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$346 million U.S-Nigeria arms deal sets rights groups on edge
Last week (mid-August, 2025), the U.S State Department approved the possible sale of $346 million in weapons, including…
Trump admin reviewing 55 million Visa holders for deportable crimes, violations
The Trump administration has said it is reviewing more than 55 million people who have valid U.S. visas…
Update: “Bandits” kill 50 at a mosque in Nigeria; 60 injured
UPDATE: The death toll from a recent attack (on Tuesday August 19, 2025) by bandits/gunmen on a mosque…
USAfrica: Community, Chicago church mourn mysterious death of Sinmi Abosede, 46-year-old, married Nigerian mother of four
USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. The leadership of St.…
Nigeria arrests top leaders of terrorism-jihadist group, Ansaru
USAfricaonline.com : Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has announced the arrest of the top leaders of…
U.S. Approves $346 Million Weapons Sale to Nigeria
USAfricaonline.com : The U.S. Department of Defense has announced the approval granted by the U.S State Department for…
Amnesty report on Nigeria cites killings, forcible disappearances in the South-East
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet Amnesty International released…
As the Graduating Class of 2004 returned with gratitude. By Chris Agbedo
Agbedo, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, is a contributing analyst to USAfrica Special to…
Coup plot allegation, Mali’s junta detains 24 soldiers, escalates repression
Malian authorities have arrested two dozen soldiers accused of plotting to overthrow the ruling junta, which itself came…
Cybercrime gang from Nigeria busted in Kuwait for alleged attacks on telecom towers, banks
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior has announced the arrest of members of an international cybercrime gang from Nigeria,…
Election of an openly confessing lesbian as 15th Archbishop of Wales, the Anglican Church of Nigeria cuts all ties
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has officially cut all ties with the Anglican Church of Wales following…
USAfrica: UNN, Vice Chancellor Ortuanya and challenge of reclaiming the Lion’s Den. By Chris Agbedo
In the psychology of human development, there is a concept called the critical period, a window in which…
Willie Obiano at 70 and his legacy. By IfeanyiChukwu Afuba
As he turns 70 years old, today, August 8, 2025, I join men and women of goodwill to…
Ghana Military Helicopter Crash killed Defense Minister, Presidency directs all national flags flown at half-mast
USAfricaonline.com : The presidency of Ghana has directed that all national flags across the country be flown at…
Gunmen kidnap 50 people in Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped more than 50 people in northwest Nigeria in a mass abduction, according to a private conflict…