USAfrica: Nigeria, Dangote’s activism and the risk of incomplete reform. By Patrick O. Okigbo III
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Nigeria, periodically, appears to lurch toward reform, only to settle back into familiar habits.…
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USAfrica: Gowon’s statement of “no regret” for starvation, genocide in Biafra is callous
Really, I am wondering what would have been the fate of the Igbo race if Ojukwu had been captured and killed by Gowon and his cohorts at the “end” of…
SOCCER Violence: Senegal kicked out of 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
The decision was taken at a CAF disciplinary meeting in Cairo after violence flared in Dakar on Saturday, with Ivory Coast players and fans pelted with stones, bottles and chairs,…
South African rapper ‘Jub Jub’ and Tshabalala guilty of MURDER
A South African court on Tuesday (October 16, 2012) found rapper Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye guilty of ploughing his car into a group of children while drugged and drunk, killing…
USAfrica: Achebe is a man of courage for taking on Awolowo’s inhuman starvation policy
The astonishing level of myopic defence of the indefensible Awolowo-led policy of starvation of women and children based on ethnic -tribal sentiment (such as reflected in Femi Fani-Kayode's reckless insults…
Outrage, protests as parliamentarians set $26.3million sendoff bonus for themselves; $117,000 each
''There is no one I've come across who has not been totally outraged about this,'' said Rachel Gichinga, a manager at a Nairobi technology development centre. ''After everything that's been…
Awolowo’s STARVATION Policy against Biafrans and the Igbo requires apology not attacks on Achebe
Some have tried to put the blame on Gowon or the military leaders but Chief Awolowo’s own words are clear: “I decided to stop sending the food there.” It was…
#ALUU4: on the students of University of Port Harcourt beaten, set ablaze…. By M.I Abaga
The question is not whether or not the 4 boys stole anything. That is quite besides the point. Let us ask instead: What do I need to ensure my children…
EXPLOSIVE: 33 civilians killed by Nigerian soldiers in Boko-Haram torn city of Maiduguri
A local Islamic leader in Maiduguri informed USAfrica and USAfricaonline.com in the summer of 2012 that a major problem which the Nigerian government is facing in their fight against the…
15 killed in Sudan military crash; engine problem cited
15 killed in Sudan military crash By Abdelmoneim Abu Edris Ali (AFP). Khartoum, Sudan: Fifteen Sudanese military personnel were killed and seven others injured when their transport plane crashed west of…
Nigerian-Americans Dr. Megwa, Eghobor, Ikhile, Adenuga, Sorunke charged for $13 million U.S healthcare fraud
Megwa is accused of billing $10 million to Medicare for "unnecessary home visits and unnecessary medical services." Registered nurses Ferguson Ikhile and Ebolose Eghobor were also charged. They worked at…
Obama: “real Mitt Romney” not the man he debated in Denver; awaits Oct 16 showdown
Significantly, the re-energized and focused Romney has now stated that "Victory is in sight," in a fundraising e-mail, today. Conservatives, Republicans, many liberals, media specialists and millions of Americans say…
How and Why Romney beat Obama in first presidential debate. By Chido Nwangwu
First, Romney needed to be seen as equally presidential. Second, to put President Obama on the defensive. I think that history will record, critically, Obama's less than energetic presence, lack…
Ejike Okpa gets honorary Admiral of Texas Navy recognition
USAfricaonline.com: A special recognition for community, networking and civic service came on Saturday, August 18, 2012, to a Nigerian American Mr. Ejike Edward Okpa II as an honorary Admiral in…
Obama, immigration and the DREAM Act. By Attorney Ijeoma Opara
USAfrica LEGAL Insight: Obama, immigration and the DREAM Act By Attorney Ijeoma Ihuaku Opara On June 15, 2012, the Obama Administration took the initiative to provide temporary relief from removal…
Child killed in Anglican church grenade terror attack; several injured near Nairobi.
The blast occurred during a service for young children at the Anglican St. Polycarp church, which lies in Pangani on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital. Blood-stained children’s jackets and…
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