Right? Chiwetel Ejiofor Claims He Is Not From Nigeria Cos He Was Born In London

During a media parley held on Friday, April 11, 2014, at the Wheatbaker Hotel in preparation for the premiere of the Half of A Yellow Sun movie, he explained why he claimed to be originally from London while on the Ellen Degeneres show.

According to him, it was because it (London) is his place of birth and not because he wanted to dissociate himself from Nigeria.

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‘I was trying to give a honest answer about where I was born and so I said London, which was where I was born. To me, it was a surprising reaction that people then concluded that I was saying I did not identify as a Nigerian. I’m Nigerian-British but if you ask me where I was born or where I am originally from, I can’t say Enugu because I wasn’t born there‘, he said.

This guy clearly does not know whats up! Man, you are clearly from Nigeria either you know it, like it or not, because now you are winning awards and you have an Igbo name, if you are not originally from Nigeria then you must change your name to a British name, but even with that #wenogogree

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Posted: at 13-04-2014 06:22 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

poster,pls get a lyf.he never made a mistake by saying dat he is a british.names does not mean nationality,so many of us dat are bearing english name,does it mean dat wear  from british??so he needs not to tender an apology to anyone,even some nigerians dat was born in naija but gut a nationality from any other country can still say the same thing cos they ar no longer nigerians but nigeria born.so get dat into ur head.dat someone is bearing an igbo name does not make him a nigerian,cos u cant have a nationality of a country dat o dont speak their language.

Posted: at 13-04-2014 06:28 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

*does it mean dat wear from british* WTF!! When u wan get sense sef??? Ur a monumental embarrassment to ur tribe....petulant schmuck!!

Posted: at 13-04-2014 06:42 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie

He was born in London and can rightly lay claim to the fact that he's British. Case closed!

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Posted: at 13-04-2014 06:55 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

carrying a spanish passport does not make you spanish. you are a full-blooded Nigerian, and also a naturalized citizen of Spain.
next time, apply for a Nigerian passport and you won't need a visa on it to visit Nigeria.

Posted: at 13-04-2014 07:05 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

U dey mind the fool? The guy is still jew....he lacks basic knowledge of being a national of a country....pls educate him a bit...

Posted: at 13-04-2014 07:17 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie

Kk#

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Posted: at 13-04-2014 07:50 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

passing abeg I no get time for una agument

Posted: at 13-04-2014 08:08 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

you have said it all, you have said  exactly what i want to say , no mind dem no be small cheap carafish  dem dey look for, yeye ^people.

Posted: at 13-04-2014 08:20 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

If you no wan claim Naija leave am na.

Posted: at 13-04-2014 08:38 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac