I was having this conversation with my cousin on whether she is considered a Nigerian or not. She was born and raise in the States to Nigerian parents. Doesn't speak their language neither has she been to Nigeria. 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.

To me if both parent are Nigerian then you Nigerian regardless if you have not been there or don't speak the languages. Yet where you were born and raise is where you are from. Agree?


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

If you are a product of two Nigerian parents and born outside of Naija are you from Nigeria or from wherever you were born.

meyri:

I was having this conversation with my cousin on whether she is considered a Nigerian or not. She was born and raise in the States to Nigerian parents. Doesn't speak their language neither has she been to Nigeria. 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.

To me if both parent are Nigerian then you Nigerian regardless if you have not been there or don't speak the languages. Yet where you were born and raise is where you are from. Agree?


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

If you are a product of two Nigerian parents and born outside of Naija are you from Nigeria or from wherever you were born.

Nigerian by birth.

agabaI23:

Nigerian by birth.

^^^^
Wrong Nigerian by descent

jay bee:

^^^^
Wrong Nigerian by descent

I thought about that first but please tell me how you descend from Nigeria.

me!!!
i am the definition!!!

Usually very ugly , dark skin with body odour & no sense of humour

both parents are Nigerians hence her right to claim Nigerian via d descent route.
She wasn't born in Nigeria so how can she possibly claim Nigerian by birth?

dual citizen

a part time 419

Easy and Simple

Nigerian American

Mr Anus:

a part time 419

Mr Anus:

Usually very ugly , dark skin with body odour & no sense of humour

your comments are always as smelling as your anus, yuo knw?

100% Nigerian.

There are Nigerians kids born in Nigeria that can't speak any Nigerian languages, i have seen some.

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.

I believe that it all comes down to 2 ways of defining where a person comes from.

- What that person feels most like (a citizen of his country of origin or where she/he grew up in)
- What the person is legally considered to be (passport)

I was born and raised in Nigeria for a good 10 years then we moved to France. Since then I've been living in France. Nonetheless, I feel more Nigerian than French. But when I came back to Naija for the holidays I was told that I behave and look nothing like a "typical" Nigerian - oh, and I cannot understand/speak Ibo (my mum) nor Yoruba (pops), so I guess that doesn't help.

So yeah, technically I am Nigerian (passport), I feel more Nigerian than French (upbringing, values) but apparently I don't have the Nigerian mentality.

I hope that somehow helped, OP.

makajibbz , BRO i just saw your picture. No offence but U do need another hair cut

Mr Anus:

makajibbz , BRO i just saw your picture. No offence but U do need another hair cut

lets see yours? anus!

makajibbz, by looking at your picture again, are u a midget? no offence

Mr Anus:

makajibbz, by looking at your picture again, are u a midget? no offence

Hhahahahahahhaha.lol.

Mr Anus:

makajibbz, by looking at your picture again, are u a midget? no offence

you wanna make me piss myself!!! i guess your ANUS is taller than me,

makajibbz, brother, no offence but if u honestly look at your picture, u would want o shooot yourself.
No offence. U ugly

She's not nigeria by birth or has any affliation with nigeria only from her parents.

jasine:

Easy and Simple

Nigerian American

No American Nigerian, this is simple common sense.

E.g. I was born a bred in UK,
Been going back home since the age of 5 and from the age of 15 started going back home on my own without my Dads supervision.
Understand and able to speak my language to a certain degree

When people ask where I am from I say I am Nigerian.
However, I am British Nigerian, simple.

Mr Anus!!! you're an anus!!! you look like anus!!! you smell like anus!!! you produce wat anuses produce,
anus,

What of the confusedpeople who call theirslves 'african american' ? their's no country called africa america,
you're either african or you're american, the same goes for you,lady dee

Lady Dee:

No American Nigerian, this is simple common sense.

E.g. I was born a bred in UK,
Been going back home since the age of 5 and from the age of 15 started going back home on my own without my Dads supervision.
Understand and able to speak my language to a certain degree

When people ask where I am from I say I am Nigerian.
However, I am British Nigerian, simple.

Some people are not proud to be a Nigerian even if he/she was born here staying abroad, i have a female friend who has British passport she was born here and her parents live in Nigeria. The simple answer is she can be a Nigerian or an american its up to him/her.

Am not proud to be a Nigerian where I work

makajibbz, BRO, if u look at your picture again, u will see the similarity between the shape of your head and a goat's head. No offence

Some bunch of people that knows what they want, and yet cant take the bull by the horn to get what they want, alllow some people in the name of leadership stealing away their future

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.

She's a Nigerian by right

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 ur question, ur friend is an American of Nigerian heritage

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.

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!

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

wha about thru mariage?