Attacks – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 13 Oct 2021 07:43:48 +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 Attacks – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Gunmen Attacks Police Station, Kidnaps Mother and Daughter in Adamawa https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-attacks-police-station-kidnaps-mother-and-daughter-in-adamawa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-attacks-police-station-kidnaps-mother-and-daughter-in-adamawa/#respond Wed, 13 Oct 2021 07:43:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=310256 Ngurore Police Station in Adamawa’s Yola South Local Government Area was attacked by gunmen suspected of being kidnappers, according to police. In the early hours of Sunday, they raided a residence in the region and kidnapped a woman named Hauwa Umaru and her daughter. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Sulaiman Ngurore, confirmed the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-attacks-police-station-kidnaps-mother-and-daughter-in-adamawa/feed/ 0 Sex Fuels Boko Haram Attacks — Dr. Yusuf Mamud https://www.theinfostride.com/sex-fuels-boko-haram-attacks-dr-yusuf-mamud/ Mon, 02 Dec 2019 20:03:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=242315 Sex contributes to the rise of Boko Haram fighters, according to researcher and Deputy Director at the National Defence College, NDC, Abuja, Dr. Yusuf Abubakar Mahmud. He believes this is the reason why they target young secondary school girls and also why packets of condoms and enhancing drugs are found after a lot of military [...]

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]]> Evacuation Of Nigerians Might End Xenophobia Attacks In SA – Chief Allen Onyema https://www.theinfostride.com/evacuation-of-nigerians-might-end-xenophobia-attacks-in-sa-chief-allen-onyema/ Mon, 23 Sep 2019 23:27:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237732 Air Peace Airlines chairman, Chief Allen Onyema has said Nigerians leaving South Africa can end the xenophobic attacks in the country. In a recent two-batch operation, Air Peace evacuated 503 Nigerians from Southern African nation. Chief Allen disclosed that he cried when he witnessed the Nigerians being evacuated, showing love to themselves and displaying unity [...]

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]]> We Are Deeply Saddened By The Unwarranted Attacks – APC https://www.theinfostride.com/we-are-deeply-saddened-by-the-unwarranted-attacks-apc/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 22:51:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237230 APC has blasted the resurgence of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, telling South Africans that it was too early to forget their history. The ruling party said it was sad to see younger generations of South Africans killing their benefactors while their elders that saw what happened in the past keep mute about [...]

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]]> Xenophobic Attacks Must Stop In SA – Alhassan Ado Doguwa https://www.theinfostride.com/xenophobic-attacks-must-stop-in-sa-alhassan-ado-doguwa/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 22:39:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237220 House of Representatives in Nigeria recently voiced out about the (Xenophobia) killing of Nigerians, the looting and burning of their shops and offices in South Africa after a fresh xenophobic attack on foreign nationals in SA, saying it has to stop. A lawmaker representing Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency in the House, Hon. Kingsley Chinda revealed that [...]

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]]> Xenophobic Attacks In SA Are Barbaric And Unwarranted – Enyinnaya Abaribe https://www.theinfostride.com/xenophobic-attacks-in-sa-are-barbaric-and-unwarranted-enyinnaya-abaribe/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 22:30:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237206 Minority leader of the Senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe has begged the Federal government of Nigeria to do more than diplomatic rhetoric and force the government of South Africa to stop the attacks and killings of Nigerians living there. Enyinnaya said this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Uchenna Awom today in Abuja. [...]

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]]> Buhari’s Silence On The Xenophobic Attacks Does Not Shock Me – Alibaba https://www.theinfostride.com/buharis-silence-on-the-xenophobic-attacks-does-not-shock-me-alibaba/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 22:02:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237174 Popular comedian, Alibaba has shared his reaction to the xenophobic attacks happening in South Africa by speaking about President Buhari who has kept mute about it. On Instagram, Alibaba said Buhari’s silence is not shocking since he does the same thing when the killings happen in Nigeria. His words, “Most times, some people just read [...]

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]]> I Have Sent A Special Envoy To Ramaphosa For Xenophobic Attacks – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/i-have-sent-a-special-envoy-to-ramaphosa-for-xenophobic-attacks-buhari/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 22:00:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237173 With the latest attack on Nigerians in South Africa, President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that he has sent a special envoy to President Ramaphosa, to remind him of his international obligation of protecting the lives and properties of foreigners in South Africa. Sharing this through the official tweeter handle of the Presidency [...]

