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Nigeria’s Presidency and handling of Wale Edun’s exit as Finance Minister. By Abdu Rafiu
Abdu Rafiu contributes The RAM column to USAfricaonline.com The exit of Wale Edun from the Bola Tinubu administration is too dramatic. Yes, stories went the rounds late last year that…
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Peter Obi and the politics of 2027. By Chuks Iloegbunam
Iloegbunam, author of the acclaimed book, “Ironsi: Nigeria, The Army, Power And Politics”, is a…
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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…
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More protests across Egypt as Islamists rush through radical draft of constitution; oppose Morsi’s power grab
A court had disbanded a previous constituent assembly and was due to rule on the validity of the current assembly…
Malawi President Banda, Prof. Achebe and Nigeria’s Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala listed among Global 100 Thinkers for 2012
Malawi President Banda, Prof. Achebe and Nigeria's Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala listed in FP Global 100 Thinkers for 2012 By Chido Nwangwu,…
Double SUICIDE BOMBINGS kill 11 Nigerians at Kaduna church inside military base
"A bus first ran into the church and exploded about five minutes after service while a Toyota Camry parked outside…
Egyptians protest President Morsi’s controversial power grab
In one swoop, Morsi hamstrung the judiciary, the last check on his powers, by stripping courts of the right to…
Achebe brings billionaire Mo Ibrahim, Ramphele, Frazer, scholars, leaders to Colloquium on Africa December 7-8
The 2012 Achebe Colloquium on Africa, an international gathering of policymakers, policy executors, officials from African governments, the United Nations,…
Nigerian-American Jessica Tata sentenced to 80 years for death of 1 of 4 kids at her Houston daycare; more sentences ahead
Houston area jurors have sentenced Jessica Tata to 80 years in prison for the death of one of the four…
WOMEN BISHOPS rejected in latest Church of England vote; criticisms follow
The votes were 44 for and two against in the house of bishops, 148 for and 45 against in the…
Why Obasanjo described President Jonathan as a “weak leader”, Boko Haram, Odi, etc
In continuing the contrast, Obasanjo directly compared Jonathan's back-and-forth approach on Boko Haram to his own government's blanket, iron-fist massacre…