Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog

Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog


My goodness! Baby plays with massive python (photos)

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 11:39 AM PST

34 year old snake handler, Jamie Guarino, filmed his 14 month old daughter, Alyssa, playing with their family pet, a 10 year old 13ft Burmese python called Nay-Nay. This Python is one of the five largest snakes in the world. The snake handler said he filmed the video with his baby girl at their home in Michigan to educate people about snakes and how harmless they can be. Someone should please come get this child. See more pics after the cut...




 Jamie...

Photo credit: Got the screengrab from a Telegraph UK video...

I’m coming up with anti-corruption plan - President Jonathan says

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 11:13 AM PST

Speaking during a special New Year service at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, in Abuja yesterday January 1st, President Jonathan said his administration is coming up with plans and programmes to fight corruption in Nigeria. What he said below...
"There are two main problems confronting us as a nation: The issue of insecurity in the North where we have the Boko Haram terrorists and in the South where we have commercial kidnapping. The next thing that people worry about after security is the issue of corruption.We are coming out with programmes and plans to clean up. These are things that you don't just use a magical wand to wave off, otherwise even before I became the President, there wouldn't have been corruption in Nigeria.
"It is not just about shouting corruption. It is not about looking at one person, arrest the person and show him on television. It is about strengthening institutions and coming up with credible plans to make sure that anybody who gets involved with corruption, the system must have a way of detecting him and punishing him.
"Until you put such a system on ground, you cannot talk about eradicating corruption, you will just be celebrating corruption. You would have noticed that from Christmas to New Year, at least, it has been calm. It did not happen by accident.
"It happened because you have been praying for this country and the government has also been doing something. We do not need to announce what we are doing. With your prayers, we will surely get there. We will continue to come up with programmes that will help the ordinary people.
"The same way we won the war against Ebola, we shall win the terror war. 2015 is a turning point because of the elections. Some people will not mind if half of the country get burnt because of their ambition.
"I always say that we must have a country first, we must have a people first before talking about ambition. We must pray that God should give us the wisdom to do things with some decorum and we should not compromise the lives of the people for ambition.
"I always say that my ambition and the ambition of any politician for that matter, is not worth the blood of the smallest Nigerian."
"For you to achieve anything, you must have a clear vision. Even if you look at what we have been doing as a nation, you will really see that before this time when the country used to have this 25 years plan, the budget was based on 25 years clear plan for the country. So you know where you are going for 25 years.
"Then it was broken down into five years plan and annual budget and we knew where we were going. But after some time, things collapsed and we run government on emergency basis and you see government start wobbling.
"We are going back to those good days when we had vision. We have plan for agriculture, we have plan for industry, we have plan for automobile and many other areas. If you have a vision, any proposal that comes in, no matter how good they are, must fall into your vision for it to go through. With your prayers, surely as a nation, we will get to where our vision will take us to.
"Having passed through school and being in government for quite some time, I have realised that for you to achieve anything, you must have a clear vision. If you have a clear vision, even if you don't get the exact target, you will get something close to the target."
Source: Punch

New Music: Jowana - Okoro

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 11:00 AM PST

Jowana aka Ms. Grand born Joanna John is an indigene of the eastern part of Nigeria, she is the third from a family of 7 and graduated with a BSc. in Mass communication from the Lead City University.

Music for her didn't just emanate while in school, she has indeed been singing at the age of 9. She joined the choir in her high school and also went on to join the church choir as well. Her passion for music and entertainment generally led her to take it up professionally in 2005 when she recorded her first demo, 'Friday Nite' which she wrote alongside her brother. But due to educational demands she had to put music on hold and now she's back.

An all round entertainer, she has tried her hands on acting as well. Jowana has featured in some movies (Relationships, Beautiful Colours with Van Vicker and Mercy Johnson, 7inch Curve) and soap operas (Edge of Paradise, Footprints, Half Sisters, A Love Like ours, Living Large).

She loves to sing and naturally so but asides that she enjoys reading, watching movies and dancing. Her inspiration to write music is drawn from God, Michael Jackson, Donnie McClurkin, Bob Marley, Oprah Winfrey amongst others.

Her new single 'Okoro' is a catchy tune with a groovy beat that will have listeners bopping their heads. Delivered in Pidgin English with a touch of Igbo and Yoruba in between, 'Okoro' should find shelter in the hearts of music lovers across the country, continent & globally.

Download Here: http://old.hulkshare.com/y4olx0ujtnnk
https://soundcloud.com/jowana-ms-grand/okoro-prod-by-tk

CONNECT WITH JOWANA Ms. GRAND:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Jowana_MsGrand ( @Jowana_MsGrand )
Instagram: www.instagram.com/Jowana_MsGrand ( @Jowana_MsGrand )
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JowanaMsGrand

Ibadan people, kwenu! Heey! Lol

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 10:51 AM PST

If I talk now, you Ibadan people will start abusing me...comot for road jor! Lol

Photos: Did she get a boob job?

