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TravelRe: Nigerian Man, Ikechidiadi Kaja Killed In Canada, Police Looking For Killer -pics by Highlandgee: 6:03pm On Jun 19, 2022
Stargangz:
So gun violence dey canada too? Where I wan japa to now? US of A is a no go area, UK with knife violence, Russia WW111, 9ja wey I dey na armageddon. Baba God help me I wan japa from this shitholed nation oh!
grin
CelebritiesRe: Davido Becomes Most Followed African Musician On Twitter - See Nigeria’s Top 10 by Highlandgee: 3:20pm On Jun 19, 2022
Nice one!!
TravelRe: Nigerian Lady In Canada Reconnects With Naija After 12yr, Launches Radio Station by Highlandgee: 10:33pm On Jun 18, 2022
Nice one!
TravelRe: Nigerian Man, Ikechidiadi Kaja Killed In Canada, Police Looking For Killer -pics by Highlandgee: 9:59pm On Jun 18, 2022
RIP, bro cry

Newphiligeek123:
A Toronto resident who was found lying on the ground around Avenue Road and College View and rushed to hospital died a week later from a gun shot wound.

The victim was Ikechidiadi Kaja. Kaja, a Nigerian professional was a financial analyst and a 2008 MBA graduate from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. Friends say he grew up in Nigeria and lived in Maryland as an accountant before coming to Toronto in 2006 to learn about the stock market. He left behind his four-year-old son, Lex.

But it’s been a few months since Ike died near his Forest Hill home and Toronto police are still trying to track down his killer. “Unfortunately, there is no update I am able to provide at this time,” Det.-Sgt. Keri Fernandes, of Toronto police’s homicide squad, told Afrotimes Newspaper.

“The public has been assistive. They have provided witness statements and video. This is the type of investigation where our suspect has eluded us so far, but we are far from finished our search for them.”

Meanwhile, family and friends are still remembering his legacy.

He has been remembered a loving father to his son, a kind friend and a good person. Those who took to social media to express their shock and sadness about his death used the words humble, gentle, loyal and compassionate to describe Kaja.

“Ike really had a love for Toronto, especially U of T. He was passionate about the institution,” said classmate and good friend Narinder Dhami, who knew Kaja for 16 years.

Like many, Dhami was crushed by the loss of Kaja, whom she called a “a high-integrity individual.” She described him as a “positive and thoughtful” individual who “wouldn’t hurt a fly.”

Dhami, who said her friend is the last person anyone would expect to be fatally shot, is leading the effort to ensure Kaja’s legacy lives on through the establishment of a scholarship at his alma mater.

The Ike Justin Kaja Memorial Scholarship will provide $8,000 annually to an incoming student who, like Kaja, embodies kindness, leadership and commitment to making the community a better place.

“This is a next step of healing,” said Dhami, adding the hardest part is waiting and hoping justice will be eventually served.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper/photos/pcb.128455899865954/128455729865971
Afrotimes Newspaper
TravelRe: Insurance Firm Finally Agrees To Pay $35K Medical Bill Of Nigerian Mom In Canada by Highlandgee: 9:50pm On Jun 18, 2022
For those who want to study in Manitoba -- the province does not provide health insurance for international students. Know this and know peace!
TravelRe: Nigerian Man, Ikechidiadi Kaja Killed In Canada, Police Looking For Killer -pics by Highlandgee: 9:19pm On Jun 18, 2022
Stargangz:
So gun violence dey canada too? Where I wan japa to now? US of A is a no go area, UK with knife violence, Russia WW111, 9ja wey I dey na armageddon. Baba God help me I wan japa from this shitholed nation oh!
There is crime EVERYWHERE in the world. The earlier people know this, the wiser.
TravelRe: BREAKING: Nigerian Man Wanted For Murder Of Missing Woman In Houston Texas -pics by Highlandgee(op): 1:52pm On Jun 18, 2022
For the latest news about happenings in the Nigerian community abroad, read the Afrotimes Newspaper
https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper

TravelRe: Nigerian, Tolu Oloruntoba Wins $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize In Canada by Highlandgee(op): 1:49pm On Jun 18, 2022
For the latest news about happenings in the Nigerian community abroad, read the Afrotimes Newspaper
https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper

TravelRe: Canada Landlords Deny Nigerian Student Housing Because She Has Children (pic) by Highlandgee(op): 1:48pm On Jun 18, 2022
For the latest news about happenings in the Nigerian community abroad, read the Afrotimes Newspaper
https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper

PoliticsRe: Tinubu Has Submitted Name Of His Running Mate To INEC by Highlandgee: 7:21pm On Jun 17, 2022
That sounds somehow

PoliticsRe: Labour Party Names Doyin Okupe As VP Candidate by Highlandgee: 7:16pm On Jun 17, 2022
But why?

