It is no news that the popular Linda Ikeji Blog has been shut down following issues surrounding copyright infringement. Her name has also been trending on twitter as tweets flooded my timeline like water flowing down a hill. Obviously there has been different strokes on the matter, many of her loyal fans have continued to sympathized, some took saw it as an avenue to hit at her, some analysed reasonably, educating people about plagiarism while others were comical about it.
I am not a frequent reader and i can count the number of times i browsed her blog page but i have always appreciated her considering the fact that she is making a living out of it and she is the most successful Nigerian Blogger.
Since the blog page was taken down, she has really become more popular and i am sure she will do well and command better value whenever she stages a comeback. I can bet on that…. While i wont be talking about what really happened or whether she was right or wrong, one thing i am certain about is that copyright infringement is no joke in a civilized world.
Here are a few tweets i put together…..
This scandal is not about Linda Ikeji alone. Its about all Nigerian bloggers. Get creative! Write your own content. Give CREDIT when due.
— Ahmed Magem (@ahmagem) October 8, 2014
Linda Ikeji isn’t down because of some haters or whatever you guys are saying. When you break Internet law, the system takes you down — Chukwubinjo (@UPNEPA) October 8, 2014
This is sad .. Linda ikeji blog shutdown ??
— KAY LEE (@Car_Ur_Day) October 8, 2014
Copyright infringement issues R complex. In Nig where pple don’t even knw what plagiarism means, I sympathised initially with @lindaikeji — Zainab Usman (@MssZeeUsman) October 7, 2014
#GoogleBringBackOurLinda RETWEET if you support success! Supporters of LINDA IKEJI (@lindaikeji)
— PR ACTIVE || DR.DREY (@DreyPR) October 8, 2014
….and there were some really funny ones.
Tomorrow’s headline: Productivity across offices in Nigeria increases by 50% since Linda Ikeji’s blog is pulled down. — Optimist Prime (@LajiDwayem) October 8, 2014
The news of linda ikeji blog got me like… pic.twitter.com/YBRWDPfhWt
— I_Can_Tweet!! (@Ikpati) October 8, 2014
When you try to log onto Linda ikeji’s blog » » pic.twitter.com/1Ay42ZMAi1
— COMEDY ! (@itwit_comedy) October 8, 2014
Thank God the oda bloggers won’t ave news to blog about. Since Linda ikeji is their only source. My TL go rest small.
— Lady Olawuyi (@tannyolawuyi) October 8, 2014
Advice 2 all husbands dt hv Linda Ikeji *Addict* wives… DO NOT express ur views… just agree wit anythg ur wife says about LIB. #warning
— Kanayo Ikemefuna (@kj4lyfe) October 8, 2014
Mid-wife”@EDOcatedTONi: 1st or 2nd wife? @omodonconiyon: Wife of Shekau @pay_drama Who is this Linda ikeji?”
— I_Can_Tweet!! (@Ikpati) October 8, 2014
And linda ikejis father warned her not to buy the range rover oo…
— ‘yomi Ibikunle (@yomibik) October 8, 2014
Linda Ikeji built a mansion for her daddy and bought a range rover 2O14 for 24 mill… then awon aye strikes.. ENEMIES
— ‘yomi Ibikunle (@yomibik) October 8, 2014
“@ChrisChinaks: So Linda Ikeji is still trending? Choi!!!” Make una stop the copy and paste…lol
— PENNOlfc (@addypenno) October 8, 2014
A big shout out to every incredible Twitter user, you all give me cause to crack up after a long day. I also wish Linda recovers from this very quickly and comes back stronger.
