{
  "id": 15066156,
  "title": "Canada to deport Nigerian activist after 14 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/canada-to-deport-nigerian-activist-after-14-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T23:22:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/canada-to-deport-nigerian-activist-after-14-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigerian rights advocate Olukunle Adetunji faces deportation from Canada after 14 years of residency, despite multiple attempts to secure legal status. The activist, who entered Canada in 2012 and married his wife, Kimora, the same year, initially overstayed his visa and returned to Nigeria in 2016 under questionable circumstances. Adetunji claims he has no family ties in Nigeria, stating his deportation would amount to a \"death sentence.\" Since his release from Canadian detention, Adetunji has attempted to regularize his status but was recently informed of his impending return to Nigeria.",
  "summary": "A Nigerian migrant rights leader, Olukunle Adetunji, is set to be deported from Canada over an illegal stay despite having a wife and three children there. Read More: https://punchng.com/canada-to-deport-nigerian-activist-after-14-years/",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Canada to deport Nigerian activist after 14 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/canada-to-deport-nigerian-activist-after-14-years-15067508",
        "published": "2026-10-16T23:30:55.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}