TravelRe: From Lagos To Stardom: Untold Story Of Nigerian WWE Star Omogbehin A.k.a Omos by Highlandgee(op): 6:41pm On Jun 17, 2022
digitite:
Based on WWE rules, Omos lost when he threw the almighty out of the cell. There could be a rematch and this time the Almihty is going to hell for real.

Its good to know Omos has some home grown fans.
True. And Omos would have easily won that fight if not for the rules. He was already beating the hell out of the almighty. Really looking forward to a re-match
TravelRe: From Lagos To Stardom: Untold Story Of Nigerian WWE Star Omogbehin A.k.a Omos by Highlandgee(op): 5:13pm On Jun 17, 2022
digitite:
The Nigerian GIANT Omos.

Did you see his caged fight with the Almighty : Hell in a Cell !

Guys like them make me like wrestling again, eventhough I am a football fan.

Not goddam rock and roll star like Seth "Freaking" Rollings.
As in!!! I've had to watch that fight over 10 times again!!
TravelRe: From Lagos To Stardom: Untold Story Of Nigerian WWE Star Omogbehin A.k.a Omos by Highlandgee(op): 4:32pm On Jun 17, 2022
Omos my gee! I too like this guy!!!!
TravelRe: Nigerian US Immigration Official Charged With Illegally Obtaining US Citizenship by Highlandgee(op): 4:14pm On Jun 17, 2022
Keep abreast of the latest news and happenings in/around the Nigerian community abroad
Read the Afrotimes Newspaper
https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper/

TravelRe: Detained Nigerian Immigrants Paid $1 A Day For Labor In The US. (photo) by Highlandgee(op): 4:13pm On Jun 17, 2022
Keep abreast of the latest news and happenings in/around the Nigerian community abroad
Read the Afrotimes Newspaper
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TravelFrom Lagos To Stardom: Untold Story Of Nigerian WWE Star Omogbehin A.k.a Omos by Highlandgee(op): 4:05pm On Jun 17, 2022
WWE Star, Omos – real name Toulope ‘Jordan’ Omogbehin, was born in Lagos migrated with his family to the US when he was young.

Omos recently shared with Afrotimes Newspaper the fascinating story of his life and of overcoming a tumor and other health conditions he has overcome.

He attended school/played basketball at Montrose Christian for the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 school years. He went on to attend and play for the University of South Florida before moving back to Maryland and attending/playing for Morgan State University. His college basketball career spanned from 2012 to 2015.

His WWE debut was in 2019 and his intimidating presence in the ring has brought him success. Omos was at the peak of his popularity when he was the efficacious bodyguard to the ‘Phenomenal’ AJ Styles.

Omos spoke about receiving an email related to a medical finding that he has a tumor in his head. Omos did not believe it until he took an MRI scan and the doctors confirmed it. But that was not the end. When one has a tumor, it changes the hormonal balance in them and Omos had to undergo further tests. “But in the process of doing the testing, they found that not only do they have the pituitary tumor, I had a gigantism and I have partial Cushing’s disease, which is very rare. Omos explained.

Moreover, his condition was a unique case in medical history as he had all three types of gigantism, unlike others, including WWE legend André the Giant. Fortunately, the quick intervention by the medical team saved his life. After all the physical struggles he underwent, Omos still managed to accomplish in the squared circle. Currently, he is healthy and doing well and appears on Monday Night RAW.

Omogbehin, at 7ft 3” is the third on the all-time list of tallest WWE superstars only after the late Giant Gonzalez – 8ft and Andre The Giant – 7ft 4″

Source: https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper/photos/pcb.127986709912873/127986453246232/
Afrotimes Newspaper

TravelCanada Landlords Deny Nigerian Student Housing Because She Has Children (pic) by Highlandgee(op): 2:34pm On Jun 17, 2022
A Nigerian international student hoping to live in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada has complained she was discriminated against because she has children.

