Gunmen kill one, kidnap dozens in Kogi church attack
Armed men suspected to be bandits have attacked a church in Kogi State, killing one person and abducting more than 20 worshippers, including children. The assault occurred during Sunday service…
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Man-of-the-people, man-of-himself. By Suyi Ayodele
Whatever Comrade Adams Oshiomhole lacks in height and body volume, he makes up for in mischief. If you are not…
2025 Best FIFA Football Awards, live on December 16
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet The winners of the…
USAfrica: Rude boys in the neighbourhood. By Chidi Amuta
There are troubling skirmishes in Nigeria’s immediate neighbourhood. A coup attempt in next door Benin Republic was a rude poke…
Court remands Anambra ex-Gov. Ngige over ₦2.2bn corruption charges
Justice Mariam Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has ordered the remand of former Minister of Labour…
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Nigeria Mourns as Former Chief Justice of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad Passes Away
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (rtd.), has died at the age of 71. His death was confirmed on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. He reportedly passed away…
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U.S. to tighten ESTA requirements, mandate social media disclosure
Travelers using the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to enter the United States may soon face stricter data disclosure requirements, as…
Trump defends executive order ending birthright citizenship
U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his administration’s effort to end birthright citizenship, arguing that the constitutional principle was originally…
U.S. revokes 85,000 visas under expanded immigration scrutiny
The U.S. State Department has revoked approximately 85,000 visas over the past year, an unprecedented figure that underscores the Trump…
Canada opens new immigration pathway for foreign doctors
Canada has announced plans to introduce a new Express Entry category in early 2026 to help foreign-trained doctors working in…
U.S. expands H-1B visa vetting to target censorship
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, that it would impose stricter scrutiny on H-1B visa applicants, issuing…
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Dangote accuses petroleum regulator of corruption, calls for investigation
Aliko Dangote, founder and President/Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group, has accused the Chief…
Market Outlook: African stocks, currency moves, and key political developments
A series of global and regional developments—including central bank meetings, commodity price shifts, and geopolitical…
U.S: Tax crime prosecutions plunge following Trump administration overhaul
Federal tax prosecutions in the United States have dropped to their lowest level in decades,…
ECOWAS to Scrap Air Transport Taxes by January 2026
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced plans to abolish air transport…
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Nigerian soldiers in Benin Republic. By Suyi Ayodele
I have been asking if whatever President Bola Tinubu did in Cotonou on Sunday, December 7, 2025, is worth celebrating.…
Police State or State Police? By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
On 26 November 2025, Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, announced in a statement personally signed by him that he had…
In Defense of Tinubu’s Ambassadors. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Dr. Chidi Amuta is…
America’s needless Wars. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica magazine Dr. Chidi Amuta is Executive Editor of USAfrica, since 1993 When a village madman spends…
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Former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore charged with stalking and home invasion
Former University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore has been formally charged with three criminal offenses, including stalking and…
Netflix documentary explores Diddy’s rise, fall, and legal troubles
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a potential federal prison sentence, and his story is now the focus of a major…
Zootopia 2 opens strong in Nigerian cinemas
Disney’s Zootopia 2 has made an impressive debut in Nigerian cinemas, grossing N13.2 million during its opening weekend, according to…
Anthony Joshua joins Usyk’s team ahead of Jake Paul fight
British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has revealed that he has parted ways with his previous coaching team and is now…
Trump vows to end migration from “Third World Countries”
President Donald Trump has pledged to permanently end migration from what he termed “Third World countries,” promising to reverse immigration…
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Nigeria: Supreme court upholds president’s power to declare State of Emergency
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed that the president possesses constitutional authority to declare a state of emergency in any state of the federation to prevent the breakdown of…
Central African Republic opens presidential campaign under strain
Election campaigning has officially begun in the Central African Republic (CAR) ahead of the presidential election scheduled for December 28, marking the start of a critical political season in a…
Trump’s policies propel Democratic governors into the spotlight
President Donald Trump’s sweeping policy agenda—marked by aggressive immigration enforcement, deep federal spending cuts, and politically charged redistricting efforts—is reshaping not only the national landscape but also the Democratic Party’s…
Suspect arrested in deadly Brown University shooting
Authorities in Rhode Island have taken a man into custody as a “person of interest” in connection with the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and nine others…
Two dead, nine injured in Brown University campus shooting
Hundreds of police officers fanned out across the Brown University campus and nearby neighborhoods on Saturday, December 13, 2025, searching for a gunman who opened fire inside a classroom, killing…
Experts back Nigeria’s troop deployment to Benin
Security experts, diplomats, and scholars have thrown their weight behind the Nigerian government’s decision to deploy troops to Benin Republic, describing the move as both necessary and timely to safeguard…
Eritrea withdraws from regional bloc amid strained ties with Ethiopia
Eritrea announced on Friday, December 12, 2025, that it has withdrawn from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), accusing the East African regional bloc of undermining its national interests and…
U.S. warns Rwanda’s actions threaten peace in Congo
The United States on Friday accused Rwanda of breaching a recently signed peace agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), warning that Kigali’s actions were destabilizing the Great Lakes…
Tanker explosion in Cameroon kills eight, destroys homes near Limbe-Douala highway
At least eight people have been confirmed dead following the explosion of a fuel tanker on the highway linking Limbe to Douala in Cameroon on Friday, officials said. Firefighters battled…
California sues Trump administration over withheld trucking funds
The State of California filed a lawsuit late Friday, December 12, 2025, against the Trump administration for withholding more than $33 million in federal funding, following claims that the state…
Washington Braces for Levee Failures
Residents and emergency crews across western Washington state remained on high alert on Friday as floodwaters from the rain-swollen Skagit River threatened to breach levees, forcing widespread evacuations and prompting…
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