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Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog

Hmmm...see what this Facebook user is alleging! O ma ga!

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 12:59 PM PST

This Facebook user is alleging GEJ's private visit to the UK was to visit imprisoned James Ibori. Is that even possible? For a president to visit a prison? Nothing wey person no go hear...

Pics: VP candidate Prof Osinbajo takes his campaign to the streets of Obalende

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 12:55 PM PST

APC Vice Presidential candidate Prof Yemi Osinbajo was in Obalende, Lagos on Saturday Dec. 27th to  campaign for his party. See more photos after the cut ...

First case of Ebola recorded in Scotland

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 12:44 PM PST

The first case of Ebola virus has been recorded in Scotland. According to the Scottish government, the Ebola patient is a health worker who arrived Scotland from Sierra Leone today December 29th where she was helping to care for Ebola victims.

She arrived Glasgow in Scotland from London Heatthrow airport on a British Airways flight. All passengers on-board the flight are now being traced for examination. Meanwhile the woman has been quarantined at the Gartnavel hospital.

Some reviews for the book 'When Silence Becomes Too Loud' by Chidera Okolie

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 12:44 PM PST

Here are some of the reviews for the book 'When Silence Becomes Too Loud' by 21 years old final year law student, Chidera Nneoma Okolie. Some people who actually read the book have really nice things. The author posted them on Instagram. See them after the cut.





Photos: Robin Thicke and Paula Patton spend Christmas together

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 12:29 PM PST

According to TMZ, former partner Robin Thicke and Paula Patton spent Christmas Eve partying together at Paula's house in LA. Despite ending their marriage, Robin and Paula's family were very friendly and they showed him a lot of love. Paula's cousin shared photos from the private bash on her instagram page...

Photos from Music Meets Runway event

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 11:57 AM PST

Music Meets Runway pre-event held on the 20th and event proper held on 23rd of December in Lagos. See more photos after the cut...

Oh dear! Ohimai Godwin Amaize comes for Gen. Buhari on twitter

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 11:14 AM PST

For those who don't know who Ohimai is, aka MrFixNigeria, he was the Special Assistant to former Nigerian Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdulahi, and current Special Assistant  to the Nigerian Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro. See more tweets after the cut...

Photos: Jay Jay Okocha steps out with son, he's grown and cute!

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 10:40 AM PST

See how tall Jay Jay Okocha's teen son is now. The iconic footballer and his son attended the Christmas edition of 'Love Is' the musical, at Eko Hotel on Dec. 27th. See another pic after the cut...

New Subscribers Raking In Millions Daily on MTN Network

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 11:04 AM PST

It seems MTN giveaways never end. The telecommunications and ICT Company has been putting smiles on the faces of Nigerians by rewarding those who just subscribed to its network with N1m daily in a promo tagged Cash Quest. In common local term, this is most likely an 'Awoof' as Sadiyah Muhammed from Bauchi, Isa Mohammed from Kano and many others have benefitted from MTN's largesse. (Pic above: MTN's Customer Relationship Manager, Kano, Kabiru Kazaure (left) and MTN's Regional Trade Marketing Manager,North West Region, Abdulhamid Hassan ( right), congratulating Muhammad Isah (centre), a one million naira winner in the on-going MTN Cash Quest Promo.)


 Meanwhile, it doesn't end there. Many more people are still going to win provided they purchase an MTN line and activate it before New Year. It's yummy, yummy, all the way to 2015. MTN Cash Quest sums up a year of exciting gifting by the largest telecommunications company in Africa. A month earlier, it was the 'Surprise' Campaign. Everyone – parents, workers, commuters, students, even lecturers – received one surprise gift or the other from MTN.

At some point, free Y'ello buses were conveying commuters from bus-stops to bus-stops in Lagos. Students in schools received surprise visits by popular artistes and MTN ambassadors as well as loads of free data. Market men and women across the nation were not left out. The Cash Quest Promo runs from now till March but new MTN subscribers will continue to receive free gifts and cash rewards till December 31st so long they activate their lines before then.

Uche Jombo shares photos from her birthday dinner

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 10:21 AM PST

The actress turned a year older recently and her husband treated her to a private romantic dinner

See what a Buhari supporter wrote about GEJ. Oma ga o!

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 10:06 AM PST

Oh my! 2015, we await...:-)

Photos from the traditional wedding of Zamfara governor's daughter

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 09:48 AM PST

Zamfara state governor's daughter Zainab Yari married Abdullah Jibrin in Zamfara state over the weekend. See some pics from the wedding after the cut...

