Alhaji – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 19 Nov 2017 23:25:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Alhaji – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Vector Collaborates With Samklef On New Track Titled “Alhaji” https://www.theinfostride.com/vector-collaborates-with-samklef-on-new-trac-titled-alhaji/ Sun, 19 Nov 2017 23:22:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=189642 Here is a hybrid mash-up from Nigeria to everyone who cares to listen. This is what it sounds like when you have three confident masters of their art in one place. Ladies and gentleman, we present Vector, Samklef and DJ Magnum in this new song, ‘Alhaji’ produced by the hit-making Samklef.

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]]> Reduction In Food Prices Will Not Happen Immediately – Lai Mohammed https://www.theinfostride.com/reduction-in-food-prices-will-not-happen-immediately-lai-mohammed/ Sat, 09 Sep 2017 23:08:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181507 Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said to Nigerians that they should expect the standard of living of Nigerians to improve as the country exited recession. The Minister made this statement on Friday in Abuja when he received Broadcast Media Editors in his office. He urged well-meaning Nigerians not to listen to those that don’t want the [...]

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]]> 2 Local Government Areas Are Still Under Boko Haram’s Controls – Shettima https://www.theinfostride.com/2-local-government-areas-are-still-under-boko-harams-controls-shettima/ Sun, 25 Oct 2015 14:49:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=103489 Borno State Governor Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has revealed that Boko Haram insurgents have lost much ground in his state. He said the terrorists now control only two local governments down from the 20 previously under the sect’s grip. “They are presently controlling two local governments in Borno State; Abadam and Mobbar and partially in Marte,” [...]

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]]> MKO Abiola’s Brother, Alhaji Mubashiru Abiola Dies At 73 https://www.theinfostride.com/mko-abiolas-brother-alhaji-mubashiru-abiola-dies-at-73/ Sun, 04 Oct 2015 16:12:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101908 Alhaji Mubashiru Abiola, the younger brother of late businessman and politician, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola is dead. He died around 9:30pm on Friday after months of battling with an unnamed ailment. He had since been buried according to Islamic rites at the family house at Gaa Sabo in Lafenwa area of Abeokuta beside [...]

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]]> Those Who Attacked Senator Saraki At Eid Ground Have Sinned Against God – Emir Of Ilorin https://www.theinfostride.com/those-who-attacked-senator-saraki-at-eid-ground-have-sinned-against-god-emir-of-ilorin/ Sun, 27 Sep 2015 10:01:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101110 The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on Saturday described Thursday’s disruption of Eid-el-Kabir prayer at the Ilorin Eid ground, the Kwara State capital, as an offence against God. The emir, who is the Chairman, Kwara State Council of Chiefs, spoke when he paid the annual Eid-el-Kabir homage to the state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, [...]

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]]> Stampede Tragedy: Saudi Authorities Should Not Blame African Pilgrims – Hajj Commission https://www.theinfostride.com/stampede-tragedy-saudi-authorities-should-not-blame-african-pilgrims-hajj-commission/ Sat, 26 Sep 2015 08:09:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100976 The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Alhaji Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad, on Friday called on the Saudi Arabian authorities to involve Nigeria and countries affected by Friday’s stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, in the probe of the tragedy. At least 747 Muslims from different countries lost their lives and 805 others sustained injuries during a [...]

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]]> Kogi Monarch Escaped Assassination By Unknown Gunmen On Eid Prayer Ground https://www.theinfostride.com/kogi-monarch-escaped-assassination-unknown-gunmen-eid-prayer-ground/ Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:16:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100866 The Ejeh of Ankpa and Chairman, Ankpa Area Traditional Council in Kogi, Alhaji Ahmadu Yakubu, on Thursday, narrowly escaped assassination by gunmen. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the alleged assassination attempt occurred at Eti-Aja Eid prayer ground in Ankpa, where the traditional ruler, in company with other Muslims, went to perform the Eid-el-Kabir [...]

