Na wah oh! Naija don hold her breath as we just hear say Chimamanda Adichie, di legendary author, don lose one of her twin pikin, Nkanu Nnamdi. E pass away for Wednesday, January 7, 2026, after small sickness wey no give am chance.
Nkanu Nnamdi no dey reach two years, e be just 21 months when dis gbege happen. E and him twin brother wey dey alive now, na dem two wey Chimamanda carry come for April 2024 when she dey 47 years.
Di news shock everybody as Chimamanda na big figure wey don inspire plenty people both for Naija and around di world. Many pipo for social media don already dey send their condolences and support to her and her husband, Dr. Ivara Esege. E no easy at all. Di loss of a child na one of di toughest something wey anybody fit go through.
For dis kind feeling, no amount of fame or success fit replace wetin dem don lose. Pipo wey sabi di matter dey talk say life no dey easy, especially when e come to dealing with loss wey pain like dis. Naija people dey show love as dem dey remember all di books and wisdom wey Chimamanda don share with di world.
Even though e dey hard, we dey hope say Chimamanda and him family go find strength from di love wey dey around dem. We go continue to follow di story and see wetin go happen next. Na we be di community and together, we go support her through dis trying time.
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