Widely recognized for her controversial stories on her blog, Linda Ikeji is a Nigerian blogger and writer. Her blog lindaikejisblog.com has thousands of monthly readers and she generates most of her income from it.
Linda Ifeoma Ikeji was born on 19th September 1980 in Nkwerre, Imo State. She is 43 years old. Linda Ikeji is the second child of her parents. She had six siblings. Linda Ikeji is the sister of popular actress and influencer Laura Ikeji. Her other siblings are Benita Ikeji, Edna Ikeji, Sandra Ikeji, Peks Ikeji and Vera Ikeji. She started writing when she was 10. She graduated from the University of Lagos where she studied English Language.
How did Linda Ikeji start blogging?
Linda Ikeji started her career as a model from 1998 to 2005. She worked as a fashion columnist for a celebrity magazine but she had to quit when nothing was forthcoming.
Linda Ikeji started blogging in 2016. She started her blog lindaikejisblog simply as a hobby. She became active in 2007 and switched from a subdomain to her own domain lindaikejisblog.com. Five years later, what started as a hobby developed into a popular arena for entertainment and celebrity news. With time, she started her own online radio station known as Linda Ikeji TV where programmes are broadcast live. She launched a social networking site named Linda Ikeji Social. In 2016, Linda Ikeji launched a record label known as Linda Ikeji Music but it became defunct three months after its lauch.
She also runs a charity program called "I'd rather be self made; No thanks" for young girls between the ages of 16-25 who are business driven and need someone to fund their ideas. Linda Ikeji dabbled into filmmaking in 2023 when she produced her first movie Dark October.
Major achievements
In August 2012, Linda Ikeji featured in 20 Most Prominent Women for Forbes Africa.
The name Linda Ikeji was once the most searched keyword on Google in Nigeria.
Linda has an honorary doctorate degree from Trinity International University in Georgia for her immense contributions in Business and Media in Africa.
She won the Nigeria Blog Awards for Best Entertainment Blog and Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Award for Website and Blog of the year in 2013.
Is Linda Ikeji married?
Linda Ikeji and Sholaye Jeremi met in December 2015. Sholaye Jeremi is a business tycoon who has numerous business ventures in oil and gas and real estate. Few years into their relationship, Linda Ikeji got pregnant. They were close to getting married but Linda said it didn't happen because they were not compatible. Linda Ikeji's pregnancy news on her blog Linda Ikeji blog took the world by surprise as she's known for promoting celibacy and sexual purity. She always advised ladies to abstain from sex before marriage and keep themselves until they meet a good man who is ready to commit. Linda Ikeji gave birth to her son Jayce in 2018.