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]]> Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II Counsels Pilgrims On Devil Stoning During Hajj https://www.theinfostride.com/emir-of-kano-alhaji-muhammad-sanusi-ii-counsels-pilgrims-on-devil-stoning-during-hajj/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 06:45:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100454 The Emir of Kano and Amirul hajj, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, has urged Nigerian pilgrims to accept the arrangement put in place by the Saudi authorities concerning the ‘stoning of the devil’ at Jamarat. The emir said performing the Islamic rite in batches and spreading the time for the stoning to include the period of [...]

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]]> #Kaduna > EFCC arrested Businessman, Alhaji Bida for Possession of Fake Oil lifting Documents https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrested-businessman-alhaji-bida-for-possession-of-fake-oil-lifting-documents/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:16:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=99721 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Alhaji Umar Audu Bida, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Contractors Limited, for alleged possession of some documents of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for the supply of crude to his American business partner, Donald Laletta, CEO, North Park LLLC. The 62-year-old suspect, who was picked [...]

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]]> #Service > Emir Of Suleja Apologizes To NYSC Over Corps Members’ Harassment, Arrest For Alleged Robbery https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-emir-of-suleja-apologizes-to-nysc-over-corps-members-harassment-arrest-for-alleged-robbery/ Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:30:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-emir-of-suleja-apologizes-to-nysc-over-corps-members-harassment-arrest-for-alleged-robbery/ The Emir of Suleja, Alhaji Muhammad Ibrahim, has apologized to the management of the National Youth Service Corps over the wrongful arrest, harassment and detention of three corps members serving in Suleja, Niger State. The Emir, who received top management of the NYSC led by its Director General, Brig. Gen. Johnson Olawumi in his palace, [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > EFCC Arrests Lagos Business Owner Over Alleged 1.7bn Naira Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-efcc-arrests-lagos-business-over-alleged-n1-7bn-fraud/ Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:30:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-efcc-arrests-lagos-business-over-alleged-n1-7bn-fraud/ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a Lagos businessman, Alhaji Mohammed Gobir, for allegedly defrauding foremost outdoor advertising company Afromedia of cash estimated to be N1.7 billion in various currencies. Gobir was picked up at his Ikoyi home and put in detention. “The mega heist allegedly fetched Gobir $3,500,000, N514,457,151.87, $2,102,740 and [...]

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]]> #Kwara > Local Government Chairman Expresses Worries Over Seven Month Power Outage https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-lg-boss-expresses-worries-over-seven-month-power-outage/ Sun, 13 Sep 2015 23:30:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-lg-boss-expresses-worries-over-seven-month-power-outage/ Chairman, Kaiama Local Government Council of Kwara state, Alhaji Alhassan Bagudu has lamented the seven months power outage in the area, which he said had crippled economic activities. In a statement he issued on Sunday in Kaiama, the chairman appealed to Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to restore electricity in the area. According to Bagudu, [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > President Buhari Correcting 15-year Marginalization Of The North With His Appointments – Alhaji Dauda Birmah https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-buhari-correcting-15-year-marginalization-of-the-north-with-his-appointments-birmah/ Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:30:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-buhari-correcting-15-year-marginalization-of-the-north-with-his-appointments-birmah/ A former Minister of Education, Alhaji Dauda Birmah has justified President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent appointments alleging that the north had suffered marginalisation in federal appointments under previous administrations. According to him, “during the 15 years preceding him, the north had been wailing and crying because the area was totally marginalized. Buhari is trying to rectify [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > President Buhari On The Right Path, Fulfilling His Campaign Promises – Alhaji Bamanga Tukur https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-buhari-on-the-right-path-fulfilling-his-campaign-promises-tukur/ Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:30:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-buhari-on-the-right-path-fulfilling-his-campaign-promises-tukur/ A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for keeping faith with his campaign promises. Tukur’s commendation is contrary to criticisms by the PDP and its governors that the president has lost focus. According to the ex-PDP national chairman, Buhari has hit the ground running [...]

