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Three women shot in Brampton strip club

A night of booty shaking ended with bullets flying as three women were shot at Brampton’s only strip joint early Wednesday. Peel Regional Police say the gunfire erupted shortly before 1:30 a.m. inside The Office Gentlemen’s Club on Melanie Dr., … read more »

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Ghana at 56, a time to rise

I would like to dedicate this year’s Independence Day to the heroes of our country and all activists of social change in the world. It certainly did not happen as easily as we celebrate it each year. Many lives were … read more »

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Personal account: Murdered owners of Desta Ethiopian Restaurant were “role models for success”

Note: This guest article by Bentley Brown is his personal account of meeting the owners of Desta Ethiopian Restaurant, who were found murdered in front of their Dallas home in mid-August. Rani BirchfieldBentley Brown, left, regularly visited Yayehyirad “Yared” Lemma … read more »

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Igbo Communities in Atlanta Pay Tribute to their Hero-General Emeka Ojukwu – Report I

By Paul Okechukwu Oranika The Ojukwu Memorial celebrations, in Atlanta GA, Jan 28th 2012, is a remarkable story of the coming together of the entire Igbo Communities in Georgia and beyond to pay tribute to an illustrious Igbo son, a … read more »

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Coca-Cola has been accused of supporting the regime of Swaziland dictator King Mswati III

Coca-Cola has been accused of supporting the regime of Swaziland dictator King Mswati III. The Swaziland Democracy Campaign, an organisation that aims to depose Africa’s last absolute monarch, has called on the multi-billion dollar drinks giant to pull out of … read more »

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Rihanna still sucks her thumb aged 23 in Picture

Something has always come between boyfriends and me. A pernicious love, an addiction that — had it been apparent at our first meeting — would have put some off having any relationship with me at all. It does not involve … read more »

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Nigeria Super Eagles arrive from USA

Nigeria’s home based Super Eagles have arrived from the United States where they were supposed to take part in the botched Green Bowl Invitational soccer tournament, otherwise referred to as the Obama Cup. The tournament was called off at the … read more »

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Ethiopia – Delta puts 80-Year-Old Grandma on the wrong plane (Video)

DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Va. (WUSA) — Nefissa Yesuf was flying from Atlanta to Dulles to visit her grandchildren. She ended up about 400 miles away in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her granddaughter, Malika Adem, was on her way to Dulles to … read more »

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Super Dad: Stepping Up to the Plate and Not Striking Out

I’m so impressed with the way my husband, Roland, has embraced fatherhood. He’s a quiet spirit, intelligent, accountable, funny, warm, and seldom breaks a sweat when obstacles come his way. My mom calls him an “old soul.” My dad says, … read more »

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