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Is Nigeria’s good side doomed by the ugly and the bad? By Prof. Rosaire Obioha Ifedi Special insight for USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, The Black Business Journal and Nigeria360@yahoogroups e-group It must be me or it just seems Nigeria has been on the U.S. news radar a bit more than usual. Of course, it’s partly me [...]
The specially modified, beige-colored briefs allegedly were worn by 23-year-old suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab during his Christmas Day attempt to bring down the Detroit-bound Airbus A330 with 290 people on board.
Nigerian Terror suspect’s Houston visit raises questions…. USAfrica’s Publisher Chido Nwangwu speaks to Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6788559.html
Father of accused Nigerian terrorist said to be ‘flabbergasted, but not surprised’ – CBSNews KHOU Channel 11 Houston interviews USAfrica Publisher Chido Nwangwu By Alex Sanz / Channel 11 News. Posted on December 27, 2009 at 2:58 PM video here: http://www.khou.com/news/national/Family-friend-Father-of-accused-terrorist-flabbergasted-but-not-surprised-80149957.html HOUSTON — A prominent, Nigerian-born Houstonian, who’s been in touch with closefamily friends of accused terrorist Umar [...]
IBB’s wife Maryam Babangida dies of cancer in Los Angeles The family of Nigeria’s former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has issued a statement on December 27, 2009, regarding the death of his wife: With total submission to the Will of Allah, we humbly announce the passing away of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, [...]
While the older Mutallab sought and gained multiple millions in rewards for his core, long-standing interests and skills in business especially in financial services, the younger Mutallab sought to be a foot soldier for bin-Laden’s troops. Evidently, even the luxury and resources amassed by the older Mutallab could not dissuade his 23 years-old son Farouk from being a jihadist and fighter for Islamic fundamentalism through the violent, toxic mechanisms of terrorism, as alleged from his actions on Christmas day December 25, 2009… minutes of a flight into America’s famous Motor City of Detroit.
Kwanzaa celebrates African culture, in Michigan…. Special to USAfricaonline.com A holiday tradition dating back not centuries but decades has begun with the start of the seven days of Kwanzaa. Unlike Christmas and Hanukkah, Kwanzaa isn’t a religious holiday. Based on the year-end harvest festivals held in Africa for thousands of years, it’s observed worldwide starting Friday by [...]
Special Report: Nigerians, abroad and at home, swing from initial denial to harsh reality, reflecting on Farouk Mutallab’s terrorism arrest in Detroit, U.S. USAfricaonline.com developing special report…. For news tips, insights and context e-mail: News@USAfricaonline.com; wireless: 1-832-45-CHIDO (24436) or USAfricaNewsroom 713-270-5500. USAfricaonline.com on December 26, 2009 spoke to a very close family friend of the [...]
Terrorism?: Nigerian passenger, Farouk Abdul Mutallab, held and charged on Dec 26, 2009 for, allegedly, attempting to blow up plane landing in Detroit Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine and the Nigeria360 e-group Follow Nigerian community community responses and views on this developing news here, and across USAfrica’s other interactive platforms Facebook.com/USAfrica247, Twitter.com/Chido247 and on our yahoogroup: Nigeria360 e-group [...]
Christmas and its blessings for our families. By Rev. Dr. Fyne Nsofor and family. Special to USAfricaonline.com, USAfrica The Newspaper, Houston, AfricanChristians@yahoogroups.com, CLASSmagazine and The Black Business Journal “Last Christmas we were thinking about all the things we didn’t have; This Christmas we are thinking about all the things we do have. Last Christmas we were [...]
Relevance of George W. Bush into the Obama era and other critical issues in Walter Brasch’s new book Special to USAfricaBOOKS Review, USAfricaonline.com, USAfrica The Newspaper, Houston, CLASSmagazine and The Black Business Journal With wit and wisdom in his latest book titled Sinking the Ship of State, Walter M. Brasch, professor of journalism at Bloomsburg University, author of 16 [...]
Guinea mayhem was ‘crime against humanity’ by its military rulers, UN report asserts Killings of government opponents by troops in Guinea in September amounted to “crimes against humanity” and the west African country’s military rulers should be held responsible, a UN inquiry panel said Monday. The commission said it was able to confirm the identities [...]
We must therefore participate in the forthcoming US Census exercise as one unit and one community. There is no need for the usual pretenses of some of us who pretend to be British, French, or Black Chinese. Continental Africans, African Americans, and all peoples of African descent are perceived the same way, whether and even if, they are President Obama, or Professor Louis Gates or Tiger Woods of the multiple racial background ambivalence or notoriety.
Sanusi’s second point seems that to blame the North for Nigerian failings is futile because the British held down the North while allowing the South a free hand in education. The Northern leaders who led Nigeria such as Babangida were actually guided by southerners. Do not blame the North.
“The problem is: everywhere in this country, there is one Hausa, Igbo,
Yoruba and Itshekiri man whose concern is how to get his hands on the pie and how much he can steal.”
“Working with our narcotics law enforcement partners in Ghana and across the globe, DEA is making unprecedented progress in dismantling illicit drug networks in western Africa and around the world, and putting the criminals who operate them behind bars, where they belong.”
Soludo gets back Governorship ticket from Supreme Court…. Special to USAfricaonline.com and the AnambraPolitics@Yahoogroups.com e-group. Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the immediate former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the PDP flagbearer for the governorship of Anambra State has regained his ticket following this morning’s order from the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The Supreme Court overruled the denial [...]
Africa demands global warming, climate fund wt EU support Special to USAfricaonline.com The African group of nations, backed by the European Union, tabled a plan at UN climate talks Wednesday for rich countries to help developing ones cope with global warming and green their economies. Put forward by Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi, who heads [...]
Among them, the scandal and allegedly fraudulent currency printing contracts awarded to Securency, an Australian corporation during Soludo’s tenure as Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor. Securency is being investigated by the Australian government and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for paying bribes of almost N1 billion to key and highly-placed CBN officials, and officials of other countries.
Uncertain when Nigeria’s President Yar’Adua will return home, says Ambassador Aminchi Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua remains in hospital in Saudi Arabia and it is not yet clear when he will be able to return home, a Nigerian ambassador has said. The 58-year-old leader was flown to a clinic in Jeddah [...]
