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Military strikes, gang massacres in Nigeria kill 100 civilians
Military strikes, gang massacres in Nigeria kill 100 civilians The Nigerian military killed at least 72 people, many of them civilians, in an airstrike on a crowded market in the…
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The Travails of Nestoil and the Travesties of Courts. By Chidi Odinkalu
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…
Peter Obi, Eneke the Bird and the Politics of Flight. By Chris Agbedo
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, USA-based newspaper published on the…
Nigeria’s Season of Conspiracy Politics. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, U.S-based newspaper published on the…
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USAfrica: War on Niger Republic? Nigeria’s Tinubu will be on his own. By Suyi Ayodele
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Suyi Ayodele, a columnist for…
“People will die” if the Nigeria-Niger border stays closed for long
In the remote town of Bodinga, in Nigeria’s Sokoto State, rows of cargo trucks can be seen stranded on both…
ECOWAS rejects 3-year transition plan by Niger junta government.
The military junta in Niger Republic's proposed three-year power transition plan was rejected by the Economic Community of West African…
ECOWAS says it’s ready to confront Niger’s junta, coup leader claims he’ll hand over in 3 years
In a televised address on Saturday, August 19, 2023, General Tchiani said that neither the junta "nor the people of…
USAfrica: Future of Nigeria’s ruling APC seems headed into turbulent clouds. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Dr. Chidi Amuta is Executive…
USAfrica: Beyond cancer, this blessed man named Pat Utomi. By Chido Nwangwu
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Chido Nwangwu is the…
17 dead and dozens wounded in Niger Jihadist attack
Insurgents killed 17 soldiers and wounded nearly 24 in the first major attack in half a year against the army…
Niger’s junta seeks help from Russian Wagner group against ECOWAS intervention.
Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as the deadline nears for it to…