By Francesca Hangeior

Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson-Okojie has revealed the health challenges behind her recent weight loss, opening up about a frightening cancer scare that led to thyroid surgery.

In a heartfelt discussion with veteran actress Joke Silva, Mercy shared how the ordeal unfolded at a difficult time in her life — when her youngest child was only six months old.

“I had a cancer scare and had to undergo thyroid surgery,” she said. “It was a journey for us, especially since my youngest child was just six months old at the time. My husband and I kept reminding ourselves that this was our new reality—we had to face it together and get the surgery done.”

Following the operation, Mercy was informed that she would need lifelong medication to manage her condition. She disclosed, “They told me I couldn’t skip a dose and explained all the possible side effects.”

“So yes, the weight loss you’re seeing is part of that.

Despite the challenges, Mercy expressed acceptance and hope, saying, “I’m at a place now where I’ve accepted it. This is our life now, and we’re learning to grow from here and find peace in this new normal.”

Her candidness has deeply resonated with fans, who have applauded her courage and vulnerability in sharing such a personal journey publicly.

By Francesca Hangeior

French police have recovered by chance the long-lost bust of American singer Jim Morrison that once adorned the grave of the iconic frontman of The Doors, 37 years after it was stolen from a Paris cemetery.

The sculpture, missing since 1988, was found during a search tied to a fraud case led by the Paris public prosecutor’s office, a source close to the investigation told journalists on Monday.

Nostalgic rock fans still flock to Morrison’s grave at Paris’s Pere Lachaise cemetery, where he was buried after his death in the French capital in 1971 at the age of 27.

The sculpture, by Croatian artist Mladen Mikulin, had been placed at the grave to mark the 10th anniversary of Morrison’s death.

It was found by the financial and anti-corruption brigade of the judicial police department of the police.

The exact circumstances of the singer’s death are still shrouded in mystery, with most early accounts saying he died of cardiac arrest in his bathtub.

A French journalist, Sam Bernett, claimed in a 2007 book that close friends and family spun the official version of Morrison’s death to sanitise his reputation.

Bernett said Morrison actually died from a heroin overdose on the toilet of a nightclub that the journalist owned at the time, the “Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus” on Paris’s Left Bank.

The Doors, founded in Los Angeles, were among the most influential rock groups of the late 1960s and early 70s and a mainstay of the counterculture of the times.

Their hits include “Riders on the Storm”, “Light My Fire” and “The End”, a haunting song that features prominently in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 Vietnam war movie “Apocalypse Now”.

In February, Paris named a bridge after the iconic singer, located just steps from the bohemian Marais district where he last lived.

There was a palpable tension as some hoodlums reportedly attacked Fuji star, Alhaji Wasiu Alabi Ajibola popularly known as Pasuma in Ikire, Osun State.

The Fuji legend had performed at Gt. Event centre, Ikire, the headquarters of Irewole Local Government of Osun State on Saturday, May 17, 2025, for the corronation ceremony of Chief Wasiu Ademola Abdulsalam Ajanaku as Mogbede of Ikire Land.

The event which was said to have been held successfully, however, took a violent turn when Pasuma made his way to his vehicle as some hoodlums and launched attack him and his band members.

It is yet to be known whether the Fuji star sustained injury or any of his band members, but it is said that the town is currently in tension over fear of reprisal attack from fans.

In a video circulating online, there was a bullet hole in a black bus branded with Pasuma’s image and a white Toyata Hilux vehicle.

A voice in the video who is likely a member of Pasuma’s band said in pidgin; “They don attacked us, see Paso car. They carried gun shoot us, but God dey.”

“For this Ikire. Ikire don buy job and them go see am,” he threatened.

A Facebook user, Lamina Kamiludeen Omotoyosi, who is a resident of Osun State confirming the incident urged security operatives to fish out the culprits.

“I urge Nigeria Police Force, DSS, other security agencies to fish out those guys who attacked Alhaji Wasiu Alabi (Pasuma Wonder).They must face the consequences of their actions,” he posted.

Authorities have yet to confirm if the music icon was harmed.

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