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KIDNAPPED CHILDREN: David Ezeribe, Ndudi Ihesieme, parents beg abductors to release children in Nigeria. Special to USAfricaonline.com Aba, Nigeria — Parents of children who were kidnapped when gunmen hijacked their school bus in southern Nigeria begged for their release on Thursday as troops patrolled the city where the attack occurred. The parents of some of [...]
South Africa bids to host Olympics in 2020; following World Cup success…. Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 29, 2010: Following its success in hosting the 2010 soccer’s World Cup, South Africa now has its eyes on the Olympic Games. President Jacob Zuma said that South Africa would be bidding to host the 2020 [...]
MoneyGram celebrates Nigeria’s 50th Anniversary at events in U.S., Nigeria and globally. By Chido Nwangwu. Special to USAfrica, USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine (Houston), and Nigeria360@yahoogroups.com USAfricaNEWSwire, September 29, 2010: MoneyGram International (NYSE:MGI), a leading global money transfer company, has announced it is joining in celebrating Nigeria’s 50th anniversary of independence with a series of activities inside Nigeria, [...]
Nigeria at 50: A nation of bewildered souls By Prof. Chris Chinwe Ulasi Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine Nowadays, on every bewildered Nigerian’s mind, bemused resignation seeks solidarity with benign hope; even as hope itself wither with the tide, a swirling, rapacious current, sweeping against time. Time is what we don’t have, although you won’t [...]
The gunmen seized all the mobile telephones from the students, the bus driver and a teacher onboard before taking the children away, the Nigerian police spokesman in Abia State said.
Liberia’s ex-warlord Prince Johnson to run for president in 2011 MONROVIA (AFP) – Liberia’s ex-warlord Prince Johnson, who was once filmed drinking beer as his men tortured a former president to death, was on Wednesday given the green light to run for president next year. “The National Union for Democratic Progress has fulfilled the conditions [...]
report update here on USAfricaonline.com, facebook.com/usafricachido, twitter.com/chido247 and some of our blogs: Nigeria360 at yahoogroups. e-mail: News@USAfricaonline.com ofc: 713-270-5500. wireless: 832-45-CHIDO (24436). On Nigerians’ skills debate, New York Republican ex-Senator calls Republican hack “racist” Video: On Nigerians, USAfricaonline.com recommends this video as MustWatch…see New York’s former Republican Senator Al D’Amato defend Nigerians and beat down his fellow Republican (the [...]
Somali prime minister announces resignation; Islamic insurgency mounts Special to USAfricaonline.com Mogadishu (AFP) – Somalia’s prime minister resigned on Tuesday after a weeks-long power struggle with the country’s president, leaving the government in limbo as it battles to fend off a fierce Islamist insurgency. The long-brewing feud between the two principals resulted in Omar Abdirashid [...]
USAfrica has followed the exponential, methodical expansion of the clout and revenue drivers for CAMAC and of Kase, himself. I think that the latest nod from Obama’s administration to Lawal is a continuation of that forward march by a hard-working and savvy son Africa in America.
Obama, Liberian President Johnson-Sirleaf, Bill Gates, others join Bill Clinton for CGI 2010 in New York. Special to USAfrica, USAfricaonline.com and Nigeria360@yahoogroups.com New York: U.S President Barack Obama will join President Bill Clinton at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), which will take place September 21-23 in New York City. President Obama will [...]
Nigeria removed from major drug trafficking list by the U.S. Special to for USAfrica, USAfricaonline.com and Nigeria360@yahoogroups.com A major source of embarrassment for millions of Nigerians who travel into the United States of America is the tar of drug dealing caused by Nigerians who deal in it. Early today, Sunday September 19, 2010, USAfricaonline.com received the [...]
Nigeria’s President Jonathan draws an intimidating show of support against Babangida at Abuja declaration for 2011 contest. By Chido Nwangwu with additional reports from USAfrica editors in Abuja and Houston. USAfrica, USAfricaonline.com and Nigeria360@yahoogroups.com The battle lines have, formally, been drawn and the contending forces ready to take the battle of the presidential contest to [...]
“Jonathan is ok; Buhari’s better as 2011 President of Nigeria to fight corruption” – says Christian Association leader. Special to USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston.USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine and the Nigeria360 e-group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nigeria360/ Dr. Moses Iloh, former National Publicity Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, has thrown his support to Nigeria’s former military ruler (with the reputation of [...]
MICHAEL Jackson’s mother is suing the promoter of what was intended to be the pop star’s comeback concerts, claiming fraud. Special to USAfricaonline.com The complaint accuses AEG Live of failing to honour its agreement to provide lifesaving equipment to the doctor charged over the singer’s death. The suit says AEG Live was liable for the [...]
ATROCITY: SSS officer, family members killed by son in Kano, Nigeria Special to USAfricaonline.com Nigerians have been shocked to learn that the 23-year-old son of a high-ranking official with Nigeria”s secret police (SSS) has confessed to killing his his father and three family members during a knife attack, police has said. The police said Baba [...]
In this year 2010, most of these so-called countries in Africa are celebrating their 50 years anniversary of independence and one cannot help but ask; independence from what or to do what? Well, the truth is that going by the very disheartening record of innumerable man-made disasters these countries have unleashed on their peoples and societies, one is again constrained to ask if they are morally justified to celebrate shame, deceit, genocides, miss-governance, corruption, ineptitude and every form of self-destructive political policies and moves they have consistently made over the years. Under a different circumstance nobody should be celebrating such a disgrace but for some strange reasons these countries chose to.
Jonathan has not contested and won, directly, any executive elective post at the local or national level. But the man has, like his name, benefitted from a mix of goodluck, an amiable personality, strong political god-fathers and being at the right place at the opportune time. 2011 will be his first test as the top gun on the ballot. By Chido Nwangwu, USAfricaonline.com
Wacky names of Nigerian churches/ministries/evangelists http://www.usafricaonline.com/2010/09/14/wacky-names-nigerian-churches/ USAfrica and CLASSmagazine (Houston) have received a popular e-mail on the humorous but actual church/mission/evangelism ministry names in Nigeria. The compiler of the list is, so far, not known to me, our editors and correspondents. We welcome him or her to indicate his/her identity. We note, too, that another [...]
CLASH of CULTURES and RELIGION: French Senate votes overwhelmingly to ban Islamic face veils; controversies continue. What are Your Thoughts on this issue/news? Write them below in our comments column, here at USAfricaonline.com: Is it a realistic move to the security considerations of France against potential terrorists in veils OR an excessive response to conservative [...]
Gingrich calling Obama “Kenyan, anti-colonial” and “con” man is irresponsible By JACK WHITE Special to USAfricaonline.com , CLASSmagazine (Houston) and The Black Business Journal The latest salvo from the extreme right now proposes that Obama has embraced the political views of the late father he barely knew. Just when you thought the false propaganda against Barack Obama couldn’t get [...]
