Bridget Ofili celebrates 50th birthday
Saturday 22 June 2019 Bridget Ofili is a well known figure in Ottawa’s Nigerian community where she is a very active volunteer with various organisations. On Saturday she was feted…
Ukwu family hosts Thanksgiving party
Saturday 18 May 2019 Some 200 people from Ottawa and beyond joined Emma and Nkechi Ukwu in a Thanksgiving party at the Tom Brown arena on Bayview Street last Saturday. …
Stylish birthday gala for Mary Boyo
Saturday 13 April, 2019 Mary Evita Boyo turned 60 in March. Her husband Peter Boyo, other family members and friends however chose to celebrate this milestone with a surprise birthday…
Movie review: A Madea Family Funeral
Movie: A Madea Family Funeral Produced, directed and starring: Tyler Perry Showing: Cineplex Scotia Bank Theatre, Gloucester. Reviewer: Godwin Ifedi, Editor The Plot A joyous reunion in small-town Georgia…
Global Community Alliance’s 10th anniversary
Saturday 23 February 2019 Some 400 people packed the Victoria Hall at the Marriott hotel on Kent Street last Saturday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Global Community…
Ottawa Black History Month launched at City Hall
Saturday 26 January 2019 Black History Ottawa continued its honoured tradition of hosting Canada’s national capital’s Black History Month launch and opening ceremony, this time at City Hall on…
Kwanzaa celebrations mark 2018 year end
Melanin Cultural Dancers perform Photo copyright Black Ottawa Scene Saturday 29 December Jaku Konbit President Ken Campbell was at the Bronson Centre last Saturday doing what he does best,…
AfroGlobal TV Excellence awards honours community leaders
THE 2018 AFROGLOBAL TELEVISION EXCELLENCE AWARDS GALA WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS Toronto, October 25th 2018. The prestigious Excellence Awards gala, presented by the 24-hour Afroglobal Television channel…
Kemdirims celebrate 60th wedding anniversary
Sunday 30 September 2018 Family, friends and scores of well-wishers were at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel church on St. Laurent Boulevard to join the Margaret and Ignatius…
Afro Caribbean Cultural studio celebrates anniversary
Youthful dancers light up the floor Photo copyright Black Ottawa Scene Saturday 8 September All roads seemed to lead to 40 Collonade Road in Ottawa’s west end, as…