Dakovahotspot: linda ikeji was once inlove with me~Dan Foster

Dakovahotspot: linda ikeji was once inlove with me~Dan Foster: Celebrity blogger Linda Ikeji may be married to her lucrative occupation now but there was a time when the beautiful spinster – a former mod...

linda ikeji was once inlove with me~Dan Foster

Celebrity blogger Linda Ikeji may be married to her lucrative occupation now but there was a time when the beautiful spinster – a former model – was madly in love with a man; an older man who didn’t even take her seriously. That man was Dan Foster a Black American radio personality who lives and works in Nigeria.

Dan Foster: I took Linda for granted In an interview with PUNCH the popular DJ has revealed how Linda in her modeling days – was crazy about him but then he was a cassanova dating two other women all at once.
“She was in love with me. But it didn’t work out”, Foster now married with children tells the newspaper. “I took her for granted and I was dating another person while I was dating her. I tried to keep a relationship in Abuja, another in Warri while she (Linda Ikeji) was in Lagos. Ah it was a nightmare.”
Why did you marry a Nigerian?
My father told me that my ex had moved on. In fact, he told me then that she looked heavy. I asked what he meant and I was told she was pregnant. I knew she had really moved on. But then, I didn’t marry again till almost four or five years later. I was taking my time after that. It wasn’t something I wanted to jump into. But then, I did have so many options.

We knew you had options including Linda Ikeji…

Oh yeah! I remember Linda asking me what she did wrong. She went on and on. My wife always tries to delete her number no matter how I tag it on my phone. She would always figure the number out and she would find out what I use to code it. My wife is so strong and she is the right woman. I love her because she didn’t know who I was when I met her at the theatre. She still didn’t know who I was for almost two weeks after. We just had a great conversation. My sister kept asking me how I would find somebody that would love me for who I am. I put my wife to that test. She didn’t know me. It was two weeks later that people in her office asked her if she knew who her boyfriend was and they told her. She told them she didn’t know and she hadn’t even heard me on radio.

But Linda is doing well now; don’t you feel you should have married her?

She is a nice kid. I hope she is able to find someone but she has to find the right person. She is really into what she is doing. She is an honest kid. I thought I wasn’t good enough for her. I kept asking her why me. But she was really into me. I couldn’t believe it. I took her for granted. I felt she could always find a fine model on the runway. But she was so really serious about me. She was in love with me. But it didn’t work out. I took her for granted and I was dating another person while I was dating her. I tried to keep a relationship in Abuja, another in Warri while she was in Lagos. Ah! It was a nightmare. I wouldn’t want to go through that again. I had three beautiful women at a time and I lost them all. They were all waiting. One of them knew about all the rest. She could have been the one. I hurt her so badly. She even left the country after we broke up. I felt bad. I went to the cinema to get my head together on a Saturday morning and that was where I met my wife. See how God works. Look at my kids. They are wonderful children.

How Inner-city Kid Farrah Gray Became A Millionaire By Age 14

At the age of 27, Farrah Gray has achieved more than most people achieve in a lifetime.

In celebration of Black History Month, this impressive story of achievement and trailblazing by young, bestselling author Farrah Gray is one that is sure to inspire readers of all ages.

Raised in the impoverished south side of Chicago, Dr. Farrah Gray defied the odds and became history's youngest self-made millionaire, beyond the field of entertainment, by age fourteen.

He was also the youngest person to have an office on Wall Street and the youngest to receive an honorary doctorate. Now he is an inspiration to millions and an international bestselling author.

Farrah Gray authored, Reallionaire, Get Real Get Rich, and The Truth Shall Make You Rich. The books have been translated into Russian, Korean, Indonesian and Vietnamese, with book sales in Africa, Australia, Europe, and Central and South America.