Photo: We didn’t rob; we only collected our dues - robbers tell police

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 09:23 AM PST

Four armed robbery suspects identified as Onyenge Osanie, Azuka Eboh, Ezelonwu Michael and Afolabi Shakiru, all  pictured above who were arrested by officers of the Lagos state Police state command for looting shops and stealing from some phone dealers at the Alaba International Market in Lagos on December 20th, told the police that they did not steal from the traders but only collected their dues as the phone dealers failed to settle them after they supplied them with stolen phones. 


According to Punch, the ten-man gang, with other members still at large,  raided mostly shops of phone dealers, stealing 70 smartphones and Ipads which were worth about N1.5m.

When interrogated, one of the suspects, 35 year old father of three, Onyenge Osanie said 
"We usually work with phone dealers in the market who specialise in selling stolen phones. When we steal, they sell, and they then settle us. But later on, some of them defaulted, and we attacked their shops. It was not as if we robbed them, we only came to ask for our money. On that day, we had taken only 10 phones before the police apprehended us. I had initially escaped, but two gang members who were caught at the scene later brought the police to arrest me." he said
Another gang member, 27-year-old Eboh said he joined the gang because of his unemployment status "What we learnt initially was that a market chairman was coming to give out money but he later failed to show up. That was when we decided to deal with the traders. When we got to the shops, we broke their glasses and carted away expensive phones. I joined the gang because I did not have a job. I have been living in hardship with my family."he said
Another gang members, 22 year old Michael who claims to be an ex truck driver said their robbery act wasn't deliberate
"I was working as a truck driver before I met them. I had gone out with the gang on three occasions to rob in the market. We only took advantage of the commotion of the market to rob them. It was not deliberate," he said.
Police Public Relations officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu while confirming their arrest, said investigation is going on the matter.

New Music: Bolo J - Mad Fun

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 09:22 AM PST

Newly signed on to "G-Force Records" and having shot various videos few weeks back, Bolo J is not relenting on his grind after dropping a song with Davido "Ur Love" And also 2 new single title "Ma Wife Ft Dr Jazz" and "D Way U Move" so he brings forth a new single titled "No Fear" produced by Dr Jazz. Listen below...

Chris Rock now dating co-star Rosario Dawson?

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 09:01 AM PST

Comedian Chris Rock announced yesterday that he and his wife of over 18 years Malaak Rock are divorcing and looks like he made the announcement so he could officially go public with his new love interest, his Top 5 co-star, Rosario Dawson. That is if you believe MediaTakeOut.
"They didn't want to announce it while their movie Top 5 was still being released - cause they didn't want people thinking that Rosario is some type of homewrecker. She's not, Chris hasn't been with his wife in about two years" a source told MTO
MTO's snitch continued, "They got together while making Top 5 . . but kept it quiet. Now I think Chris filed the papers on Malaak because he wants to go public with it."

Nigerian minister secretly sells off National Theatre to UAE company?

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 08:48 AM PST

That is what Politicaleconomistng.com is exclusively reporting. Find report below...
Barely one year after Nigerians stopped him from turning the National Theatre into a hotel, the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Edem Duke, secretly jetted off the country to the United Arab Emirates, UAE, where he traded off the nation's cultural pride to Mulk Holding, a diversified UAE-based conglomerate with interests in retail sector and other businesses. Please continue...
The secret deal which was successfully shielded from the Nigerian media, in spite of a subsisting concessioning arrangement with the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, was signed and sealed in December , 2014 between a delegation led by Duke, the General Manager of the National Theatre, Kabiru Yar'Adua and representatives of Mulk Holding, said to be ploughing the sum of $40 million (about N7.5 billion) counterpart fund into the project.

According to GulfAfrica Review, in its December 10, 2014 edition, Sharjah's Mulk Holdings, a diversified UAE-based business conglomerate, "has announced its entry into the retail sector in West Africa through a $40m joint venture to develop Nigeria's National Arts Theatre in Lagos into a duty-free shopping centre in partnership with the Suzanne Group.

"The interior of the National Theatre will be redesigned and renovated into a modern duty-free and retail shopping mall. The project will convert approximately 30,000m2 of the existing space in two 15,000m2 phases," said Kabir Yaradua, CEO of the National theatre.

The report continues: "The National Theatre has been the hub of cultural activities in Nigeria since 1976, and this will kick-start a master re-development programme for this area."
The report quoted Ambassador of Nigeria to the UAE, His Excellency Bashir Yuguda, as saying: "The National Theatre has been the hub of cultural activities in Nigeria since its establishment in 1976, and this development will compliment and kick-start a master re-development programme designed for this area."

The National Arts Theatre was originally built for the Festival of Arts and Culture in 1977, and later underwent a controversial privatisation after 2001 under President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Fresh plans further anticipate leasing the land around the theatre in a 30-year concession.
Minister of Tourism, HE Edem Duke, noted: "As part of the continuous drive to promote culture and tourism, the federal government is making necessary arrangements to transform the land into a modern mixed-use commercial and business hub of global standards."

