The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned self-styled relationship therapist and social media personality, Blessing Okoro Nkiruka, popularly known as Blessing CEO, before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, over an alleged ₦13 million fraud.
The defendant was arraigned before Justice Yelim Bogoro on a six-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and retaining proceeds of an alleged unlawful act.
According to the EFCC, the charges stem from petitions submitted by individuals and organisations, including the Nigeria Cancer Society.
The anti-graft agency alleged that Blessing CEO solicited donations from members of the public through social media after claiming she was battling Stage 4 breast cancer and needed financial assistance for treatment.
The Commission alleged that several individuals made donations based on the representation, but investigations later revealed that the medical document used to support the claim was allegedly falsified.
The EFCC further alleged that the donations, amounting to ₦13 million, were obtained under false pretences and subsequently retained by the defendant.
The latest arraignment brings to three the number of criminal cases currently pending against Blessing CEO before different courts in Lagos.
On June 9, 2026, she was arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja over an alleged ₦69.15 million fraud involving a property transaction.
The EFCC alleged that she falsely presented herself as the owner of a property located on Tunbosun Osobu Street, Lekki, and induced Hope Chiropractic Health Clinic Limited to pay ₦69.15 million for a five-year lease. The Commission claimed she later converted the funds to personal use.
She pleaded not guilty to the charge, and the court adjourned the matter until July 16, 2026, for the hearing of her bail application and commencement of trial.
In a separate case, the Federal High Court in Ikoyi earlier granted her bail in the sum of ₦10 million with two sureties over an alleged ₦36 million property fraud case.
The court, however, ordered that she be remanded in a correctional facility pending the fulfilment of her bail conditions. The matter was adjourned until June 22, 2026, for continuation of trial.
Blessing CEO has pleaded not guilty to the allegations against her, while the cases remain before the courts for determination.
