Nigerian social media personality Blessing CEO has admitted that she fabricated claims of battling breast cancer to attract financial assistance from Nigerians.
The controversial relationship therapist made the revelation during an interview with Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, in a video that has since surfaced on social media.
She expressed regret over the incident, admitting that she deliberately misrepresented a medical finding to gain public sympathy and financial support.
Blessing CEO explained that her financial difficulties were linked to an ordeal involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over a matter connected to a man she identified as Dr Onuoha Okeigwe.
According to her, the pressure surrounding the situation made her fear public embarrassment and prompted her to devise a way of attracting financial assistance.
She disclosed that she had undergone a medical examination some months earlier after discovering a lump in her breast. However, she said the medical findings showed that the lump was benign and not cancerous.
Instead of informing the public about the actual result, Blessing CEO said she presented the condition as breast cancer, hoping that Nigerians would be moved by her situation and voluntarily send her money.
“I do not have cancer at all. I went for a check-up some months ago, they saw a lump in my breast, but it was not cancerous.
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“I used that opportunity, came out to cry for help and told people the lump was cancer. I was playing an emotional game. I needed money, but I did not ask for it directly,” she said.
The social media personality also admitted that she was unhappy with herself over the decision, saying the episode had left her feeling ashamed.
Reports on the interview indicate that Blessing CEO disclosed that she received approximately ₦13 million in donations during the fundraising campaign.
She also reportedly said she initially created the impression that she might sell some of her personal belongings, including her car and house, before members of the public encouraged her to share her account details.
The donations reportedly stopped after VeryDarkMan publicly questioned her cancer claims and demanded evidence to substantiate her diagnosis.
Her confession has also drawn attention to her ongoing legal troubles involving the EFCC. In October 2026, the commission reported that a prosecution witness, Dr Onuoha Okeigwe, testified in an alleged ₦69.15 million property fraud case involving the social media personality.
The EFCC said Blessing CEO was arraigned on June 9, 2026, before the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on allegations bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing in connection with the property transaction. The allegations remain subject to judicial determination.
Beyond the legal controversy, her admission has raised concerns about the impact of false medical claims on public trust and genuine fundraising efforts for people living with serious illnesses.
She has expressed regret over her actions, but her confession is likely to intensify scrutiny of the donations received and the circumstances surrounding the fundraising campaign.
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