USAfrica: Obiano, APGA stakeholders return Oye as Chairman; resolve leadership crisis

By CHIDO NWANGWU In a combination of deft diplomacy and engagement with pragmatic realities of intra-party politics, the leadership of the APGA party of Nigeria led by the Governor of…

USAfrica: Almost $1million in cash, multiple currencies seized from homes of top Nigerian judges with Buhari’s approval

Nigeria's security agency seized cash in various currencies totalling $800,000 (643,216 pounds) during raids targeting some of the country's most senior judges in corruption investigations, the Department of State Services…

USAfrica: After 56 years, Nigeria, Buhari still at Crossroads. By Sanya Ademiluyi

Special commentary exclusive to USAfrica (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com "I covered perhaps, over 1,500 kilometres between the South East and Middle Belt areas, mostly on foot during the War, over 40…

USAfrica: Obama’s veto, terrorism and danger of congressional overreach

By DOZIE EZEIFE Special to USAfricaonline.com A few hours ago, into the closing days of September 2016, the United States Senate and the House of Representatives voted in near unanimity,…

USAfrica: Buhari, Nigeria’s Economic Recession and Lessons from the grasshopper. By Dr. Arthur Nwankwo

By Dr. Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo Special to USAfrica (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com   There is this anecdote in Igboland about the grasshopper and the bird called “Okpoko”, a mysterious bird reputed…

Gabon President Bongo names Ngondet new prime minister

Special to USAfrica and USAfricaonline.com Gabon President Ali Bongo promoted foreign minister Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet to the post of Prime Minister on Wednesday , a day after Bongo was sworn…

Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, resurfaces in a video

The embattled leader of jihadist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, resurfaced in a video posted online Sunday, rejecting assertions by the Nigerian army that he had been seriously wounded. "You…

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau resurfaces in a video

The embattled leader of jihadist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, resurfaced in a video posted online Sunday, rejecting assertions by the Nigerian army that he had been seriously wounded. "You…

Muslim Barbie turned Instagram star

Barbie has had another makeover. This time as a hijab-wearing Muslim.

Somalia: Airport staff seen with laptop

Swaziland: 18 elephants for U.S. zoos

6,500 ISIS fighters may be in Libya

FBI in Somalia to help probe inflight blast

Several members of the FBI are on the ground in Somalia to help authorities there investigate an inflight explosion aboard a commercial airplane, which the African nation's transport minister called…

Woman freed by al Qaeda-linked kidnappers

An Australian woman kidnapped by militants in Burkina Faso last month has been released, but her husband is still missing, relatives said Sunday.

USAfrica: Nigeria’s economy on fire while Buhari’s APC government is busy chasing rat. By Arthur Nwankwo

Nigeria's economy on fire while Buhari's APC government is busy chasing rat. By Dr. Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo Special to USAfricaonline.com,  and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow USAfrica at Facebook.com/USAfricaChido , Facebook.com/USAfrica247 and Twitter.com/Chido247 A story was told about…