Green Card applicants Required to Leave U.S. to be processed
USAfricaonline.com U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) spokesperson Zach Kahler has announced a major change in the immigration process of the country - especially regarding the “Green Card”. The changes,…
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Insecurity and a deflated, scary alarm in southwest Nigeria. By Abdu Rafiu
——— The scale of insecurity is assuming a truly alarming proportion, ordinary citizens are asking where lies their salvation? ———…
Election Fever in an Affordability Crisis. By Chidi Amuta
Dr. Chidi Amuta is Executive Editor of USAfrica, since 1993 Democracy and adversity are strange bedfellows. Hungry and deprived people…
Where are Nigeria’s Lawyer-Statesmen? By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, contributing analyst to USAfricaonline.com, is a lawyer and a teacher. USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the…
Afenifere, Tinubu and the Fulani siege on Yorubaland. By Suyi Ayodele
Suyi Ayodele, a columnist for the Nigerian Tribune, is a contributor to USAfricaonline.com Oyo State recorded the ugly incident of…
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Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu warns South Africa on violence against Nigerians
As reports of xenophobic attacks in South Africa continue (into the first week May 2026), Nigeria said it would repatriate…
U.S. State Department to issue new passport with Trump’s portrait
USAfricaonline.com @USAfricaLive "As the United States celebrates America's 250th anniversary in July, the State Department is preparing to release a…
U.S. Embassy cancels Abuja visa appointments over Iran conflict protest fears
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has abruptly canceled all visa appointments scheduled for today, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at…
New Zealand expands skilled work visa list to address labor gaps
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has announced a significant expansion of its Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) framework, adding 47 new…
UK to replace physical visa stickers for Nigerians starting February 25, 2026
The United Kingdom has announced a major shift in its immigration policy, confirming that from February 25, 2026, all Nigerian…
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Trump’s Approval Ratings fall as Americans voice economic concerns
U.S. President Donald Trump is facing declining approval ratings as new national polls show growing…
Beyond Tribe, Political Theatre and Test of Nigeria’s Democratic Maturity. By Asiegbu Agwu Nkpa
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the…
CNN’s Ted Turner: The Man Who Changed the World. By Chido Nwangwu
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet.…
The Travails of Nestoil and the Travesties of Courts. By Chidi Odinkalu
Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, contributing analyst to USAfricaonline.com, is a lawyer and a teacher. USAfrica…
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Nigerians, Promises and Politicking in the coming elections. By Suyi Ayodele
Suyi Ayodele, a columnist for the Nigerian Tribune, is a contributor to USAfricaonline.com Alexander Pope (1688–1744), the 18th-century English poet…
Nigeria: The Rise of Judicial Verdict without Judgment. By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, contributing analyst to USAfricaonline.com, is a lawyer and a teacher. USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the…
Nigeria’s Presidency and the Burden of Hope. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Dr. Chidi Amuta is…
Nigeria’s Season of Conspiracy Politics. By Chidi Amuta
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Nigeria’s National Basketball team trounced 105-57 by WNBA’s Indiana Fever
The U.S WNBA’s Indiana Fever handed the Nigerian national women's basketball team a stunning defeat. The Fever has one…
Afrika Bambaataa, co-pioneer of hip-hop, dead at 69
USAfricaonline.com Afrika Bambaataa, one of the key pioneers of hip-hop, born in Bronx (Now York) on April 17, 1957 and…
USAfrica: In the hearts of many, Senegal remains true Soccer Champion of CAF 2025. By Okechukwu Sunday Obasi
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. I read the disheartening breaking…
Confederation of African Football overturns Senegal’s championship, declares Morocco winner 2025 Cup of Nations
USAfricaonline.com: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has overturned the championship from Senegal's national soccer team and declared Morocco the…
Seyi Tinubu vows to resist bullying amid King Mitchy and VeryDarkMan feud
Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has issued a strongly worded rebuttal to allegations linking him to…
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Bandits Strike Oyo Schools, Kill Teacher as Tinubu Promises Crackdown
Nigeria has been thrown into mourning following the killing of a kidnapped teacher in Oyo State after armed bandits attacked schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of the state.…
U.S. Pushes New Peace Proposal as Iran Demands Stronger Guarantees
Fresh diplomatic efforts are underway between the United States and Iran as both sides continue negotiations aimed at easing tensions and ending the prolonged conflict in the Middle East. According…
Why Trump and Nigeria rated al-Minuki as “world’s most active terrorist”
A senior Islamic State group leader, described as “the most active terrorist in the world”, has been killed in a joint operation by US and Nigerian forces in the west…
Military strikes, gang massacres in Nigeria kill 100 civilians
Military strikes, gang massacres in Nigeria kill 100 civilians The Nigerian military killed at least 72 people, many of them civilians, in an airstrike on a crowded market in the…
Peter Obi, Eneke the Bird and the Politics of Flight. By Chris Agbedo
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, USA-based newspaper published on the Internet Agbedo, Professor of Linguistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, is a contributing analyst to USAfrica…
NLC, TUC tell Tinubu: Nigeria “at War”; Tinubu says they’re hydra-headed problems
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. May 2, 2026: USAfrica: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress…
Tension mounts as DR Congo is reluctant to grant U.S. privileged access to its rich minerals
Washington is disappointed there's no privileged access to the rich minerals in the eastern DRC. The United States on Thursday (April 30, 2026) slapped sanctions on the Democratic Republic of…
Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria, abduct 23 pupils
Gunmen abducted 23 pupils from an illegal orphanage in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. Fifteen have been rescued, and authorities are searching for the remaining eight victims. By Dyepkazah Shibayan in…
Shots fired at White House correspondents’ dinner; Trump unharmed
Washington (AP) — A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night (April 25,…
Nigeria’s Presidency and handling of Wale Edun’s exit as Finance Minister. By Abdu Rafiu
Abdu Rafiu contributes The RAM column to USAfricaonline.com The exit of Wale Edun from the Bola Tinubu administration is too dramatic. Yes, stories went the rounds late last year that…
IMF Raises Alarm as Gulf War Threatens Food Supply in Nigeria and Other African Nations
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that rising tensions linked to the Gulf War could worsen food insecurity in Nigeria and several African countries. According to the IMF, disruptions…
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