Celebrity fashion designer and entrepreneur Toyin Lawani, popularly known as Tiannah and the founder of Tiannah’s Place Empire, has publicly accused Euracare Multispecialist Hospital in Lagos of serious medical mismanagement following a spine surgery that left her with long-term health challenges.
In a series of Instagram posts shared on January 11, 2026, Lawani detailed her traumatic experience at the facility, where she reportedly spent close to ₦100 million on treatment.
She claimed the surgery led to severe complications, including lung bleeding, loss of mobility in her legs, and damage to her vocal cords.
According to Lawani, she underwent multiple procedures at Euracare, including emergency operations.
She described a terrifying incident where she was given two injections, after which her heart reportedly ceased, and she struggled to breathe.
”I remember a night I was given two injections & my heart seized like seriously guys I couldn’t breathe,” she wrote.
Lawani further alleged that the hospital’s response was inadequate, forcing her to seek help from an ENT specialist in the UK. This led to a third operation to remove a tracheostomy tube, after which she was urgently flown abroad for corrective surgery. In the UK, doctors reportedly discovered a significant lung infection and performed yet another procedure to address issues from the previous interventions.
The ordeal left her unable to walk or speak properly for an extended period. She spent two months at Euracare, followed by a month in rehabilitation, where she had to relearn basic functions like walking, speaking, bathing, and using her hands and legs. She continues to undergo therapy for speech and deals with ongoing trauma from the experience.
“This traumatic experience changed my whole entire life completely,” Lawani stated. “Till today I still can’t speak well or walk well… I’m still in therapy for speaking till now.”
Lawani’s outburst was triggered by recent allegations against the same hospital in connection with the death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s young son, Nkanu Nnamdi, who passed away on January 7, 2026, following treatment at Euracare.
Adichie has accused the facility of negligence during routine procedures ahead of a planned medical evacuation to the United States.
Lawani called for stricter regulation of Nigeria’s healthcare system, criticizing how foreign-funded facilities can operate with minimal oversight. She described Euracare as functioning more like a “business center,” with many doctors not being permanent staff but visiting specialists who perform procedures and leave.
“Anybody from abroad can have money and come open hospital in Nigeria as a business & do as they wish,” she wrote. “They will use international standard to lure clients.”
Lawani vowed to pursue legal action once she regains full strength, emphasizing that her story is far from over. She urged Nigerians with health issues to seek treatment abroad if possible, warning that even high payments do not guarantee proper care.
“Everytime I say if you have health issues in Nigeria & you make it out alive just thank your stars,” she added.
Euracare Hospital is currently under scrutiny following the high-profile case involving Adichie, with the Lagos State Government ordering a thorough investigation into related claims of negligence.
