jasine:

Easy and Simple

Nigerian American

If you are a product of two Nigerian parents yet you were born and raise outside of Nigeria are you Nigerian?

homerac7:

Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999

Chapter III
Citizenship

25. (1) The following persons are citizens of Nigeria by birth-namely-
(a) every person born in Nigeria before the date of independence,
either of whose parents or any of whose grandparents belongs or
belonged to a community indigenous to Nigeria;
Provided that a person shall not become a citizen of Nigeria by virtue
of this section if neither of his parents nor any of his grandparents
was born in Nigeria.
(b) every person born in Nigeria after the date of independence either
of whose parents or any of whose grandparents is a citizen of Nigeria;
and
(c) every person born outside Nigeria either of whose parents is a
citizen of Nigeria.
(2) In this section, "the date of independence" means the 1st day of
October 1960.

canuck:

Naija Person: Hi
Meyri's Cousin: Hey
Naija Person: I saw you at an owanbe last week, no?
Meyri's Cousin: What does 'owan-bee' mean?
Naija Person: Sorry, it means a party in Nigerian parlance
Meyri's Cousin: I see; yes I was at the party on the corner of High Street
Naija Person: But ain't you Nigerian?
Meyri's Cousin: Well, I'm American, but according to Chapter III Section 25 Subsection 1c of the Nigerian constitution, I am Nigerian
Naija Person: Nne, na wa o!
Meyri's Cousin: No way? Yes way!
lol , nice way to explan.

Na so the Naija Person begin drag with Meyri's cousin o! 

slyfoxxjoe:

a person is from where he or she is raised not where his parents are from that is called heritage! would u say all blacks in America are African? no! their heritage is African but they where raised in the US so they are American. to anwer your question, your friend is an American of Nigerian heritage

Redman44:

I watched a video of a mixed race guy who left the UK to settle in Nigeria about 5 years ago. His mum was a white British woman but he decided to settle in Nigeria to promote his business. I'm proud to be Nigerian.

www.vibes-extra..com

Redman44:

@saintchux,

You have taken the words out of my mouth. We need to realize that white people will always ask for your origins even if you were born in Europe or North America. They will always make references to the country of your parents when some issues come up. It is not as if they won't accept you as a British, Canadian or American Citizen, but there will always be talk about you being African or Carribean by origin.

hilli666:

Worthless, Cowardly (will rather leave all battles to God than fight for themselve) opportunist, Seriously tribalistic ethnoracists, frauds (especially the woman gold diggers) Shameless beggers, self righteous, only patriotic when a foriegner points our their flaws other than that they spend most of their days loathing in self pity and lambasting their country. Lazy, criminaly inclined, fake, hopeless people! Disgrace to the African Continent. Nigeria needs to be completely formatted and reinstalled with a new Operating System (Nindows 07 64bit)

saintchux:

All these question is because Nigeria is not developed. Will the person be ashamed to say he/she is from South Africa is she/he was born in America.

I don't blame the person, It is the parent that refused to bring their children home that should be blamed. what language do they use in their house. That is the problem we have. Let there be 24 hrs light now, good road, good health facilities, good transport system, good security. All of them will now remember and claim Nigeria.

saintchux:

All these question is because Nigeria is not developed. Will the person be ashamed to say he/she is from South Africa is she/he was born in America.

I don't blame the person, It is the parent that refused to bring their children home that should be blamed. what language do they use in their house. That is the problem we have. Let there be 24 hrs light now, good road, good health facilities, good transport system, good security. All of them will now remember and claim Nigeria.

jasine:


You are completely WRONG. I claim Nigeria before America. Whether Good or Bad. Nigeria is first. In fact I'm even more proud than most Nigerians born and raised in Nigeria. I Know what I'm talking about. Dont Judge. It was not my choice to be born in America. Remember that !!!

saintchux:

All these question is because Nigeria is not developed. Will the person be ashamed to say he/she is from South Africa is she/he was born in America.

I don't blame the person, It is the parent that refused to bring their children home that should be blamed. what language do they use in their house. That is the problem we have. Let there be 24 hrs light now, good road, good health facilities, good transport system, good security. All of them will now remember and claim Nigeria.

otu_nne_gi:

and which country are you from bro? i know you aren't Nigerian otherwise all you said will also apply to you and your kith and kin

I agree with you

Acidosis:

A Nigerian Is A Nigerian

To her when a Nigerian asks her where is she from? She considers it a trick question. If she says she is American or from America they will say she denying what/where her parents are/are from. If she says she from Nigeria, they question her ability to speak her parents language and the fact that she never been to Nigeria. So they will call her a typical American.

oyinda.:

it's not a trick question.
even in Nigeria if you've lived all your life in a city and have never stepped foot into your father's village, u are still considered to be from your father's village. so why should it be different if you move out of the country? your still from your father's country aren't u?