Obianuju Okwuogu had been looking for an apartment in Moncton during the pandemic for her family so she can attend Crandall University in person.

But when she was asked how many people would stay in the apartment, and said she has four daughters between two and nine, she was turned away.

"I kept searching and every day I kept getting disappointed," said the graduate student.

Okwuogu had started online classes at Crandall University. She moved to Canada from Nigeria with two of her four children and has been staying with her sister in Edmonton while she looked for a place in Moncton.

In her search for a Moncton home, she's focused on apartments with two or three bedrooms, and she had already dealt with about 20 different landlords.

Okwuogu said she sees listings online and contacts landlords by email and by phone. They respond and ask how many family members she has, whether she has children and their ages.

After telling them about her four children, she often doesn't hear back. And if she does, it's to hear that no apartments are available.
"They would just say, 'Sorry we don't have anything for you,'" she said from her sister's home in Edmonton.


She said one landlord told her it would be easier if she only had two children, and they needed to be older. "She thought she was being helpful, but it was pretty offensive," she said.

'I felt like I was being rejected'

Another landlord said her children would disrupt the neighbours and referred her to an apartment too small to fit the six family members.

"I started realizing at that point it wasn't about the space. It wasn't about the size. It was just because they were children, and they were young and they thought they would be an inconvenience to the neighbours."

Okwuogu has also looked at duplexes in Moncton. One landlord worried about her paying rent because she was a student and said Okwuogu would have to pay six months rent up front. "I was heartbroken," she said.

"I felt like I was being rejected because I had children. I felt like I was being told that my child was an inconvenience. I feel like I'm being told I should not have had my children, and that's really depressing."

Source: https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper/photos/a.119381757440035/127954519916092/
Afrotimes Newspaper

TravelNigerian, Tolu Oloruntoba Wins $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize In Canada by Highlandgee(op): 1:43pm On Jun 17, 2022
Canada-based Nigerian poet Tolu Oloruntoba is the Canadian winner of the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize for his collection The Junta of Happenstance.

The $65,000 prize is one of the richest awards in the world for a book of poetry.

Oloruntoba relocated from Nigeria to Canada a few years ago. He practiced medicine for six years, and has harboured a love for writing poetry since he was 16.

Oloruntoba's poems explore the struggles of diasporic peoples around the globe as they traverse both land and cultures.

The Junta of Happenstance is an exploration of disease, both medical and emotional. It explores family dynamics, social injustice, the immigrant experience, economic anxiety and the nature of suffering.

The Junta of Happenstance previously won the 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for poetry and was longlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and Raymond Souster Award.

His first chapbook, Manubrium, was shortlisted for the 2020 bpNichol Chapbook Award. He's also the founder of the literary magazine Klorofyl.

Oloruntoba was named a writer to watch in 2022.

His latest book is Each One a Furnace, a poetry book that explores immigration and transience through the imagery of migratory birds, which typify the unrest of billions of humans in the modern world.

Source: Afrotimes News https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper/photos/a.119381757440035/127935799917964/

Music/RadioRe: Wizkid Spotted Recording New Song In Michael Jackson’s Studio In The US (photo) by Highlandgee(op): 12:28pm On Jun 17, 2022
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TravelRe: Nigerian US Immigration Official Charged With Illegally Obtaining US Citizenship by Highlandgee(op): 12:27pm On Jun 17, 2022
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TravelRe: Finally!! Nigerian Woman, 11year Old Son Win Deportation Battle In Canada (pics) by Highlandgee(op): 12:27pm On Jun 17, 2022
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CelebritiesRe: Nigerians In Canada Plan To ‘capture’ Burna Boy by Highlandgee(op): 12:26pm On Jun 17, 2022
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TravelRe: Detained Nigerian Immigrants Paid $1 A Day For Labor In The US. (photo) by Highlandgee(op): 12:25pm On Jun 17, 2022
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TravelRe: Nigerian Student In Canada University Charged For Sexual Assault, On Probation by Highlandgee(op): 12:25pm On Jun 17, 2022
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TravelRe: Lady Killed By Nigerian Man In US Was A Prostitute Who Robbed Him (pics) by Highlandgee(op): 4:01pm On Jun 16, 2022
For breaking news about happenings in the Nigerian community abroad, read the Afrotimes Newspaper
https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper

