Award winning actor, Desmond Elliot, has partnered with reputable crowdfunding platform, Giving.Ng to lend his voice in support of health workers across the country. Desmond, who is also a member of the Lagos State house of Assembly shared a video on his Instagram page stating that there is a need for those taking care of the sick to also be taken care of. Giving.Ng announced a crowdfunding campaign to support health workers who are on the front-line of the coronavirus pandemic a few weeks ago. The fund was set up to help take care of their hazard allowances as most of them in Nigeria earn just N5,000(appr. $14) monthly. The Fund pays them a minimum of one hundred thousand naira monthly and is governed by a diverse and multi-sectoral board led by Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, a leading public health practitioner. According to Olapeju Ibekwe, the project manager, Giving.Ng, she noted that as the cases of infected Nigerians continue rising and the public is advised to practice social distancing, health workers have no choice but to go daily to take care of the sick.‘Some of them have not hugged their wives and children in the past 3 months just to protect their family from being infected. They definitely need our support. We are proud to partner with notable Nigerians like Desmond Elliot at this critical time for the benefit of frontline workers fighting the COVID-19 scourge. It is inspiring to know that there are people out there that still care. We are grateful for the partnership and look forward to more public figures standing up to be counted at this time.’ We also want to use this opportunity to call on Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora, to step up and show their support by donating towards the welfare of our local frontline health workers. In the words of James Keller, “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.” You too can contribute your quota. Make your donations by visiting https://ift.tt/2XdVcM6 post Desmond Elliot Partners with Giving.Ng appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.source http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2020/7/desmond-elliot-partners-with-givingng-2.html
The music video for Beyonce's song 'Already', featuring Shatta Wale and Major Lazer has been released. The American singer shared the video on her Instagram. She revealed that shooting the video started in her backyard. She added that some scenes were shot in Shatta Wale's hometown, Ghana. 
The singer performed a number of Nigerian and African dances in the video, including the popular Leg work and Gbese dance moves. 
Watch the video below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lindaikejiblog (@lindaikejiblogofficial) on Jul 31, 2020 at 1:12am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Beyonce (@beyonce) on Jul 30, 2020 at 9:02pm PDTThe post 
Actress Stella Damasus is celebrating her husband, Film director Daniel Ademinokan as he turns a year older today July 31. In a post shared on her Instagram page this morning, Stella thanked Daniel for being an amazing and exceptional husband and father and for making her feel special every single day. ''It's my husband's birthday and I am grateful to God for such a special gift. @dabishop007 you are an amazing and exceptional husband and father. You have been a blessing in my life, a teacher, a friend and my pastor. I love you so so much boo. Thank you for making me feel special every single day. Thank you for being so selfless and caring. May God grant your heart desires and give you long life in Jesus name. #hbd #hubby'' she wroteThe post 
A mother-of-five, Nafisa Ibrahim, 38, was found dead in her room in Kaduna State and her relations have accused her husband of killing her. Her husband, a security guard identified as Nuhu, is allegedly on the run after his wife was found dead in their single room apartment in Mahuta, Igabi Local Government area of Kaduna. Malam Mohammed Bashir, who claimed to be a guardian to the deceased, stated that the husband is at large. Speaking to journalists at Mahuta community, he said: "The incident happened on Tuesday at the house where her husband, Nuhu, worked as a security guard. “Her relations came from Plateau State over the issue. The husband and his late wife shared the same room in the uncompleted building, while the daughters stayed in a different room. No one can tell who killed her but her relations point an accusing finger at the husband. He ran away. “All his personal belongings were removed from the room. We suspect him because they slept together in the room but when his wife’s body was found, he was nowhere to be found. “Her daughter discovered the lifeless body inside the one-apartment room where they were squatting with the husband. She tried to wake the mother up thinking she was still asleep, but when she realised she was not moving, she ran out of the room crying. She rushed to my house and told me that her mother was dead. "So, I went to the house and discovered that she was dead. We saw a rope tightened on her neck which made us believe that she was murdered. “As her guardian, I was aware that they used to have altercations and I always intervened. She left five children, but four of the children were from a previous marriage, while a daughter belongs to the current husband." The post 
Pregnant Nicki Minaj took to Instagram to flaunt her growing baby bump as she shared short footage from her new collaboration with ASAP Ferg and MadeinTYO for 'Move Ya Hips' music video. The 37-year-old, who is expecting her first child by her husband Kenneth Petty, was spotted in Burberry's monogram bikini, oversized pink sunglasses, and bling jewellery. See more photos below. 
