BBNaija Phyna emerges as the ‘celebrity of the year’ amid family feud

• La mode green crowns BBNaija Phyna as her celebrity of the year
• Phyna shares the good news on her Instagram page thanking her true fans, her management and the show organizers for the award

BBNaija level up winner, Ijeoma Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, is ecstatic as she bags a new award.

The reality TV star celebrates her new win as the ‘Celebrity Of The Year’ at the recently concluded La Mode Green October event.

Phyna celebrating the good news, shared on her Instagram page on how one cannot truly understand their strength unless it becomes their last option.

“You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.

NAT- Celebrity of the year”She wrote.

She thanked her fans, her management, and the award’s organizers in a tweet for the distinction.

“Thank you La Mode mag for the award. Phynation here’s to another win for us, we still gather do dis one. E no easy make I no lie, but we will always come out on top.

Thanks to my management for always doing an amazing job.

I’m beautiful, will always be.
I’m great, doing my best to be better”.

The award comes just a few days after Phyna’s father called her out for abandoning them since winning the BBNaija Grand prize.

Mr Otabor, in an interview with Vanguard, lamented that he hasn’t laid eyes on his daughter since her triumph in the BBNaija ‘Level Up’ edition last year. He expressed bewilderment, stating that she hasn’t graced their home since, and ignoring their calls, leaving him in the dark about the reasons behind her stance.

Phyna’s father shared that he plied his trade as a seasoned hearse driver (Somebody who transports the deceased person from the funeral home or mortuary to the final resting place) and when she clinched the reality TV crown, she urged him to part ways with his old cars, promising to transform his life.

He recalled a phone conversation with her, during which she expressed that God had bestowed blessings upon them. She advised him to dispose of his old cars.

According to Mr Otabor, to prevent her from giving away his vehicles, he decided to sell them as scrap and used the proceeds for home renovations. Unfortunately, this decision marked the start of his hardships.

He disclosed that life had become increasingly challenging for him since then because he had no car again, and he was actively seeking someone who could provide him with a car through a hire purchase arrangement. He expressed his need for assistance, emphasizing that he had reached a point where he didn’t want to suffer in silence.