questions about patient privacy and data protection in the handling of sensitive medical documents.
The matter is expected to attract regulatory scrutiny, with observers calling on the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) and relevant law enforcement agencies to investigate the alleged falsification and determine the chain of events that led to one patient’s cancer diagnosis becoming the centrepiece of a public fundraising controversy.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
The Nigerian Medical Association has confirmed that the histology report circulated by relationship coach Blessing CEO was altered from a legitimate cancer diagnosis belonging to another patient entirely.
The original document was issued on May 9, 2025, to a breast cancer patient named Mbara Deborah by Xinus Medical Diagnostics in Asaba — a facility that never had any dealings with Blessing Okoro.
What makes this case particularly serious is not just the alleged falsification of a medical document, but that it was reportedly used to solicit money from the public under the pretense of a life-threatening illness.
Blessing CEO has since walked back her stage four cancer claim, calling it a “miscommunication” — a characterization many find difficult to accept given the evidence.