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A Nigerian clergyman, Prophet Ebelenna Chukwu, has vowed to use his spiritual capabilities to shut down the ongoing reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, if the Buhari-led government fails to do so. According to the prophet, the future of the Nigerian child is at stake if the Nigerian government should allow the program to continue. He said the program is propagating pornography. He vowed to shut down the program if the government fails to shut it down.''If Nigerian government did not shut BBNaija down, I will shut them down by force. With my spiritual cabability, I can do it. I know who I am. I am not a prophet that is boasting'' he said Watch the video below View this post on Instagram Prophet Ebelenna Chukwu tells FG. . In a video shared online, the clergyman said the reality TV show is corrupting the minds of children who are currently at home due to the pandemic and that he would shut it down spiritually if the Buhari-led government doesn't shut it down immediately.A post shared by Lindaikejiblog (@lindaikejiblogofficial) on Jul 31, 2020 at 12:35am PDTThe post 
Tamar Braxton is speaking out for the first time since being hospitalized following a possible suicide attempt. The reality star was rushed to a hospital in Los Angeles after she was found unresponsive by her Nigerian boyfriend David Adefeso in her hotel room on Thursday, July 16. 
Adefeso called 911 to report his girlfriend had been drinking before she took an unknown amount of prescription pills following a possible suicide attempt. He explained that she was having issues with the TV network (We TV) that airs her reality show, 'Get Ya Life!' The 43-year-old "Braxton Family Values" star has now taken to Instagram to issue a lengthy statement, where she addressed some of her personal problems and reality television’s impact on her mental health. She began her post by thanking her fans for their support, writing : "Thank you to each and every individual who has prayed for me, thought of me, sent me their love and has showered me with their support. In this present moment, it is my only responsibility to be real with myself and to be real with the ones who truly love me and care for my healing. I have without fail, shared with you my brightest days, and I know that sharing with you what has been my darkest will be the light for any man or woman who is feeling the same defeat I felt just only a week ago. " She then opened up on the pressures of her career and her reality TV series. "Every one of us has a desire, whether small or big, to make it out of where we come from to an ideal future place that includes, freedom to be who we choose, security for our children and families, and fortune to share with the ones we love. We believe these things can co-exist with just being happy. I believed that, that as a black woman, as an artist, an influence, a personality I could shape my world, and with whom I believed to be my partners, they could help me share my world." "Over the past 11 years there were promises made to protect and portray my story, with the authenticity and honesty I gave. I was betrayed, taken advantage of, overworked, and underpaid. " "I wrote a letter over 2 months ago asking to be freed from what I believed was excessive and unfair. I explained in personal detail the demise I was experiencing. My cry for help went totally ignored. " "However, the demands persisted. It was my spirit, and my soul that was tainted the most. There are a few things I count on most to be, a good mother, a good daughter, a good partner, a good sister, and a good person. Who I was, begun to mean little to nothing, because it would only be how I was portrayed on television that would matter." "It was witnessing the slow death of the woman I became, that discouraged my will to fight. I felt like I was no longer living, I was existing for the purpose of a corporations gain and ratings, and that killed me." Ending her post, Braxton declared that “Mental illness is real. We have to normalize acknowledging it and stop associating it with shame and humiliation. The pain that I have experienced over the past 11 years has slowly ate away at my spirit and my mental." The singer/actress then promised that she will now do “everything in my power to aid those from mental illness, including those of us who’s mental illness was only a result from the toxic systematic bondage that dwells television.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tamar Braxton (@tamarbraxton) on Jul 30, 2020 at 12:57pm PDTThe post