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Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog

History 101: Free Nigerian Education Cards...

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 04:23 AM PST

When primary school education cost nothing in the past - 1965. Current Nigerian politicians need to take a cue from this. Credit: @SeeMeSeeNigeria.

Scouting for Africa

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 04:20 AM PST

Selections have ended for 'Scouting for Africa', the event organized by Vogue Talents in collaboration with the International Business Consortium Nigeria limited, the association that runs one of the biggest model scouting agencies and owner of Ecowas Fashion week and of Africa International fashion week, in partnership with Studio 24 and sponsored by Access Bank


The project, dedicated to emerging fashion designers based in Africa or of African nationality, involved hundreds of designers among which the staff at Vogue Talents selected eleven very promising profiles. One of them will have the chance to showcase his/her creations in September at the Palazzo Morando and in December at the Africa International fashion week to be held from 2 to 6 December 2015 at the new Grand Ball Hall Lekki in Lagos, Nigeria.

Waiting to see all the profiles unveiled in February and who will be the brand on which the spotlights will turn in Milan and Lagos, these are the names of the emerging designers who stood out in the scouting:

AAks, by Akosua Afriyie-Kumi, Ghana
ART/C,  by Artsi Ifrach, Morocco
Laurenceairline, by Laurence Chauvin-Buthaud, Ivory Coast
Loza Maléombho,  by Loza Maléombho, Ivory Coast
Maxhosa by Laduma, by Laduma Ngxokolo, South Africa
Mafrika,  by Sadia Mustafa, Malawi
Monaa, by Nana and Afua Dabanka, Ghana
o 'Milua, by Olajumoke Ademilua, Nigeria
Orange Culture, by Adebayo Oke-Lawal, Nigeria
Pichulik, by Katherine-Mary Pichulik, South Africa
Simon and Mary, by Dean Pozniak, South Africa
- See more at: http://www.vogue.it/en/talents/contests-and-more/2015/01/scouting-for-africa-selected-designers#sthash.paqV9SNc.dpuf

Serena Williams wins another Austrian Open Title...

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 03:28 AM PST

Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova 6-3 7-6 (7-5) to win the Australian Open title. It is her sixth Australian Open title and her 19th grand slam title. Big congrats to her...

Day 2: The Okoye twins and their wives in Anambra...

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 03:31 AM PST

Peter, Paul, Lola, Anita, and Jude Okoye pictured in Ankara today at Pa Okoye's burial. See more pics after the cut...

Khloe Kardashian is that you? (photos)

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 03:14 AM PST

Almost looks like a wax figure...a beautiful one! The reality star was photographed with her more famous sister Kim K, both dressed in head-to-toe black outfits as they stepped out in LA yesterday morning. Khloe debuted her new blonde look. See the photos after the cut...

Nigerian doctor who groped suicidal woman keeps his job after he blamed 'cultural differences'

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 02:48 AM PST

A Nigerian doctor, Emmanuel Kanu (pictured above) who touched the breast of a vulnerable divorcee in her home days after she'd attempted suicide will be keeping his job after citing cultural differences.

Report from UK Daily Mail
Dr Emmanuel Kanu stroked her breast, repeatedly tried to kiss her and told her, 'You want it' when she tried to escape his clutches during the visit - which he hid from colleagues. When she later texted him to tell him to stop ringing her he withheld his number on the next call.
But Kanu, a married Nigerian father of one, has been allowed to keep his job by a fitness to practise panel even though the General Medical council called for him to be struck off.
He told the panel he had not molested the patient and claimed 'cultural differences' led to the visit on September 3, 2011, saying: 'There is a clear divide between the doctor and the patient here, which is very different in Nigeria.'

But the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service only suspended the 36-year-old for six months, despite finding he was guilty of sexually motivated serious misconduct. 
Campaigners against violence towards women criticised the 'incredibly lenient penalty'. Nicole Westmarland, former chairman of Rape Crisis and Professor of Criminology at Durham University, asked 'what it takes for a doctor to be struck off'.
She said: 'This doctor has committed a number of sexual offences on a woman who was in a very vulnerable position.
'A six-month suspension is an incredibly lenient penalty and the question remains: what will happen within the six months that will supposedly change his behaviour when he returns to work?'

