₦airaland Forum

Over time, I have observed people directly or indirectly trying to compare Linda Ifeoma Ikeji and Oluwaseun Osewa. Many spark off debates in different web places and others will quickly take sides. Some take sides based on tribal sentiments; others do because they are die-hard fans of one or both of them. Seun Osewa is a fine young man (I think under 30 years), Western Nigerian decent, tech guru, and owner of a powerful and influential forum – Nairaland that is ranked No.8 in Nigeria. One of its kind in the continent handling millions of visitors. On the other hand, Linda Ikeji is a 34-year old (averagely beautiful) lady, a failed model (according to Tonto Dike), Eastern Nigerian decent, and owner of a continental front-line blog – Linda Ikeji Blog (LIB) that is ranked No.10 in Nigeria. It also controls millions of followers.

At one time when Linda built/bought a house for (I think) parents, people started comparing their wealth and some started pressuring Seun to make frantic effort in order to increase his revenue through adverts.
Many fans called on Seun to start giving out cash prizes when Linda did her monthly LIB give away (she is still doing so).
At the time Linda bought some expensive car, another debate sparked off on who is richer.
Anything that happens to LIB some people will quickly (often ‘amebo-ishly’) come to report on Nairaland.
Now that Linda Ikeji is recruiting, one person created a thread on Nairaland calling on Seun to do recruitment. Funny! (such a person didn’t even know that Nairaland has many staff already).
And so on . . . .

Whatever the case, I think these are the top reasons why we should not, at any slight opportunity, start making comparison between the two fine fellows.

1. Nairaland is a forum and LIB is a blog. The two are not of the same category and will never be.
2. Linda Ikeji is flashier and flaunts wealth and some personal life. This increases emotions in her fans; making some to love her deeper and others to hate her even more. But Seun is sort of a nerd, or will I say geeky person who hardly reveals status or achievements to public. He is just him and fine with himself. He is an entrepreneur though and apparently more intelligent than Linda.
3. The both of them do not compete (even though their pages may be competing for followers), neither do they compare themselves. They are just two persons that are working hard to be better.
4. They have different vision and mission statements for their web platforms.
5. We should not compare them because each time we do, we simply incite tribal/biased division and many who argue in the debate do not understand and are clueless.
6. They have their fans and are also richer than most of us who sit in their forum/blog making arguments.

But most importantly, you should not compare Linda Ikeji and Seun Osewa because Linda is a lady and Seun is a man. They are just different and cannot be compared.

Who's Linda? Aguntan oje labe geesi .. Seun all the way.

I de come

Seun Osewa ma nerd guy! ...in sum few yrs time u go dey the same level or even richer than Mark Zukerberg by God's Grace, Welldone.

Oga Seun is better, because he don't buy or pay for News...the guy have million of people uploading to the portal minute by seconds... but Linda just have to upload news her self and even verify the news her self... Seun can take a break off nairaland for months and the site would still run..but for Linda's blog...guys you know the story... Nairaland remains BEST and 01 in Africa

IMHO, Seun (NL) has not even reached 60% of his/ its potential capabilities and Seun seems not to be in a hurry to maximize.

Compering NL with LIB is just like comparing Diamond to Copper...Seun ur Brain pass Mark of FB self...the whole of LIB is a Topic on NL not up to a Section.

Rapsainot:
Who's Linda? Aguntan oje labe geesi .. Seun all the way.

wagbayi....olenu ju

adewale2011:
Compering NL with LIB is just like comparing Diamond to Copper...Seun ur Brain pass Mark of FB self...the whole of LIB is a Topic on NL not up to a Section.

you're on point jare my brother

They are both stingy introverts.

many could not read the write-up.

hmm

Linda go buy Seun....buy Seun papa school ( Ambassador) buy Seun mama phamaceticul shop....Seun kor Shoki ni

adewale2011:
Oga Seun is better, because he don't buy or pay for News...the guy have million of people uploading to the portal minute by seconds... but Linda just have to upload news her self and even verify the news her self... Seun can take a break off nairaland for months and the site would still run..but for Linda's blog...guys you know the story... Nairaland remains BEST and 01 in Africa

You know how much he pays his super mods to handle the forum?

Lol... You have no idea...