Arif Hafiz, Managing Director of Suzanne Group, praised the "milestone contract" Mulk Holdings as "one of the major global business groups in the UAE", while Shaji Ul Mulk, chairman, Mulk Holdings, elaborating on the details of the project, noted that is expected to be completed in 2016.
"Mulk Holdings is adopting aggressive strategies to expand its core business, involving serious investment into existing businesses and diversification into sustainable industries," Ul Mulk added.
According to a report by audit firm Ernst&Young, Africa's retail and consumer sector received about 17% of all foreign direct investment that came into the continent in 2013.

Mulk Holdings and its joint venture partners own and manage a group of 20 companies with a sector focus on construction and fit-out manufacturing, as well as diversified business interests in trading, commodities, real estate and energy, spread across 48 countries.

Based in Dubai, the Suzanne Group caters to duty free shopping outlets in international airports and seaports, and is a registered supplier of services to the offices of the United Nations.
Though the theatre had been a victim of public sector incompetence, its final descent into the ignoble hall of shame of failed public institutions started in 2001 when the Obasanjo civilian government served notice of its intent to privatize the monument. Converting a public institution into a successful private enterprise has never captured the fancy of Nigerians. Many of such previous attempts at privatization of public institutions have failed and the case of the National Theatre was not different. Between 2001 and now, the theatre has remained a mere ball for government ping-ponging. It is yet to be sold or concessioned, worst still the federal government which is the original owner of the facility is behaving as though it is the least of its worries: unserious.

A staff of the theatre told our correspondent that the employees are more confused than anybody. "We don't know our fate. Today we hear they want to privatize it and build a 5-star hotel here, tomorrow we hear a different story. This is confusing and it is affecting our morale and commitment because nobody, not even our senior staff can say categorically that this is the true situation of things.
"We believe the management of the theatre is doing this deliberately to give the impression that the theatre cannot function effectively if left in the hand of government. We believe it is a cheap way to arm-twist government to sell the national pride. But some of us have travelled far and wide and we have seen equivalent institutions in other countries being managed by the public sector and they are efficient".
Political Economist investigation showed that the theatre has become a victim of power play orchestrated by the Tourism Minister, Edem Duke, in concert with the General Manager of the Theatre, Mallam Kabiru Yar'Adua both of whom, stakeholders allege, are intent on disposing of the national monument for peanuts. The Theatre, they argue, was set up by a decree just like the National Troupe and other parastatals of the Ministry of Tourism and they see no reason why it should be sold off on the whims of a minister and a manager. They cited the case of the United States where certain monuments are still held in custody of government.
For instance, the United States government enacted a law in 1846 to support and preserve the Smithsonian Institution and its 19 museums across the country. In UK, the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company are publicly funded theatre outlets and they are still relevant till this day. The case of the National Theatre cannot be an exception, they warned.
The National Theatre has been a victim of government policy flip-flop. The BPE commenced the concession transaction of the National Theatre in 2001 following the conclusion of World Bank-financed diagnostic study and Transaction Advisory service in line with international best practices. The first concession transaction in 2001 led to the pre-qualification of the following prospective concessionaires:
  1. Jadeas Trust Consortium, and
  2. Lloyd Anderson Investment Limited.
In January 2003, the pre-qualified concessionaires conducted data room and physical due diligence. The transaction was stalled, however, owing to the inability of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to provide relevant documents such as Power of Attorney as well as building and floor plans of the National Theatre.
The BPE did another concession transaction of National Theatre in 2006. Eight Consortia responded when the Bureau advertised for Expressions of Interest. This led to the financial bid opening on May 17, 2007 where Infrastructica Consortium emerged as the Preferred Bidder with a bid price of ₦35, 560, 000,000 and Jadeas Trust Limited as the Reserved Bidder with an offer of ₦28, 902,948,593.23.
Following the approval of the results of the financial bid by the NCP, an offer letter was sent to the Preferred Bidder on May 18, 2007 and a timetable to complete the concession agreement by May 28, 2007 was drawn. Unfortunately, the Preferred Bidder, Infrastructica Consortium, failed to meet the terms of the offer, leading to the termination of the offer. The Reserved Bidder, Jadeas Trust, was thereafter invited for negotiation to pay for the enterprise.

However, the process to conclude the transaction with Jadeas Trust was stalled.
The NCP at its first meeting on January 22, 2013 approved the resumption of the concession transaction by the BPE with a view to bringing it to conclusion. The BPE has consequently invited the reserve bidder, Jadeas Trust Consortium with the offer of N28,902,948,593.23 to present a revised technical and financial proposal. The N28.9 billion bid offer, which is not yet concluded as it will form part of the renegotiation with Jedeas Trust, comprises both Entry fee and yearly lease fees to be paid over a 35-year period. This is different from the investment capital to be based on approved Post Concession Business Development Plan from which the Concessionaire is to recoup its investment and return the enterprise to the Government after 35 years in the event that the concession is not renewed.

