Inside Olajumoke’s New Apartment | Exclusive Photos

Olajumoke Orisaguna and her family have moved into their apartment! The family was offered an apartment by Sujimoto Construction just as she catapulted to fame following her ThisDay Style cover. Now, they are enjoying their new living space which according to statements by MD/CEO of Sujimoto Construction, Sijibomi Ogundele will be available rent-free for 5 years. The breadseller turned model has also been enrolled in the Poise Academy for immediate resumption of classes. Olajumoke will be at the Academy for the rest of the year. Yesterday, she and her family paid a courtesy visit to Sujimoto Construction in appreciation of what the Luxury Real Estate Company has done for her and her family.

Olajumoke & Sunday Orisaguna at home with their family






Poise Academy meeting








Visit to Sujimoto Office

President Buhari has been given license Air Peace License to fly from Enugu Nigeria to China

The Nigerian government has granted an airliner, Air Peace, a license to operate international flights from southeast city of Enugu to China and other areas, an official said Thursday. The recognition would open a new vista in the economy of the state, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the state governor during the closing ceremony of the First Enugu Investment Summit. The governor said by approving the license of the airline, President Muhammadu Buhari had shown himself as having the interest of all sections of the country at heart. Ugwuanyi said the state would never be the same again having had a successful summit that attracted investors across the world. “We have not only showcased the vast potentials in the state, but from reactions of participants, it does appear that we have been able to provoke an unprecedented interest from investors across the world,”he added. Earlier in his presentation, the Chairman of Air Peace Ltd, Allen Onyema, said the airline would soon commence flights from the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu to China. The chairman said it was time for Nigeria to be a hub for West and Central African sub-regions. “President Muhammadu Buhari in his magnanimity on March 31, 2016 approved for us the right to fly to five different countries and we decided now to make Enugu State the hub,” he said. Onyema said Air Peace would fly to India, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Atlanta in the U.S. and China, adding that the China flight would commence in a few months. “There is no other airline in West and Central Africa that flies direct to China,” he added. “We will use our airline to bring passengers from countries in West and Central Africa to Enugu and move them to China,” Onyema said. “We are going to deploy a cargo plane that will do nonstop flights to Enugu,” Onyema said.

Last year the talnted musician KCee Limpopo was unveiled as the airline's brand ambassador. 

Dangote’s (N5Billion) $30Million Multi Million Dollar Abuja Mansion, See Photos Of The interior

This is said to be the $30m home of Africa’s richest man’s home, Dangote..According to Africa Cradle who were given access to,the mansion situated in Abuja is Mr. Dangote has called this place home for a good twelve years, and he said he is selling the property because he has just completed a new piece of real estate in the United Kingdom.
See photos after the cut


In his living room,he said Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn’t have in your home.” I love watching television. I watch a lot of business channels, such as Bloomberg TV, which is my favourite and many others. I look forward to the day when AFRICA will have quality media, which gives us good entertainment, and insightful information into African business trends and those from other parts of the world as well. But yeah, welcome, this is my living room.”

And this is where one of the wealthiest man in Africa sleeps.

“I feel bed to show you where I sleep, you know,” he said, showing us into the bedroom. “But here is where I sleep. My wife and I try the best we can to keep this place as serene and quite as possible.” “To tell you the truth, I spend less time here than I do in my office and elsewhere where I can work. I do value relaxation and unwinding, and I have read a lot of news articles and research studies that recommend eight to ten hours of sleep.” “But why should one sleep so much? To relax? Don’t get me wrong, relaxing is good, but if you love to sleep, poverty will be your portion. Well, this is my bedroom, let’s move on.”


This is Aliko Dangote’s home office, where he does all the business if he is away from his office. “Whether you work from home fulltime or a few hours a week, setting up your home office properly is important for your comfort and productivity,” he said. “I have hosted a number of very important people here, including Bill Gates, President Goodluck Jonathan, and many others I am not inclined to mention. ”

“They say that the kitchen is the heart of the home. It is where the meals are created – it fuels the bodies, minds and souls of friends and families all over the world. Some say that while life may be created in the bedroom, it is certainly lived in the kitchen, ” Aliko Dangote said

This is where Mr. Dangote hosts most of his meetings with business associates and government officials

ROB KARDASHIAN AND BLAC CHYNA ARE ENGAGED

"They are engaged. They have been up all night celebrating," a source tells PEOPLE. "Rob is very excited." Added another insider: "Their close friends are so happy for them." The couple celebrated Monday night with Chyna's mother, hitting up Ace of Diamonds strip club in Los Angeles to toast their engagement.  Chyna, 27, took to Instagram to announce the happy news, sharing a selfie of the two all smiles with the large rock on display. 

