Nigerian-American Los Angeles Lawyer, Paulinus Okoronkwo, sentenced to 87 months in Prison for $2.1 Million Bribe
Los Angeles-area lawyer, Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, 58, a.k.a. “Pollie,” of Rancho Cucamonga, has been sentenced by the United States District Judge John F. Walter, to 87 months in federal prison.…
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(Reuters) – U.S. stocks bounced back on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, driven by upbeat corporate earnings and signs of a possible easing in U.S.-China trade tensions, as investors returned to…
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OpenAI expresses interest in acquiring chrome
OpenAI has signaled interest in acquiring Google’s Chrome browser—if U.S. antitrust regulators compel Alphabet Inc. to sell it. The revelation came during Google's ongoing antitrust trial in Washington, where the…
Enugu State Government partners with Lion Business Park to launch industrial free trade hub
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Ghana’s President suspends chief justice Torkornoo, orders investigation into petitions
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo with immediate effect, following the submission of three petitions against her, according to a statement released…
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Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Suyi Ayodele, a columnist for the Nigerian Tribune, is a contributor to USAfricaonline.com "We have…
Ivory Coast court disqualifies Tidjane Thiam from electoral roll
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South Sudan army recaptures strategic town amid renewed tensions
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World leaders remember Pope Francis as a beacon of compassion, justice, and peace
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. World leaders remembered Pope Francis as "a beacon of compassion", reacting with sadness after the…
Pope Francis dies at age 88
USAfricaonline.com : The announcement was made early this morning of April 21, 2025. Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced the Pope's death in a statement released by the Vatican. “At 7:35 this…
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Nigeria subdued by its Northern and Southwest Kakistocracy. By Chudi Okoye
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first African-owned, U.S-based newspaper published on the Internet. Chudi Okoye, PhD., contributing analyst for USAfricaLive.com, is the Editor of Awka Times The North-South…
Nigeria’s tough economic reforms yet to benefit poor, says IMF
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17 persons killed by gunmen-terrorists in Benue
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Trump officials propose shutting down dozens of U.S. Embassies, mostly in Africa
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