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  Over the years, the popular blogger has made giant strides in the blogging sector of this country but she has also made enemies in high places as well. These are a few of the times she was threatened to be sued and why. 1.  Maje Ayida When the news erupted that Ayida had impregnated his ex-girlfriend even while married to Toke who is yet to conceive, the social media went on fire with the gist. However, in a twist to events, a new Twitter handle @MajeAyida emerged and was tweeting about the occurrences, denying that Maje ever cheated on Toke Makinwa. It couldn't be confirmed if the account is really owned by Toke Makinwa’s husband. "@lindaikeji you had no right to publish false information. My lawyers will be coming for you." — Maje Ayida (@MajeAyida) June 16, 2015 2. Funke Akindele Ms. Akindele asked Ms. Ikeji to retract and apologise within 24 hours for a post on Ms. Ikeji’s blog published on January 25, titled, Did Funke Akindele shade

The NBA star was found at the Love Ranch South, a legal Nevada brothel that is part of Dennis Hof’s sex empire.    On Tuesday afternoon, former NBA star Lamar Odom was found unconscious inside the owner’s suite of the Love Ranch South—a legal brothel in Crystal, Nevada. He is on life support at a Las Vegas hospital.   According to a 911 call released Wednesday evening, employees at the brothel claim that Odom had been partying there since Saturday, and had been ingesting large quantities of cocaine, cognac, and up to 10 herbal performance-enhancing supplements. On Monday night, brothel spokesman Richard Hunter says, Odom had a strange request: He ordered the two prostitutes he was partying with, Ryder Cherry and Monica Monroe, to leave him alone, and when they returned the following day, he was unresponsive. When they turned him on his side, Odom was revealed to be bleeding from his nose, with a pinkish, mucus-y fluid dripping from his mouth. Odom, a 6-foot-10 t

Tenisha Fearson, 27, on Thursday, October 15, dangled her 6-month-old baby girl out a Bronx sixth-floor window, screaming "We are all going to die" Hallelujah" and Praise the Lord" before letting the child plunge to her death onto the concrete below, police said. According to Tenisha's godmother Louella Hatch, as police were taking her away, she said “the devil is in her,” Neighbors described a chaotic scene before the sickening drop, with building residents yelling at the deranged naked woman when she began throwing household items out the window.   They screamed in terror and called 911 when they saw her bring the baby to the window. "She threw a baby out the window!" one witness screamed. Then, in a bizarre, ritualistic scene, Fearon lay on the floor surrounded by her other three children: two girls and a boy who were also naked and lying on their backs, according to next-door neighbor Gregorio Lopez. Lopez, 47, ran to th

BABCOCK University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State recorded another milestone last Thursday, as the first heart surgery was performed in the institution’s Teaching Hospital, by its doctors. The operation lasted six hours. The first beneficiary of this feat in the history of the university is a 34-year-old woman, who brimmed with exceptional spirit as she calmly walked through the door with gaiety into the theatre for a life saving venture in the human hands of cardio thoracic surgeons, Professor Kamar Adeleke, Dr. Michael Sanusi, Dr. Mudashiru Lawal and Dr. Edward Anderson, all resident doctors. According to the institution, there are other 15 critical care personnel in the operating theatre to provide specific required services. They included perfussionists, cardiac operations nurses, internists and anesthesiologists. Friday’s surgery was a milk valve replacement. Yesterday, another set of patients’ hearts received care from the surgeons’ hearts that care. Dozens of ot

A former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, is dead. He was 63. Mr. Alamieyeseigha died Saturday at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, where he had been in coma for days. He was the governor of the Niger Delta state from 1999 to 2005 when he was impeached on corruption charges. He reportedly slipped into a coma two days ago and was placed on life support. Recall that the British Government had earlier determined to resurrect an outstanding case of money laundering against the former governor and had requested for his extradition to London. Alamieyeseigha, who was facing money laundering charges, jumped bail and returned to Nigeria and has since then refused to answer summons for trial to continue. He was born on November 16, 1952 in Amassoma, Ogboin North Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. He attended the Bishop Dimeari Grammar School, Yenagoa. He joined the Nigerian Defence Academy as a Cadet Officer in 1974,

