Chinedu Onyejelem

Govt â€˜must accept immigration is here to stayâ€™

Last update: 16:36 | 15.05.11 | © Metro Éireann

Ireland’s inability to grant citizenship to migrants who meet the necessary qualifying criteria reflects a resistance to accept that immigration has come to stay, the Immigrant Council of Ireland’s (ICI) founder has said.

Chikwe loses controversial Nigerian senate seat challenge

Last update: 21:30 | 15.04.11 | © Metro Éireann

A former Nigerian Ambassador to Ireland has lost her controversial bid to become one of Nigeria’s 109 powerful senators.

Questions over double tragedy

Last update: 22:51 | 01.04.11 | © Metro Éireann

A Nigerian man committed suicide following the killing of his Polish partner on 1 March in the Tralee house where they lived with their two-year-old son. Stephen Ukiwo, from Abiriba in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Abia, was lost in the sea at

Nigerians in Ireland pluck for Goodluck in election

Last update: 22:48 | 01.04.11 | © Metro Éireann

MOST NIGERIANS in Ireland would like to see President Goodluck Jonathan win a second term, according to a new poll on the Nigerian presidential election.

Hanan promises to â€˜rebuildâ€™ Irelandâ€™s faith in democracy

Last update: 22:45 | 01.04.11 | © Metro Éireann

A leading independent equality campaigner in the running for a Senate seat has vowed to reinvigorate Ireland’s democracy if elected.

Immigrants cheered by vote result

Last update: 22:19 | 01.03.11 | © Metro Éireann

As Fine Gael's Enda Kenny, Labour's Eamon Gilmore, Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams, the Socialist Party’s Joe Higgins and many independents celebrate their Dáil election victories, three immigrant candidates – though missing out on seats –

Naomi and the warlord

Last update: 15:30 | 27.05.10 | © Metro Éireann

Supermodel Campbell may be forced to testify against Liberian dictator

Attoh vows to make a difference

Last update: 15:29 | 27.05.10 | © Metro Éireann

A candidate in last year’s local elections is appealing to friends and well-wishers across Ireland to help in her bid for the Vodafone World of Difference award programme.

Prayer conference puts God on Nigeria`s side

Last update: 13:02 | 13.05.10 | © Metro Éireann

Nigerians in Ireland have been urged to “emphasise the positives” to help raise their country to greater heights.

Peaceful rally for Toyosi contradicts imamâ€™s warnings

Last update: 12:00 | 22.04.10 | © Metro Éireann

At the burial of murdered schoolboy Toyosi Shitta-bey at Newcastle Cemetery, Co Dublin on 8 April, controversial cleric Imam Shehu Adeniji persuaded mourners not to support or attend a peaceful public rally organised that weekend for his remembrance and to

Polandâ€™s pain after crash takes life of president, 95 others

Last update: 12:05 | 15.04.10 | © Metro Éireann

Poland’s national week of mourning after the death of the country’s president in a plane crash will officially end this Sunday. But the huge pain caused by the loss will take generations to heal.

D15 community rallies round family and calls for peace after boyâ€™s shocking death

Last update: 13:12 | 08.04.10 | © Metro Éireann

Relatives, friends and neighbours of a 15-year-old Nigerian boy who was stabbed to death in Dublin 15 have expressed their hope that his senseless killing will bring peace between the black community, other immigrant nationalities and Irish people.

Nigerian boy stabbed to death in Dublin

Last update: 13:12 | 03.04.10 | © Metro Éireann

A 15-year-old Nigerian boy has been stabbed to death in Dublin 15.Metro Éireann understands that the incident happened just after 8pm last night in the Tyrellstown area, close to the Blanchardstown Centre.

Sharia law is 'good for us'

Islamic legal system is answer to Ireland’s ills says MPACIE’s Egan A controversial Is-lamic group, which recently called for a discussion on implementing Sharia law in Ireland, has explained why it believes this would strongly benefit

â€˜I am a born bread makerâ€™

Chinedu Onyejelem meets David Arowolo, who swapped the driver’s seat of a Dublin bus for a bakery as owner of Heritage Bread in Navan The town of Ijero, at the edge of Ekiti State in Nigeria’s southwest, may be famous for its agricultural

Ireland must not become a safe haven for Nigeriaâ€™s â€˜stolen wealthâ€™ - Nidoe EGM

‘Stolen wealth’ being brought to Ireland for ‘safe keeping’ was one of the main subjects of discussion at a recent meeting of Ireland’s Nigerians in Dublin, Metro Éireann has learned.

â€˜Racism must be tackledâ€™

An African community leader has said the inability of the State to protect immigrants against racism is “ripping the country apart”.

Govt â€˜must step inâ€™ to save viable businesses

The business sector in Ireland could be severely damaged if the Government does not take urgent steps to address the flow of credit to them, opposition parties have said.

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