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]]> #Bauchi > Governor Abubakar Lied About The ‘Missing’ Aircraft Found In Morocco – Ex-Commissioner https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-bauchi-governor-lied-about-the-missing-aircraft-found-in-morocco-ex-commissioner/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 17:30:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-bauchi-governor-lied-about-the-missing-aircraft-found-in-morocco-ex-commissioner/ A former Commissioner for Information in Bauchi State, Alhaji Ahmed Barau, has faulted claims by Governor Mohammed Abubakar that the state’s aircraft, Embraer 145, 5N-BJM, was stolen or missing. ‎Governor Abubakar had while speaking with journalists as part of activities to mark his 100 days in office at the weekend, said that the state found [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > 100 Days Not A Realistic Target To Judge Developmental Activities – Alhaji Nasiru Zarumai https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-100-days-not-a-realistic-target-to-judge-developmental-activities/ Sun, 06 Sep 2015 17:30:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-100-days-not-a-realistic-target-to-judge-developmental-activities/ Alhaji Nasiru Zarumai, the Commissioner representing Sokoto State on the Federal Character Commission, on Sunday said that Nigeria had been put on the right track in the last one hundred days.“The various tiers of government, all the agencies, both public and private, have also being striving to be more responsive to the yearnings and aspirations [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > I Never Took Loan For Jigawa Projects In 8 Years – Sule Lamido https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-i-never-took-loan-for-jigawa-projects-in-8-years-sule-lamido-boasts/ Sun, 06 Sep 2015 17:30:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-i-never-took-loan-for-jigawa-projects-in-8-years-sule-lamido-boasts/ The immediate past governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido has disclosed that throughout his eight years tenure, he never borrowed a dime from any bank to fund developmental projects.He also said that the total contractual liability of the state at the time he left office on May 29 stood at about N13 billion but [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Asset Declaration: President Buhari Can No Longer Pretend To Be Poor – Balarabe Musa https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-asset-declaration-buhari-can-no-longer-pretend-to-be-poor-balarabe-musa/ Sat, 05 Sep 2015 23:30:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-asset-declaration-buhari-can-no-longer-pretend-to-be-poor-balarabe-musa/ First civilian Governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s asset declaration showed that the president is a wealthy man and can no longer pretend to be poor. “Before the last election, Buhari had given us the erroneous impression that he was a poor man, requiring bank loans to buy [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Call For Increase In Electricity Tariff, Unjustifiable – Yobe NLC Chairman https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-call-for-increase-in-electricity-tariff-unjustifiable-yobe-nlc-chairman/ Sat, 05 Sep 2015 19:30:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-call-for-increase-in-electricity-tariff-unjustifiable-yobe-nlc-chairman/ Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Yobe, Alhaji Lawan Ibrahim, has described as ‘unjustifiable’ the call for increase in electricity tariff by the Yola Electricity Distribution Company (Yola Disco). Speaking on Saturday in Damaturu at a consultation forum with consumers, the chairman noted that even the current tariff needed to be reviewed downward. [...]

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]]> Sultan Advises Women To Discourage Their Husbands From Corruption | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/sultan-urges-women-to-discourage-their-husbands-from-corruption-news/ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 21:30:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/sultan-urges-women-to-discourage-their-husbands-from-corruption-news/ Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar Sa’ad has urged Nigerian Muslim women to support the current fight against corruption by discouraging their husbands from engaging in corruption. The Sultan said this on Friday while speaking at the 30th Anniversary of the Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN) in Ilorin. The anniversary was celebrated [...]

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]]> Bauchi Appoints SSG, Alhaji Ahmed Suleiman New Emir Of Misau | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/bauchi-appoints-ssg-new-emir-of-misau-nigeria/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 14:36:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/bauchi-appoints-ssg-new-emir-of-misau-nigeria/ Secretary to Bauchi State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Suleiman, has emerged the new First Class Emir of Misau in Bauchi State. His appointment is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary in charge of Political Affairs, Government House, Bauchi, Malam Hashimu Yakubu, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria. “Following [...]