The doctor, who had recently completed GP training and was undergoing specialist training in psychiatry, was on a locum shift at the A&E department of Darlington Memorial Hospital, County Durham, when the divorcee was brought in after taking a 'substantial overdose'.

She was still recovering in an emergency ward bed when he asked for her mobile number and then rang her when she was discharged five days later to say he was 'thinking of her'.
He arranged to meet the mother-of-two, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at her home in Darlington for what the woman believed was a medical assessment. 
But he asked to use her laptop and then viewed Facebook photos of her as he sat next to her on a sofa.
A report into his actions stated that he put his arm around her and stroked her chest. It added: 'She informed the panel she was "scared, frozen to the spot" and said "I was unsure, he was a doctor".

'She said when you saw the picture of her [breast] feeding her son you said "They're big. Are they as big as that now?" and squeezed her left breast.'
When she stormed off to her kitchen Kanu followed her and kept trying to kiss her, saying at one point: 'I can see it in your eyes that you want it.'

Kanu, who qualified in 2005 from the University of Nigeria, called her after he left but the woman, who was 43 at the time, texted: 'It was not right what you tried to do. You are a doctor and I was your patient. I didn't want or asked to be touched by you.'
Kanu, who worked at Borders General Hospital near his home in Melrose, Roxburghshire, was acquitted of sexual assault at Durham Crown Court in 2012.

He told the fitness to practise panel he had not molested the patient and claimed 'cultural differences' led to the visit on September 3, 2011, saying: 'There is a clear divide between the doctor and the patient here, which is very different in Nigeria.'
But this was dismissed as not being a 'credible explanation'. The panel branded his behaviour 'deplorable' and 'unprofessional.'

Kanu denied any knowledge of the case when approached by the Daily Mail. A spokesman for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust said Kanu was dismissed as soon as the complaint came to light.

Reno Omokri and Doyin Okupe come for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu...

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 02:37 AM PST

Choi! Naija politics is hilarious!

Miley Cyrus poses topless again in new instagram photo

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 02:32 AM PST

The singer shared this pic of herself topless and resting her head on singer and actress Sky Ferreira's legs. Sky, 22, is also topless in the pic posted on instagram.

Nigerian army relocates over 200 female soldiers from Maiduguri in anticipation of Boko Haram attack

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 02:24 AM PST

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, the Nigerian military authorities are moving female soldiers based in various army formations in Maiduguri and other parts of Borno State to Abuja as the army anticipates a massive attack on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, by Boko Haram.
The sources said there was heightened apprehension about an impending attack, hence the decision to reassign female soldiers to Nigeria's capital. The military action also stemmed from the death of five female soldiers and the abduction of another four by Boko Haram militants when they attacked a military base in Baga a few weeks ago.
Following recent intelligence indicating that Boko Haram militants were strategizing on a fierce offensive to capture Maiduguri before the February 14 elections, the army moved more than 70 female soldiers last week.
One of our sources revealed that 146 more female soldiers had been moved to Maiduguri airport, where they are awaiting airlift to Abuja. The source said that all the female soldiers were supposed to have left by 10 a.m. on Thursday, but added that the military did not have a large enough aircraft to take their entire luggage.
The security sources also told SaharaReporters that Maimalari Barracks, home to the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army, is the only military base left standing in Borno State. Maimalari was described as the only military formation capable of withstanding a major attack from Boko Haram militants. One source said that Nigerian military intelligence had received information that Islamist militants were regrouping in areas around Maiduguri in preparation for a major offensive against the city. 
The Islamist fighters' attempt to take over the state capital last week was foiled, with Nigerian troops and civilian vigilante members collaborating to kill more than 100 terrorists. However, the militants successfully overran Monguno Barrack, killing and injuring many soldiers.

