AkwaCross Fundraiser for underprivileged children
Saturday 10 August, 2019 Over one hundred family and friends of AkwaCross Association were at the St. Genevieve Church hall on Canterbury Avenue, to support the organisation’s fund-raiser for upgrading…
Nigerian community picnic
Saturday 4 August 2019 Vincent Massey Park was the scene of the 2019 picnic organised by the Association of Northern Nigerians in Canada. Led by its President, Oludare Abdullahi, the…
Nigerian embassy hosts reception
Friday 2 August 2019 Nigeria’s High Commissioner His Excellency Adeyinka Asekun and his wife Her Excellency Olawunmi Asekun hosted a delightful reception for the Nigerian community in the national capital…
JAM Day at Vincent Massey Park
Saturday 17 August, 2019 The 2019 version of Ottawa’s JAM Day was held at the Vincent Massey Park on Heron Road. This year’s annual event was almost marred by the…
Na’Shantéa at Harvard
Brampton Student Successfully Raises Enough Money to go to Harvard By Mario Alfaro July 10, 2019 It’s official, Na’Shantéa Miller of Brampton is going to fulfill her dream of attending Harvard…
Kanu is Chief Financial Officer
‘I can do that too’: Vanessa Kanu on her role at Mitel BY: DavidSali Source: Ottawa Business Journal Vanessa Kanu distinctly recalls feeling “nervous” about leaving her job as a…
“Unknown immigrant” puzzle
For six years, a man who refuses to identify himself has been held in a Canadian maximum-security prison The only thing the government seems sure of is that the man…
Brand wins Trillium award
June 13, 2019 Writer and poet Dionne Brand won Ontario’s Trillium Book Award Thursday for The Blue Clerk. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press) Dionne Brand has won Ontario’s Trillium Book Award…
Robin Browne: Successful Black organizations
10 Ways to Build Successful Black Organizations by Robin Browne This article doesn’t give definitive answers on how to build successful Black organizations. Instead, it presents ideas to add…
Pereira is York Teacher of the Year
June 14, 2019 Elizabeth Pereira is York Region Teacher of the Year Elizabeth Pereira couldn’t understand what the fuss was all about when she was honoured with the York Region…