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]]> Kogi Guber Race: 15 PDP Moles Vying For APC Ticket | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/kogi-election-15-pdp-moles-vying-for-apc-guber-ticket-nigeria/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 09:25:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/kogi-election-15-pdp-moles-vying-for-apc-guber-ticket-nigeria/ A frontline politician and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Alhaji Abdulkadir Ahmed, has alleged that some strange politicians would vie for the party’s governorship ticket during the primary election slated for Saturday. Speaking in Abuja yesterday, Ahmed said that more than half of those parading themselves as APC governorship aspirants [...]

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]]> Help FG Recover Our Stolen Funds, Sultan Tells UN Secretary-General | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/help-fg-recover-our-stolen-funds-sultan-tells-ban-ki-moon-nigeria/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:30:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/help-fg-recover-our-stolen-funds-sultan-tells-ban-ki-moon-nigeria/ The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, to assist Nigeria in recovering its stolen money that were stashed in foreign countries. The Sultan noted that the millions of dollars stolen from Nigeria were needed for the development of the country, pleading with the world [...]

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]]> Here Is What Dangote Is Promising Nigerians In Four Years Time | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/see-what-dangote-is-promising-nigerians-in-four-years-time-nigeria/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:30:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/see-what-dangote-is-promising-nigerians-in-four-years-time-nigeria/ Africa’s richest man and President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote yesterday said by 2019, Nigeria would be self-sufficient in rice, sugar and other commodities. He stated this in Abuja at a meeting with the United Nations’ Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, businessmen and some philanthropists. The multi-billionaire entrepreneur, who spoke against the backdrop of his investment in [...]

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]]> Nigeria Will Be Self-sufficient In Rice and Sugar By 2019 – Aliko Dangote | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-will-be-sel-sufficient-in-rice-sugar-by-2019-dangote-nigeria/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 21:20:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/nigeria-will-be-sel-sufficient-in-rice-sugar-by-2019-dangote-nigeria/ Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Monday said Nigeria would be self-sufficient in rice, sugar and other commodities in the next four years. He said this in Abuja at a meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, Nigerian businessmen and some philanthropists. Dangote, who spoke against the backdrop of his investments in [...]

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]]> Buhari Needs To Convince Himself That He Is Morally And Politically Capable To Fight Corruption – Musa https://www.theinfostride.com/selective-trial-buhari-needs-to-convince-himself-that-he-is-morally-and-politically-capable-to-fight-corruption-musa-nigeria/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 07:30:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/selective-trial-buhari-needs-to-convince-himself-that-he-is-morally-and-politically-capable-to-fight-corruption-musa-nigeria/ Second Republic Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, yesterday, expressed doubt about the ability and sincerity of President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) to confront the endemic problem of corruption in Nigeria and put an end to it. Musa, who spoke in an exclusive interview with Vanguard in his Kaduna home, said President Buhari had already [...]

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]]> Senate Reiterates Support For Buhari, Says Late Ooni Was A Bridge Builder | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/senate-reiterates-support-for-buhari-says-late-ooni-was-a-bridge-builder-nigeria/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:30:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/senate-reiterates-support-for-buhari-says-late-ooni-was-a-bridge-builder-nigeria/ SECRETARY TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF OSUN, ALHAJI MOSHOOD ADEOTI (2ND RIGHT), REPRESENTING THE GOVERNOR; SENATE DELEGATION LEADER TO OSUN, SENATOR ABDULLAHI ADAMU (RIGHT), OTHER SENATORS AND OFFICIALS OF OSUN GOVERNMENT DURING THE PRESENTATION OF THE SENATE CONDOLENCE LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR ON THE DEATH OF OONI OF IFE, OBA OKUNADE SIJUWADE, AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, [...]

