New Year Terror: 30+ people killed in Nigeria by “bandits”, “gunmen” attack
Several other people, including children, were kidnapped by "bandits" in Nigeria's Niger State. Security forces have struggled to contain the violence despite ongoing operations. More than 30 people were killed…
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If it is building bigger churches, no other race surpasses ‘Black/African’ folks in Africa or USA
Despite many years of separation from the continent, the way Blacks and Africans do things are alarmingly similar. They will build a bigger church but when it comes to doing…
Houston can’t wait for expanded light rail
Light rail holds too significance to the Bayou City of the 21st century to be considered only so casually, disjointedly and often from partisan political prism. What is important here…
AIG bonus and congressional posturing
AIG bonus and congressional posturing By Ken Kemnagum Okorie Special to USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica The Newspaper, Houston Few events in recent times have showcased Washington DC in its true political…
Nigeria set to be world’s 2nd Largest Supplier of Liquefied Natural Gas
Special Adviser to the President on Petroleum Matters, Dr. Emmanuel Egbogah, who made these known said "Nigerian LNG has a total installed capacity of 22 million metric tones of LNG…
2010 World Cup qualifying’s top players; Ronaldo missing
Current FIFA World Player of the Year, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, is not on the list, and Portugal is in grave danger of missing the World Cup. Across the Atlantic, Lionel…
District 9 movie draws anger of Nigerians; caricatures Obasanjo…
None of the groups shown comes out particularly well, but the Nigerians are portrayed as gangsters, cannibals, pimps and prostitutes, while their leader's name is pronounced Obasanjo -- the same…
‘Al-Qaeda threat’ closed US embassy in South Africa
The embassy, consulates in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, as well as aid and development offices, have been closed since Tuesday after the State Department said a "credible" threat had…
USAfrica: Why Nigerian and Africa’s leaders are leading them nowhere. By Prof. Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe
In an interview with the Financial Times (London), Nigeria's leader retired Gen. Obasanjo could not but admit: "In three years I went round the world and did not get anything...…
My aversion to patronizing ‘Save’ Africa campaigns by Europeans, Americans
My aversion to patronizing 'Save' Africa campaigns by the West. By Uzodinma Iweala. Such campaigns, however well intentioned, promote the stereotype of Africa as a black hole of disease and…
Palm Pre is Pre(mature); I’ll live in the iPhone digital universe
Beyond the media-pr hype, based on actualities , interface, reliability, and features, I think this first Palm Pre might just be Pre(mature) in comparison to the iPhone 3.0. The iPhone…
SOCCER: Nigeria, South Africa host world soccer in 2009 and 2010
IFA's Executive Committee has agreed that in 2009, Egypt would host the FIFA under 20 World Cup and that Nigeria would host the FIFA under 17 World Cup. The Nigerian…
The great writer Achebe joins Brown faculty
The University will hold a welcoming event for Achebe on Nov. 10, Rose said, which will feature his newest book, “The Education of a British-Protected Child: Essays.”
USAfrica’s Founder Chido Nwangwu, Gen. Teidi get honorary Doctorate of Humanities degree
The U.S.-sponsored, leading international christian education college/seminary in Africa and an affiliate of the University of Nigeria (UNN), WATS, during its 20th Anniversary events May 20-23, 2009, in Lagos, awarded…
President Obama, hate-mongers and mob cons
Why has the Republican party given nods and winks to their tailored, predictable, toxic mobocracy of the "healthcare town-hall meetings" masquerading as democratic expressions. Why did they allow shouting down…
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