Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing and reality TV star Phyna have clashed online after Blessing publicly criticised Phyna’s conduct on social media.
The confrontation began on Thursday, September 17, 2026, when Blessing posted an Instagram video addressing Phyna and questioning her repeated online confrontations.
Blessing said she was particularly concerned about what she described as Phyna’s tendency to engage people online and urged her to exercise more restraint.
“Phyna what’s your problem? You know wetin kon dey vex me pass,” Blessing said, before explaining that people sometimes compared her appearance with Phyna’s whenever she posted pictures online.
She then directly addressed Phyna, saying, “Phyna, relax… must you fight with everybody?”
Blessing also invoked their age difference while warning Phyna against responding to her in a disrespectful manner.
“I am not your mate, so before you set your camera and try to insult me, just know say I am 37, I senior you,” she said.
She subsequently urged Phyna to calm down and accused her of speaking to people anyhow on the internet.
“You are doing too much.”
“You’d just come online and talk to people anyhow.”
“Are you okay?” Blessing asked.
She also questioned whether Phyna had people around her who could advise her and said, “You no get elders for your house?”
Blessing further reflected on her own previous involvement in social-media disputes, saying she used to be troublesome but had found peace after stepping away from internet drama.
“Try rest,” she said, adding that if nobody else was willing to tell Phyna the truth, she would do so herself.
“If you don’t have anyone to tell the truth, I Nkechi Blessing, I would tell you,” she said.
Blessing ended her criticism by accusing Phyna of attracting attention for what she considered the wrong reasons.
“Try dey respect yourself… you are just trending for the wrong reasons,” she said.
Phyna responded later on Thursday, questioning why Blessing had publicly confronted her despite the limited nature of their previous interaction.
“Since after that chat, me and you no get any conversation again.”
“So where is all these your nonsense videos coming from,” Phyna wrote.
She then questioned whether Blessing was seeking attention from the controversy.
“Abi na clout you wan chase? Wassup grandma, wassup?” she added.
Phyna subsequently explained that she believed the disagreement was connected to an earlier proposed movie project between them.
According to Phyna, Blessing contacted her about a movie and requested her rate card in the morning.
Phyna said she did not respond until later that evening, by which time Blessing had already informed her that another person had been cast because she could not wait for her response.
Phyna said she found it difficult to understand why that earlier professional interaction had later resulted in a public confrontation.
She described the situation as potentially bullying and questioned why Blessing had chosen to address her publicly.
“Abeg, at this point, I am tired.”
“Is this not bullying?” Phyna said.
She also recalled the movie conversation, saying Blessing had asked her to participate in a film and that she responded after some delay.
“She asked me in the morning, and I replied in the evening; she said she has cast another person,” Phyna said.
Phyna said she did not want to disrespect Blessing despite the confrontation but continued to express her frustration over what she described as an unnecessary public attack.
The exchange subsequently generated reactions from social-media users, with commenters expressing different views about the confrontation and the language used by both women.
Blessing’s initial video focused largely on Phyna’s online conduct, while Phyna’s response introduced her account of the earlier movie-related interaction as context for the dispute.
The available accounts do not independently establish that the movie discussion was the original cause of Blessing’s criticism, making it important to distinguish Phyna’s explanation from the broader comments Blessing made about her online behaviour.
The disagreement had continued to attract attention by Friday, September 18, with the two entertainers’ statements becoming the focus of discussions surrounding their public exchange.
For now, the dispute remains a social-media confrontation between the two women, with Blessing criticising Phyna’s approach to online interactions and Phyna questioning the reason for the public call-out while giving her account of their previous professional contact.
