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No, not Jeremy Lin, the basketball guy, assuming you have ever heard of him. Iâm talking about Linda Ikeji, superblogger.
The scale of her ambition
For a long time, many Linda watchers wondered whether her blog would remain a one-woman operation for the entirety of its life. They wondered whether she had reached the limits of her ambition: A wildly popular blog raking in millions a week and serving up the hottest gist.
This week provided the answer, and the scale of her ambition is very significant. It comes in the form of a [huge office in Lekki Phase 1], called Linda Ikeji Media.
She is set to spread her tentacles into every aspect of media, from TV to radio, and at the very least, this expansion will be very interesting to observe. Just in case you are wondering how she can afford all that, [take a look at this] from our media blog.
Those who take a less than complimentary view of Ms Ikeji say she has built her business on the back of serially invading the privacy of others for nothing more other than gossip, and one of her biggest gaffes to date is her reporting on Mayowa Ahmed, who suffers from Stage 4 ovarian cancer. She called the fundraising drive by her family a scam, and [has now apologised] three weeks later, saying she made a mistake.
Linda may need to view the closure of US website Gawker next week, as a result of a lawsuit, as a cautionary tale. Gawker specialised in many of the things Linda is known for: unapologetic invasions of privacy, with no public interest angle, leaving many hurt in the process. One of those hurt people, combined with the resources of a certain billionaire, joined forces to force the closure of the iconic website.
Our media blog also mourned the [coming closure of Gawker], and it is a stark reminder that not all those who are hurt will go away quietly.
An opposition in disarray
The major political story this week is that the turmoil in the opposition PDP is far from over. Their attempt at a second convention in 3 months had to be postponed when police [sealed the Sharks Stadium in Port-Harcourt]. Now, the tenure of the caretaker committee has been [extended by a year], and we give you some of the [winners and losers] from that event. As [this op-ed] correctly states, the confusion in the PDP is at least partly the fault of some divisions of the Federal High Court.
The weekâs most interesting stories
âThe police is your friendââ¦on Instagram. Especially if that policeman is [Aliyu Giwa].
Another Boko Haram [video of the Chibok Girls] was released in the past week, and it prompted [calls for negotiations] with the militants for their release. Following that video, the Nigerian Army declared three people wanted for questioning, including a journalist with sources inside the group. It turned out however that none of the three were actually invited. Two of them who were in the country did meet the army, and [were promptly released]. Weird.
As another football weekend approaches, many are placing their bets on how the games will go. Read this [special report] on how an upgraded form of âBaba Ijebuâ â which is still popular, by the way â has become hugely popular.
Thanks for reading, and share this if you like it. Have a great weekend and a few of whatever you drink on us!
Cheers!
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