Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria, abduct 23 pupils
Gunmen abducted 23 pupils from an illegal orphanage in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. Fifteen have been rescued, and authorities are searching for the remaining eight victims. By Dyepkazah Shibayan in…
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Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. The powerful pastors of newfangled Christianity are all over the place in good old…
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Togo adopts new constitution
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Nigerian court sentences Chinese national to death
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South African court rejects attempt to deregister Zuma’s party
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Senegal’s ruling coalition Presidential candidate concedes defeat, congratulates 44-years old Faye
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Teach For Nigeria Now Accepting Applications for 2024 Fellowship Cohort
Teach For Nigeria (TFN), a nonprofit organization dedicated to rectifying education disparities by cultivating a cadre of leaders from diverse academic backgrounds to serve as full-time teachers in underserved communities,…
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Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Inter Chris Agbedo is a Professor of Linguistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and contributing analyst…
Beyond the Delta Bloodbath. By Chidi Amuta
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Breakthrough: Kidney transplant from genetically modified pig successful
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