Sorry, we are not Nigerians’ say Williams sisters

The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena Wednesday put paid to insinuations that they were from Nigeria, when they said that they were proud to be American citizens.

Speaking at the Federal Palace Hotel, Venus, in a response to a question on their true origin, said that while they love Nigeria, the fact was that they were from the United States of America.


“This is another country that we would love to come from but we are from the United States and are proud to be from there as well”, said Venus


On their mother’s decision to name their late sister, Yetunde, after a Nigerian, Venus said that it was because of the mum’s love for Africa.

“My mum named my late sister after an Africa name because she loves Africa and that is all to it”, she said.

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Nigerians are very stupid people.

When will you embarrassing ppl stop trying to claim people who don't want to be claimed or trying to claim another heritage?

How did some ppl arrived at the assumption that they're Nigerians? My goodness!

Am frm republic of biafra,nt nigeria..hahaha

*Ileke-IdI:
Nigerians are very stupid people.

When will you embarrassing ppl stop trying to claim people who don't want to be claimed or trying to claim another heritage?

How did some ppl arrived at the assumption that they're Nigerians? My goodness!

cos of the late yetunde.

smh, what a disgrace. Who even asked them the question. I remember people saying they were from badagry. lmao. Its just the poverty in Nigeria, rather than creating your own to a standard level, you wish every successful black mab is nigerian.

They look like Igbo

Well, i love this earth, i'd have love to be here forever, but i'm from Mars!

Rubbbbish.... Who'd want to be identified with the roots of Terrorists, thieves, scammers and Drug Lords after all? No one wants to be related to a Mad Man.... We don hear una, ok, take your money and Go back to The Land of Milk and Hardknocks! Why didn't your mum name your late sis (may her soul rest in peace) a South African or Ghanian name, of all countries, she Choosed a Nigerian Name and u telling me about Loving Africa, i don't know your roots, but, with your own excuse, something tells me you Gals are Lying and hiding something!
I still Love you Girls though, keep making me Proud!

It's good they cleared the air just like NAS did when he came to Nigeria. I don't know what it is with Nigerians and claiming people. How can a nation with over 150million people be looking for more citizens when it has not taken care of the people it has.

ITbomb: They look like Igbo

The lady in pink looks a bit Yorubas.

TYPICAL AMERICAN COONS. ARE YOU RELATED TO AMERIGO VESPUCCI OR LEO SCIPIO AFRICANUS ? TWO WHITE MEN. SO HOW THE HECK ARE YOU AFRICAN-AMERICANS ? THEY ARE LOST

afam4eva: It's good the cleared the air like NAS did when he came to Nigeria. I don't know what it is with Nigerians and claiming people. How can a nation with over 150million people be looking for more citizens when it has not taken care of the people it has.

Prolly coz they were celebs. It's no doubt, Nigerians like to claim good and beautiful thing. OR who doesn't?

obadiah777: TYPICAL AMERICAN COONS. ARE YOU RELATED TO AMERIGO VESPUCCI OR LEO SCIPIO AFRICANUS ? TWO WHITE MEN. SO HOW THE HECK ARE YOU AFRICAN-AMERICANS ? THEY ARE LOST

Wasn't Amerigo vespucci an Italian?

sophisticated aboki
take am!

Who wants to be a nIGERian?

I dont even recognise the cursed country. Thats why i spells it as niGERia . . . .

WE ARE PROUD BIAFRANS (I & my family) . . . . . . Never niGERians.

Hw Dat 1 take concern Me! By the way Who wants to knw were Una Frm Na Wa o

who even said they were Nigerians in the first place

What more, who wants to get associated with evil, not even when their late mother named one as Yetunde. I think Yetunde is a name in Algeria may be...South Africa just asking? I hail two of you jare...Wetin Nigeria go do them even if they claim to have a root in Niger?

Keanye West and Jay-Z are From Abia state is Nigeria. lol

Nigeria,and assumptions. Someone even told me they are related to the late Funsho Williams.
Thank God,they ended such speculation. So because someone bears a foreign name makes him/her a citizen.then am from America too,cos my English name is Drake.

afam4eva:
Wasn't Amerigo vespucci an Italian?

HE WAS A WHITE MAN. THEY ARE ALL THE SAME. THEY HIDE UNDER DIFFERENT COUNTRIES BUT THEIR BIBLICAL NAME IS EDOMITES.

'sorry , we are not Nigerians' tehehehe. 'My mama tell me say i be Americana' tehehe

Akin-David:
What more, who wants to get associated with evil, not even when their late mother named one as Yetunde. I think Yetunde is a name in Algeria may be...South Africa just asking? I hail two of you jare...Wetin Nigeria go do them even if they claim to have a root in Niger?

Saying a person that answers 'Yetunde' is from South Africa is tantamount to saying anyone who answers 'Akin' is from Gabon #JustSaying#

*Ileke-IdI:
Nigerians are very stupid people.

When will you embarrassing ppl stop trying to claim people who don't want to be claimed or trying to claim another heritage?

How did some ppl arrived at the assumption that they're Nigerians? My goodness!

We are not trying to claim them. Journalists only asked the Obvious question. Their Mum used a Popular Yoruba name which means she was trying to associate with Nigeria.

Too Bad the sisters are claiming contrary. Who cares anyway? Not like they will help reducing the price of Fuel or anything.

Abeg! Naija has enough Stars in the Making. Fingers crossed joor.
They should just keep up with their good game. #Lobatan

i believe in Venus cuz i have a friend from central america who look and spanish but she named are first daughter sade cuz she feels some african tie in her... her has always loved and dated nigeria(african) men since i knew her... she even claim to be from africa just for me or others to like her more... just an example...

chosen04: Who wants to be a nIGERian?

I dont even recognise the cursed country. Thats why i spells it as niGERia . . . .

WE ARE PROUD BIAFRANS (I & my family) . . . . . . Never niGERians.

Who da Bleep even wants to have a wasted,rotten,expired sp*erm like you as a citizen of this country.. Fu*cck off,nobody even knows a fucktardingly cretinous zimbabwean monkey like you exists somewhere... When people dey talk,retarded goons like dis slowpoke go dey bring wetin go cause trouble..rubbish..

Abujafood: How are they supposed to be Nigerians?

Even Barack Obama doesn't accept his Kenyan!

Them too like better thing!

What do you expect na? Maybe if they do, it would sound as if they were denying being Americans. That's the normal trend jare. Take for instance. Ask anyone who originally hails from Houston, Texas, where he comes from? He would tell you, he's from America.

Na so we dey see am. Nas too na 9ja according to some peeps...Is it true? At least with the internet now, one can give his child any name so long as you know the meaning!

When naija go stop to dry fall my hand? Every black person is Nigerian, Nas is Nigerian, chamillionaire is Nigerian, lil Wayne is Nigerian, wale is Nigerian even people who don't wish to be associated with Nigeria?

We need to build our own and stop looking for ready mades.

Although these girls forgot that every black person has roots in Africa.

Royalty1:

We are not trying to claim them. Journalists only asked the Obvious question. Their Mum used a Popular Yoruba name which means she was trying to associate with Nigeria.

Too Bad the sisters are claiming contrary. Who cares anyway? Not like they will help reducing the price of Fuel or anything.

Abeg! Naija has enough Stars in the Making. Fingers crossed joor.
They should just keep up with their good game. #Lobatan

If your name is Alex does that mean you're from England or America? It's just a name. It's only a surname that can really tell where someone comes from and even a surname is not 100% certain.