‘No regrets’ – Phyna fires back at BBL surgery critics as family grieves

Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Ijeoma Otabor, known as Phyna, responded to critics of her cosmetic surgery following the death of her sister. During an Instagram livestream, she called many Nigerians hypocritical and defended her right to a private mourning process. Phyna lost her sister, Ruth Otabor, on August 31, 2025, due to a road accident, and emphasized that her way of coping with the loss is her personal business.