"YES...!...!...!" she captioned the post. 

Kardashian also shared a picture of his fiancée from inside the strip club, showing off the sparkly ring and holding a stack of bills. 

Chyna's best friend Amber Rose also took to Instagram to congratulate the couple. "Congratulations to my Family @blacchyna and @robkardashian!!!" she gushed. "[Please] don't let nothing or no one tear u guys apart! I never seen my sis so happy and I couldn't be more happy for her! Sometimes we find love in the strangest places. Lol God Bless you 2! Now let's get this wedding together so y'all can start making some babies #TrueLove #putaringonitsouknowitsreal #BlacRob." 


Kardashian and the model/business owner have been known to tease an engagement or two before, with Chyna repeatedly flashing a diamond ring on that finger in February. (They also joke about getting married and having babies regularly on Snapchat.) When news first broke of the relationship in January, it created major drama between the reality star and the rest of his famous family because of the tense and complicated historyChyna has with the Kardashian-Jenner women: She was previously engaged to and shares a son with Tyga, 26, who is now dating Kardashian's youngest sister Kylie Jenner, 18. At the time, sources told PEOPLE Kylie was "livid" and felt "super betrayed," but in recent weeks, the family appears to have buried the hatchet – particularly matriarch Kris Jenner.  "Kris is actually super stoked on them being together now," a source recently told PEOPLE. "She feels like Rob was pulled out of his depression phase because of her." 
Indeed, the relationship has prompted a massive change in Kardashian, who previously lived a majorly reclusive lifestyle and removed himself from the public eye for around two years while struggling with weight gain and depression. Since he's been with Chyna, though, Kardashian has turned a new leaf: working out, traveling and regularly stepping out in public, as well as becoming more active on social media. The positive changes haven't gone unnoticed by his family, and a source told PEOPLE last week they are happy for Kardashian and have warmed up to the relationship. "They're all about loyalty," said the insider. "Nobody's been able to help him. Khloé [Kardashian] and Kendall [Jenner] have really tried to get him out of the house, and they could never do it. [Chyna] came along and obviously it's made a difference." Interestingly, though, none of the family members were in Los Angeles when Kardashian popped the question – Kris whisked away all of her daughters, as well as Kourtney Kardashian's ex Scott Disick, Kim Kardashian West's husband Kanye West, and Kylie's boyfriend Tyga on Monday afternoon for a mystery trip.

CLAP BACK SEASON: THE NEVER ENDING WAR BETWEEN LINDA IKEJI AND WIZKID.

So we all know Linda ikeji is fond of showing off her collection of bags and shoes on Instagram. Many of her followers have criticized her of intentionally showing off but the successful blogger enjoys showing off her lavish lifestyle on social media. Her beef with WizKid started early this year when she blogged about the 25 year old musician expecting a second baby from another lady and implying he was a dead beat father. WizKid clapped back saying Linda had poverty mentality with the way she shows off her life on social media. Today's beef started when Linda blogged about Wizkid allegedly being evicted from his Lekki home yesterday. Of course we were not surprised when Wizkid responded with a chain of tweets. Am just going to let you guys read up the tweets. Enjoy... Don't forget to grab your popcorn.

Linda's yesterday's post about Wizkid faking to own the Lekki Home.

This is the usual Linda Ikeji showing off her expensive bags and Shoes on Instagram

WizKid's response

Linda Ikeji Claps Back.

