Tag: Igbos

  • Canada sends message to Igbos living in country

    Canada sends message to Igbos living in country

    The Canadian government has sent a powerful message to the members of the Igbo community in the country. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Honourable Ralph Goodale, wrote to the Cultural Association of Saskatchewan (ICAS) as they prepare to celebrate their Nigerian-Canadian heritage on August 3. Writing on behalf of Prime Minister Trudeau and…

  • By The Time These Elections Are Over

    By The Time These Elections Are Over

    By Jumoke Akindele  By the time these elections are over on Saturday, Nigeria will be more divided and more in need of restructuring than ever. Yet I know the ones who placed themselves in power will say no.  All these sabre rattling “Lagos is Yoruba land”  “roforofo” threats we’ve been having in Lagos since after the…