USAfrica: Biodun Jeyifo, radical humanist and profound scholar at 80. By Chidi Amuta
On an epic journey from Ife to Osogbo to seek the consent of my future father-in-law, BJ volunteered to accompany me along with another colleague from the department. We rode…
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Police chief, six bandits killed in clash in southeast Nigeria
(Reuters) - A Nigerian local police chief and six bandits were shot dead during a clash in southeastern Imo State, police said on Tuesday, the latest incident in a multi-faceted…
USAfrica: IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu’s trial moved to October 21
The failure of Nigeria’s security agency known as the Department of State Services (DSS) to “produce” Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement, for his…
USAfrica: Nigeria‘s hit show ‘Big Brother Naija‘ and our economy. By Mike Meze
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) & USAfricaonline.com, first African-owned U.S-based newspaper published on the Internet It’s that season, again, when the Nigerian economy goes on a partial “slow down.” At…
USAfrica: Danger ahead for 2023 Nigeria elections besieged by armed factions. By Chidi Amuta
USAfrica: Danger ahead for 2023 Nigeria elections besieged by armed factions. By Dr. Chidi Amuta, Executive Editor (since 1993) Houston-based USAfrica magazine and USAfricaonline.com While protests are part of the lifeblood…
7 Cameroonian Soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack on army base
Boko Haram militants overrun an army base in Cameroon’s Far North region on Saturday, killing at least seven soldiers and wounding several others, said military and local sources. They hit the…
USAfrica: Bombshell 2021 books on Trump’s presidency. By Chido Nwangwu
Special to USAfricaonline.com and the USAfrica magazine Houston. Bombshell 2021 books on Trump's presidency. By Chido Nwangwu We have seen a barrage of books this summer of 2021 focused on the…
Jailed ex-President Zuma permitted to attend brother’s funeral
(AFP) South Africa's jailed ex-president Jacob Zuma was granted compassionate leave from prison on Thursday so he can attend his brother's funeral, the government said. Zuma, 79, was sentenced to 15…
After knife assassination attempt at mosque, Mali’s interim president Goïta ‘safe’
An AFP journalist who witnessed the said the assailants lunged at Mali’s interim president Assimi Goïta, who was quickly whisked away by security. The journalist also said he saw blood at the scene,…
Nigerian fighter jet shot down in Zamfara, pilot survives
Heavily-armed criminals have shot down a fighter jet in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara state, the airforce said Monday, adding that the pilot had safely ejected and evaded capture. The region has…
USAfrica: Obi Cubana, opulent grandiosity and freedom to celebrate. By Chido Nwangwu
Obi Cubana, opulent grandiosity and freedom to celebrate. By Chido Nwangwu, Founder & Publisher of USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned U.S-based newspaper published on the Internet and USAfrica magazine (Houston, Texas). @Chido247…
USAfrica: Why Soyinka’s life at 87 is the only miracle I see. By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, essayist, poet, critic, editor and recipient of several journalism and writing awards, is a contributing editor of USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica magazine, Houston. He was so daring early…
USAfrica: Nigeria’s parade of merchants of violence and the Politics of Catastrophe. By Chidi Amuta
Dr. Chidi Amuta is Executive Editor of USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica magazine, Houston. On May 19, 2021, Mr. Abu Mohammed Abubakar bin Mohammad al-Sheikawi (Abubakar Shekau), life ‘president’ of Boko Haram,…
USAfrica: South Africa, as Things Fall Apart…. By Chido Nwangwu
Special to USAfricaonline.com (first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet) and USAfrica magazine, Houston South Africa, as Things Fall Apart…. By Chido Nwangwu. King Misuzulu Zulu, on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, spoke with…
USAfrica: South Africa’s Zulu king on looting, violence cautions “my father’s people are committing suicide”
Special to USAfricaonline.com (first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet) and USAfrica magazine, Houston "What is even more saddening is that so many of those who are drawn to this lawlessness…
South Africa riots, looting death toll approach 50; calls to declare ‘state of emergency’
There are calls for a state of emergency to be declared in South Africa following widespread violence and looting. Hardly hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa appealed for calm and announced the…
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