Photos: Duncan Mighty welcomes GEJ on stage at the Akwa Ibom presidential rally

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 02:09 AM PST

This happened yesterday. More photos after the cut...

That's how it's done! Indonesian women troll cleric who ‘banned’ selfies

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 02:04 AM PST

Lol. Some Indonesian women decided to troll & mock a well known Indonesian cleric after he issued a ban on women taking selfies in the country. Below is a report from Alarabiya.net
Never ask a woman not to take a selfie, especially if she is Indonesian it seems. Many Indonesian women declared a social media war on Felix Siauw, a renowned cleric who issued a fatwa claiming that taking self portraits was a sin. The women's response? Launching the hashtag campaign #Selfie4Siauw. Continue...


I a tweet stream, the cleric issued a 17-point manifesto in which he outlined the reasons for condemning selfies, according to the website  Coconuts Jakarta.
"If we take a selfie, sift through and choose our best pose, and then we're awed and impressed by ourselves - worryingly, that's called PRIDE. These days many Muslim women take selfies without shame. There are usually nine frames in one photo with facial poses that are just - My Goodness - where's the purity in women?," Siauw wrote.
The 30-year-old cleric has over a million followers on Twitter.

See what some defiant women did below...
 

Dee-R-S Tunes premiers Jarmeu 'Ileke' video (watch)

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 02:15 AM PST

After an hiatus, Adisa Odunade Jamiu popularly called Jarmeu has returned to the Nigerian entertainment industry. He went off the radar, after his 2013 radio hit "E no Easy". It was gathered that the handsome and talented young man, developed passion for music as a teenager while growing up in Ilorin. Today, Jarmeu, has returned with a highlife filled afro-pop tune "Ileke". 

 
The Afro-Pop fusion music displays Jarmeu's versatile and ever dynamic delivery on a beat crafted by Kiddominant. Given the high anticipation for ILEKE, Dee-R-S Tunes, Jarmeu's record label team up with ace conceptualist AJE Filmworks to drop quality a Video for the song. With his recent exploits, it is crystal clear that JARMEU is a name to watch out for in 2015. Watch the video and get familiar with the JARMEU on Twitter: @JARMEU, Facebook: JarmeuDrumDealarz and instagram: Jarmeu.

Video below...

Photos: Nigerian refugees in Chad

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 01:48 AM PST

 
Nigerian refugees in Kinesserom Island being transferred to Bagasola in Chad earlier yesterday after Boko Haram attack in Munguno last Sunday. More pics after the cut...


Photo credit: UNRA

Kourtney Kardashian shows off her waist trainer...and shoe closet

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 01:42 AM PST

The reality star showed off more than her waist trainer on instagram. Check out a glimpse of her vast shoe and clothes walk in closet behind her...

Oh my! Check out this cute throwback photo of Davido

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 01:33 AM PST

Aww, he was cute and chubby!

Julius Agwu's 5 year old daughter shows off her modeling poses

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 01:27 AM PST

The Comedian's wife took to instagram to post pictures of their daughter having fun taking pictures. #futuremodel!

Photos: Mercy Johnson Okojie and daughter take a swim together

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 01:14 AM PST

Purity is beginning to look so much like her mum. She's pictured swimming in a pool with her mum who wants to lose her baby weight. More pics after the cut...

9ice shares selfies with his daughter as she turns 4

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 01:05 AM PST

The music star's daughter, Maya turned 4 today & he took to instagram to wish her a happy birthday. He wrote; "Another day in earth. Another day to give thanks and praise to the almighty Allah. Maya you're 4 today. Happy yipee birthday to you my love...". She's a cutie!

Nigerian Army General, others arrested over Baga Attack

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 12:54 AM PST

More than 10 senior Nigerian Army officers, including a Brigadier-General have been arrested and are telling the military hierarchy what they know about the Baga attack by the insurgent group, Boko Haram.

According to the Director of Defence Information, Major-General Chris Olukolade, the senior army officers are being investigated for allegedly shirking their responsibilities during the attack by the militants.