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]]> Maitama Sule Seeks Responsible And Constructive Criticism Of Buhari | #Politics https://www.theinfostride.com/maitama-sule-seeks-responsible-and-constructive-criticism-of-buhari-politics/ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:54:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/maitama-sule-seeks-responsible-and-constructive-criticism-of-buhari-politics/ Nigeria’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to criticise the current administration responsibly and constructively.The elder statesman made the call in a chat with State House correspondents shortly after meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.Sule described the advent of the administration as the “dawn of a new [...]

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]]> Start Corruption Probe From 1966, Balarabe Musa Tells Buhari | #Politics https://www.theinfostride.com/start-corruption-probe-from-1966-balarabe-musa-tells-buhari-politics/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:15:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/start-corruption-probe-from-1966-balarabe-musa-tells-buhari-politics/ Second Republic Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption campaign, likening it to that of his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan.The Presidency had insisted that Buhari would not extend his probe beyond the Jonathan administration.But in an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH, Musa stated that similar to the administration of Jonathan, Buhari [...]

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]]> Oritsejafor Urges Sultan To Write Boko Haram To Stop Attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/oritsejafor-urges-sultan-to-write-boko-haram-to-stop-attacks/ Tue, 25 Nov 2014 05:16:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/11/oritsejafor-urges-sultan-to-write-boko-haram-to-stop-attacks/ Leader of Christians in Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has called on his Muslim counterpart, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, to write a letter to Boko Haram to stop their attacks, just as he did to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) made [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Abducts 30 Boys And Girls In Borno https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-abducts-30-boys-and-girls-in-borno/ Sun, 26 Oct 2014 21:15:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/10/boko-haram-abducts-30-boys-and-girls-in-borno/ Despite ongoing truce talks between the federal government and the Boko Haram group, about 30 boys and girls have been abducted in Nigeria’s northeast by suspected members of the terror group, according to a local village chief. “The insurgents … grabbed young people, boys and girls, from our region,” said Alhaji Shettima Maina, who is [...]

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]]> I Have Lost Election Only Once; Jonathan Will Be Easy To Beat In 2015 – Kwankwaso https://www.theinfostride.com/i-have-lost-election-only-once-jonathan-will-be-easy-to-beat-in-2015-kwankwaso/ Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:15:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/10/i-have-lost-election-only-once-jonathan-will-be-easy-to-beat-in-2015-kwankwaso/ Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has said that he would find it very easy to beat President Goodluck Jonathan during the 2015 elections, if he wins the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). “I have contested elections 12 times, I won 11 times, and lost only one from the ward, [...]

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]]> FG Distributes More Relief Items To Displaced Persons In Chibok https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-distributes-more-relief-items-to-displaced-persons-in-chibok/ Tue, 21 Oct 2014 08:15:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/10/fg-distributes-more-relief-items-to-displaced-persons-in-chibok/ The Federal Government on Monday gave additional relief items to Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Chibok, Borno, to further cushion the hardship in the area. Alhaji Muhammed Kanar, the North-East Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said in Yola, Adamawa that the items were given in compliance to the directive from the presidency. He [...]

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]]> Yoruba Community Donates Relief Materials To Displaced Persons In Borno https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-community-donates-relief-materials-to-displaced-persons-in-borno/ Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:16:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/09/yoruba-community-donates-relief-materials-to-displaced-persons-in-borno/ The Yoruba community in Borno state, Tuesday, donated relief materials to people who were displaced from their communities following attacks by insurgents Boko Haram in the state. Oba of Yoruba in Borno, Alhaji Hassan Yusuf Alao led other members of the community to the NYSC orientation to present relief materials to the IDPs. Alhaji Alao, [...]

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]]> Niger 2015: Aliyu Urges PDP Aspirants To Meet, Pick Consensus Candidate https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-2015-aliyu-urges-pdp-aspirants-to-meet-pick-consensus-candidate/ Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:15:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/09/niger-2015-aliyu-urges-pdp-aspirants-to-meet-pick-consensus-candidate/ Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has asked the three aspirants presently serving in his government but angling for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket for 2015 to reach a consensus among themselves. The governor, who stated this yesterday at the 1st Niger State Investment Climate Summit in Minna, the state capital, said [...]

