{"id":235236,"date":"2025-08-31T19:48:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.name.ng\/news\/ruth-would-still-be-alive-if-dangote-embraced-her-as-family-mercy-eke-mourns-phynas-sister\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T19:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:48:42","slug":"ruth-would-still-be-alive-if-dangote-embraced-her-as-family-mercy-eke-mourns-phynas-sister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/ruth-would-still-be-alive-if-dangote-embraced-her-as-family-mercy-eke-mourns-phynas-sister\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Would Still Be Alive If Dangote Embraced Her As Family \u2013 Mercy Eke Mourns Phyna\u2019s Sister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<h2>Reality TV star <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/naijanews.com\/topic\/mercy-eke\">Mercy Eke<\/a> has reacted to the death of Ruth Otabor, the younger sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner Phyna.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that she died after sustaining severe injuries in a road accident involving a truck linked to the Dangote Group near Auchi Polytechnic in Edo State.<\/p>\n<p>The accident, which occurred on August 13, 2025, led to the amputation of her left leg at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, but she later succumbed to the complications.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3 ai-track\" data-ai=\"WzMsMCwiSXNhYWMiLCIiLDRd\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd3GiRw0g6bOS3kAtHb1Yhc5Jic6iTkM9pA5DhIB13uZgDpGQ\/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=102633326415294296882\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Mercy expressed sadness over the tragic loss, stressing that the situation could have been different if timely intervention had been provided.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote: <em>\u201cI only wish Dangote Group had listened and embraced Ruth as their own, had they acted swiftly with compassion, who knows what could have been?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In other news, actress Mo Bimpe has called out a social media user who <strong>mocked her for not having children while she promoted her new movie My Miracle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that the Nollywood star premiered the film on her YouTube channel, MobimpeTV, on Sunday, but a troll used the opportunity to attack her with harsh comments about her womb and childbearing.<\/p>\n<p>The user left a series of offensive remarks on Instagram, accusing her of being barren and questioning her womanhood.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 --><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><span class=\"copyright\"><strong>\u00a9 2025 Abia Radio News, a division of  Tee Global Innnovations  [abiaradios@gmail.com].  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