The NCP, in line with its practice to carry along ministries whose enterprises are being privatized/concession, also approved that the BPE should invite the Honourable Minister of Tourism & Culture to participate in the NCP's technical sub-committee that will evaluate the proposal of Jadeas Trust.

Jadeas Trust Consortium has submitted a revised Technical and Financial proposal to BPE. In accordance with NCP's decision, the BPE has written the Ministry and the Management of National Theatre to send two nominees each to join the evaluation committee that will assess Jadeas Trust Consortium's Technical and Financial proposal.

The BPE is awaiting the response of both the Ministry and Management of National Theatre for the evaluation of the Technical and Financial proposal to begin in earnest. The result of the evaluation team will be presented to, first the Technical Committee of NCP for consideration before the Technical Committee presents its recommendations to the NCP for approval or further directive.

At the Federal Executive Council's meeting (FEC) held on Wednesday June 26, 2013 an Inter-ministerial Cabinet Committee was set up to consider the parallel concession transactions being carried out by the BPE and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation.
With the new development being spearheaded secretly by the minister, it is not clear what has become of the earlier concessioning arrangement and the status of Jadeas Trust.

Author: Annabelle Macford Okwara

Mathew Knowles' reacts to backlash for selling Beyonce's memorabilia

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 08:06 AM PST

Last week, Beyonce's father put up a garage sale in front of his office where he sold off some of Beyonce/Destiny's Child and Solange's memorabilia. After he was criticised for doing it, with many thinking he did it because he's fallen on hard times, Mathew did an interview to set the record straight. He said the reasoning behind the garage sale had nothing to do with him needing money.
"Somehow that became we are going out of business, homeless and selling all of Beyoncé's stuff to stay alive, which as you can see it's just the opposite. If I needed money, I wouldn't sell $5 T-shirts. I'd sell a Grammy or an MTV award. So that is insulting to think we need to sell $5 T-shirts. No, I don't think so."
Mathew Knowles says business is good and wants to turn the his Houston building that has been filled with all of this old merchandise into a new studio.

Billionaire daughter Oyin Adenuga stuns to family Christmas party

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 07:24 AM PST

One of the daughters of billionaire businessman Mike Adenuga, Oyin Adenuga wore this gorgeous Michael Costello couture dress to her family's Christmas party. Photo credit: Banke Meshida

New music: G-Wave - Chocolate + OTE + promo photos

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 06:58 AM PST

Brand new singles from G-Wave titled Chocolate + OTE. .G-Wave the newly signed artiste of VC Kings Gold Records debuts with these two lovely tunes for this season. Both songs are produced by Boljibeatz. Listen Enjoy and share your thoughts ..



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Photo: President Jonathan's daughter set to wed

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 06:50 AM PST

One of the adopted daughters of President Jonathan, Ine, will be walking down the aisle with her man Simeon this January. Their traditional marriage will take place on January 3rd 2015 in Bayelsa while their white wedding will hold on the 10th of January in Abuja. Congrats to them. Pic credit: George Okoro.

Photos: DJ Cuppy flies to Ghana in her father's private jet

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 06:45 AM PST

Your papa money and her papa money no be the same...lol. That's billionaire Femi Otedola's daughter DJ Cuppy getting into her father's private jet on her way to Ghana. Another pic after the cut...

Idris Elba reacts to reports he's the new James Bond

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 07:17 AM PST

British actor Idris Elba took to twitter a few days ago to react to reports he will be playing the new James Bond after leaked Sony emails revealed that some of the movie studio's execs think it will be pretty cool if he's the first black 007. But Idris doesn't think he's handsome enough to play James Bond and tweeted the pic above that showed him looking a little unkempt

Photos: Zamfara state governor's daughter weds

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 06:27 AM PST

Zainab, one of the daughters of Zamfara state governor, Abdula'aziz Yari recently got married to her hearthrob, Abdullah Jibrin in Zamfara state. Happy married life to them. See more pics after the cut...

Photos from the making of Cobhams Asuquo's Ordinary People video

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 06:20 AM PST

Ordinary People is the latest song from ace producer, songwriter and singer Cobhams Asuquo and here are photos from the making of the video. It was shot in downtown Atlanta by Fugo Studios and directed by Eric Haviv. See the photos after the cut...

Photos: Caroline Danjuma and husband loved up on the black carpet

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 06:10 AM PST

Aww, see where his hand is. The couple who have been together for 9 years and have 3 children were pictured in each others arms as they attended Music Meets Runway event in Lagos last week.

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