Linda Ikeji explains how she moved from her humble beginnings to building a media empire as she covers Business Day's The CEO magazine(Photos)

Linda Ifeoma Ikeji is the latest CEO to grace the cover of Business Day's The CEO magazine.

The Linda Ikeji Media CEO sat with Business Day Magazine’s Editor Lehlé Baldé to speak extensively about building a media empire from next to nothing.

Linda Ikeji Media business began 12 years ago as just a personal blog where Dr Ikeji shared her personal stories. But she decided to do something different after reading Perez Hilton's blog, she told Ms Lehlé Baldé.

At this point, she began including gossips and entertainment stories and realized it increased her reach. This set her apart from other bloggers and soon turned the blog into an income-generating business.

Now, Linda Ikeji Media has expanded to include the Linda Ikeji TV and also a digital marketing company.

It was no mean feat but Linda said she achieved this with patience and also by not paying attention to the naysayers and all who tried to demean what she does for a living. The blog did not begin generating income until years later, but she said she kept at it and put in the work.

Linda Ikeji said her business ideas come from trying to meet a need. She said:

I think my ideas always come from my vision and where I see a need or where I think will be successful.

This, she said, is what led her to diversify the Linda Ikeji Media to TV and, more recently, digital marketing.

To read the full interview, download the newspaper here .

Linda Ikeji explains how she moved from her humble beginnings to building a media empire as she covers Business Day's The CEO magazine(Photos)

Linda Ifeoma Ikeji is the latest CEO to grace the cover of Business Day's The CEO magazine.

The Linda Ikeji Media CEO sat with Business Day Magazine’s Editor Lehlé Baldé to speak extensively about building a media empire from next to nothing.

Linda Ikeji Media business began 12 years ago as just a personal blog where Dr Ikeji shared her personal stories. But she decided to do something different after reading Perez Hilton's blog, she told Ms Lehlé Baldé.

At this point, she began including gossips and entertainment stories and realized it increased her reach. This set her apart from other bloggers and soon turned the blog into an income-generating business.

Now, Linda Ikeji Media has expanded to include the Linda Ikeji TV and also a digital marketing company.

It was no mean feat but Linda said she achieved this with patience and also by not paying attention to the naysayers and all who tried to demean what she does for a living. The blog did not begin generating income until years later, but she said she kept at it and put in the work.

Linda Ikeji said her business ideas come from trying to meet a need. She said:

I think my ideas always come from my vision and where I see a need or where I think will be successful.

This, she said, is what led her to diversify the Linda Ikeji Media to TV and, more recently, digital marketing.

To read the full interview, download the newspaper here .

Must Read: Corps member dies after falling out of a commercial bus in Lagos (graphic photo)

A corps member has died after he fell off a commercial bus in Lagos.

Akhigbe Nuel Odiase, a recent law graduate, was in a bus plying the LASU-Isheri road when he fell from the moving vehicle at about 9:45pm on the night of April 15, 2019.

He sustained a severe head injury from the accident and was rushed to the nearby Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, where he was given first aid treatment. He was then transferred to LASUTH where he died later that night from his wounds.

Friends and colleague have taken to Facebook to mourn the Ambrose Alli University law graduate.

Boaz Kelvin Olumba wrote:

The efforts And love you put into Law, into life.. You strived to be better, even though you didnt get the first class you aimed at LS you made a clear 2.1.. You emerged so beautifully...

I dont want to believe its all vanity.. You cannot die in that khaki.. Please i hear miracles happen and its never too late

Must Read: Corps member dies after falling out of a commercial bus in Lagos (graphic photo)

A corps member has died after he fell off a commercial bus in Lagos.

Akhigbe Nuel Odiase, a recent law graduate, was in a bus plying the LASU-Isheri road when he fell from the moving vehicle at about 9:45pm on the night of April 15, 2019.

He sustained a severe head injury from the accident and was rushed to the nearby Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, where he was given first aid treatment. He was then transferred to LASUTH where he died later that night from his wounds.

Friends and colleague have taken to Facebook to mourn the Ambrose Alli University law graduate.

Boaz Kelvin Olumba wrote:

The efforts And love you put into Law, into life.. You strived to be better, even though you didnt get the first class you aimed at LS you made a clear 2.1.. You emerged so beautifully...

I dont want to believe its all vanity.. You cannot die in that khaki.. Please i hear miracles happen and its never too late

TBoss shares new photos amidst pregnancy rumors

TBoss shared these new photos amidst rumors that she is expecting a child with reality TV star/actor, Uti Nwachukwu. Both have neither denied or confirmed the rumors. See more of the photos below

TBoss shares new photos amidst pregnancy rumors

TBoss shared these new photos amidst rumors that she is expecting a child with reality TV star/actor, Uti Nwachukwu. Both have neither denied or confirmed the rumors. See more of the photos below

Breaking:Three people killed In helicopter accident near Mount Everest

A small plane veered off the runway and hit two helicopters while taking off near Mount Everest on Sunday, killing three people and injuring three, officials said.

The accident happened at Lukla airport which is the main gateway to the Everest region and is reputed to be one of the most difficult in the world for landings and take-offs. A co-pilot of the turbo-prop Let-410 plane run by Summit Air bound for Kathmandu and a police officer on the ground were killed on the spot, Lukla airport official Ema Nath Adhikari told AFP.

