Nigeria’s Jonathan asks INEC’s Iwu to step down, immediately….
Jonathan asks INEC’s Iwu to step down, immediately…. Special to USAfricaonline.com By Felix Onuah. Abuja – Acting Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday ordered the country’s More...
Shakira’s “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” chosen as theme song for FIFA’s 2010 world soccer cup in South Africa
Shakira’s “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” chosen as theme song for FIFA’s 2010 world soccer cup in South Africa Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine By Chido Nwangwu Music star and More...
New, chilling video of Nigerian-born Mutallab training at Al Qaeda camp; making threats….
New, chilling video of Nigerian-born Mutallab training at Al Qaeda camp; making threats…. Special to USAfricaonline.com The U.S news network ABCNews has broadcast a video which shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab training More...
Renewed violence, killing around Jos, kills 9
Renewed violence, killing around Jos; Nigeria kills 9 April 21, 2010. JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) – Sporadic violence in Nigeria’s central Plateau state has killed at least nine people this week, police More...
U.S says Sudan election not free, fair; Bashir rejects charge
U.S says Sudan election not free, fair; Bashir rejects charge Khartoum (AFP) – President Omar al-Beshir’s ruling party on Tuesday rejected US accusations that last week’s landmark polls inSudan were More...
After murder of pastor n wife in Bauchi, Nigeria police step up patrols
After murder of pastor n wife in Bauchi, Nigeria police step up patrols Special to USAfrica, USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston AFP: The Nigerian Police on Sunday heightened security in a mainly Muslim More...
Sudan crises: South African peacekeepers kidnapped in Darfur
South African peacekeepers kidnapped in Darfur Khartoum (AFP) – Four South African peacekeepers serving with a UN-African Union mission in the Sudanese region of Darfur were confirmed kidnapped on Wednesday, More...
Somalia: 22 killed as Al Qaeda linked group of Al-Shabaab claims bombing
Somalia: 22 killed, 55 wounded in battle By Muhyadin Ahmed Roble, AfricaNews reporter in Nairobi, Kenya. The deadly battle erupted after Islamist insurgents fired at main airport in the capital, where Africa Union More...
Babangida: Despite opposition, Nigeria’s former dictator confirms he’s running for president, again
Former Nigerian military ruler to run for president By Felix Onuah. Nigeria’s former military leader Ibrahim Babangida is planning a political comeback by running for president nearly 25 years after he first More...
With Kase Lawal’s CAMAC Energy acquisition of Pacific Asia Petroleum, history grows with listing of African-led corporation on NYSE
With Kase Lawal’s CAMAC Energy acquisition of Pacific Asia Petroleum, history grows with listing of African-led corporation on NYSE platform. By Chido Nwangwu, Founder & Publisher of USAfrica, USAfricaonline.com, More...
Nigeria’s acting President meets Obama, others on security, nuclear issues in Washington DC
Nigeria’s acting President meets Obama, others on security, nuclear issues inn Washington DC Special to USAfricaonline.com Nigeria’s acting president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, arrived Sunday in the U.S. More...
Guinea-Bissau returning to normal after military insurgency….
Guinea-Bissau returning to normal after military insurgency…. Special to USAfricaonline.com Life has returned to normal in Guinea-Bissau after a military insurgency last week in the small west African country, More...
Killing case: White supremacists rally at South Africa court
Killing case: White supremacists rally at South Africa court Special to USAfricaonline.com Hundreds of white supremacists rallied Tuesday outside a South African courtroom ahead of an appearance by two men accused More...
Nigeria’s new ministers get posts; Aganga gets Finance; Akunyili keeps Info; NNPC’s oil chief Barkindo fired….
Goodluck-Jonathan.acting-president-nigeria Nigeria’s new ministers get posts; Aganga gets Finance; Akunyili keeps Info; NNPC’s oil chief Barkindo fired…. By Bashir Adigun (AP). April More...
