"I’m Ready For A New Chapter"  — Phyna Announces New Management

Controversial reality star, model, and actress Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has announced a major career shift after four years of operating independently.

The Big Brother Naija Season 7 Level Up winner made the announcement on her Instagram page, revealing that she has signed with a management team to take deliberate control of her career.

Phyna reflected on her journey, noting that the past five years have been filled with growth, lessons, mistakes, and wins. She revealed that for four of those years, she built her brand without management, despite constant advice from people urging her to get a good team behind her.

The reality star explained that she stayed independent for a reason, as she needed the time to understand herself, discover what she wanted, and learn the business of being Phyna.

The BBNaija winner stated that she has now reached a point where she is ready for a new chapter. She explained that she is not handing over her identity, but building a stronger structure around it.

According to her, she has done the growing and the learning, and is now ready to scale, adding that five years in, this is only the beginning.

She wrote:
"It’s been five years of growth, lessons, mistakes, wins and becoming the woman I am today."

"For four of those years, I built without management. And trust me, it wasn’t because I didn’t hear the advice. People constantly said, “Phyna, you need management. You need a good team behind you.”"

"But I stayed independent for four years for a reason. I needed that time to understand myself, discover what I wanted, build my brand, make my own decisions and learn the business of being Phyna."

"Now, I’ve reached a point where I’m ready for a new chapter. I’ve decided to take more deliberate control of my career, articulate my vision, set the direction I want my life and brand to go, and allow a management team to do what they do best."

"I’m not handing over my identity; I’m building a stronger structure around it."

"I’ve done the growing, I’ve done the learning, and now I’m ready to scale."

"Five years in, and this is only the beginning."