Chimamanda Adichie asks court to dismiss Euracare suit

LAGOS — Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her husband, Ivara Esege, have asked the Lagos State High Court to dismiss a suit filed by Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital seeking to halt the coroner’s inquest into the death of their 21-month-old son, Nkanu Adichie-Esege.
Counsel to Adichie and Esege, Kemi Pinheiro, made the application on Monday, describing the hospital’s suit as premature.
Pinheiro argued that the coroner had yet to make any finding or reach any conclusion that could be subject to judicial review by the High Court.
Nkanu, one of Adichie’s twins, died on January 7, 2026, following complications during a series of preparatory medical procedures at Euracare ...