HOW SENATE PRESIDENR BUKOLA SARAKI MILKED KWARA STATE DRY, EFCC CCB

Details of how senate president, Bukola Saraki, a two-term governor of Kwara state looted the state dry has emerged. According to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Saraki allegedly syphoned Kwara state funds with the help of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) into his foreign account to buy property in London. This was contained in a joint response by the CCT and EFCC is contained in the counter-affidavit filed by the prosecution in the trial of Saraki on charges of false assets declaration. Saraki was said to have borrowed huge sums of money running into billions from commercial banks, particularly Guarantee Trust Bank and used the proceeds of the loan to acquire several landed property in Lagos, Abuja and London, while he was the governor of Kwara state. He was also alleged to have used public funds, running into billions from Kwara state government and lodged same in several tranches and in cash into his GTB account I GRA (Government Reservation Area), Ilorin, Kwara State. “Our investigation on the CCB Assets Declaration Forms for public officers filed by the defendant/respondent revealed the following: “The landed property listed as No: 42 Gerald Road, Ikoyi was visited by Mr. Ikechi Iwuagwu (Deputy Director, CCB), Miss. Geraldine Longsten (DSS) and Adamu Garba (EFCC) sometime in 2006 and discovered that the property was under construction. “Contrary to the declaration by the defendant that he was earning an annual income of N110, 000,000 from No: 42 Gerald Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, there were no tenants in the property as same was an empty land as at the time of the declaration. “Contrary to the declaration by the defendant that he owned 15A and 15B Mcdonald, Ikoyi, Lagos as at the time of the declaration in 2003 our investigation revealed that the said property were acquaired in 2006 from the implementation committee on Federal Government Landed properties through his companies called Tiny Tee Limited and Vitti Oil Limited wherein he paid the sum of N396, 150,000 to the federal Government of Nigeria. “The defendant made an anticipatory declaration for the said 15A and 15B, Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendant acquired the property in the name of two companies because he could not buy two Federal government property in his personal name. “The defendant bided for and acquired 17, 17A and 17B Mcdonald, Ikoyi, Lagos from the Implementation Committee on Federal government Landed Property and paid an aggregate sum of N497, 200,000 to the Federal Government between October 2006 and 2007. Saraki was also said to have failed to declare his ownership of No: 3 Targus Street, Maitama, Abuja otherwise known as 2481 Cadastral Zone A06, Abuja which he acquired from one Alhaji Attahiru Adamu in his asset declaration form (of June 3, 2011.) and No: 42 Remi Fani-Kayode Street, Ikeja Lagos, which he acquired through his company, Skyview Properties Limited from First Finance Trust Limited on December 12, 1996. READ ALSO: Rivers Rerun: Engineered violence to impose emergency will fail – PDP “Sometime in February 2010 the defendant obtained a loan of N375, 000,000 from GTB Plc in Nigeria, which he converted into 1,516,194.53 pounds sterling and gave instructions to the bank to transfer the entire sum to the united Kingdom in favour of Forts Bank SA/NV the purpose of which the defendant stated to be the full and final payment of mortgage redemption for the property he purchased in London,” Danladi said.

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THE UNTOLD REASONS BEHIND PSQUARE’S FINAL SPLIT: HOW THEIR MANAGER JUDE OKOYE ALLEGEDLY STOLE MILLIONS

Untold Secret Behind PSquare’s Final Split: How Psquare’s Brother, Manager Jude Okoye Allegedly Cheated & Stole Over N150 Million From Peter & Paul Okoye. The main man behind PSquare’s untimely split has confessed. In one of his social media post today, Jude Okoye, the manager of Peter and Paul Okoye said he resigned as their official manager last month. This is the 4th time in about 3 years that Jude Okoye will come out to say he has resigned as the manager of the duo. The question on everyone mind is, now that Jude is out of the way, why are the twins still fighting???

Why Paul Can’t Let Go Of Jude Okoye

About 6 months ago, an insider said Jude is closer to Paul than he’s to Peter Okoye, a reason that often make Peter Okoye question his frivolous spending. The source said, Jude Okoye has milked the duo dry in the span of their career. On several occasion, Peter and Paul have engaged each other in a physical fight over Jude Okoye who at a point went spiritual to effectively manage Psquare finances to his advantage. The source said Jude Okoye now has a mansion with fleet of cars and a huge bank account.Another point that was raised by the insider is that over 150 million naira was left unaccounted for by Jude in February 2015 and each time, Peter Okoye question him, he goes aggressive. This and many other reasons forced Peter Okoye to demand for Jude Okoye’s resignation, a move that didn’t go well with Paul Okoye who vowed to rather stay solo than to let go of their elder brother. As we speak, Jude Okoye is the manager of Paul Okoye as Peter Okoye stays solo. The source said PSquare will reunite if Paul Okoye can only agree with Peter as to finding a new manager who the two can trust.

