Nigerian Independence Day gala
Saturday 19 October 2019 Over 200 Nigerians and their friends attended a gala at the Jim Durrell Centre on Walkley Road in celebration Nigeria’s 59th Independence Day anniversary. Hosted by...
Nigerian Independence reception
Monday 1 October Diplomats from various countries, Canadian government officials and the cream of Nigeria’s diaspora community in Canada were at the Westin Hotel on Colonel By Drive as guests...
NCAO welcomes newcomers
Saturday 21 September, 2019 The Nigerian Canadian Association of Ottawa (NCAO), under the leadership of President Chuks Imiaghagbe, hosted a reception for Nigerians who have arrived recently to the city...
Rhema Ministries gospel extravaganza
Saturday 5 October 2019 As part of their cross Canada tour, the Walls Gospel Group was at the Rhema Christian Ministries on Saturday to headline a gospel extravaganza hosted by...
Black Cop: My 36 Years in Police
Book review, Ottawa Life Magazine by Emma Dykstra. Black Cop: My 36 Years in Police Work, and My Career-Ending Experience with Official Racism by Calvin Lawrence When Calvin Lawrence joined...
Higher food insecurity for Black families
GTA Black families twice as likely to go hungry as white households, study shows By Laurie MonsebraatenSocial Justice ReporterWed., Oct. 23, 2019timer5 min. read Black households in Canada are almost twice as...
Andy Kusi-Appiah: Climate Change Mitigation/Adaptation
“Climate Change Mitigation/Adaptation: Mzuzu has knowledge and uses it!” by Andy Kusi-Appiah Having completed a 3-month sojourn in Mzuzu (Malawi), I can confirm that sub-Saharan Africa is not only rich...
Candidates’ debate hosted by Black community
Friday 11 October 2019 by Sophia Jacob Greetings community, Please see the write up below on this past Friday’s African Canadian Communities Federal candidates’ debate. Black Ottawa Business Network is proud to...
Ottawa U apologizes for race incident
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Jacques Frémont, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Ottawa, issued the following statement: Today I am making public an independent investigator’s report concerning the...
How African countries got their names
TOPONYMIC The most unusual ways many African countries got their names By Ciku KimeriaOctober 6, 2019 The concept of nation states in Africa is only a bit over a century old,...