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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Calls for quick determination of election petitions mischievous – Keyamo
Festus Keyamo, the minister of state for labor and employment, referred to requests for a swift ruling on petitions related to the impending presidential election as mischievous. Keyamo declared this…
Presidential Election Petition Court dismisses first petition filed against Tinubu’s victory
On Monday (May 8, 2023), the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja dismissed one of the five petitions contesting Bola Tinubu's victory in the election on February 25. The case…
USAfrica: Obi says Soyinka “has been my father”
Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party of Nigeria, made a courtesy and fence-mending visit to Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka on Sunday evening of May 7,…
Allen, Texas outlet mall shooter killed, children among his victims
Allen, Texas — Several law enforcement agencies are responding to a deadly shooting at an Allen outlet mall Saturday afternoon May 6, 2023. The Collin County sheriff told WFAA that…
Six Nigerians join U.S NFL teams
A record eight international players, six of them linemen from Nigeria, were assigned to NFL clubs on Thursday under the league's International Player Pathway program for the 2023 season. Australia…
Buhari, a farewell with benefits. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Dr. Chidi Amuta is Executive Editor of USAfrica Every tenure of power is a…
USAfrica: America’s diversity and that explosive, racist email. By Chido Nwangwu
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 Only a couple of days ago on…
Two more Chibok girls rescued by Nigerian army rescues
Nine years after being kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014, the Nigerian Army announced on Thursday that it has recovered two more girls from the Government Girls Secondary School in…
2023 elections: Set aside differences, move forward- Gambari
Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari appeals to Nigerians to put aside their disagreements from the recently concluded general elections and look for a way forward…
TotalEnergies to resume its gas project – Filipe Nyusi
Filipe Nyusi, the president of Mozambique, confirmed on Wednesday (3 May 2023) that the prerequisites are in place for TotalEnergies to resume its massive natural gas exploitation project in the…
About $800 million misappropriated annually from public treasury- DRC
The Inspectorate General of Finance (IGF) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has discovered widespread fraud in the public payroll division, where dozens of bogus employees cost the state…
Kenneth Okonkwo, 11 others suspended over alleged anti-party activities – Bashiru Lamidi Apapa
Kenneth Okonkwo and eleven other party executives have been suspended by the Labour Party National Executive Council, which is headed by Alhaji Bashiru Lamidi Apapa, for what it called disruptive…
Refund: I owe you nothing, Tinubu tells Wike
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, was told by the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that him (Tinubu) owed him nothing and that "You have to lobby me to collect."…
Peter Obi crossing the line, accusations against APC ridiculous-Felix Morka
Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has attacked Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate in the just-concluded general elections, for making a…
Peter Obi vow to take back his stolen mandate by all possible means
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), has reaffirmed that he will look into all options to guarantee that he recovers the allegedly stolen mandate. This was…
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