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]]> Banditry, Violent Attacks Will Be Over Very Soon – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/banditry-violent-attacks-will-be-over-very-soon-buhari/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:11:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235121 President Muhammadu Buhari has once again assured Nigerians that the era of banditry and violent attacks on them will soon be over. He also mourned with Zamfara State after the killing of various innocent citizens in Tsafe Local Government Area. Buhari described the shameful attacks as heartless and sad, but promised families that have lost [...]

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]]> Attacks By Herdsmen Will Become A Thing Of The Past – Samuel Ortom https://www.theinfostride.com/attacks-by-herdsmen-will-become-a-thing-of-the-past-samuel-ortom/ Wed, 10 Jan 2018 05:45:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=195764 Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has asked for harmony among the diverse ethnic groups in the state to put an end to the endless attacks by herdsmen on communities. The governor said that he would give first attention to safeguarding the lives and the property of his people. He called on the people to put [...]

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]]> I’m Confident We’ll Prevent More Boko Haram Attacks In Maiduguri – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/im-confident-well-prevent-more-boko-haram-attacks-in-maiduguri-buhari/ Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:43:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=191294 Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his deep sympathy to the families of the victims of the bomb attacks in Biu, Borno State on Saturday, December 2, 2017. Buhari assured that the Intelligence Fusion Center which is being set up in Maiduguri would help prevent future attacks by Boko Haram on soft targets. “My condolences to the [...]

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]]> There Are Recurring Incidences Of Attacks On Irigwe Ciefdom – Simon Lalong https://www.theinfostride.com/there-are-recurring-incidences-of-attacks-on-irigwe-ciefdom-simon-lalong/ Sun, 15 Oct 2017 21:36:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=185407 Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the area. The curfew will run from 6 am to 6 pm daily, it said. “There are recurring incidences of attacks on Irigwe chiefdom and neighbouring areas around Bassa; there are also attacks on communities on the borders of the local government, especially around [...]

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]]> Shatta Wale Attacks Lil Win On Facebook https://www.theinfostride.com/shatta-wale-attacks-lil-win-on-facebook/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 02:03:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=182780 Self-acclaimed king of Dance Hall in Ghana, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known by the stage name Shatta Wale has dropped his own voice to the ongoing controversy involving Lil Win and Patapaa over the ownership of the popular “One Corner” song. He took to his Facebook page to express his support for the song [...]

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]]> UN Condemns Boko Haram Attacks On IDPs Camps https://www.theinfostride.com/un-condemns-boko-haram-attacks-on-idps-camps/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 01:49:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173774 The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has condemned the July 24 suicide attacks on two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps near Maiduguri, Borno. A statement issued by Farhan Haq, Guterress deputy spokesperson, said the UN scribe expressed concern over the terrorist acts. The statement was made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, On Monday, the [...]

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]]> Fresh Boko Haram Attacks In Borno State https://www.theinfostride.com/fresh-boko-haram-attacks-in-borno-state-disturbing/ Tue, 11 Jul 2017 04:36:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=171682 Sen. Ali Ndume (APC/Borno South) on Sunday expressed deep concern over the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in Borno, and described the situation as “worrisome”. Ndume, currently serving a six-month suspension, told newsmen in Maiduguri that he would have invited security chiefs to explain what was happening, if he was in the Senate Chambers. “In [...]

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]]> Yemi Osinbajo Condemns Violent Attacks In Taraba State https://www.theinfostride.com/yemi-osinbajo-condemns-violent-attacks-in-taraba-state/ Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:58:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=169163 The Acting president, Yemi Osinbajo has condemned the killings in Taraba state. Osinbajo also commiserated with the people of Taraba, and promised to bring perpetrators of the attack to book. A statement issued by Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande reads: “Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, condoles with the victims of the recent violent attacks in a [...]

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]]> Reno Omokri Attacks Communications Minister On Twitter https://www.theinfostride.com/reno-omokri-attacks-communications-minister-on-twitter/ Tue, 02 May 2017 09:46:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163657 The former new media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has slammed the minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu on Twitter over comments on GEJ. According to Daily Post, Shittu said former President Jonathan never symbolised anything for Nigeria, adding that Buhari is a father figure. The minister also said Nigerians will beg Buhari to run for [...]

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]]> We Won’t Succumb To Media Attacks Over Anti-Graft War- Garba Shehu https://www.theinfostride.com/we-wont-succumb-to-media-attacks-over-anti-graft-war-garba-shehu/ Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:09:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163010 The Presidency has condemned retired Col. Dangiwa Umar’s media attacks against the ongoing anti-corruption campaign of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. A presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, made the condemnation in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. Shehu was reacting to a statement issued by Umar in which he accused the government of President [...]

