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“Several Terrorists Neutralized in Sambisa Forest,” Reports NAF Spokesperson Ejodame
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigerian Air Force (NAF) spokesperson Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame confirmed today that "several terrorists were neutralized" following a series of precision air interdictions in the Yuwe axis…
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President Donald Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi and replaced her with Deputy Attorney…
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Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, contributing analyst to USAfricaonline.com, is a lawyer and a teacher. USAfrica…
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…
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Civil rights icon, Jesse Jackson, dies at 84
Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr., the towering civil rights leader, two-time presidential candidate, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition,…
Violence across Nigeria killed 4,654, 3,141 kidnapped in 2025; insecurity may worsen, warns Nextier
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Summary of the advisory by…
Gunmen kill 46 people in northcentral Nigeria, cutting throats, burning houses
Motorcycle-riding gunmen swept into three villages in a central region of Nigeria, shooting dead or cutting the throats of at…
Gunmen abduct teenage schoolgirl in broad daylight in Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command has launched a high-priority manhunt following the brazen daylight abduction of a 12-year-old student in…
‘EXILE Act’: U.S bill seeks to permanently scrap H-1B visas; kills the ‘Japa’ dream
The pathway for Nigerian professionals to live and work in the United States faces an existential threat as a new…
USAfrica: Nigeria, a nation losing its way. By Eke O. Eke
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. •Dr. Eke, a contributing analyst…
U.S. court overturns California mask ban for federal officials
In a significant legal blow to California’s effort to regulate federal immigration tactics, a U.S. District Judge has blocked the…
Peter Obi joins protest demanding electronic transmission of election results
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, joined hundreds of pro-democracy activists on Monday, February 9, 2026, for a high-stakes…