Letter from the Editor: March 2014
Hello all As we wind down the celebrations for Black History Month in February, we have to remain mindful of the theme for 2014: “Our Canadian story: making our voices...
2014 Black History Month launched in style in Ottawa
Saturday February 1 saw what many have described as the best Black History Month launch ever. From the moment MC Sarah Onyango stepped up to the podium to announce the...
Minister of Labour Yasir Naqvi hosts new Year levee
Popular MPP and Ontario Minister of Labour hosted his annual New Year levee at his constituency office on 109 Catherine Street on Saturday 18 January. Scores of admirers from Ottawa’s...
Nigerian community celebrates Christmas season in style
Nigerians in the national capital region celebrated the Christmas season in the style to which they have been accustomed. Regional groups such as the Akwa-Cross Association, Isokan Yoruba and Igbo...
In conversation with Bishop Jacob Afolabi
Bishop Jacob Afolabi On a rather cold and frosty Tuesday morning of 7 January, Black Ottawa Scene arrived at the office of Bishop Jacob Afolabi, situated on a quiet commercial...
Letter from the Editor
As we roll into February, we should by all measures be gearing up for Black History Month, commemorating the contribution of peoples of African descent to Canada’s diverse mosaic....
Former Governor-General Michaelle Jean honoured with Lifetime DreamKeepers’ award
Martin Luther King Junior would have been proud. The 10th anniversary of the annual DreamKeepers Martin Luther King Day celebrations on Monday 20 January, 2014, was a special one, as former...
John Dennison: Celebrating the life of a champion
John G. Dennison : Proud Canadian, indefatigable champion for Canadian black history, culture and achievement DENNISON, John, G. (June 22, 1947 – January 14, 2014) Passed away on Tuesday, January...
Society wedding for NCAO President Victor Wilson and Temitope Ajayi in Lagos
The wedding ceremony between Temitope Adejoke Ajayi and Victor Osas Wilson, which took place on Thursday, December 19th 2013, can best be described as “simply heavenly”. The solemnization was held at...
Nigerian Professional & Business Network honours Mandela
Saturday 21 December 2013, saw over fifty Nigerians and friends of Nigeria gathered at the Sheraton Hotel on Albert Street to pay homage to the late apartheid fighter Nelson Mandela....