Farrah Gray has also been named as one of CNN's African-American First History Makers and as one of the 20 Modern Black History Makers in the 20th anniversary issue of Upscale magazine.
Chair of the Farrah Gray Foundation and spokesman for the National Coalition for Homeless, as well as the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, he has been invited to the White House eight times; first with Presidents Clinton and Bush and most recently with President Barack Obama.

Gray began his entrepreneurial, personal, and civic development as a stellar young citizen at the age of six, selling homemade body lotion and his own hand-painted rocks as bookends, door-to-door.

At seven, he was carrying business cards reading "21st Century CEO."

At eight, Farrah Gray became co-founder of Urban Neighborhood Enterprise Economic Club (U.N.E.E.C.) on Chicago's Southside. U.N.E.E.C. was the forerunner of New Early Entrepreneur Wonders (NE2W), the flagship organization he opened on Wall Street.

NE2W enlisted, educated, and engaged "at-risk" youth by creating and developing legal ways for them to acquire additional income.

Between the ages of twelve and sixteen, Farrah Gray founded and operated business ventures that included KIDZTEL pre-paid phone cards, the One Stop Mail Boxes & More franchise, and The Teenscope "Youth AM/FM" interactive teen talk show.

Gray was also Executive Producer of a comedy show on the Las Vegas Strip and owner of Farr-Out Foods, "Way-Out Food with a Twist" - aimed at young people with the company's first strawberry-vanilla syrup product. Farr-Out Foods generated orders exceeding $1.5 million.

As a pre-teen, Farrah Gray reached twelve million listeners and viewers every Saturday night as co-host of "Backstage Live," a syndicated television and radio simulcast in Las Vegas.

Gray's inspirational spirit and grounded personality sparked speaking requests from organizations around the country.

His sense of social responsibility motivated him to create the non-profit organization, the Farrah Gray Foundation.
Among other programs and initiatives, his foundation focuses on inner city, community-based entrepreneurship education and provides scholarship and grant assistance for students from at-risk backgrounds to attend HBCU's (Historically Black Colleges and Universities).

Gray donates his honorariums from speaking engagements (which can be upwards of $15,000) and the proceeds of his book to his foundation in what he refers to as his "self-imposed" youth tax.

The Farrah Gray Foundation is also in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation, launching entrepreneurship programs in inner-city schools across the country.

Gray is currently the CEO of Farrah Gray Publishing (FGP) which is distributed by HCI Books - publishers of the world famous New York Times, USA Today, and Guinness Book of World Records, as well as the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

This series was translated into more than forty languages and sold more than 112 million copies, with total retail sales of Chicken Soup for the Soul branded merchandise topping $1.3 billion.

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‘I’ll be a widower before I’m 30′: Man whose fiancee has terminal brain cancer reveals why he didn’t walk away after learning she was dying BEFORE their first date

A man has revealed the heartache of knowing that he will soon be a widower after falling for a woman with a terminal brain tumour.

When Andy Bell, 26, exchanges vows with his fiancé Anna Swabey at their wedding in September, promising to be with her until death do them part, he knows that day is likely to come within the next two years.

Andy, an electrical maintenance engineer from Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, proposed in December 2015 knowing that his marriage would be a tragically short one – but was determined to make Anna his wife if only for a few years.‘I’ll be a widower before I’m 30′: Man whose fiancee has terminal brain cancer reveals why he didn’t walk away after learning she was dying BEFORE their first date

What makes their love story even more touching is that Andy has known, since before their first date, that Anna was terminally ill.

He recalled: ‘We met via the dating app Tinder in February 2015, and after a week of messaging and texting one another, I suggested meeting up for a drink. 

‘I could see from her profile picture Anna was absolutely beautiful, and her messages had been so witty and funny, I couldn’t wait to meet her in the flesh.

‘It was then she dropped the bombshell that just a month before, she’d suffered a massive seizure and been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour. 

‘I could see from her profile picture Anna was absolutely beautiful, and her messages had been so witty and funny, I couldn’t wait to meet her in the flesh.