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:48 AM PST

That's what some fans are claiming on instagram but for me it's more like she looks twice her age, too much make-up for a 17 year old...and the poses are too seductive..but she's a beautiful girl!




Asari Dokubo comes for Buhari again

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:26 AM PST

Lol at Kunu drinking, How rude!

Queen Latifah holds hands with a guy on the beach

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:18 AM PST

Rapper, actress and talk show host Queen Latifah, who is openly gay, was pictured yesterday January 1st frolicking at Miami beach, holding hands with a man friend. See more photos after the cut..


New Year Weekend at Club “57” Awolowo Road Ikoyi

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 07:47 AM PST

This New Year Weekend is going to be mad as we turn it up from Wednesday New Year eve through to Saturday at "57 "the newest and most exclusive club in Lagos". See photos after the cut...




Appeal Court frees Erastus Akingbola of N47.5billion theft charge

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 07:21 AM PST

According to a report by PM News, a Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has quashed the 22-count charge brought against the former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr. Erastus Akingbola by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC had alleged that Akingbola stole N47.5 billion belonging to the bank. The report below...
Ruling on Akingbola's application on jurisdiction, the court presided over by Justice Amina Augie held that the High Court of Lagos State presided over by Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit filed against him by the commission
Justice Augie said it amounted to miscarriage of justice for the lower court to have dismissed Akingbola's application challenging its jurisdiction on the matter.
"The appeal is meritorious and allowed," she declared.
"I am convinced that the lower court refused to align itself with the decision of this court in Nwosu's case," she further held.
Akingbola and his co-defendant, Bayo Dada, had filed two separate applications challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the 22-count charge filed against them by the EFCC.
But, the lower court, in its ruling on 2 May, 2014 dismissed their applications.
Justice Lawal-Akapo had then held that the charges preferred against the defendants were within its competence and jurisdiction to determine.
Dissatisfied with the ruling of the high court, Akingbola and Dada approached the Appeal Court, praying that the trial court's decision be set aside.
Delievering the judgement, Justice Augie declared that the lower court fell into serious error by not abiding by the decision on Nwosu's case adding, "it is most unfair and is an injustice".
According to her, the lower court has no option than to follow the decision of the higher court on Nwosu's case.
"The point must be made that the decision of this court in Nwosu's case was based on proof of evidence."
The judge noted that all the charges against the defendants arose out of capital market transactions.
"Only federal high court is conferred with the exclusive jurisdiction to try cases of capital market transaction," she stressed.
The appellate court held that the lower court owes it a duty to compare and contrast the documents cited by parties.
"It is its duty to examine materials brought before him. It is the role of the judge to do justice in adjudicating all the cases brought before him.
"One sided justice would amount to injustice and favouring one side.
"The proof of evidence was there but the trial judge at the lower court accused the defendants of not furnishing him with the documents.
"He has failed in his duty."
Justice Augie further held that the appeal filed by the defendants has nothing to do with evidence, noting that the lower court failed to go through argument canvassed before it assumed jurisdiction on the matter.
She emphasised that the issue of jurisdiction should not have been toyed with by the lower court.
"I agree with the appellant that the lower court ought to have gone through the proof of evidence.
"There is no way a charge of stealing can stand without going through the proof of evidence," she declared.

Culled from PM News

Check out the cover of this Nigerian home movie...lol

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 07:02 AM PST

Kim Kardashian come get your daughter...wtf? Lol

Usher gets into a fight in the club over fiancee, gets punched in the eye

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:53 AM PST

The singer got into a fight on New Year's eve inside Miami's hotspot E11even and shared a pic of his bloody red eye on his instagram page, writing that the guy he fought with came out worse. Well, a source told MTO what happened...
Usher was in VIP with his girlfriend, and some drunk white guy was screaming disrespectful things towards Usher, trying to get his attention. When that didn't work, he started saying nasty things about his [fiancee Grace]. The guy called her ugly. To Usher's credit, he didn't act like a b*tch. He broke through security and started fighting the guy. Usher f*cked him up. It was like a four piece - Usher must be a boxer or something because the punches were very fast. I don't know how Usher's eye got like that because I didn't see White dude even tough Usher.

Unilever donates 1 million free samples of soap to schools

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:13 AM PST

As part of efforts to drive awareness for good hygiene among school pupils, Unilever Nigeria Plc has donated samples of Lifebuoy soap to schools across the countries. At one of the donation site, Oregun High School, the management of the Unilever enjoined the pupils to imbibe the attitude of handwashing as a critical step to preventing them from contacting diseases adding that doing so will further help them to stay healthy as they pursue their life ambition.