Dangote, Adenuga Richer than Donald Trump; Meet the 2016 Forbes Magazine Nigerian Billionaires

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 29: Halima Dangote (L) and Honoree Aliko Dangote attend the TIME 100 Gala, TIME’s 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for TIME)

The Forbes Magazine annual billionaires list for 2016 is out and contains names and assets of 1,810 billionaires from around the world. The dwindling oil prices and strength of the dollar made so many drop off the list. 

Bill Gates for about 20 years has been top on the list and he still retained his position as the richest man in the world. American presidential candidate Donald Trump also made the list and ranked 324th richest man in the world with a total net worth of $4.5 billion- meaning Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote and Mike Adenuga are richer than he is. 

Five notable Nigerians made the list, four men and one woman.

Nigeria's Aliko Dangote made it and has retained his position as the richest man in Africa and 51st in the world. Aliko Dangote’s net worth, according to Forbes, has risen to $15.4bn from $14.7bn in 2015. He was ranked 67th in the 2015 list. Dangote founded and chairs Dangote Cement, the continent’s largest cement producer. A spokesman for Dangote told Forbes that the company has until October 2016 to lower Aliko Dangote’s stake and plans to do so by then. Other companies in the Dangote Group, which is active in 15 African countries, include publicly-traded salt, sugar and flour manufacturing companies.

Mike Adenuga the M.D of Globacom also ranked the 103th richest man in the world and second in Africa. Mike Adenuga, who ranked 393rd in 2015 definitely moved up in 2016, Nigeria’s second richest man, built his fortune in telecom and oil production. His mobile phone network, Globacom, is the second largest operator in Nigeria with 32 million subscribers; it also has operations in Ghana and the Republic of Benin. A higher estimate of Globacom’s revenues led Forbes to increase the value they assign to it. His exploration outfit, Conoil Producing, operates 6 oil blocks in the Niger Delta. He also owns real estate firm Proline Investments, which has hundreds of properties throughout Nigeria.

Femi Otedola of Nigeria also made the list as the 1011th richest man in the world and 3rd in Nigeria with a Net worth of $1.8billion, Otedola is the controlling shareholder of publicly traded Forte Oil, an oil marketing and power generation company. Originally a Nigerian subsidiary of British Petroleum (BP), Forte Oil has more than 500 gas stations across the country. It owns oil storage depots and manufactures its own line of engine oils. In 2013, Otedola led the company to purchase a government-owned stake in a gas-fired power plant in Kogi state in central Nigeria.In 2015 he ranked 1741st.

Folorunsho Alakija the only Nigerian woman on the list who ranked 1,121st richest person in the world and the 4th in Nigeria with a Net worth of $1.6billion and is the vice chair of Famfa Oil, a Nigerian oil exploration company that has a 60% participating interest in block OML 127, part of the larger Agbami field, one of Nigeria’s largest deepwater discoveries, about 70 miles offshore. Its partners include Chevron and Petrobras. Alakija’s net worth has fallen in the past year as a result of lower oil prices as compared to her 949th ranking in 2015.

Abdulsamad Rabiu, the founder of BUA Group, ranked 1577th in the world and 4th in Nigeria with a Net worth of $1.1billion, He is a Nigerian conglomerate active in sugar refining, cement production, real estate, logistics and port operations. Rabiu is expanding cement production. In September 2015, BUA signed a $600 million deal with Sinoma International Engineering, a Chinese cement equipment and engineering service provider, to construct a second production line at its flagship Obu cement plant, located in Edo State in the western part of Nigeria.He also ranked 1741st in 2015.

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Mark Zuckerberg, the 31-year-old Facebook founder added $11.2 billion to his fortune and moved up to Number 6 from 16. He was one of the persons that made their first appearance in the top ten of FORBES’ annual ranking of the world’s wealthiest.