Those arrested are Brigadier-General Enitan Ransome-Kuti, his Chief of Staff Lt. Colonel G.A Suru. Others are the Commanding Officer of 134 and 174 battalions, Lt. Colonel Haruna and a certain Major aliyu.

The two Nigerian Army battalions are under the Multi-National Task Joint Task Force in Baga, attacked by the insurgents. Speaking on the arrest, General Olukolade said that the arrested officers were being investigated because at the time of the attack on the multinational headquarters in Baga, Brigadier-General Ransome-Kuti and his men were fully in charge of the military formation.

He said it was disappointing that the attack on Baga was not repelled by both battalions, despite having the necessary weapons to carry out the necessary operations. On January 3, 2015, suspected members of Boko Haram attacked the base of the Multinational Task Force in Baga, Borno State, dislodging the soldiers there. Reports say the troops were warned to be on alert following intelligence reports that terrorists would strike between January 22 and January 25.

Eyewitnesses said that the attack started around 5am when residents started hearing gunshots as the insurgents tried to gain entrance into the MNJTF premises. Many civilians living in the barracks were said to have been killed during the attack.

Source: Channels TV

D'banj stars in Wax Dey's new video

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 01:19 AM PST


Wax Dey has released both the audio and the video of his new single, Makossa. The new song which is a career defining hit for Wax was complemented by a top notch video with great cameo appearances including D'Banj. You will recall that Wax's last single, Forever featuring Omawumi was released by D'Banj's DB Records and Lolhiphop.
Makossa is a definite club banger and Wax Dey has described it as an 'underrated genre' that has contributed immensely to urban music of today all over the world. The music video was shot as part of his Reality TV Show concept, 'Number One Girl'. The show searches for Cameroonian girls with star power and gives them a platform to express their talents while entertaining the public as they live together and compete against each other. The video will also serve as part of the promotion of the second season of his primetime television show which will start airing next month in Cameroon.
 
The Cameroonian singer and activist who was named as one of Africa's Top 35 people under 35 in 2014 by Young People in international Affairs (YPIA) due to his creativity and ingenuity recently received in Lagos the AFRIMA Best Collaboration in Africa award plaque for Cocoa Na Chocolate on behalf of ONE, the executive producer of the song and all the artistes that featured in the song including Wax.


In 2014, Wax Dey also became the first Cameroonian to appear and perform in the Big Brother Africa house when he visited the Hotshots finalists for an electrifying dinner performance on the eve of the finals.
 
Watch video below...
 
 
And here is the audio: https://soundcloud.com/waxdey/wax-dey-makossa

Photo: Kim and Kanye meet President Obama...

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 12:21 AM PST

The couple met the president at a State Dinner back in October 2014. Kim just shared the pic on her instagram page. Guess they just received the official pic which had a hand written note from the president. It reads "Thanks for the support, and best wishes to you and your daughter"

#LuxuryLiving. Dabota Lawson Aku shows off her luxury garage..

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 12:14 AM PST

The ex-beauty queen, who is married to a billionaire, showed a glimpse of her garage while hanging out with friends at her home...

Eku Edewor shares a pic of her dad, celebrates him as he turns 70

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 12:28 AM PST

The TV personality shared a picture of her dad and wished him a Happy 70th Birthday. She wrote; "Happy Birthday To my Handsome Father! When you're in your early 70's and you're still looking dapper! You know you're blessed! To many more years Papa, keep the flag flying."

Adaeze Yobo finally reveals her pregnancy in style....

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 11:57 PM PST

Joseph Yobo's wife took to instagram to reveal her pregnant bod in a dance workout video. First time she'll share her growing baby bump on instagram...


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Nigerian Army gets new Director of Public relations (photos)

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 11:46 PM PST

The Nigerian army has a new director of Public relations. He is Col SK Usman. He takes over from Gen Olajide OLaleye who is on transfer to the 4th Brigade of the Nigeria Army in Benin, Edo state where he will serve as the Commander. Until his appointment, Col. Usman was the Spokesman of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri in Borno state..


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