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“I’m Dropping My Family Surname, I Have No Family” – Phyna Disowns Family
Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner Josephine Ijeoma Otabor, widely known as Phyna, has announced that she is cutting ties with her family and dropping her surname, Otabor.
The Edo-born reality TV star shared this revelation on her verified X (formerly Twitter) account, where she opened up about her struggles and the lack of support she has faced from her family since childhood.
In a heartfelt post, Phyna expressed her frustration and the emotional toll recent events have taken on her.
She wrote, “I am publicly dropping my family surname, Otabor.
It has been proven that I actually have no family, and nobody knows how I came about. I’m still searching for answers.”
Phyna further explained that her upbringing was filled with challenges, including being moved around among relatives with little care or stability.
Reflecting on her childhood, she said, “Growing up and the way I was tossed around by relatives, I should have suspected, but I guess I was too young.
My head feels like it’s about to explode!”
The reality star revealed that she is currently in a difficult place emotionally and mentally, struggling to process everything she is going through.
She described her current state as one of confusion and deep pain.
This public statement comes months after Phyna’s father, Mr. Otabor, made headlines by accusing her of neglecting him and the family after she found fame.
The accusations led to widespread discussions about the pressures and expectations placed on celebrities by their families.
Nollywood actor Kunle Remi expresses his frustration over the current state of the economy and the fuel increase.
He first states how Nigeria is now inconsistent with power supply and on top of this sudden fuel increase occurs.
“I live on the island, we’ve been running generators back to back. Petrol is ₦1,300 now. My staff are smiling but letting me know it’s hard to even come to work.”
“All the things I’m working for… for what? It’s messing with my brain and my spirit is very angry,” he added.
He calls for the government to make a change and provide a solution to this.
Nigerian comedian I Go Save takes to social media as he laments about data in Nigeria. He expresses his frustration with how data finishes fast these days.
He proceeded to share his experience stating that one month data finished in few hours.
“They just talk say I have subscribed for one month, e no even reach how many hours, they thing don finish. I download house? Nobody is even saying anything. Internet providers are defr@uding Nigerians badly.”
Nigerian rapper Ruggedman steps out to criticize the term Afrobeats and states how many artists hide under that category.
In a recent interview, he shares his thoughts stating that people who are even with no talent hide under the name Afrobeats and it gets accepted because of that.
“I don’t like Afrobeats as an umbrella genre from every music coming out of Africa. That was a mistake. I didn’t liked it from the beginning but when I complained people accused me of being jealous or trying to gatekeep,” he said.
“It is the people in the UK who started this thing of tagging every African music Afrobeats. Nigerians love classicism. They just wanted to give it a name,” he said.
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