Speaking at the assembly ground of the school premises to sensitize the students on the essence of hand washing and the steps to be taken to prevent any form of diseases, The brand building director of the company, Mr. David Okeme explained that hygiene has become necessary considering the danger it poses to the future of children especially as it affects the realization of their life-long goals.


He said" Hygiene is something that is attached to the future of the children. In many cases, they always lead to the death of children. As a company, we believe that we have a role to play in ensuring that they grow up healthy and strong to become the leaders of tomorrow. You must take to the seven steps to good hygiene because doing so will help promote healthy living".

Speaking further on what inform the initiative, Okeme explained that the idea stem out of the need to increase the level of awareness as far as hand washing was concerned and also promote good nutrition which formed the reason for bringing on the brand at inception.
He said" Lifebuoy is the world number one soap. It came at a point when the world was in the midst of diarrhoea epidemic after the Second World War. Since then, lifebuoy has been in the service of humanities trying to actually drive the awareness of nutrition and the impact of poor nutrition on children especially in Nigeria where mortality among children between the age of 5 and above is extremely high. As a matter of confirmation, it has been proven that basic hand washing actually reduces that incidence of disease by more than 50%. What we are doing is to carry on with the purpose of the brand lifebuoy. Secondly, it is the fact that we have just been through a major health emergency with lifebuoy  contributing  immensely through awareness creation and donation of soap to help drive the behavior. It is not just good enough to tell people how to wash hand but to give them the tool .That is what we are doing today. In Nigeria, we are giving a million free samples of lifebuoy to children to help them embed the behavior of hand washing . This donation you are seeing today has happened in key countries where we had this health challenge across West Africa. This is how Unilever has chosen to intervene to help restore our children with the right behaviours and ensure that we live a very healthy life.

Asked if the donation is done only in Lagos , Okeme disagreed saying that donations were taking place simultaneously across the country.
He said" This is not a one shot intervention we are doing .Lifebuoy runs a school program which goes to schools across the country to teach children. So, we have that as a regular service. By today, we have directly reached over 3 million school children to teach them the importance of hand washing. We have an ongoing service to drive awareness in that area. This is already happening across the country.

On her part, the principal of the school, Mrs.Kuti Toyin commended the company and the non governmental organization for the initiative.
She said" I think Unilever as well as the NGO has really done well. You are aware that the ebola issue was really challenging for us as a nation. By this action, I want to appreciate them on behalf po the school, the state government. For me, this action is not about saving the child alone but saving the world.
In his remarks, the representative of the NGO,Mr.Opeyemi Odedere Save the Children, harped on the importance of hand washing to personal hygiene stating that the intervention being made by Unilever will go a long way to promote healthy life among the children.
He said" Prior to now, we have been hearing about prevention against disease. But we all know what led to this campaign, the Ebola issue which has been curtailed. But yet, we find it as an opportunity  to chase it away by making sure we educate the children on preventive measures not only for Ebola built other diseases. This is an opportunity to also educate them on the essence of hand washing, keeping proper hygiene. Apart from the daily washing of hand, there are methods that are meant to be used to be able to wash the hand effectively.

MBGN 2014 Iheoma Nnadi stuns on House of Maliq January issue

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:08 AM PST

Current Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Iheoma Nnadi Amanda covers House of Maliq magazine, January Issue. See more stunning photos after the cut...

 


Host Fade Ogunro's Stylish Outfits at the LagosCountDownEvent

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:57 AM PST

Check out Beat FM On-Air-Personality Fade Ogunro's lovely outfits made by Nigerian fashion label Tiffany Amber for her gig as a co-host alongside Gbenga Adeyinka for the LagosCountDown event which held Dec. 31st. Which is your favorite look?...


Pictures from Genevieve Nnaji's vacation in Jamaica...

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:55 AM PST

Star actress Genevieve Nnaji and a few of her friends hit Ocho Rios Resort & Golf Club in Jamaica for a vacation and celebrated the transition into 2015 while there. Someone's having a whole lot of fun. See more pics after the cut...




Queen of England honours Nigerians in her Honours List of 2015

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:41 AM PST

The Queen of England yesterday January 1st released its New Year Honours List of 2015 and honoured a few Nigerians. Among them, Dr Pamela Bernard (pictured left), the recently-appointed director of the Nigerian Community Association Bedfordshire CIC. She has been honoured for her work. She received an MBE for services to the African and Caribbean community in Bedford. While Professor Uduak Archibong (pictured right), Professor of Equality at the University of Bradford has also been honoured with an MBE for services to higher education and equality. Continue...


