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Whether haters like it or not, Linda Ikeji is number one, when it comes to blogging in Nigeria (and Africa). And this means her name will be on people’s mouths for a very long time, especially after her attempt at creating her own social site, Linda Ikeji Social.
But you see, even politicians have started chooking their mouths in Linda’s matter. A legislator from Ebonyi state, Maria Ude Nwachi, wrote a really long open letter on Facebook, giving Aunty Linda the legendary ‘How To Keep A Man’ advice.
Maria, also known as ‘Afipko Chic’ was really concerned about Linda’s comments about not wanting to be stifled about any man.
Because, according to her, the typical African man only aims to be successful just so he can be jejely the ‘head’of his family without any questions.
She also adviced Aunty Linda to ‘lower her standards’ as per some men are angry at how a woman has managed to achieve such success.
Like Nigerians on Twitter, we’re wondering who sent Afikpo Chic message o.
This gist is for your amebo viewing only sha. You can read the full letter here but in the meantime, abeg, share your thoughts in the comments section.
Truth be told, new ideas are usually built on older ones these days. Nigerian musicians are great at copyingsampling , that’s why Wizkid probably sampled S7ven in Holla At Your Boy while P Square served us Fugees-inspired, Bizzy Body.
In May 2016, Paul Okoye from P Square directed and featured in a video titled Slow Slow.
But the guys at YNaija felt he copied Rihanna’s Work dance-hall music video.
And dragged him for it.
Paul didn’t take it lightly and went on full blast in their comments section. He even said they will never be as big as Linda Ikeji.
YNaija continued to be petty and threw more shade at him in their next post.
This is another case of two people fighting but it reminds us of Wizkid and Linda’s rofo rofo fight.
Although P Square’s total body of work is almost always based on ‘sampled songs’, and YNaija are just looking for trouble…
The latest fight between Linda and Wizkid was messy, no doubt. Wizkid made really misogynistic statements and even threatened to beat Linda because she reported “not-so-awesome” news about him getting evicted from his Lekki house.
Linda who took his threat seriously, went to report the matter to the Commissioner of Police for her own security.
And instead of her to carry on with life, she came to share a long essay explaining to Nigerians why she reported.
She started things off with how much she likes Wizkid’s music and reported all his successes.
“Even Wizkid himself thinks I don’t like him. Why he or anyone would think so is puzzling to me to be honest. Apart from his achievements after he started insulting me online a few weeks ago…everything else, every success Wizkid has recorded in the last 3/4 years is on LIB. All the awards, all the record breaking feats, his sold out concerts, his foreign magazine features, and collaborations, everything that has built him up to the young man he is today is on LIB”.
She was just doing her amebo job by reporting about Wizkid’s alleged eviction notice.
“When I reported that he was served quit notice at his Lekki home, I stated fact and I didn’t write it out of malice. It’s not everyday you get exclusive stories…and I’m sure any other blogger who got the story first would also have published it. So, there was no beef, I was just doing my job”.
And she just switched into feminist mode, and still managed to slut shame at the same time.
“You call a woman, who gave another young woman, whose real name she doesn’t even know N500,000 just because she said she would rather work by carrying cement than prostitute herself, that’s the person you call a hoe? When your mind is so warped you can’t differentiate between a woman and a hoe, then this is what happens.”
And said she reported so women can speak up against violence.
“I went as far as I did for me and for other women. This is to pass a strong message to our young men that these kinds of behaviour towards women will not be tolerated. Should not be tolerated. If you assault or even threaten to assault a woman, the law will come after you if she chooses not to be silent. Women, don’t be silent. Let’s break the circle”.
Yes, violence against women and anyone should not be condoned and must be reported to authorities.
More action should be taken against people (and celebrities) who make misogynistic comments and unnecessary violent threats!
When someone who has brought other women down with false news tries to tap into the anointing of female empowerment.
When people resort to feminism only when it suits them.
When she brought Tupac from the land of the dead to prove her slut-shaming point.
When someone slut-shames and claims to empower women in one breath.
When Linda comes again with her long essays.
When it takes only a bag to make someone lose their mind yet they claim to be humble.
When someone keeps announcing how they dashed people money every time they have problems with people.
But why should Wizkid still have any endorsements after making those trashy and disrespectful comments?
We hope this step she took will actually deter people like Wizkid from making such threats and comments next time.