The Benue native, known for her soothing vocals, distinct style of song writing, and confident charisma, mixes the musical genres of Soul, Tribal house,Reggae,R&B and AfroBeat to create a sound that brings pleasure and easy delight to the ears. In recognition of her talent and vocal prowess, she was chosen personally by the legendary musician Youssou N'dour to perform with him his song 7 Seconds on the 24th of February 2014. Her singles Okay, Down and the immensely popular Goodman have also endeared her to music lovers the world over. In fact, Goodman was listed by BEAT FM as one of the top Nigerian wedding songs of 2014. Also, Tosyn Bucknor (one of Nigeria's most popular OAP's) listed her as one of the Top artistes of 2014. Described as a songbird who is constantly pushing boundaries in her music and stage performances, Ruby is highly sought after by other musicians who regard her as the perfect 'hook singer'. This is evident in her various coll

Following his showdown with Super Eagles Coach, Sunday Oliseh, Vincent Enyeama has announced his retirement from the Nigerian national team, Super Eagles.   The nation will miss him! Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about him: 1. He was born on the 29th of August 1982. 2. Vincent Enyeama, has more career goals than John Mikel Obi. 3. Vincent Enyeama is the world’s 17th highest goalscoring Goalkeeper of all time with 20 career goals, 9 for Hapoel Tel Aviv, 10 for Enyimba FC and 1 for Ibom Stars all scored from the penalty spot. 4. He was named the 2009 Israeli Football League player of the year and the best Goalkeeper in Ligue 1 in 2013 & 2014 by L’Equipe. 5. Has kept more clean sheets (39) than any other goalkeeper in the last 3 Ligue 1 seasons 6. He is regarded as one of the best keepers in African football history and has served Nigeria at the National level for 13 years. 7. He is the most capped player ever for the national team. 8. He h

In a town hall meeting, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, has said that his administration has reduced the cost of governance in the state and saved N3 billion monthly. Speaking on Tuesday at a town hall meeting in Abesan, Lagos West Senatorial District, the Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi ‎Ambode, has said that his administration has reduced the cost of governance in the state and saved N3 billion monthly in the first four months of his government. ‎It was the first edition of a quarterly town hall meeting Gov. Ambode was holding since he was sworn in on May 29th as the third governor of Lagos State since 1999.   He disclosed that reducing the cost of governance was achieved through the re-alignment of the state’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs and restructuring of government, and reiterated his determination to be accountable for every revenue and expenditure of the state.   "This has provided us with more funds to inject into capital projects

Prague's astronomical clock is more than half a millennium old, and is the oldest functional clock of its kind in the world. Google has celebrated its anniversary with a Google Doodle The ornate clock, known as the Orloj, is one of Prague's most recognized touristic spectacles, and is located in the Old Town Square in the center of the city. Its hourly shows draw curious visitors from all over the world, where 12 apostles emerge from two windows to nod at the crowds below. Other allegorical figures include Death, as a skeleton holding an hourglass, a miser with a purse of coins, a Turk shaking his head and Vanity peering into a mirror. The 12 zodiac medallions below the clock face itself were added by Josef Manes in 1865. "Despite over a half a millennium of wear and a brush with disaster in WWII, much of its original machinery remains intact, making it the oldest functioning clock of its kind in the world," Google said. "Today’s Doodle h

Diezani Alison-Madueke is receiving treatment for cancer in the United Kingdom, according her lawyer. Mr. Oscar Onwudiwe said in a statement that the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, who was arrested last week in London on corruption-related offences, began the treatment for cancer in the UK while she was in office. Although he did not say what form of cancer she was diagnosed with, he added, “The health crisis has unfortunately exacerbated in recent times.” For most of her tenure in Petroleum, Mrs. Alison-Madueke was the subject of unflattering investigations by the media, some of them reporting her lavish champagne-and-chartered jet lifestyle.  She was also the subject of investigations in the federal legislature, but she continued to deny being involved in any corrupt deals.  She was reportedly trying to be trying to buy a luxury mansion in one of Britain’s most exclusive locations last week when she was arrested. In May that Mrs. Alison-Madueke somehow