Pastor Gbolahan Ayorinde Bright, MBE. Volunteer Maths Teacher Bright Maths Club, Dagenham Heathway Library. For services to Education in East London (London)

Movie director, Obi Emelonye releases new family photos

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:33 AM PST

Award winning movie director, Obi Emelonye shared these beautiful photos of himself, his wife Amaka and their lovely children yesterday to celebrate entering the new year. Lovely family. See more photos after the cut...




Up to 50% discount and new arrivals on Lifesizedoll.com.ng now!

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:18 AM PST

Ladies, start cleaning out your closet. Lets kick off the new year with our 21 day sale & new arrivals all in one. Visit our website on www.lifesizedoll.com.ng or call our hotline to order: 08171318978. Follow us on instagram: Lifesizedoll_nig. BBM: 794B58B5. Now sit behind your phone and shop you your heart out! More photos after the cut...



Boko Haram attack travelers, kill many, others missing

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:08 AM PST

Some Cameroonian travelers were killed after the bus they were traveling in was ambushed and attacked by members of Boko Haram yesterday January 1st. Cameroonian investigative journalist Chief Bisong shared the information on twitter.

Meanwhile Cameroonian authorities say they will be recruiting 20,000 military officers as part of measures to prevent further attacks by members of the sect even as information emerged that Boko Haram members are working to enlist young Cameroonians into their group.


A lawmaker in Cameroon's parliament, Senator Haman Paul told Voice Of America
"There was something that we witnessed in Maroua (in northern Cameroon). People told us that they found people in town that were not actually people they were used to. When we found that one part of the country is in a very delicate situation, it is better to manage prevention instead of consequences,"

Lady Gaga shares new year's eve kiss with boyfriend, Taylor Kinney

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:04 AM PST

Lady Gaga was captured in a Vine video kissing her hot actor boyfriend Taylor Kinney at midnight on new year's eve at an event in Las Vegas. The couple have been together for three years...

Do they look alike a little...? :-)

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 11:44 AM PST

Just discovered the resemblance between PDP Lagos governorship candidate Jimi Agbaje and American/Ghanaian actor Peter Mensah. You see any resemblance?

Toyin Lawani releases cute new photos of her son as he clocks one

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 04:50 AM PST

Designer and business woman, Toyin Lawani's son with fiance Lordtriggs, Jermaine Hanachor Oluwatenor Womadi turned one yesterday January 1st and the proud mum released adorable pics of the cutie. She also threw him a jungle-themed birthday party. See all the photos after the cut...




 She also threw him a jungle-themed birthday party at the Fun park in Lekki Lagos yesterday January 1st.

New video: Dynamyt - I remember + a chance to win $5,000 2015

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 04:28 AM PST

Dynamyt, the latest signee of Wildlife Records, releases the official debut video to his buzzing and catchy afro-pop ballad "I Remember", released a few weeks ago. The video shows the real character behind Dynamyt. Watch the Amazon Studio directed video and feel free to share your thoughts.Also continue to find out how to win $5,000...


In addition, DYNAMYT and Wildlife Records are kicking off the new year by giving you a chance to win $4,999.99 in the next two weeks!! DYNAMYT is planning on shooting, a more explosive music video for the radio and club banger, JEKOMO in two weeks.

Everyone but ONLY ONE person, with the best and most creative dance moves will be selected from YouTube and Instagram. The best and most creative #JekomoDance will be the official dance for the music video and a special appearance in the music video! Get creative, anyone absolutely ANYONE can win $4,999.99 in the next two weeks!!!

 All you need to do is:

  • Download Jekomo by Dynamyt (http://bit.ly/1vGTBXG)
  • Create your own Jekomo dance based on the song
  • Upload your best JEKOMO dance video of you or with your friends on Youtube or Instagram with the #JekomoDance and tag '@damilareDYNAMYT'
  • On January 14th the winner will be announced!
Don't Dull This New Year!

For more details visit www.wildlifemusic.ng and follow @damilareDYNAMYT or @wildlifemusicng.

Photos: Is this D'banj's latest girlfriend?

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 04:26 AM PST

She's all over instagram hinting that they are a couple. Her name is Bonang Matheba, a South African TV host and Radio DJ...and she's in Lagos for the new year celebrations. Pretty lady...



Kelly Rowland shares a pic from her wedding day

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 04:06 AM PST

2014 was a big year for the singer. She got married, had a baby and lost her mum. Kelly shared the pic above and wrote - "2014, What an amazing year.... While I said I do, the following months brought along a hello to a new little life! Unfortunately, a goodbye as well, but hello again to a Guardian angel...2+0+1+4=7. 7 my lucky number!'

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