news and entertainment blog, Linda Ikeji, was taken
down Wednesday by tech firm, Google, after a row
allegedly over the originality of the blog's contents.
Linda Ikeji blog, published on Google-owned
Blogger, has grown to become one of the most visited
websites in Nigeria.
The site mainly aggregates and republishes news
items and entertainment bits sourced from other
channels, although it occasionally publishes
exclusive contents.
Its publisher, Linda Ikeji, has emerged one of the
most successful online entrepreneurs in Nigeria and
has been rated amongst Nigeria's most influential
young women.
Lately, the site has been hit by multiple allegations of
plagiarism with critics allegedly prodding Google to
suspend the blog. The tech firm disallows plagiarism
on its platforms.
Ms. Ikeji denies lifting materials without proper
attribution.
On Tuesday, Ms. Ikeji said the site came under
attack by her competitors driven by envy over her
success.
The claims followed allegations of plagiarism by the
publisher of another blog, 15Past8, known by the
name Aye Dee. Details of the controversial work are
not clear.
But on Tuesday, Ms. Ikeji dismissed the allegation in
an article, saying she cited sources in all published
materials.
Ms. Ikeji said Mr. Dee and other tech-savvy
publishers were out to have her website suspended by
Google, angered by her success and her recent
acquisition of a N24million SUV.
Ms. Ikeji did not respond to our inquiries
Wednesday.
Google could not be immediately reached also. An
official who was asked about the suspension denied knowledge
of the suspension of the website.
SOMAYINA OFFOR
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