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USAfrica: Why I declared State of Emergency in parts of Nigeria –President Goodluck Jonathan. Special to USAfricaonline.com, the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360, UNNalumni, and CLASSmagazine Houston Text of the December 31, 2011 State of Emergency speech by Nigeria’s President. Fellow Nigerians, it has become necessary to address you on recent events in some parts [...]
The President said that “I have in the exercise in the powers conferred on me … declared a state of emergency in the following parts of the federation…. Terrorism is a war against all of us. I call on all Nigerians to join hands with government to fight these terrorists.”
Bomb thrown into Arabic school in Nigeria’s Delta State ‘wounds 7′ Special to USAfricaonline.com, the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360, UNNalumni, and CLASSmagazine Houston A bomb was thrown into an Arabic school in mainly Christian southern Nigeria, wounding at least seven, police said on Wednesday, after Christmas attacks sparked fears of sectarian violence in the country. “A locally made low-capacity explosive [...]
Each bomb that kills the innocent pushes Nigeria’s doom. By Prof. Okey Ndibe Special to USAfricaonline.com, the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360, UNNalumni, and CLASSmagazine Houston Last Sunday, December 25, 2011, Nigeria made another bloody bid for global infamy as bombs detonated in churches in Abuja and elsewhere in the country. At the time of this writing, the death toll stood [...]
USAfrica: Despite pains, Nigeria Christmas day bomb blasts, killings open door to deal with key problems. By Dr. Victor Ide-Okoye Special to USAfricaonline.com, the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360, UNNalumni, and CLASSmagazine Houston USAfrica, December 26, 2011: What is happening now in Nigeria is a War. A known group from the northern section of Nigeria has declared war [...]
Christmas Day church bombing, attacks in Nigeria kill 28; Boko Haram says it did it; and attacks in Jos; tension mounts. Special to USAfricaonline.com, the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360, UNNalumni, CLASSmagazine By Ola Awoniyi (AFP): Bomb attacks on churches during Christmas services, including one outside the capital, have killed at least 28 people in Nigeria amid spiralling violence claimed [...]
Nigeria braces for Environmental Disaster as Shell OIL SPILL of 1.70 million gallons approaches country’s shoreline Special to USAfricaonline.com, the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360, UNNalumni, CLASSmagazine & PhotoWorks.TV As the citizens of Africa’s most populous country entered the festive season of Christmas 2011, some of Nigeria’s Atlantic coastline communities are going to deal with the harsh impact of the Shell Oil [...]
OIL in NIGERIA: Liquid Gold or Petro-Dollars Curse? By Chido Nwangwu, USAfrica Founder & Publisher. Archiving of this updated essay on another web site is Not authorized; only web links are allowed. Written October 19, 1998 and published on the web, first exclusively at USAfricaonline.com http://www.usafricaonline.com/chido.petrogas.html Nigeria is the world’s sixth-largest oil producer, its petroleum industry [...]
INSECURITY grows: Boko Haram, multiple blasts, gunfire rock three northern Nigerian cities. By Aminu Abubakar (AFP) Multiple explosions and gunfire on Thursday rocked three cities in Nigeria’s northeast, leaving at least one person dead in a region which has been badly hit by violence blamed on Islamists. The unrest broke out in the cities of [...]
Finally, if any of the President’s 100 advisers has the polite courage for the extraordinary task of reminding His Excellency of his foremost, sworn, constitutional obligation to the national interest about security and safety of Nigerians and all who sojourn in Nigeria, please whisper clearly to Mr. President that I said, respectfully: Nigerians, at home and abroad, are still concerned and afraid for living in what I call Nigeria’s Federal Republic of Insecurity!
Nigerian gunmen kill groom, guest at wedding. Special to USAfricaonline.com, the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360 and UNNalumni, CLASSmagazine and PhotoWorks.TV AFP, Kano: Gunmen on Saturday December 3, 2011 opened fire on a wedding in the restive northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing the groom and a guest, an army spokesman said, as quoted by AFP. “Some gunmen who are yet to be [...]
U.S Congress issues “threat” warning about Nigeria’s radical Islamic sect Boko Haram Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine , PhotoWorks.TV and the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360 and UNNalumni A U.S congressional report on Wednesday (November 30, 2011) flagged Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist sect as an “emerging threat” that could represent an eventual security risk to the United States and its interests. The group has been [...]
Local terror mounts as Bomb targets Nigeria governor’s motorcade Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine , PhotoWorks.TV and the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360 and UNNalumni AFP: Maiduguri, Nigeria — A bomb targeting a police vehicle in a governor’s motorcade and two other blasts rocked the volatile Nigerian city of Maiduguri, but no casualties were reported, police and residents said Tuesday November 15, 2011. The blast [...]
The case for values-based and services oriented Leadership in Nigeria, Africa. By Uchechukwu Chris Arinze Special to USAfricaonline.comand CLASSmagazine , PhotoWorks.TV and the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360 and UNNalumni The recently released Mo Ibrahim African Governance Index report for year 2011 which ranked Nigeria at position 41 out of 53 African countries in its governance index report inspired this article when viewed against [...]
The key issues of Nigeria’s Oil Import Subsidy saga As the debate over the critical issue of oil import subsidy continues, Nigerians and others have been told various things by various, interested parties and interests. In this commentary written for USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, OilandGasMediaWorks, and the USAfrica-powered e-group of Nigeria360, analyst OMOH OKPOH raises some questions with his thought-provoking [...]
Nigerian TV reporter shot dead in front of his house; again, radical Islamists Boko Haram suspected Special to USAfricaonline.com AFP; Maiduguri: Gunmen suspected to be members of the radical Boko Haram sect on Saturday shot dead a television journalist in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, witnesses said. Zakariyya Isa, a reporter with the state-run [...]
Boko Haram radical sect suspected in Nigerian lawmaker’s killing (AP) — Suspected members of a radical Muslim sect in Nigeria shot and killed a state lawmaker Sunday, police said. It was the third killing in three days blamed on the Boko Haram group, which is known to often target political figures. Three suspected sect members [...]
Nigeria: After killing of 19 persons, 7 suspects arrested in Zamfara Special to USAfricaonline.com and Nigeria360 e-group Police and law enforcement authorities in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara state have arrested seven people suspected of involvement in a weekend raid on a village that left 19 people dead, the state governor has said. Dozens of attackers suspected [...]
KILLINGS and MAYHEM near JOS add to Jonathan’s security headaches as family of 7 killed in christian village of Tatu. By Chido Nwangwu. Special to USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston, USAfricaonline.com , PhotoWorks.TV and the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360 and UNNalumni. USAfricaonline.com: The religion and ethnic driven violence in central Nigeria state of Plateau continued midnight on Thursday September 9 into [...]
Bomb blast at Nigeria UN building; 7 killed Special to USAfricaonline.com By Akeem Oyetunji (AFP). Abuja: A bomb rocked the UN building in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Friday, killing a number of people, leaving others trapped and causing heavy damage, officials and witnesses said. Some witnesses reported that the bomb exploded after a suspect [...]
