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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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Nigerians face double trouble from surge in cholera and COVID-19
Nigeria has been hit by a surge in cholera cases in recent weeks, focused on the country's north and adding…
U.S., Nigeria and Buhari’s drift “toward authoritarianism.” By Chido Nwangwu
U.S., Nigeria and Buhari’s drift “toward authoritarianism.” By Chido Nwangwu, Founder & Publisher of USAfricaonline.com, first African-owned, U.S-based newspaper on the…
Police chief, six bandits killed in clash in southeast Nigeria
(Reuters) - A Nigerian local police chief and six bandits were shot dead during a clash in southeastern Imo State,…
USAfrica: IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu’s trial moved to October 21
The failure of Nigeria’s security agency known as the Department of State Services (DSS) to “produce” Nnamdi Kanu, the leader…
USAfrica: Danger ahead for 2023 Nigeria elections besieged by armed factions. By Chidi Amuta
USAfrica: Danger ahead for 2023 Nigeria elections besieged by armed factions. By Dr. Chidi Amuta, Executive Editor (since 1993) Houston-based USAfrica…
7 Cameroonian Soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack on army base
Boko Haram militants overrun an army base in Cameroon’s Far North region on Saturday, killing at least seven soldiers and…
Jailed ex-President Zuma permitted to attend brother’s funeral
(AFP) South Africa's jailed ex-president Jacob Zuma was granted compassionate leave from prison on Thursday so he can attend his brother's…
Nigerian fighter jet shot down in Zamfara, pilot survives
Heavily-armed criminals have shot down a fighter jet in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara state, the airforce said Monday, adding that the…