Nigeria’s Tony Elumelu funds 1,000 African entrepreneurs
Tony Elumelu appeared for the first time last year in Forbes magazine’s list of billionaires Source: BBC News Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu has decided to fund 1,000 budding African entrepreneurs…
Minister proclaims Diaspora gospel to Jamaicans in Ottawa
By Ewart Walters Jamaica’s Junior Foreign Affairs Minister Arnaldo Brown preached a gospel of Diaspora engagement on his visit to Ottawa and three other Canadian cities in April. Minister Brown…
Christiana Ogah celebrates 40th birthday
by Henry Eruotor On Saturday, April 11, the vice-president of the Nigerian-Canadian Association in Ottawa celebrated her 40th birthday in style. Christiana Ogah was feted with music, lively dancing, heartfelt…
Afro Caribbean Cotillion Saturday 11 April 2015
11 April 2015 The 2015 Grand Cotillion Ball took place Saturday April 11th, 2015 at the Centurion Conference and Event located on Colonnade Road. The Afro-Caribbean Cotillion Ball…
Mark Saunders named Toronto’s new Chief of Police
Source: CBC News The Toronto Police Services Board has picked Mark Saunders as its new chief. Saunders, a deputy chief and the officer in charge of the TO2015 Pan Am Games, will take…
Abdul Abdi replaces John Baird as Conservative candidate in Ottawa West-Nepean
Source: CTV Ottawa An Ottawa police officer is replacing former MP and Foreign Affairs minister John Baird as the Conservative candidate in the federal riding of Ottawa West-Nepean. On Monday evening,…
Komi Olaf’s photo gallery
Working in the emergent tradition of Afro-futurism, Komi Olaf’s surrealistic art and poetry bridges cultural divides and speaks of the immigrant’s perspective, bringing together disjunctive images with perfect unity in a playfully…
Carleton University hosts conference on African Union agenda
Carleton Unviverisyt hosts conference on African Union agenda by Sarah Onyango On Thursday March 12, 2015, the African Group of Diplomats to Canada, the African Women Diplomatic Forum, and…
Ghana celebrates Independence Day
Saturday 7 March 2015 The Ghanaian Association of Ottawa hosted Ghana’s 58th Independence Celebration Dinner and Dance in collaboration with the Ghana High Commission at the Villa Marconi Centre on…
GPM releases new album on Valentine’s Day
GPM releases new album on Valentine’s Day by Sarah Onyango So what did you do for Valentine’s Day? If you’re a fan of GPM – the husband and wife duo…