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Remembering Buchi Emecheta: Nigerian feminist author
Nigerian author who championed girls dies aged 72 Image copyrightALAMYImage caption“I work toward the liberation of women but I’m not fem...
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Remembering Stanley Grizzle, Canada’s first Black Citi...
Canada’s first black citizenship judge died at 97 this year, 1 day after Remembrance Day By John Rieti, CBC News Posted: Nov 26, 2016 Stanley Gr...
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In memory of Anita Dorothy Harris aged 100
HARRIS, Anita Dorothy (nee Swaby) Passed away on November 23, 2016 at 100 years old. She was the daughter of the late Luth...
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Obituary: Nigerian-Canadian author, political activist Ken W...
Ken Wiwa, son of slain author and television producer Ken Saro-Wiwa, poses in New York May 4, 2009. Nigerian author and political activist Ken Wiwa, a...
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Memorial services held for late Nigerian Ambassador Ojo Madu...
August 14, 2016 Foreign diplomats joined members of Ottawa’s Nigerian community at a remembrance service at St. Andrew’s Church on Kent St...
In memory of Doris Holness
HOLNESS, Doris (nee Lewis) On Monday, August 8, 2016 at her late residence, Doris Holness age 90 years. Doris was predeceased by her sisters Elisa Wal...
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Celebrating the life of Keneth Jacobs
JACOBS, Kenneth Barnell (LCol) Peacefully, at the Montfort Hospital on August 19, 2016 with his family by his side. Predeceased by his wife and soulma...
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Anne Deborah Atai-Omoruto, Who Helped Lead Ebola Fight in Li...
By CLAIR MacDOUGALLMAY 10, 2016 Anne Deborah Atai-Omoruto, a Ugandan doctor who went to Liberia at the height of the Ebola epidemic in 2014 and helped...
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Ambassador Ojo Maduekwe, former Nigerian High Commissioner t...
Late Ambassador Chief Ojo Maduekwe With shock and sadness we announce the death of our Ambassador Ojo Maduekwe tonight in Abuja at 7pm. after return...
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Austin Clarke, author of “The Polished Hoe”, dea...
Late Austin Clarke 26 June 2016 Austin Clarke died on Sunday, June 26, at the age of 81. Clarke was born in St. James, Barbados, on July 26, 1934. He...