Tag: Nigeria
Nigeria: Chaos in House of Reps over real-time election results clause
The House of Representatives descended into a rowdy session on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, as lawmakers clashed over…
Violence across Nigeria killed 4,654, 3,141 kidnapped in 2025; insecurity may worsen, warns Nextier
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Summary of the…
Gunmen kill 46 people in northcentral Nigeria, cutting throats, burning houses
Motorcycle-riding gunmen swept into three villages in a central region of Nigeria, shooting dead or cutting the throats…
USAfrica: Igbo Women, Traditional Inheritance and Nigeria. By Patrick Chukelu
Chukelu, a contributing analyst since 1996 to USAfricaonline.com (where this commentary is published, exclusively). He is an attorney…
USAfrica: Nigeria, a nation losing its way. By Eke O. Eke
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. •Dr. Eke, a…
Ghana recalls envoy to Nigeria amid primary election scandal
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the immediate recall of the country’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mohammed…
Nigerian Senate reconvenes for emergency plenary amid electoral crisis
The Nigerian Senate has scheduled an emergency plenary session for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, to address the mounting…
Nigeria’s Insecurity, Uniforms as Stitches of Guilt and Grief. By Chris Agbedo
Nigeria’s insecurity crisis has acquired a strange and unsettling wardrobe. Over time, uniforms - once symbols of authority,…
Who cares about Coups these days, anyway? By Chidi Amuta
We gave our military political adventurers every opportunity to make our lives better. Their best efforts returned a…
In the House of ‘My Lord’, there are judgments. By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, contributing analyst to USAfricaonline.com, is a lawyer and a teacher. Abdul Leigh Balogun became…
80 Kaduna church worshippers escape bandits’ den as 86 others remain in ‘living hell’
A glimmer of hope pierced the gloom over Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna…
Nigeria’s Presidency spends ₦34bn on foreign travel in 2 years
Fresh data from the government spending tracker, GovSpend, has sparked a national debate in Nigeria following revelations that…