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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: Togo President Gnassingbé bags 4th term until 2030; oppo leader Kodjo alleges rigging, fraud
Special to USAfricaonline.com & USAfrica magazine Togo President Faure Gnassingbé was declared victor in the country's presidential elections early (today) Monday…
USAfrica: Showdown in Togo as ex-president Eyadema’s son seeks re-election to extend 50-year dynasty
By John Zodzi and Anna Pujol-Mazzini Lome (Reuters) - Many people in Togo have only known just two presidents in their…
USAfrica: Nigeria’s bad leadership, insecurities and highway to disintegration. By Oseloka H. Obaze
Special to USAfrica magazine (print) • USAfricaonline.com • USAfricaLIVE Nigeria faces an existential threat. Slowing but surely, Nigeria is dying.…
Malema’s EFF force South Africa’s President to abandon State of the nation address
South Africa's far-left Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) lawmakers protested rowdily in parliament on Thursday, forcing President Cyril Ramaphosa to abandon…
Nigeria to get $308 million seized from late dictator Sani Abacha
Washington (AFP) - Nigeria is set to receive around $308 million seized from former military dictator Sani Abacha under a…
USAfrica | “Africa loves Trump” comment drags South African billionaire Motsepe into firestorm of controversy
By Chido Nwangwu Special to USAfrica (Houston) USAfricaonline.com South African billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe has become the target of…
USAfrica: 30 killed in IED terrorism in Nigeria on a crowded bridge
Special to USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica magazine At least 30 people were killed in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno after…
USAfrica: $500,000 bail for Michael Egwuagu after stabbing pregnant sister to death
Special to USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica magazine Michael Egwuagu, 25, a Nigerian-American and NFL former free agent has thrown his family…