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'Minimum wage person dead already' — TG Omori laments kidney treatment cost
He said dialysis can cost up to N200,000 per session and could reach N31 million a year while waiting for another transplant.
- On September 23, 2026, Nigerian director ThankGod Omori revealed details of his severe kidney failure during an Afropolitan Podcast interview, discussing his medical ordeal and a failed transplant involving his younger brother.
- After a nine-month search for a donor, Omori underwent surgery at Nicholas Hospital in Lagos in August 2024, but doctors discovered the transplanted kidney had no blood flow and removed it.
- Omori noted that dialysis treatment costs roughly N500,000 to N600,000 weekly, with annual expenses reaching approximately N31 million while awaiting transplant.
- Industry support proved overwhelming after his condition became public; Omori received about 200,000 messages from Nigerian entertainment figures including Don Jazzy, Olamide, Rema, Phyno, and Falz.
- Reflecting on the ordeal, Omori noted his brother was left with one kidney despite the failed transplant, concluding that "even though money can't buy happiness, it can still buy some time.
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'Minimum wage person dead already' — TG Omori laments kidney treatment cost
Nigerian music video director, TG Omori has opened up about the cost of his kidney failure treatment, saying a minimum-wage earner would struggle to afford even one dialysis session. Omori made the disclosure during a recent interview aired on September 23, 2026, on the Afropolitan podcast, where he reflected on his experience with kidney failure […] ‘Minimum wage person dead already’ — TG Omori laments kidney treatment cost
·Nigeria
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TG Omori laments failed transplant as brother lives with single kidney
Omori added that he spent another six months waiting before his family could find a suitable donor for a second transplant. He also revealed that the ordeal left his brother living with only one kidney.
·Lagos, Nigeria
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
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- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 33%
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