Good morning. This is the Wednesday, March 15 edition of First Up, the Star’s daily morning digest. Sign upHere’s the latest on an intercontinental custody battle, the vehicle rampage in Quebec and Canada’s fight to land an EV battery plant.“I can’t be silent.” The inside story of one woman’s losing battle to keep her kids in Canada
Olubukola Ajayi’s children were one, three and five when she lost the custody battle. The mother, who goes by Bukola, had taken her Canadian-born children and fled Nigeria for Ottawa, saying she feared for her safety and that of her children. She alleged physical, sexual and verbal abuse from her ex-husband, and believed she wouldn’t get a fair hearing in Nigeria.