Deportation

August 16, 2013

Opinion: This deportation ‘imbroglio’ must end

by Donu Kogbara Last year, Abia State Government ruthlessly purged its civil service of non-Abians. And I can’t even describe this nastiness as ethnic cleansing because, bizarrely, some of the victims of it were Igbos from neighbouring states! Journalists are supposed to be formidably well-informed and are expected to know more than most about what is... Read More

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August 15, 2013

Opinion: Deportations, ethnic jingoism and political opportunism

by Is’haq Modibbo Kalu So almost on cue, the most chauvinistic vermin crawled out of the darkest crevice of ethnic jingoism. The action of the Lagos administration became elasticized into a demonstration of the hatred that the Yoruba had always allegedly had for the Igbo. I THINK Femi Falana’s well-argued piece on the on-going hysteria in... Read More

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August 15, 2013

Opinion: Deportation of destitutes is lazy, but Fashola is not an Igbo hater

by Steve Nwosu I am not one of those who believe Lagos is a no-mans-land. It is insulting to the indigenes of Lagos to make such postulations. I have intentionally steered clear of the leave-township notice that the Lagos State Government recently served and executed on some Igbo residents of Anambra extraction, simply because there are so... Read More

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August 14, 2013

Opinion: Fashola and the hypocrisy of Ndigbo

by C. Don Adinuba A man who introduced himself as a professor from Nnewi called me on the phone on Thursday morning to assert with so much authority that “only Anambra indigenes are being targeted for expulsion from Lagos because all Nigerians know that Anambra is the leader of the Igbo nation”. The Abia State... Read More

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August 12, 2013

Femi Falana: The Lagos deportation and the law

by Femi Falana Finally, since the deporting state governments have no immigration officials to police their borders there is no assurance that the deportees will not find their way back to where they were deported. Deportation of dissidents In 1885, the British colonial regime deported King Jaja of Opobo to a remote island in West... Read More

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August 11, 2013

Opinion: Of Femi Fani-Kayode and his gospel of hate

by Nnaemeka Meribe A million Fani-Kayodes cannot create a gulf between us. Lagos and the Yoruba need people from other parts of Nigeria just as others need Lagos and the Yoruba. As the cliché goes, no man is an island. In Igbo land, there are people referred to as “ori n’ crisis” (someone who makes... Read More

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August 10, 2013

SK Johnson: On Fashola’s ‘deportation’ of Igbos; people need to calm down for a moment

by SK Johnson The past couple of weeks have seen a slew of stories flood the media about the ‘deportation’ of Igbo people from Lagos State by Governor Fashola. ‘By Governor Fashola,’ there is not meant to imply that I think Fashola has taken to the streets of Lagos to round up Igbo people and... Read More

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August 10, 2013

Deportation: Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko defends Lagos

Veteran Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko, on Thursday said there was nothing wrong with the alleged deportation of the destitute to their home state by the Lagos State Government. Kosoko, a Lagos prince, stated that the government deported people who constituted a nuisance in the state to their hometowns because the metropolis was becoming over populated.... Read More

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Just send them away

by Olusegun Adeniyi It is rather unfortunate that many otherwise respected people would always see ethnicity in every problem and that is why I hesitate to comment on this issue until the madness that is going on subsides. When last year the Lagos State Government put some people considered destitute in a bus and dumped... Read More

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Opinion: Lessons learnt from the Igbo deportation saga

by Ochereome Nnanna If the Governors’ Forum focused on the right things, Mr Peter Obi of Anambra State would answer the phone when Fashola calls him. Obi would not only come to Lagos and join with Fashola when he wants a grand national burial for Ikemba Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and shut his phone on Fashola... Read More

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Okey Ndibe: Lagos deportations and crisis of citizenship

by Okey Ndibe There’s some irony in the fact that Governor Fashola has done far more than most Igbo governors in recruiting people from other states, including Igbo, to work in his government. But that does not justify his government’s policy of seizing Nigerians in Lagos and deporting them to their states of origin. he... Read More

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Femi Fani-Kayode: Lagos, the Igbo and the servants of truth

by Femi Fani-Kayode The Igbo had little to do with the extraordinary development of Lagos between 1880 right up until today. That is a fact. Other than Ajegunle, Computer Village, Alaba and buying up numerous market stalls in Isale Eko, where is their input? “The claim that the Igbo helped to develop Lagos is hogwash.... Read More

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Tunde Fagbenle: The tacky business of domestic deportation

by Tunde Fagbenle …what is called for is the necessity for other states to hold their governors responsible for the development of their states and the creation of an environment to reduce the urge to migrate to places whose governors are striving to make life more abundant for her citizenry. It is news that has... Read More

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Deportation crisis: Lagos ‘deportee’ dies in Anambra, others in critical health condition

by Akan Ido The ‘deportation’ controversy between the Lagos State Government and that of Anambra continues to rage as one of the deportees has been reported dead. The sixty seven deportees who were said to have been picked up in different locations in the Lagos metropolis by officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) have... Read More