Another policeman died in hospital in Kathmandu, a police spokesman confirmed. “The plane slipped towards the helipad during take-off and collided with two helicopters. The injured have been sent to Kathmandu for treatment. We are not sure about the cause of the accident” Adhikari said.

Photos from the scene showed mangled and scorched wreckage of the plane and helicopters. Lukla airport is used by thousands of trekkers and climbers heading for the Everest region each year. It is particularly busy in April as the spring mountain climbing season begins.

Breaking:Three people killed In helicopter accident near Mount Everest

A small plane veered off the runway and hit two helicopters while taking off near Mount Everest on Sunday, killing three people and injuring three, officials said.

The accident happened at Lukla airport which is the main gateway to the Everest region and is reputed to be one of the most difficult in the world for landings and take-offs. A co-pilot of the turbo-prop Let-410 plane run by Summit Air bound for Kathmandu and a police officer on the ground were killed on the spot, Lukla airport official Ema Nath Adhikari told AFP.

Another policeman died in hospital in Kathmandu, a police spokesman confirmed. “The plane slipped towards the helipad during take-off and collided with two helicopters. The injured have been sent to Kathmandu for treatment. We are not sure about the cause of the accident” Adhikari said.

Photos from the scene showed mangled and scorched wreckage of the plane and helicopters. Lukla airport is used by thousands of trekkers and climbers heading for the Everest region each year. It is particularly busy in April as the spring mountain climbing season begins.

42 year old man was found at the closet after sneaking to have sex with a 12-year-old

A father was horrified to find a pervert hiding in his closet after coming over to the house to have sex with his 12-year-old daughter.

The unidentified dad said he found 42-year-old Christopher Todd Leonard (pictured above) shirtless in the closet of his Texas home on November 2, 2018, while getting ready for work around 5.30am.

Leonard, who was not aggressive, told the father that the girl invited him over to their home. He claimed he thought the girl was 21. But the girl said the man was aware of her real age.

According to KPRC, Leonard said he had been talking to the girl through Facebook and Instagram.

The 12-year-old told authorities that she had met Leonard while using public transportation a few weeks prior to the incident. She said he gave her his phone number and they contacted each other through texts and phone calls.

When authorities looked through Leonard's phone, they also found sexually explicit messages that he had sent to the girl.

The girl's father told KPRC: "The man literally brainwashed her.

"Knowing this guy could have done something to my daughter and then knowing that I had another daughter that he could have done something to, it really affected me, and my family as well."

Police has issued a warrant for Leonard's arrest. He has been charged with online solicitation of a minor.

42 year old man was found at the closet after sneaking to have sex with a 12-year-old

A father was horrified to find a pervert hiding in his closet after coming over to the house to have sex with his 12-year-old daughter.

The unidentified dad said he found 42-year-old Christopher Todd Leonard (pictured above) shirtless in the closet of his Texas home on November 2, 2018, while getting ready for work around 5.30am.

Leonard, who was not aggressive, told the father that the girl invited him over to their home. He claimed he thought the girl was 21. But the girl said the man was aware of her real age.

According to KPRC, Leonard said he had been talking to the girl through Facebook and Instagram.

The 12-year-old told authorities that she had met Leonard while using public transportation a few weeks prior to the incident. She said he gave her his phone number and they contacted each other through texts and phone calls.

When authorities looked through Leonard's phone, they also found sexually explicit messages that he had sent to the girl.

The girl's father told KPRC: "The man literally brainwashed her.

"Knowing this guy could have done something to my daughter and then knowing that I had another daughter that he could have done something to, it really affected me, and my family as well."

Police has issued a warrant for Leonard's arrest. He has been charged with online solicitation of a minor.

Nigerian Police Force dismiss nine senior officers, demote six for misconduct

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The Police Service Commission has approved with immediate effect the dismissal of nine senior Police officers for gross misconduct. It also approved the reduction in rank of another six officers for different cases of misconduct.

Ikechukwu Ani, the PSC spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday that this was part of the outcome of the fifth plenary meeting of the Commission, which held in Abuja on March 26 and 27, 2019, presided over by its Chairman, Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector-General of Police. It stated that the Commission also approved ‘severe reprimand’ for five officers and ‘reprimand’ for another five

One officer, Austin Agbonlahor, a Commissioner of Police was, however, exonerated. The statement read, “Those dismissed were Abdul Ahmed, a Superintendent of Police who will also be prosecuted; another SP, Adamu Abare, had his promotion from SP to Chief Superintendent of Police withdrawn before his dismissal.”

The Commission further requested the acting IG to furnish it with information on the punishment meted out to other officers mentioned in the Police Investigation Reports involving Abare with regard to irregularities in the conduct of the 2011 recruitment exercise. Others who were also dismissed include DSPs Osondu Christian, Samson Ahmidu and Pius Timiala who would be prosecuted.

The statement said their promotion from Deputy Superintendent to SP had been withdrawn. Four Assistant Superintendents of Police were also dismissed for various wrongdoings. They are: Agatha Usman, Esther Yahaya, Idris Shehu and Usman Dass. “Oluwatoyin Adesope and Mansir Bako had their ranks reduced from SP to DSP, while Gbenle Mathew,; Tijani Saifullahi, Sadiq Idris and Alice Abbah were demoted from DSP to ASP,” the Service stated.

It added that the decisions had been conveyed to the IG for implementation in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Commission, Nnamdi Mbaeri.

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