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metronaija:
A British-born Nigerian was removed from an Easyjet flight at Luton airport after a fellow passenger read a message that mentions 'prayer' on his mobile phone and alerted cabin crew, who raised alarm with the police.

Laolu Opebiyi was using WhatsApp to arrange a conference call prayer session with friends, as the Amsterdam-bound flight was waiting to take off at Luton airport on Thursday February 25 when a passenger next to him questioned him about message that included the word 'prayer' asking "What do you mean by prayer?"

The 40-year-old Nigerian-born business analyst from London explained to the passenger that he was preparing to pray with friends. Few minutes later, he was pulled off the flight by two firearms officers. It is thought the man misread the name of Mr Opebiyi's prayer group “ISI men” – which stands for "iron sharpens iron” from a Bible quote – as Isis.

Mr Opebiyi said: "That guy doesn’t know me and within two minutes he’s judging me. Even if I was a Muslim, it was pretty unfair the way I was treated. If we keep on giving into this kind of bigotry and irrational fear, I dare say that the terrorists will have achieved their aim."

Mr Opebiyi was taken into questioning by police and quizzed about his Christian faith and where he attends church. He was forced to hand over his phone and password so officers could check his communication. He was eventually freed and allowed to catch another flight about three hours later.

Seven other passengers reportedly got off the flight fearing a terror threat and also took the next plane, Guardian reports.

A spokeswoman for Bedfordshire Police said: "Officers attended and a passenger was removed from the flight as part of the enquiries. Officers notified easyJet that they were satisfied that there was no concern around the passenger travelling."

A spokeswoman for easyJet who apologised over the incident said: "Easyjet can confirm that following concerns raised by passengers, the captain of flight EZY2151 from Luton to Amsterdam requested the assistance of the authorities who took the decision to disembark and question the passenger. The safety and security of its passengers and crew is our highest priority which means that is a security concern is raised we will always investigate it as a precautionary measure. After questioning by the authorities, the passenger was cleared to complete his journey so easyJet arranged a later easyJet flight for him. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused to the passenger"

The officers cleared Mr Opebiyi for flight but the pilot refused to let him on and he was made to wait a further three hours to board the next flight to Amsterdam. He said that he is aftraind that he is on a terrorist watchlist.

"I stand in uncertainty about my freedom of movement in the UK" he said.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/03/nigerian-man-removed-from-uk-flight.html

Agubushmenyo:
Gold digging for Males??... That's a profession!!

We call them Miners!!

But for the ladies?.... It is a habit and it is Bad!!!

tayebest:
Arrogant!

MeloGistDotCom:
Olajumoke goes for a new hairstyle and i think she looks lovely.

Kemi Olunloyo and co-haters and jealous lot, you see what we caledl real beauty, not artificial chemical enhanced beauty that you and your lot wield, like glorified scare-crows. Anyway, Jumoke represent true Nigerian woman undergoing much anticipated reinaissance and the true reliance on yoruba language as a language of substance to be learned by all in the world; after all we gave it to Brazil, Cuba ,and T and T and they are all proud to be associated with thew language. Jumoke omoyi joo carry go.

http://www.melogist.com/olajumoke-ex-bread-seller-look-cute-in-new-hairstyle/

Daminaj1:
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Kemi Olunloyo is back after taking a break from her social media for a while. The blogger slammed Jumoke Orisaguna as seen in the tweets below.

She also thinks Jumoke is being exploited and there is a need for her to slow down.

https://twitter.com/HNNAfrica/status/702924517157572609

Goddex:
GEJ

Progressive01:
Na who Shehu don help

Tunami:
gathering of men of propanganda, the slayers of Gej.

goldbim:
Wow!!This babe don hammer!!endorsement left and right..like play like play,she'l be earning more than her helpers soonest.lovely!*mercifulGod*

martineverest:
in modeling, beauty is the least criterion... Take a cue from Alex wek..

Her cheek bone speaks for her.

PayPalKing:
I don't understand this story. The two people beheaded are cultists? The lady too? If they are not, aren't the cultists supposed to be fighting their rivals? Even if innocent people are to be affected in a clash of cultists, beheading isn't meant to be a way to die in such clash. I'm confused

wakaman:
What is it with that part of the country?
Haba!
shame!!!

xtrorp:
“Karma comes after everyone eventually. You can't get away with screwing people over your whole life, I don't care who you are. What goes around comes around. That's how it works. Sooner or later the universe will serve you the revenge that you deserve.” - Jessica Brody

In Lagos under 'One Nigeria' there seem to exist a silent economic war of destruction of livelihood, burning of markets in the middle of the night, extortion and harassment of genuine businesses by official area boys and street urchins, illegal/multiple taxing of business owners, in markets where Igbos operate e.g. Tejuoso, Alaba International and Ladipo. And now Oshodi electrical & electronic market.