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The Lagos ‘deportation’ controversy is political – Fashola

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Thursday said the ongoing controversy trailing the decision of the government to send some Igbos back to their villages is political. The governor said this after inspecting the ongoing light rail project and jetties at Mile 12 area of the state. He added that the propaganda was meant to... Read More

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Opinion: The Lagos ‘deportation’ and fallacious reasoning

by Francis Oriunebho If anybody did any wrong here it is the Government of Anambra, who let down these people at the time of their need. In fact Lagos state government deserves commendation and not commendation for rehabilitation and resettlement of destitutes Fifty three years as a nation and sometimes it seems we have learnt... Read More

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Opinion: Umaru Dikko, nostalgia and PDP’s politics

by Is’haq Modibbo Kawu But for now, it will be interesting to see how much discipline Alhaji Umaru Dikko can knock into the undisciplined political mob that constitutes the PDP. A week can be a very long time in politics. This is even truer within the pressure cooker ambiance of Nigerian politics. Two events this... Read More

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Obi Nwakanma: The deportation of citizens from Lagos is not only lawless, it is vexatious

by Obi Nwakanma To put this very mildly: Lagos was built by Nigerians with massive Nigerian resources, and it is a migrants’ city. Fashola’s administration cannot hide its dirt-poor under the carpet and by forced deportations. Once again, the Lagos state government deported Nigerians from a Nigerian state; an action that is as lawless as... Read More

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Convicted Nigerian rapist to be deported from the UK

by Rachel Ogbu Convicted rapist, Ekene Anoliefo, 38, has lost an appeal to remain in the UK and will be deported back to Nigeria after the court threw out his claim that deportation would breach his human rights because he had a cousin in the UK. Justice Blake said the public interest in getting him out... Read More

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British tourists detained, deported for tweeting ‘destroy America’ (PICTURED)

Careful what you tweet. Two 20-somethings arriving from the U.K. learned a harsh lesson about the American government’s sense of humor on Monday, Jan. 23, when they were detained and then forced to return home due to comments they made on Twitter. According to the Daily Mail, Leigh Van Bryan, 26, and Emily Bunting, 24, were going through... Read More

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January 9, 2013

This man wants to deport Piers Morgan – but why is he so angry? (WATCH)

by Rachel Ogbu Radio host Alex Jones appeared on “Piers Morgan Tonight,” and what transpired between both men generated a great deal of social media buzz. It was a fiery exchange live, as Jones who wants to deport Morgan back to the UK for expressing his views on gun control went on the attack, calling the CNN host... Read More

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October 29, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi: You see, Nigerians are like that (YNaija Frontpage)

You see, Nigerians are rude, obnoxious, often cruel people; they behave ‘politely’ only when there’s something to be gained from the other party… You want to study Nigerians, or understand Nigeria? Go to an airport; one that handles regular inbound flights to Nigeria. I was on one such flight a few days ago. An Arik... Read More

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South Africa set to deport 56 Nigerians seeking asylum based on “ongoing political crisis in Nigeria”

by Lekan Olanrewaju South Africa is reportedly set to deport 56 Nigerians. The deportees have over-stayed their visas and applied for asylum based on the alleged ongoing “political crisis” in Nigeria. It is unclear which of the nation’s political crises they based their requests on. Their applications were however, rejected. According to The Nation, a source... Read More

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“120 Nigerians on a cargo plane?” – Check out yesterday’s top tweets

by Lekan Olanrewaju From controversy over a certain “unpatriotic” article to thoughts on the most recent deportation, as well as more #Kony talk, check out what everyone was talking about yesterday. @seunfakze: Now I hope those “patriots” who said we were myopic two days ago can ask Britain to apologise or accept them back. @AbangMercy:... Read More

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“Celebrating the South African apology? Empty heads tire me” – Check out yesterday’s top tweets

by Lekan Olanrewaju It was one discussion about Africa or the other yesterday, from more comments on the Nigeria/South Africa diplomatic row to skepticism on the now-viral #Kony campaign. Check out the top tweets from yesterday. @ogundamisi: David Cameron said UK govt ‘shared’ intelligence with Nigerian govt. He did not get GEJ’s MOMO? ‘Boko Haram... Read More

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Is this the thanks we get, South Africa? Nigeria goes for its pound of flesh – All the details of the diplomatic row

by Lekan Olanrewaju The basics Last Friday, 125 Nigerians who travelled to South Africa aboard Arik Air and South African Airlines flights were deported on arrival in Johannesburg. Said Nigerians were allegedly carrying fake yellow fever vaccine cards. 56 South Africans were barred Tuesday night from entering Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in... Read More

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Deportation: Nigeria threatens South Africa with retaliation

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Federal Government of Nigeria has reportedly warned that it may be forced to reciprocate the deportation of about 125 Nigerians on Sunday by the South African authority. The citizens were turned back at the airport due to the fact they came into the country without appropriate travel documents, particularly, the Yellow Fever... Read More

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