The Delta State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has dismissed a histology report circulating on social media and allegedly linked to relationship coach Blessing Okoro, widely known as Blessing CEO.
The association clarified that the document in question was originally issued to a different patient diagnosed with breast cancer, but appears to have been altered before being shared online.
This position was made known in a statement jointly signed by the state NMA Chairman, Dr. Israel Adaigho, and Secretary, Dr. Usamah Hannah, on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the report being circulated was claimed to have been issued by Xinus Medical Diagnostics and signed by consultant pathologist, Dr. O.A. Odigwe. However, the association revealed that the owner of the facility had denied issuing any such report to Blessing Okoro.
It further explained that Xinus Medical Diagnostics is based in Asaba, Delta State, contrary to claims that placed it in Enugu State in the viral document.
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Providing details, the NMA said the diagnostic centre was contacted in May 2025 by a doctor from a private hospital in Asaba to conduct a confirmatory test for a patient identified as Mbara Deborah over a suspected breast cancer case.
The association noted that the test was completed and the result, confirming breast cancer, was released to the referring doctor on May 9, 2025.
It added that the original report bearing the name Mbara Deborah is the same document currently being circulated online by the law firm Allen Juris Law, suggesting that the version linked to Blessing Okoro had been modified.
The statement read in part:
“Our attention has been drawn to an online histology report purportedly issued to one Blessing Okoro, aka Blessing CEO, by Xinus Medical Diagnostics allegedly located in Enugu State. The said histology report was also alleged to have been signed by Dr. O.A. Odigwe, a consultant pathologist.
“The proprietor of Xinus Medical Diagnostics, Dr. O.A. Odigwe, who is also a member of the Nigerian Medical Association, Delta State chapter, has reached us and offered the following clarification: that Xinus Medical Diagnostics is located in Asaba, Delta State and did not at any time issue any report to Blessing Okoro.
“The centre was contacted in May 2025 by a doctor from a private hospital in Asaba to do a confirmatory test on a possible case of breast cancer for a patient, Mbara Deborah. The test was done and the result issued to the referring doctor as a case of breast cancer on May 9, 2025.
“A copy of that result is the one currently being circulated online by the law firm, Allen Juris Law, with the name Mbara Deborah as the patient. That result from the law firm is the original version issued to the patient through her hospital.”
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The association said it issued the clarification due to concerns over how the altered report was allegedly being used. It warned the public to be cautious and avoid actions capable of damaging the credibility of medical professionals.
The NMA also urged relevant authorities to take steps to prevent members of the public from being misled or exploited.
Recall that Blessing CEO had recently appealed for financial support, claiming she was battling stage four cancer. However, after facing widespread criticism and allegations that her medical report was manipulated, she later retracted the claim.
Speaking during an interview amid the controversy, she said, “I don’t have stage 4 cancer. That was a miscommunication.”
Following the development, she deactivated her social media account.
