Nigerians have been expressing their sorrow over the death of popular young comedian Ada Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 23-year-old, whose real name was Mercy Mmesoma Obi, was known for her skits on social media, mostly in Igbo language – although she had also performed as a stand-up comedian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BBC Pidgin says she had celebrated her birthday only two days before the announcement of her death on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The comedian, who was diagnosed with a kidney disease in February, was reportedly taken to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest – which led to her death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pulse Nigeria shared a post about Ada Jesus, whose name had been trending on Twitter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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