Lucky Elohor, the Nigerian digital creator and founder of the GROW Network, has d!ed at age 29.
Her d3ath was announced on her official Instagram page on Tuesday.
Popularly known as Digital Creator Chic, Elohor built GROW Network as an online platform dedicated to career development and professional growth. She is renowned to have mentored hundreds of young Nigerians.
Elohor is said to have d!ed in Ilorin due to lack of basic infrastructure, like ambulance and MRI machine in the entire state
A pothole caused the accident. First responders had to transport her to Oyo State for MRI scan but she passed on enroute.
In a statement accompanying the obituary, her family described her as “a light, full of purpose, grace, and an unwavering commitment to impacting lives”.
A friend recalled her own experience and close brush with d3ath after boarding a public transport vehicle that had numerous mechanical issues. She said:
I defended my school project in October 2024. My little sister got a job that same October 2024, and as we both left our city for our home city, we got involved in an accident.
Each time I think about it, I vividly remember the scenario and the seconds it took (less than 10 seconds)
I remember how I was chatting with a friend on WhatsApp, and I casually told him that I was in a bus that didn’t have brakes (this was a bus registered under Rivers Joy)
A lot was wrong with that bus, and at some point, while it overheated, we had to stop for the driver to quench it with water. At that point, some passengers turned back. They became too scared to continue, but I was just optimistic, so I joined the bus again.
The last thing I texted my friend before I saw my bus moving zigzag, before I saw a few passengers jump out of the vehicle, and before I saw my own sister jump out of the vehicle was, “Life is good.”
Life looked really promising and good, and I couldn’t wait to get back home.
I woke up healthy. I had lots of things in front of me. I was now a graduate alongside my little sister
Each time I see people pass on to live eternally, it brings a lot of reflection to me
I’ve seen and heard shocking losses in the past, and that was the point I learned to live each day with extreme graciousness
I’m loud on my birthdays. I probably wouldn’t post too much about it, but I definitely celebrate with joy (whether I have accomplished goals or not).
I’ve been helpless in the face of d3ath, but God rescued me
But that was also because a lot in our country is sh**ty.
The first news that hit me this afternoon as I opened my LinkedIn was the passing of this lady, Lucky Elohor.
I felt every bit of the pain.
I felt it from the side of being a very optimistic human, and how cruel it is when your optimism fails
Optimistic people will always use the words, “We’ll be fine.” We barely panic in the midst of chaos.
And d3ath? it may come the day you never planned for. No one plans for their d3ath.
Today again, we mourn a successful creative. few weeks ago, we mourned another that d!ed from snake bite. Few years ago, we mourned Dr. Chinelo that was shot in a train.
We mourned and all of these d3aths, Nigeria did.
Take care of yourself.
Love yourself.
Life is not all that.
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