Many of these attracious deeds are conducted at odd times when the traders won't be available to resist the dastardly acts.


This will make the move to biafra very fast. we simply don't want or need igbos among us civilised people go back to the east with your yamayama businesses.

Over the decades in the South-West, the Yorubas have systematically burnt Igbo shops as a guise to hijacking the markets from Igbos.

https://www.nairaland.com/2618835/hoodlums-shut-down-alaba-international

Prior to the 2015 general elections, amidst the threat by the lagoon crooner to drown Igbos, 18 Chisco transport buses were criminally burnt down in Lagos and up till date nothing was done to bring the culprits to book.

What does 'One Nigeria' mean?
A deceit where you are empowered to share my crude oil and wealth as 'One Nigeria' while I am considered a migrant to your State whom you're just merely accommodating and may perish in the lagoon at your command.

It is a chaotic situation where the Oba of a place would invite the representative of a people for discussion in his palace as regards a market leadership dispute only to set an ambush for him and unleash hundreds of thugs to flog and disgrace him.

It is an unjust situation where you're licensed to use foul means to destroy my business in your State with outrageous taxes. You can close my business premises at will while your elites continue to shout 'One Nigeria' to cover up the evils and injustices prevalent in the land. And you still expect me to be docile and continue to suffer silently as your hate and envy for my progress soar high.

Now, do you have any case for unity - fake or imaginary?

If you have there would be no need fooling and playing to the gallery and shouting 'One Nigeria'. Or have you ever heard 'One Great Britain', 'One United States of America', 'One Germany'?
That shows that something is fundamentally wrong which many have been shying away from.

Is it a crime for any person/group to choose to opt out of a relationship?

Strange bedfellows, with irreconcilable value systems that are at best suitable for the individual selves, are not meant to be together! The 102 years of existence attest to that verdict!

Victor Hugo once said "no army can stop an idea whose time has come" and that "one can resist the invasion of armies but not the invasion of ideas".

Ofunaofu:
has he paid the workers

Okimski:
https://www.thecable.ng/wada-won-poll-audus-votes-died

tplacid:
Please can you respect other tribes, we have good and bad people in each tribe.

This man did a great thing, trust me he didn't care about the race or tribe of the kids in that bus. He saw all the kids as humans.

Like he said he is not hero he is just doing what he ought to do, the least we can do is to see members of other tribes as humans too.

And for the record I love the Igbos and I am Yoruba....

Bigprozzie:
Good one. Yorubas are highly respected

When will the world take Igbos seriously?

ice25:
Blaming the students? Mr Abiodun can u allow ur ward stay in such a condition for a week or are your eyes playing tricks on you?


Healthy living is only for the classrooms and lecture notes, never to be implemented here on earth.

Everything in Naija is better on papers

Prodigee:
That's the Nigerian spirit

segtak25:
Source : http://streetgist.com/is-my-mum-going-to-die-diezanis-14yr-old-only-son-ask-as-husband-breaks-down-over-wifes-illness/

NOBLEDANDY:
The op write up is so much flawed...

Whoever that believe this poo can deny his legitimate mother.

Biafra we love and cherish....
No going back to the zoo

ritababe:
And so, what do u want us to do? help him apologise!!!

Alfaab:
You are a conquered tribe and your half brain cannot push Yorubas to war.You have been defeated time without numbers even small Igalas are killing your people like chickens.Your cowardice and skirtism stink.

PedroJP:
SYf.

Biafra break away will turn a region Islamic forever. Igbos still in Nigeria make Yorubas get mouth. Wonder wat will become of them after Biafra break away, na cleansing go follow any misyarn from Yorubas to Fulanis.

Reason one Nigeria full their heads like say na century TDB dem do 4 dez two wotds "one Nigeria"


We will always come to yorubas aid, cos they fear seeing themselves with fulanis na die, staying on their own na misery. Reason they flood propaganda here and there to frustrate Biafra.


Pls save yoruba from fulanis.

PedroJP:
SYf.

Biafra break away will turn a region Islamic forever. Igbos still in Nigeria make Yorubas get mouth. Wonder wat will become of them after Biafra break away, na cleansing go follow any misyarn from Yorubas to Fulanis.

Reason one Nigeria full their heads like say na century TDB dem do 4 dez two wotds "one Nigeria"


We will always come to yorubas aid, cos they fear seeing themselves with fulanis na die, staying on their own na misery. Reason they flood propaganda here and there to frustrate Biafra.


Pls save yoruba from fulanis.

DFemaleBoss:
Femi, that's Nigeria for you, and you still wonder why some people call Nigeria "a zoo"?
However, the Yollowbas gathered the ant-infested firewood, so they should gladly allow the lizards enjoy their feast!

Yollowbas brought this on themselves.