Photo Credit: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for TIME

In the last 10 years we have returned $723 Million Abacha loot- Swiss govt says

The Swiss government says it has so far returned $723 million (about N142.43 billion) of the Abacha loot to the Nigerian government over the last 10 years. According to Premium Times, the Swiss government made this known in a memorandum of understanding it signed with the Nigerian government on March 8th. The repatriated funds is excluding the $321million (about N63.24 billion) which the Swiss authorities will be repatriated to Nigeria soon. The agreement, titled “Letter of Intent on the restitution of illegally-acquired assets forfeited in Switzerland,” was signed by Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and the Swiss Head of Foreign Affairs Department, Didier Burkhalter.

Wizkid shows off newly acquired multimillion-dollar US mansion

If you thought linda ikeji's house was crazy wait till you see wiz kid's house in Los Angeles, USA. Ayodeji Balogun, Nigerian singer and songwriter better known as Wizkid, took to his Instagram on Monday to show off his latest acquisition – a mansion in Los Angeles. The 25-year-old Nigerian artiste had shared pictures of the mansion on his Snapchat before posting pictures on Instagram. He uploaded a picture of himself carrying a cigarette with the caption ‘Crib so big I got no neighbors!’

The StarBoy CEO shared various pictures showing different views of the house, which is believed to cost millions of dollars. Dj Maphorisa, a member of South African music group, Uhuru, also shared pictures of the same residence. Wizkid, who was named Nigeria’s best dressed pop star by Vogue, an international fashion magazine, has joined the league of artistes who show off acquisitions on social media platforms.

The Pepsi ambassador began his career in 2001 and hit fame when he released his hit single, Holla at Your Boy, with Empire Mates Entertainment, a record label owned by Bankole Wellington, Nigerian artiste popularly known as Banky W. In 2013, he was ranked fifth by Forbes and Channel O in a list of Top 10 Richest/Bankable African Artistes. In the entire span of his career, he has been nominated for 64 awards and has won 18 of them. Los Angeles is known to be the abode of various Hollywood stars and foreign artistes; the late pop star Micheal Jackson also had a mansion in the star-studded area before his death.

FUTURE RESPONDS TO CIARA AND RUSSELL WILSON'S ENGAGEMENT

Rapper posts subliminal picture after Ciara fans troll him on Instgram

Future had quite the response to his ex-fianceé Ciara's engagement to Russell Wilson over the weekend. After Ciara fans bombarded the rapper's Instagram with diamond ring and football emojis, Future decided to troll with an Instagram post of his own. Future shared a subliminal image of himself holding up a wad of $100 bills while covering up the "C" tattoo on is left ring finger. As fans will remember, Future and Ciara got matching tattoos of each other's initials in 2013. Future captioned the image with "See No EVOL." Wilson popped the question to Ciara over the weekend during an exotic trip on a tropical locale. "She said Yes!!! Since Day 1 I knew you were the one. No Greater feeling... #TrueLove @Ciara," Wilson said. Was Future's response petty or playful? You decide.

RUSSELL WILSON'S EX-WIFE THROWS SHADE AT CIARA'S ENGAGEMENT RING

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Ashton Wilson posts picture old engagement ring from football star days after engagement to singer

People don't seem to want Ciara and Russell Wilson to be happy. Just days after Future seemingly took a shot at the couple's engagement, it looks like Wilson's ex-wife also decided to hop on the shade train. Ashton Wilson, who divorced Russell in 2014, changed her Twitter avatar to an image of her rocking her old engagement ring, which is rumored to be 3 carats larger than the diamond Russell gave Ciara. Ashton Wilson, who divorced Russell in 2014, changed her Twitter avatar to an image of her rocking her old engagement ring, which is rumored to be 3 carats larger than the diamond Russell gave Ciara.

It's not clear if Ashton has publicly commented on her ex-husband's new engagement to the superstar singer, because her Twitter account is private. The picture, however, seems to speak volumes. Though everyone seems to be taking aim at Ciara and Wilson, something tells us the happy couple won't let the slight jabs bring them down

Ne-Yo Welcomes Son With New Wife Crystal Renay

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Ne-Yo and his new bride, Crystal Renay, have started their family together just weeks after getting married. The happy couple welcomed their son earlier today. While neither Ne-Yo nor Crystal have released an official announcement about their baby’s birth, this delivery room picture did pop on The Shade Room’s Instagram.

