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Who cares about Coups these days, anyway? By Chidi Amuta
We gave our military political adventurers every opportunity to make our lives better. Their best efforts returned a deficit, a landscape of misery, confusion and anguish.... Our democracy may not…
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Trump fires Attorney-General Pam Bondi
President Donald Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi and replaced her with Deputy Attorney…
Boko Haram threatens to kill 400 women and children if Nigeria refuses $3.5 million ransom
Boko Haram militants have threatened to execute more than 400 women and children they are…
The Renewed Dystopia of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (1). By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, contributing analyst to USAfricaonline.com, is a lawyer and a teacher. USAfrica…
Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria, abduct 23 pupils
Gunmen abducted 23 pupils from an illegal orphanage in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. Fifteen have…
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Nigeria’s ex-President Shagari, overthrown by Buhari, is dead at 93
Nigeria's former president of Nigeria (1979-1983), Alhaji Shehu Shagari, has died at the the age of 93, his grandson Bello…
USAfrica: Pre-election posture? Buhari/EFCC seek extradition of Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke from Britain
Special to USAfrica @usafricalive Nigeria is seeking to extradite a former oil minister accused of alleged wide-scale corruption in four…
USAfrica: Buhari-‘Jubril from Sudan’ line on tonight’s U.S.A SNL show
By Chido Nwangwu @usafricalive @Chido247 The #1 weekend show in the United States of America, Saturday Night Live, has broadcast…
USAfrica: Buhari to debate Atiku, Moghalu on January 19; rising Sowore not listed
USAfrica: Buhari to debate Atiku, Moghalu on January 19; rising Sowore not listed @Chido247 As the countdown to the February 2019…
Global Terrorism Index ranks Nigeria, Somalia and Egypt among the worst hit.
The Global Terrorism Index for 2018 has been released by the Institute for Economics and Peace, which recorded 3 African…
Nigeria wins Women’s African Cup of Nations via penalties
Accra, Ghana — Nigeria won its 11th title in 13 editions of the Women’s African Cup of Nations by beating…
Gunmen abduct Catholic priests in southern Nigeria
Gunmen have abducted four Catholic priests in southern Nigeria, a local state official told AFP Wednesday. The kidnapping happened on Tuesday…
Nigerian army posts Trump video to justify shooting muslim Shiites
Nigeria's army (has) posted a video of US President Donald Trump saying soldiers would shoot migrants throwing stones to justify…