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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!
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 [...]
Toast to Ambassador Joy Ogwu’s many distinctions. By Dr. Chido Nwangwu Special to CLASSmagazine, USAfricaonline.com , PhotoWorks.TV and the USAfrica-powered e-groups of IgboEvents, AnambraPolitics,Nigeria360 and UNNalumni. USAfrica, Houston, August 22, 2011: Uche Joy Ogwu, distinguished Professor of international relations, diplomat, extraordinary daughter, wife, mother, grand-mother, role model, community builder and active global citizen is leaving, daily, marks of a productive life. I [...]
Mr. Peter Obi’s undoing – apart from the aforementioned paucity of imagination – lies in his increasing confidence that propaganda is a substitute for solid governance and verifiable achievements….
With little to show for his years so far in office, the governor has taken to trumpeting and advertising hollow accomplishments. His signature “accomplishment” is the tarring of 500 kilometers of roads. Missing in that claim – assuming the accuracy of the figure – is the poor quality of the roads. Last June, I traveled on Ifite road in Awka, one of the most recently tarred roads, and an important traffic artery that leads to the state-owned university. Despite the recentness of its construction, the road was already filled with potholes.
Why Jonathan’s tenure elongation proposal is a misplacement of priorities. By Prof. Okey Ndibe Special to USAfricaonline.com and Nigeria360 e-group The kindest thing that can be said about Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposal to amend the constitution in order to enshrine a single term of six years for occupants of the presidency and governorship is that [...]
The decision to negotiate with the sect is almost sure to be controversial.
Many people have argued against such a move, objecting in particular to any suggestion the Islamists be given an amnesty similar to that provided to militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta.
Jonathan appointed the panel after meeting with leaders from the mainly Muslim north earlier this month, the statement said.
While the tenure elongation project is still developing, Jonathan and his handlers have a lot to learn from the recent experience of Obasanjo, the man who picked him to serve as Yar’Adua’s vice President. Indeed, the tenure elongation project left an indelible stain, sour note and mark of ill-repute on the presidency and legacy of the hard-charging former President Obasanjo. But Goodluck insists he’s well-meaning. His critics argue to the contrary while Nigerians, largely, watch and observe and….
it is also a matter of international best practice. There is hardly any other country in the world where names are sent to the Senator for confirmation without indicating the department of government that each of the nominee ministers is to be involved in. Without mincing words, if we judge him by this, the President is not approaching governance with a clean hand or honest heart.
USAfrica notes that the methods of suicide bombing is an unusual and brazen method in Nigeria’s political and religious conflicts. Also, there has been relative calm for the past 60 days in the restive Niger Delta, the home region of Jonathan.
11 Nigerians killed in bomb attacks at 2 police stations, church Special to USAfricaonline.com At least 11 people have died after a series of bomb explosions struck two police stations and a church in the northeastern region of Nigeria, officials said Tuesday. Explosions blasted two separate police stations in Maiduguri, located in Nigeria’s Borno State [...]
USAfrica: Jonathan sends new message with Pius Anyim’s appointment as Nigeria’s new Secretary to Federal Government By Chido Nwangwu, Special to USAfrica, Houston and Abuja. USAfricaonline.com: Following his inauguration on Sunday May 29, 2011 as the elected President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has dissolved his cabinet and also announced his first major key appointments. Former [...]
