Thursday, October 9, 2014

It's Not A Case Of Witch Hunting - Google Responds To Removing Linda Ikeji's Blog

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Since making my post yesterday about Linda's blog, I've found out more about what the issues are. I can only say that as a blogger, this affects us all, and we can only learn from it, including Linda herself, who I know for sure will bounce back. Already she has tweeted about making plans to be back soon.

“Linda Ikeji’s Blog will be back in a bit. Biko, bear with me. The blog is still up on lindaikeji.mobi. Please read there for now until I sort this out.”

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

EXCLUSIVE - Father of Girl Allegedly Kidnapped By Grandmother Says It's A Legal Matter

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The father in the case of a Nigerian woman in the UK who has alleged that the grandmother of her little girl took the child away, read here, just sent me an email saying it is a legal matter and so my blogs are unauthorized.

However, there is nothing legal about taking a child away from the mother without due process. I have asked him to respond with further details to show that this is not a kidnapping, and will keep you all posted.

Meanwhile, read Temi's full post to bloggers, and her updated tweets, below...

Man Jailed For Killing Friend Who Poked His Girlfriend on Facebook

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27 year old Scott Humphrey has been jailed after he killed his friend in a fight that ensued because he found out that the friend had poked his girlfriend on Facebook.

During the case in which Scott Humphrey was sentenced to 4 years in jail, the taxi driver said he heard Humphrey angrily asking Mr Rovetto, "If you're such a good friend why did you poke my missus?"

Jhonni Blaze Apologizes To Drake For Leaking Text Messages And Threat Rumors

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Jhonni Blaze, a stripper and video vixen, made the news yesterday after she leaked text messages she had exchanged with rapper Drake, while insinuating that he had threatened her life. It turned out that the stripper had indeed filed a police report against "a celebrity", but was not about to press charges.

It turns out, there are no charges to press as she has now tendered an apology, and says most of the claims that Drake had threatened her and even sent people to her house were made up by tabloids.

President Goodluck Jonathan Slams Report That He's 6th Richest African President

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President Goodluck Jonathan through his spokesperson, Reuben Abati has reacted to the list published recently, which named him as the 6th Richest African President worth about $100million. The president's office sent out the release below asking for a retraction and an apology from relevant websites that published the story.

Since I did, I hereby tender my unreserved apology to the president if indeed he has no other sources of income than his civil service pay as president. If and when he begins spending more than this, I want my apology back.

Nigerian Woman Heartbroken After Her Little Girl Is Allegedly Kidnapped By The Grandmother

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A Nigerian woman in the UK named Temmy007 on social media, has spoken out about how her daughter was allegedly kidnapped by the girl's grandmother. She shared her story on Instagram and Twitter;

According to @OfficialTemmy, she got pregnant for a man she was dating in 2012, and when he said he did not want to keep the baby, Temmy decided to go ahead with the pregnancy and have her daughter.

Now, the man's mother and the baby's grandmother, calls her up that she wants to visit and see her grnadchild. Thinking that a reconciliation was in the works, and not wanting to deny her daughter the chance to know her paternal family, Ronke agreed. Only for the grandmum to secret the child away.

Beyonce Turns Paparazzi For Jay Z and Blue Ivy As They Go Sight-seeing in Paris

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Beyonce, Jayz and Blue Ivy are currently in Paris where they have been since the power couple's On The Run tour ended there several weeks ago. Some reports are saying they have been house hunting and want to settle in France. For now, they are being the typical tourists and taking in all the sights. Meanwhile, Beyonce is on paparazzi duty and have shared some of her good snaps on her website.

Kelly Clarkson's Picture With 4-Month-Old Daughter Receives Negative Backlash On Facebook

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Kelly Clarkson received a lot of negative backlash after she shared a picture she took with her four-month-old daughter River Rose on Facebook recently. While I personally think all babies are cute, quite a number of people took issue with River's looks, especially her chubby arms.

River Rose is Kelly Clarkson's first child, born in June after she and husband Brandon Blackstock, got married back in October [see pics].

How Syrian Woman Was Lured Into ISIS With The Promise Of Marriage And Why She Left

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Khadijah, a 21 year old Syrian woman was drawn to ISIS by the smooth talks of a Tunisian whom she met online and who promised he would come to her country and marry her. She fell in love with his good manners, and grew to trust him over time. Before long, he had lured her into the Islamic State, telling her that the group was not what people thought, and was not a terrorist organization.

This is according to an exclusive interview that the young woman granted to CNN. Read an excerpt from Khadijah's interview below...

Ebola Patient Thomas Eric Duncan Has Died In Hospital

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Thomas Eric Duncan, the Ebola patient in Dallas has died, according to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital where he was being treated.

This is so sad because just yesterday, his son Karsiah Duncan had spoken out for the first time since his father was admitted, saying "I want to thank God for letting me come out here today and thank everybody who's been praying. ... I want to thank the hospital for helping my dad stay alive."