- Date of Birth:
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- Place of Birth:
- Imo State
Linda Ifeoma Ikeji is a Nigerian blogger, writer, entrepreneur, and former model. She is known for her blog and controversial publications online. Ikeji was born and raised in a Catholic family from Nkwerre, Imo State, Southeast Nigeria. She is the second child. She began writing at the age of 10. She completed her secondary school education at the age of 17. By 18 she enrolled at the University Of Lagos, where she studied English language. While schooling, she took up a part-time job as a waitress, writer, and model to assist herself through school and her family.
Linda Ikeji graduated from the University in 2004. In 2006, she started blogging as a hobby. At that time, the internet had not gained dominance in Nigeria, so she had to make her posts at a cybercafe. She became an active blogger in 2007 and was using a blogger sub-domain lindaikeji.blogspot.com and later obtained her domain www.lindaikejisblog.com. Moving forward, she also ventured into online radio broadcasting, a station operated by the Linda Ikeji media office.
In August 2012, Forbes Africa dedicated itself to celebrating African women in that month’s issue. In the issue, Forbes Africa highlighted Africa’s 20 most prominent women and the issues featured profiles of two young Nigerian women: Linda Ikeji, as well as Chibundu Onuzo.
Ikeji has dealt with controversial posts which include the #SaveMayowa Campaign and also about celebrities such as Funke Akindele, Richard Mofe Damijo, Djimon Honsou, Wizkid, and Tonto Dikeh. She also made controversial publications about politician Doyin Okupe who described the publications as defamatory.
Ikeji publicly disclosed her relationship with her son's father, Sholaye Jeremi admitting that they are not suitable partners. She took to her blog to detail reasons why her relationship with her son's father, whom she met in December 2015, didn't work out as nicely as expected.
In 2023, Ikeji made her debut into the Nigerian film production, by producing her first movie titled “Dark October” which centered on the Aluu Four Lynching story.