Ne-Yo and Crystal wed last month, and she’s been celebrating her son’s impending arrival since then. In several of her tweets, Crystal‘s hinted that she and Ne-Yo may be naming their baby boy Shaffer Jr. She may have hinted that her son was born this morning with the following post.

Congrats to Ne-Yo and Crystal on their new bundle of joy.

The popular Ghana Comedian Samuel Kwadwo Boabeng is DEAD

                           

The Eastern Region Police has commenced investigations into the death of Ace Comedian Samuel Kwadwo Boabeng, otherwise known as Bishop Bob Okala. The ace comedian who was pronounced dead, this dawn at the Eastern Regional Hospital is reported to have collapsed after a stage performance organized by alcoholic beverages producer – Joy Herbal Industries at the Koforidua Jackson’s Park. He was pronounced dead shortly after he was rushed to the Koforidua Government Hospital. But Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer ASP, Yaw Nketia Yeboah in an interview with JoyNews said a relative, Kofi Adams Boabeng, and acting programmes Manager of Joy Dadi Bitters, Augustine Boateng reported the matter to the police.

CHECK OUT LAGOS TRAFFIC SCENES IN CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

Nigerians, especially Lagos residents now have a new reason to see the forthcoming Captain America: Civil War movie. There are Lagos scenes in the film. Even though we found out the scenes were shot in Atlanta and not Lagos, it has the typical Lagos features – yellow buses and people everywhere. Check out the images of the Lagos scene in the movie below.

'Empire' Star Jussie Smollett: Trump Is One Of 'Worst People To Ever Walk This Planet'

“Empire" star Jussie Smollett has been tweeting up a storm, supporting the protests at Donald Trump's rallies. He expounded on his admiration for the protesters, unleashed his anger on the GOP presidential candidate and passionately took on Trump’s supporters.

“I think that they are brave women and men,” Smollett said of those who speak out at Trump rallies, some of whom have faced brutal violence. “I think that they are soldiers against hate. I think that he is the mogul of hate. That is what I will call him forever. What he has done is capitalized on the fear of this nation.” “I think that [Trump] is truly one the worst people that has ever walked the face of this planet,” Smollett continued. “I can’t talk about him without getting heated and I get so emotional about it. I’m so emotional about it because I feel it so deeply. And I’m also ashamed. I’m embarrassed for our nation, that we allowed someone like this to get so far.” Smollett portrays hip-hop star Jamal Lyon in "Empire,” the smash Fox hit which is returning on March 30th after a winter hiatus. The show in some ways mirrors his own life, as both Smollett and his character Jamal are openly gay and working in the entertainment world. What's more, the Black Lives Matter movement, for which Smollett advocates and views as vital right now, is also weaved into the “Empire” plot line. But Smollett is very clear about the line between entertainment and the real world. He pointed to one reason why he believes Donald Trump’s candidacy has taken off. "Because it is the complacency we have found in ourselves,” he said. “We have learned to just be okay with laughing at something. To just be like, ‘Oh, this is a reality show.’ But it’s not a reality show. This is politics. This is something that is going to run our nation and in turn help run our world.” Smollett also had some choice words for those who support Trump and he expressed outrage over reports last week that the late Rev. Billy Graham prophesied over Donald Trump’s rise in an inscription in a bible the evangelical leader gave the real estate tycoon. “And for everybody that is supporting Trump: Fuck are you thinking’ about? Why the fuck?” he passionately asked. “You tell me that somebody can actually come out and say that Billy Graham prophesied over Donald Trump? First of all, the fuck do I care? What does that mean to me? So now you’re going to tell me that you’re going to bring God into this situation and you’re going to make it seem like God has chosen Donald Trump. So you in turn are getting a fascist dictator to come into the United States of America, and you’re gonna tell me that this doesn’t feel like the beginning of the Third Reich?” Smollett also encouraged the protesters -- and everyone -- to continue mobilizing against Trump. “You’re gonna tell me that we are so ignorant and we are so complacent and so apathetic that we would sit and let it happen and not shut it down?” he asked. "Shut it down. Shut it the fuck down, period. Yes, Donald Trump, you do have freedom of speech. Find some way to speak it freely. I have freedom also, and you’re trying to take that way– [in] your very speech, you’re trying to take that away.” "No, absolutely not,” he continued. “We cannot stand for this. And I’m sorry. This is not a person of color problem. This is a human problem. You should be as scared as I am.“ The roots of Smollett’s fierce advocacy can be traced to growing up in a family whose life-blood is activism, and he credits his mother with instilling him with a powerful sense of social justice. “She is a fighter, an activist, always has been,” he said. "I’ve never known a time when my mother didn’t speak up for the injustices of the world. One of her first mentors was the late great Julian Bond. She marched with the Black Panthers and Gloria Steinem, and Angela Davis is one of her dear friends.” And it was that upbringing that also instilled Smollett with a sense of pride in being gay. “That is something that I can honestly say I grew up with– feeling like, I was okay, I was great. I was perfect in my imperfections – but [being gay] was not one of my imperfections,” Smollett explained. Working as a child actor, he knew the industry could limit people who are openly gay, but it didn’t stop him. I would hear the rumblings of people in the industry: "‘Oh well, if a person is going to be openly gay, then they should probably just go do Broadway,’” he recalled. “And I’m sitting there like, ‘Well, damn, I want to do Broadway!... I want to do Broadway but I don’t want to do Broadway because you’re telling me I have to do Broadway because of who I am. Fuck that.” Smollett opened up about his sexual orientation publicly for the first time last year in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, whom he said made it easy. “She was like, ‘You are who are, but honestly who gives a fuck? Who cares?’” he said. “After I finished the Ellen interview,” Smollett recalled, “I went to my mom and the first thing she said was, 'The world kept spinning, huh?' Because it does. The world keeps spinning. It doesn’t stop. And that’s the best thing I can tell people.”