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]]> Environmental Sanitation Programme: Zamfara Govt Employs 29,000 Youths https://www.theinfostride.com/environmental-sanitation-programme-zamfara-govt-employs-29000-youths/ Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:15:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/08/environmental-sanitation-programme-zamfara-govt-employs-29000-youths/ The Zamfara Government has employed 29,000 youths from across the state as part of its efforts to boost its environmental sanitation programme in oder to ensure a clean environment. Alhaji Sunusi Dan-Alhaji, the Director-General of the state Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday [...]

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]]> Niger Boat Mishap Claims 11 Lives https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-boat-mishap-claims-11-lives/ Tue, 03 Jun 2014 23:15:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/niger-boat-mishap-claims-11-lives/ The Niger State Disaster Management Agency has confirmed the death of 11 persons in a boat mishap between Garafini-Kodo and Garafini riverine area of Borgu Local Government Area of the state. The Special Adviser to the governor in charge of the agency, Alhaji Mohammed Shaba, told journalists on Tuesday in Minna that the accident occurred [...]

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]]> I Wasn’t Made UNIZIK VC Because I Refused To Pay N60m Bribe – Prof Nwakoby https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wasnt-made-unizik-vc-because-i-refused-to-pay-n60m-bribe-prof-nwakoby/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wasnt-made-unizik-vc-because-i-refused-to-pay-n60m-bribe-prof-nwakoby/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2014 03:15:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/i-wasnt-made-unizik-vc-because-i-refused-to-pay-n60m-bribe-prof-nwakoby/ Prof. Greg Nwakoby of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK) has revealed how his refusal to bribe the screening panel N60 million cost him the chance to become the vice chancellor of the university despite emerging the best out of the nine professors screened for the position. In a petition before the Senate, Nwakoby, a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wasnt-made-unizik-vc-because-i-refused-to-pay-n60m-bribe-prof-nwakoby/feed/ 1 North-East Elders To Jonathan: Drop Idea Of Renewing Emergency Rule In Borno, Two Other States https://www.theinfostride.com/north-east-elders-to-jonathan-drop-idea-of-renewing-emergency-rule-in-borno-two-other-states/ Thu, 08 May 2014 16:15:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/05/north-east-elders-to-jonathan-drop-idea-of-renewing-emergency-rule-in-borno-two-other-states/ A group of elders from the North-East have told President Goodluck Jonathan in no uncertain terms that his wife, Dame Patience and some highly-placed government officials were treating the case of the missing Chibok schoolgirls with disdain and callousness. The elders under the aegis of North-East Forum for Unity and Development (NEFUD), made their position [...]

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]]> We Are Heading Dangerously To 2015 – Alhaji Balarabe Musa https://www.theinfostride.com/we-are-heading-dangerously-to-2015-alhaji-balarabe-musa/ Sat, 15 Feb 2014 23:40:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=21450 Alhaji Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa is the National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and the first civilian governor of the old Kaduna State. In this interview, he faults the sequence of the 2015 polls as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, but which means the presidential election will hold before gubernatorial, saying [...]

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]]> Censor Board Seize N2.5m Worth Of Illegal Films In Abuja https://www.theinfostride.com/censor-board-seize-n2-5m-worth-of-illegal-films-in-abuja/ Sat, 08 Feb 2014 20:50:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=18888 The National Film and Video Censor Board, NFVCB, has seized pornographic, pirated and uncensored films worth over 2.5 million naira in Abuja. . In the raid several home video retail outlets and shops in Wuse 11 and Dutse Alhaji market were affected, as they were taken by surprise by the board supported by security men, [...]

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]]> APC Membership Registration Continues All Over Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-membership-registration-continues-all-over-nigeria/ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 19:59:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=17753 [divider]The nation-wide registration by members of the All Progressives Party (APC) continued on Wednesday with late arrival of materials amidst some successes in some states. . In Ogun, Gov.Ibikunle Amosun and a former governor of the state, Chief Segun Osoba, expressed satisfaction with the turnout of members to exercise their civic responsibility. . Amosun, who [...]