TravelRe: BREAKING: Nigerian Man Wanted For Murder Of Missing Woman In Houston Texas -pics by Highlandgee(op): 12:47pm On Jun 16, 2022
jabberjawz:
I hope you saw how they dug up his online activities history.... . *Just saying*......grin
TravelRe: Nigerian Man Defrauds His US Sponsor, Uses His Credit Card To Buy 10 Cars (pics) by Highlandgee(op): 12:46pm On Jun 16, 2022
For the latest news about happenings in the Nigerian community abroad, read the Afrotimes Newspaper
https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper

TravelNigerian Man Defrauds His US Sponsor, Uses His Credit Card To Buy 10 Cars (pics) by Highlandgee(op): 12:37am On Jun 16, 2022
*It is alleged that the 23-year-old arrived in the US 6 months ago and he was given accommodation and papers to work by his kind landlord.

A Nigerian man, Hammed Gbolarun has been accused of using his benefactor's credit card to buy 10 cars.

It is alleged that the 23-year-old arrived in the US 6 months ago and he was given accommodation and papers to work by his kind landlord.

A video captured the moment a Nigerian national identified as Hammed Gbolarun was accused of using his benefactor's credit card to purchase 10 cars.

In a video shared online, the accused is seen kneeling between two cars while asking for forgiveness.

Twitter user, @Citizenpeper said he however allegedly "ventured into Yahoo Yahoo" and used money from his benefactor's account to buy cars.

A voice is heard telling Hammed that he isn't sorry for what he did but is only sorry he got caught.

Friends of the accused have said he will speak out soon with his side of the story.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper/photos/a.119381757440035/127366919974852/
Afrotimes Newspaper

TravelBREAKING: Nigerian Man Wanted For Murder Of Missing Woman In Houston Texas -pics by Highlandgee(op): 12:03am On Jun 16, 2022
A Nigerian man has been declared wanted in Houston, Texas for the murder of a missing woman after investigators say he purchased suspicious items and searched various ways to get rid of a body.

Chukwuebuka Nwobodo, 28, was charged yesterday, June 13 in connection with the murder of Felicia Johnson, 24, who disappeared after leaving a hotel in Houston on April 16, according to police.

Detectives with the Houston Police Department say they believe Nwobodo killed Felicia soon after and disposed of her body “within the next few days.”

Court records sighted by Afrotimesnews.com state that Felicia was seen on hotel surveillance camera leaving around 3:00 a.m. and getting in an Uber ordered for her by Nwobodo, which the company's records allegedly reflect was to take her to a Windchase Boulevard apartment complex where Nwobodo had lived between 2017 and 2020.

Felicia had reportedly come to Houston from her home in California for a job interview but, when she arrived, she was reportedly turned away.

Police say they found online advertisements with her picture on various sex worker websites, including one made on a site called "skipthegame" shortly before she disappeared.

As the Uber took Felicia to the complex, surveillance video allegedly captured the suspect driving from his South Richmond Avenue residence to his former apartment building.

The Uber arrived just minutes after Nwobodo allegedly did, before “an individual matching the description of Felicia” is seen exiting the Uber and heading toward the entrance, where Nwobodo was parked.

Police say Nwobodo then brought Felicia back to his current apartment, less than two miles away.

“Evidence indicates Nwobodo killed Felicia inside his apartment before disposing her personal effects in Bear Creek Pioneers Park,” said police. “It is believed he disposed of Felicia ’s body at some point within the next few days.”

Police confiscated Nwobodo’s phone during his May 13 arrest. A later warranted search of his Google accounts revealed several dubious internet searches, including how to dispose of a body and destroy evidence, as well as a photo of a dismembered woman's body and a picture of Felicia 's Uber pickup spot and the car that had picked her up.

Court records state that Nwobodo searched “how to delete your history completely” a week after that, as well as the cheapest places in the world to live on a $1,000-per-month budget. He also looked up “How does one plan a murder without getting caught” and “how to get away with murder.”

On May 3, he searched for how missing person cases are handled and whether police can get access to dead people's text messages.
Surveillance video from a local Wal-Mart allegedly showed Nwobodo — with a bandaged hand — April 16 and 17, buying items including towels, trash bags and a flashlight, according to court records.

He also bought a pruning saw from Home Depot.

Felicia ’s father, Kevin Johnson, has created a GoFundMe page to raise funds so that he can continue to stay in Texas and search for his daughter.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper/photos/a.119381757440035/127359036642307/

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