From April All Nigerians, Non EU Migrants Will Be Deported From The UK If You Earn Less Than £35,000

From next month, non-EU migrants in the UK earning less than £35,000 will be deported. The new Home Office policy, which comes into force on April 6, applies to all overseas workers who have been in the UK for five years on a Tier 2 visa. If they can’t prove that they’re earning more than £35,000, they will be denied settlement and will face deportation. Teachers, IT professionals and journalists could all be badly affected.
A petition launched at the beginning of the year called for the threshold to be reconsidered – it gathered more than 100,000 signatures and was debated in parliament last week.
So what’s actually changing? To settle in the UK as a skilled worker, non-EU migrants need to have a Tier 2 visa. For this you need:

• An offer for a job in the UK that pays at least £20,800
• Have had at least £945 in your bank account for 90 days
• A certificate of sponsorship from your employer (which can cost between £536 and £1,476)
• To pay a £200 annual healthcare surcharge
• To prove your English language proficiency

After five years on this visa, skilled workers are able to apply for ‘indefinite leave to remain’ – and this is what is about to change. From April, anyone applying for indefinite leave to remain will need to earn at least £35,000. Nurses are temporarily exempt from this threshold, along with PhD-level jobs and any professions that have been on the official ‘shortage occupation list’ while the person has been living here. However, the earnings threshold could be applied to migrant nurses in the future. Teachers aren’t exempt (unless they are professors in certain disciplines). Even David Cameron’s mum has lost her job because of Tory cuts In fact, the Home Office’s own analysis of the policy in 2012 revealed that the new threshold would have a significant impact on teachers, IT professionals and marketing managers.

Q: What if I’ve been in the UK for more than five years?
A: Then you won’t be deported – the new rule doesn’t apply to anyone who entered the       country on a Tier 2 visa on or before April 5 2011.

Q: I’ve been here for a decade, will I be deported?
A: No – as long as you’ve been living here for 10 continuous years, you can apply for indefinite leave to remain with no salary threshold.

Q: So if you came here in 2006 as a student visa, then moved directly onto a skilled workers’ visa, you can apply to settle here regardless of how much you earn.
A: The only condition is that you can’t have left the UK for more than 180 days at a time, or 540 days in total.

Q: I’m here on a marriage visa, will I have to leave?
A: No, the changes only apply to people on a Tier 2 visa.

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