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Bomb blast hits Kwara’s Woro community; multiple deaths reported
A powerful explosion rocked the Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State early Monday morning (March 23, 2025), leaving several residents dead and many others injured. While…
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Peter Obi and the politics of 2027. By Chuks Iloegbunam
Iloegbunam, author of the acclaimed book, “Ironsi: Nigeria, The Army, Power And Politics”, is a…
Nigeria’s 2027 Election and the Tinubu Referendum. By Chidi Amuta
News Analysis: Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published…
Nigeria doubles Fuel exports to 214,000 bpd as Dangote reshapes African Oil supply
The 650,000-bpd refinery has exported 12 cargoes of premium motor spirit totaling 456,000 tons, reaching…
el-Rufai, the Law and the Nigerian Courts. By Suyi Ayodele
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the…
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Global gospel music icon Ron Kenoly dead at 81
Ron Kenoly, the pioneering American worship leader whose high-energy anthems defined a generation of Christian music, has died. The legendary…
Chris Asoluka, the quintessential renaissance man. By Kenneth C. Orji
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Kenneth C. Orji is an…
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s former dictator and President, is dead
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has passed away at the age of 82 in a London clinic, according to a…
Akufo-Addo mourns passing of Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi
Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has conveyed deep sorrow over the unexpected passing of Akwatia Member of Parliament (MP),…
South Africa’s former Deputy President David Mabuza dies at 64
David Mabuza, former Deputy President of South Africa and senior figure in the African National Congress (ANC), passed away on…
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, once a towering figure in American Pentecostalism with a global following and a multimillion-dollar ministry, has passed…
USAfrica: GS Ugwuanyi’s lived a life of inspiration. By Chris Agbedo
There are lives that pass through history like whispers, and there are those that leave indelible imprints on the hearts…
Joseph Chu’ma Otteh Changed Human Rights Enforcement in Nigeria. By Chidi Odinkalu
Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, a lawyer and a teacher, is a contributing analyst to the platforms of USAfrica. e-mail…