In memoriam: Godfrey Obiaga
Thursday 17 October 2024 Remembering Godfrey Ogbonna Obiaga, Nigerian-Canadian community leader Godfrey Ogbonna Obiaga, 90, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2024. Born on December 20, 1934, Godfrey was a…
Flo’s Seniors launches Transportation Program
Flo’s Seniors new seniors bus plus Games Day: Empowering ACB Seniors with Support, Fun, by Obasola Bamigbola, Editorial Associate Sunday 29 September 2024 On Sunday, September 29, 2024, the Julian…
Omofuma Family Association launches seniors’ program
Sunday 20 October 2024 A small select group of seniors were at the Omofuma family residence on Romulus Private to participate in the launch of the Nigerian Seniors in Ontario….
City Hall Flag raising marks Nigerian Independence Day
Tuesday 1 October 2024 The Acting High Commissioner of Nigeria to Canada, Ambassador Obioma Nzewuji, led a team of officers and permanent staff to the City Hall in Ottawa on…
In memory of Joy Marie Clarke
Monday 7 October 2024 To the world, she was a bright light, but to us, she was everything. Strong and courageous, she faced each day with an unshakable spirit, never…
Remembering Florence Sinclair Robinson
Our mother/grandmother/mother-in-law left us 10 years ago on November 4th. She is always loved, never forgotten and forever missed. Keith Woleston (Shirley) Tamara Woleston, Nigel Woleston Violet Green Kelsey Francis,…
Aba Tsiagbey celebrates 70th birthday in style
Saturday 1 September 2024 About 40 family and friends joined Aba Tsiagbey at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 641 on Fallowfield Road to celebrate her 70th birthday. Husband Michael; children…
Ifeoma Chinwuba: The Middle Daughter
by Ifeoma Chinwuba Thursday 5 September 2024 The Middle Daughter. Author: Chika Unigwe, Masobe, 2023 ; 325 pp. The Middle Daughter recounts the travails of an Igbo girl-child, sandwiched between…
Ottawa Park named after Hebert and Estelle Brown
Wednesday 4 September 2024 Stéphanie Plante – Rideau Vanier 34m · The Herbert and Estelle Brown park is official! I am excited to work with Black History Ottawa to recognize these…
Somali community protests police wiretaps of Somali officers
Wednesday 18 September 2024. Recent reports show a growing sense of alienation between Ottawa’s Somali community and the Ottawa Police Service. A case in point is a lawsuit launched recently…