With so many people following her work, Linda Ikeji has been able to make a living for herself by running the blog as well as taking advertisements from various companies.
She has been able to launch her own beauty line as well as a clothing line via print on demand.
She was also named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in 2014 and www.misterpoll.com awarded an honorary doctorate from Babcock University.
She has been in the spotlight for Linda Ikeji her success and Linda Ikeji achievements as an entrepreneur while being one of Nigeria's most successful bloggers to date.
Her blog began when she had just finished school with no further ideas about what career path to take until she discovered blogging.
Abayomi through his lawyer, Falana and Falana’s Chambers claimed that the publication with the headline, ‘LIB Exclusive: Meet the owner of Instablog9ja - John Abayomi’ has put his life and that of his family in danger.
In the letter delivered to the blogger on Friday, a copy of which was sighted by our reporter, Linda Ikeji was asked to tender an unreserved apology within forty-eight hours or risk legal action.
Linda Ikeji in the said publication had claimed that ‘the owner of instablog9ja is John Abayomi, a former online editor of Vanguard news and current online editor of Punch’.
However, Falana said the statement is untrue and unfounded, but only calculated to lower Abayomi’s esteem and damage his reputation and professional career.
"Your publication has put him in the harm’s way, thereby endangering his life and the lives of his family members. It has also attracted a lot of negative reactions from members of the public including celebrities who has been eager to know the face behind the blunt and sarcastic blog because of the method of reportage".
"Your mendacious publication was clearly actuated by malice in that it was deliberately done to portray our client as an imposter, a fraudster and a blackmailer"
"In the light of the foregoing, we have our client’s firm instructions to demand an unqualified apology together with a retraction of the libelous publication in the edition of your blog (Linda Ikeji blog) in addition to having the retraction published on Instagram.
"However, if you fail or refuse to accede to our client’s demands within 48 hours of the receipt of this letter, we shall have no option than to initiate civil proceedings against you at the Lagos State High Court without further recourse to you," reads the letter which was signed by Chukwuma Onwuemene (ESQ.).
A reliable source has also rubbished reports that Abayomi has been summoned to a meeting by his employers, Punch Newspapers over Linda Ikeji’s publication.
"It is totally untrue. There was no such meeting. John is a top notch professional and everybody close to him, including his employers are aware that Linda Ikeji’s publication was completely untrue," the source said.
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як Domenic Bordelon (2021-10-19)
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Today, Linda Ikeji she has over 3 million followers on Facebook where she posts almost daily.
With so many people following her work, Linda Ikeji has been able to make a living for herself by running the blog as well as taking advertisements from various companies.
She has been able to launch her own beauty line as well as a clothing line via print on demand.
She was also named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in 2014 and www.misterpoll.com awarded an honorary doctorate from Babcock University.
Linda Ikeji continues to work hard to provide her readers with the latest posts and Linda Ikeji information on entertainment news.
She has been in the spotlight for Linda Ikeji her success and Linda Ikeji achievements as an entrepreneur while being one of Nigeria's most successful bloggers to date.
Seasoned journalist John Abayomi has threatened to sue the publisher of Linda Ikeji blog, Linda Ikeji for https://pastebin.pl publishing false and malicious story about him.
Abayomi through his lawyer, Falana and Falana’s Chambers claimed that the publication with the headline, ‘LIB Exclusive: Meet the owner of Instablog9ja - John Abayomi’ has put his life and that of his family in danger.
In the letter delivered to the blogger on Friday, a copy of which was sighted by our reporter, Linda Ikeji was asked to tender an unreserved apology within forty-eight hours or risk legal action.
Linda Ikeji in the said publication had claimed that ‘the owner of instablog9ja is John Abayomi, a former online editor of Vanguard news and current online editor of Punch’.
However, Falana said the statement is untrue and unfounded, but only calculated to lower Abayomi’s esteem and damage his reputation and professional career.
"Your publication has put him in the harm’s way, thereby endangering his life and the lives of his family members. It has also attracted a lot of negative reactions from members of the public including celebrities who has been eager to know the face behind the blunt and sarcastic blog because of the method of reportage".
"Your mendacious publication was clearly actuated by malice in that it was deliberately done to portray our client as an imposter, a fraudster and a blackmailer"
"In the light of the foregoing, we have our client’s firm instructions to demand an unqualified apology together with a retraction of the libelous publication in the edition of your blog (Linda Ikeji blog) in addition to having the retraction published on Instagram.
"However, if you fail or refuse to accede to our client’s demands within 48 hours of the receipt of this letter, we shall have no option than to initiate civil proceedings against you at the Lagos State High Court without further recourse to you," reads the letter which was signed by Chukwuma Onwuemene (ESQ.).
A reliable source has also rubbished reports that Abayomi has been summoned to a meeting by his employers, Punch Newspapers over Linda Ikeji’s publication.
"It is totally untrue. There was no such meeting. John is a top notch professional and everybody close to him, including his employers are aware that Linda Ikeji’s publication was completely untrue," the source said.