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]]> Terrible Fire Destroys Kara Market In Sokoto State https://www.theinfostride.com/terrible-fire-destroys-kara-market-in-sokoto-state/ Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:28:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=17603 Property estimated at hundreds of millions of naira have been destroyed by fire at the popular Kara market in Sokoto. . Some of the items sold at the market included grains, onions, agricultural inputs, wheat offal, kola nuts, generators and spare parts, among others. . The fire started at about midnight on Tuesday. . It [...]

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]]> PDP Will Compensate It’s Loyal Members – Mu`azu https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-will-compensate-its-loyal-members-muazu/ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 19:37:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=17359 The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, on Tuesday said that the party would compensate loyal members. . He made this known when the Goodluck Support Group (GSG) Elders Council, led by former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, visited him at the party`s national headquarters, Abuja. . Mu `azu, who was responded [...]

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]]> Kano State House Of Assembly Gets New Speaker https://www.theinfostride.com/kano-state-house-of-assembly-gets-new-speaker/ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 15:43:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=17238 The Kano State House of Assembly has elected a new speaker following the resignation of the former, Alhaji Gambo Sallau. . The new speaker is Alhaji Ishaku Danja, who was until Tuesday’s election, the Deputy Speaker. Alhaji Hamisu Chidari, the Majority Leader, is now the Deputy Speaker. . The House had also elected Alhaji Kabir [...]

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]]> Atiku Will Bring Desired Change To South-South — Group https://www.theinfostride.com/atiku-will-bring-desired-change-to-south-south-group/ Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:55:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=16958 AS the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, formally pitched tent with All Progressives Congress, APC, a group, the South-South Movement for Atiku, SSMA, has said that the Turaki Adamawa, by joining APC, would bring the desired change that is urgently needed in the South South region as well as the entire country, come 2015. [...]

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]]> Appeal To Your Run-Away Colleagues To Return, Mu`azu Tells PDP Govs https://www.theinfostride.com/appeal-to-your-run-away-colleagues-to-return-muazu-tells-pdp-govs/ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 20:04:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=15265 The Peoples Democratic Party,(PDP), National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu`azu, on Wednesday appealed to governors on the party’s platform to plead with their colleagues who defected to the opposition to return to its fold. . He made the appeal in Abuja, when Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa-Ibom, led 13 PDP governors and two deputies on a [...]

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]]> Kwara Governor Sends List Of 16 Commissioners To House https://www.theinfostride.com/kwara-governor-sends-list-of-16-commissioners-to-house/ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:32:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=14861 Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara on Tuesday, presented a list of 16 nominees to the state House of Assembly for confirmation as commissioners. . The governor’s request was contained in a message read by the Speaker of the House, Rasaw Atunwa, during plenary. . Ahmed said the request was in consonance with Section 192, Sub-section [...]

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]]> Sultan Pleads With Leaders To Search For Knowledge On Leadership https://www.theinfostride.com/sultan-pleads-with-leaders-to-search-for-knowledge-on-leadership/ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 21:58:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=14153 The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, weekend, urged leaders at all levels to seek for knowledge on leadership. . Abubakar said this at the launching of a book entitled, “Leadership in Islam,” written by Alhaji Modibbo Ibrahim. . Abubakar, who was represented by Alhaji Isma’il Abubakar, District head of Gumbi, said, “it is very [...]

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]]> ‘Cover That Your Face In Shame’ – APC To Critics https://www.theinfostride.com/cover-that-your-face-in-shame-apc-to-critics/ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 18:48:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=14061 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described critics of its directive to its National Assembly members to block all legislative proposals as those who are either ignorant of the workings of democracy or those who have chosen to play to the gallery for pecuniary gains. . ”Ether way, these critics have rushed to judgement without [...]

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