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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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Ivory Coast’s controversial ex-president Gbagbo returns June 17
Abidjan (AFP): Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo, who returns home on Thursday after a nearly 10-year absence, has known glory…
USAfrica: Nigeria’s deepening autocracy moves to the ‘Next Level’. By Chidi Amuta
Dr. Chidi Amuta, scholar and author on politics, power and literature, is Executive Editor of USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com…
Nigerian police fire teargas, arrest protesters; Shi’ites demand release of leader
By Afolabi Sotunde (Reuters, June 12, 2021): Police fired teargas and detained several demonstrators in the Nigerian cities of Lagos and Abuja on…
USAfrica: Trump’s twists and Nigeria’s Twitter ban. By Chido Nwangwu
Trump’s twists and Nigeria’s Twitter ban. By Chido Nwangwu. @Chido247 USAfricaonline.com Just when you thought the man would have learned a…
USAfrica: Obasanjo warns Nigerians “disintegration is not the solution”
Obasanjo warns Nigerians “disintegration is not the solution” Special to USAfricaonline.com Nigeria's former head of state and internationally respected regional…
Africa Cup of Nations draw in Yaounde on June 25 postponed
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations draw, scheduled for Yaounde on June 25, has been postponed due to Covid-19, the…
Why has no Nigerian leader found courage to openly apologize for genocide against the Igbo? By Chidi Amuta
Dr. Chidi Amuta, scholar and author on politics, power and literature, is Executive Editor of USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com…
Islamic jihadists massacre in Solhan village force thousands to flee
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com AFP: Burkina Faso's government said Tuesday (June 8, 2021) that more than 7,000…