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Attackers with guns and machetes kill 25 people in Nigeria’s Plateau State
JOS, Nigeria: Attackers wielding guns and machetes killed at least two dozen people in central Nigeria’s Plateau State, survivors told AFP on Tuesday, the latest flare-up in a State plagued…
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Benson Okoronkwo, our Parliamentarian in Houston, turns 70. By Chido Nwangwu
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U.S State Department says its “unfortunate error” mislabeled countries on map of Africa
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at…
Gov. Alex Otti and an unfinished project. By Johnson Ihemeremadu | USAfrica
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Dressing, Addressing, and Redressing Nigeria’s Lawyers and Judges. By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned US-based professional newspaper published on the…
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Tinubu charges new service chiefs to crush emerging security threats
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Tinubu targets greater local value from Africa’s $120bn oil investments
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to retaining a greater share of value from Africa’s $120 billion investment in…