USAfrica: Buhari warns Nigerians “to question our collective existence as a nation… is a step too far”

By Nigeria's President MUHAMMADU BUHARI, on August 21, 2017 Special to USAfrica (Houston) • @USAfricaLIVE  •  @Chido247   My dear citizens, I am very grateful to God and to all…

USAfrica: Buhari to address Nigerians on Monday, following return from London

  Special to USAfrica (Houston) • @USAfricaLIVE  •  @Chido247 Nigeria's President retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians on Monday morning, following his return earlier today from medical treatment in…

2 Earthquakes measuring 6.8 hit Liberia’s coastal sea

Dots show seismic activity along the Mid-Atlantic ridge (thin red line), including today's two instances (orange dots) | Map courtesy of usgs.com The west African country of Liberia monitored (in…

BrkNEWS: Kenya election, Prez Kenyatta leading; opposition leader Odinga rejects results as “fictitious, fake….”

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga said he rejected results from the country's election commission on Tuesday's presidential vote, raising fears his supporters could mount street protests. "They…

#Ozubulu and #Tupac

USAfrica: Suspects arrested in the Anambra church massacre

Special to USAfricaonline.com @Chido247 Some of the suspects involved in the massacre of members of the St. Philips Catholic Church in Ozubulu, near Nnewi, Anambra State have been arrested. Governor…

Rwanda President Kagame bags 3rd term with 99% of votes; U.S “disturbed by irregularities”

Special to USAfricaonline.com The United States said Saturday it was "disturbed by irregularities" in Rwanda's presidential election which saw Paul Kagame celebrate a third consecutive victory with nearly 99 percent…

USAfrica: Rwanda’s presidential elections point to another Kagame victory

Special to USAfrica, Houston. AFP Rwandans go the polls Friday in a presidential election in which strongman Paul Kagame is widely expected to cruise to a third term in office.…

After 80 days, very thin Buhari’s picture having lunch in London released

@USAfricaLIVE USAfricaonline.com (Abuja, Reuters) Nigeria released a photograph of President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, the first in almost three months after he left the country on May 7 for medical…

USAfrica: Basil Nnanna Ukegbu lived a life of excellence. By Emmanuel A. C. Orji

A TRIBUTE TO BASIL NNANNA UKEGBU By Emmanuel A. C. Orji Special to USAfrica and USAfricaonline.com  @USAfricaLIVE It is with a deep sense of loss that I received the sad…

South Africa, ANC challenged to vote against Zuma’s cronies, old politicians

@USAfricaLive   @Chido247South Africa's former finance minister Trevor Manuel has publicly stated his opposition to aged bracket of leaders (in their 70s) who are governing South Africa and the ruling African…

BrkNEWS: Female suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 18 at a mosque in Nigeria

Nigeria (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber killed eight people and wounded 18 on Monday at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, an area regularly attacked by Boko Haram Islamists, police…

USAfrica: IPOB will kill Obasanjo if…., Kanu warns

Special to USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston Following the strong call by Nigeria's former President and one of the lead commanders of federal forces against the former Republic of Biafra (1967-1970)…

RESIGN: Anglican Church tells Buhari over ill-health

RESIGN: Anglican Church tells Buhari over ill-health Special to USAfrica (Houston).  USAfricaonline.com  @USAfricaLive  @Chido247           As tension and separatist groups increase, the health-challenged Nigerian President Muhammadu…