U.S. Embassy cancels Abuja visa appointments over Iran conflict protest fears
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has abruptly canceled all visa appointments scheduled for today, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at its Abuja mission. The decision follows a high-level security alert…
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USAfrica: Ikpeazu did not leave N24 billion for Otti in Abia, says Akpara
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Mike Akpara, Special Adviser on Finance to the Governor of Abia State, has described the…
Kenya: Lawmakers, pass 2023/2024 budget, tagged biggest in country’s history
Prior to today's (Friday, June 16, 2023) reading of President William Ruto's first budget since he was elected president last year, Kenyan lawmakers approved the budget projections for the Financial…
Zimbabwe upsurges fee to run for any political office.
Zimbabwe's parliament has as of Thursday (June 15, 230) approved a staggering upsurge in the fees to be paid by imminent presidential candidates, from 1,000 to 20,000 US dollars, a…
South African President Ramaphosa headed to Ukraine, Russia for peace talk
As part of his participation in the African Peace Mission aimed at a peaceful resolution of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday (June 15, 2013)…
10 major implications of naira exchange rate unification. By Taiwo Oyedele
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Taiwo Oyedele With the Nigerian Naira now exchanging in the official forex market at market-determined…
USAfrica: Dr. Ogechukwu Winnie Obiano becomes a Fellow of Sleep Medicine
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. On June 15, 2023, Dr. Ogechukwu Winnie Obiano, a Board Certified Doctor of Internal…
USAfrica: Why Gov. Sanwo-olu should intervene in proposed anti-settler Lagos State Assembly laws. By Uche Nworah
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Uche Nworah, Ph.D, is a contributor to USAfrica -- since 1999 I was touched…
USAfrica: Can your country take its ex-President(s) to trial for unlawful, criminal acts?
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. By Chido Nwangwu. Follow on Twitter @Chido247 It was Carl Sandburg (January 6, 1878…
Social media reactions to the suspension of EFCC Boss
To allow for a thorough investigation into claims of abuse of power, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the indefinite suspension of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic…
USAfrica: No political victory will seduce us to accept criminality. By Sam Amadi
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Sam Amadi, PhD. The stories coming out of Nigeria are heart-wrenching. From an electoral management…
WHO calls on governments and others to rally support for blood donation initiatives
The World Health Organization, WHO, has issued an update on the low rate of blood donation on this year's World Blood Donor Day, urging governments, partners, and all stakeholders to…
Data protection bill signed into law by President Tinubu
To strengthen Nigeria's position on the world map of the digital economy, President Bola Tinubu has signed the Nigerian Data Protection Bill into Law. In a statement released on Wednesday,…
USAfrica: Tinubu sacks EFCC Chairman Bawa embroiled in several corruption allegations via “indefinite suspension”
Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has "approved the indefinite suspension from office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for…
Peter Obi, LP clash with INEC over documents at tribunal
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Peter Obi clashed on Wednesday (June 14, 2023) over INEC's unwillingness to comply with a court order to provide them with more papers…
15 dead in truck-bus collision near Egypt’s capital
According to local media, a truck and a minibus crashed on a desert route south of Cairo on Tuesday, resulting in at least 15 fatalities and two injuries. The general…
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