 ‘She texted saying: “I’ve only got three years to live. I’ll understand if you don’t want to meet up.”‘

While some may have balked at the thought of dating a girl who was terminally ill, believing it would simply be too painful and difficult to have a relationship, Andy insisted he still wanted to meet Anna. 

‘I was so shocked when I read her message. Who expects to get a message like that from a 24-year-old girl? I couldn’t believe such a terrible thing had happened to someone so young.

‘But I immediately messaged back saying it didn’t change anything for me, I wanted to get to know her,’ he remembers.

Portugal lifts the Euro cup for 2016

Portugal has won Euro 2016 after stunning host-nation France 1-0 in the final. France went into the game as heavy favorites, but went down to an extra-time goal from Portugal striker Eder.
Portugal won it's first ever European Championship after overcoming hosts France in a thrilling 120 minutes at the Stade de France in Paris, with substitute Eder’s extra-time goal enough to snatch victory for Fernando Santos’ side in their second European Championship final.

Much of the pre-match build-up focused on Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo with the Portuguese captain gearing up to take part in his second Euro final. The 31-year-old was part of the team that endured a shock 1-0 loss to Greece in the final of 2004 on home soil.

But it was to be a short-lived appearance for the three-time Ballon d'Or winner, with a stretcher and premature substitution needed just after the 20 minute mark after Ronaldo failed to recover from a heavy challenge from France midfielder Dimitri Payet, with the attacker leaving the pitch in floods of tears.

Ronaldo’s exit summed up a difficult opening period for Fernando Santos’ side who struggled to get started against the French, who in comparison were lively and full of invention.

Rui Patricio was at full stretch to keep out Antoine Greizmann in the first ten minutes with the top scorer at Euro 2016 testing the Portuguese keeper with a looping header.

Nani, Portugal’s captain in Ronaldo’s absence, had his side’s best chance of the half, blazing over when put through by a diagonal ball from the back.

The Portuguese have flattered to deceive throughout Euro 2016, despite reaching the final.

Three draws in the group stage saw them squeeze through to the first knockout round as one of the best third placed teams, with Croatia beaten in extra-time and Poland on penalties.

Their only win before the final came against the Welsh, who they beat 2-0 in Lyon in the semi-But they struggled to find a way through the resolute Portugal backline, however, and it was not until the final quarter of the match did the game really spring into life, with both sides almost snatching the game at the death.

Substitute Kingsley Coman first gave Arsenal man Olivier Giroud a sight of goal from the left, with his shot saved again by Rui Patricio, with star man Moussa Sissoko also denied by the fingertips of the Portugal keeper.

Ricardo Quaresma almost silenced Paris with a spectacular overhead kick after Hugo Lloris had palmed away Nani’s cross/shot and André-Pierre Gignac hit the inside of the post deep into injury time.
With extra-time came the threat of a decent into a war of attrition at the Stade de France, with both France and Portugal seemingly running out of ideas as fatigue took hold.

But extra-time brought even more drama, and the winning goal of Euro 2016.

First Raphael Guerreiro, who has been one of the stars of the tournament, struck the bar with Lloris well beaten before Eder, who plays for Lille in France, stunned the hosts with a long-range strike that arrowed into the bottom left corner.The goal was celebrated wildly by a good portion of the Stade de France and especially the Portuguese bench who flooded onto the pitch to jump on the former Swansea striker, with the French team and nation shell-shocked.

There was to be no dramatic equalizer for the hosts as Portugal saw out the match in relative comfort, clearly finally finding its rhythm after a dour opening period of the tournament.

Portugal has been the perennial nearly-team over the years, exiting at the semi-final stage three times, the quarters twice and the devastating 2004 final loss to Greece.

But its consistency at the European Championships has now finally been rewarded, with Portugal defying the odds and overcoming the French to win its first Euros at the second time of asking.

And even without its talismanic striker and captain Cristiano Ronaldo, who fell to his knees at the full time whistle, in tears once again as his side became, for the first time, European Champions.

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