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]]> Uti Nwachukwu Speaks On Xenophobic Attacks In India https://www.theinfostride.com/uti-nwachukwu-speaks-on-xenophobic-attacks-in-india/ Thu, 30 Mar 2017 07:11:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=160410 Many Nigerians have been vocal about their feelings concerning the Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in India and Uti Nwachukwu is not left out. The Nollywood actor took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, to share a video of an attack on two Nigerian brothers, Endurance and Precious Amalawa in Delhi India, urging [...]

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]]> PFN Donates N15m Relief Materials To Victims Of Attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/pfn-donates-n15m-relief-materials-to-victims-of-attacks/ Thu, 23 Mar 2017 23:43:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159844 The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), on Thursday donated relief materials worth N15 million to communities affected by recent attacks on southern Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reports that the benefiting communities included Ungwan Fari, Goska, Dangoma, Godogodo and Attakar in Jema’a and Kaura local government areas. PFN Deputy President, Bishop Wole Oke, who [...]

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]]> SA Government Should Arrest Those Behind Attacks – NLC https://www.theinfostride.com/sa-government-should-arrest-those-behind-attacks-nlc/ Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:40:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=158083 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the South African government to arrest the people behind the attacks on Nigerians. According to Vanguard, the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba said refugees and asylum seekes should be welcome anywhere around the world. Wabba also condemned the Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba for allegedly blaming foreigners for [...]

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]]> Bukola Saraki Set To Battle SA Over Xenophobic Attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/bukola-saraki-set-to-battle-sa-over-xenophobic-attacks/ Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:56:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=157859 The Senate has resolved to send a strong delegation to South Africa to register its anger at the attacks against Nigerians in the country. The decision was taken during the plenary session of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday, February 28, after Senator Rose Oko moved a motion urging the Senate to intervene in the [...]

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]]> Samuel Ortom Condemns Attacks On Security Operatives In Agatu https://www.theinfostride.com/samuel-ortom-condemns-attacks-on-security-operatives-in-agatu/ Tue, 14 Feb 2017 17:05:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=156525 Gov Samuel Ortom on Monday condemned recent attacks on security operatives in Agatu local government council of the state and called on leaders in the area to produce those that carried out such attacks. Ortom made the condemnation at the town hall meeting of Benue stakeholders at the Benue People’s House in Makurdi. The governor [...]

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]]> 3 Dead In Twin Suicide Bomb Attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/3-dead-in-twin-suicide-bomb-attacks/ Wed, 25 Jan 2017 11:36:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=154899 Three persons have been reported dead in Maiduguri, Borno state after two bomb blasts rocked the city. The explosions, said to be suicide attacks, occurred early on Wednesday, January 25, according to Premium Times. The first blast occurred at about midnight when a male suicide bomber attempted to attack a security point in the Usmanti [...]

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]]> El-Rufai Condemns Renewed Attacks In Kaduna https://www.theinfostride.com/el-rufai-condemns-renewed-attacks-in-kaduna/ Mon, 26 Dec 2016 12:57:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152385 Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has condemned Saturday and Sunday attacks on Goska, Kaninkon chiefdom in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state. El-Rufai described the attack as “inhumane and handiwork of forces of darkness.” In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Samuela Aruwan in Kaduna on Sunday, El-Rufai [...]

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]]> Why Boko Haram Is Launching Fresh Attacks – Tukur Buratai https://www.theinfostride.com/why-boko-haram-is-launching-fresh-attacks-tukur-buratai/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 22:42:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147372 Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has attributed Boko Haram’s renewed attacks in the northeast to the support the sect is getting from some individuals. Buratai stated this in Abuja Monday, November 8, at the Army Resource Centre on the sideline of a meeting with a security delegation from the Atlantic Council, African [...]

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]]> 800 Herdsmen In Custody Over Violent Attacks – Yemi Osinbajo https://www.theinfostride.com/800-herdsmen-in-custody-over-violent-attacks-yemi-osinbajo/ Thu, 03 Nov 2016 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146516 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that no fewer than 800 suspected violent herdsmen have been arrested across the country by security agencies. Osinbajo said this in Houston, Texas in the U.S. on Friday at a Townhall event where he interacted with US-based Nigerians, according to a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr Laolu Akande. [...]

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]]> Koffi Attacks Kiss Daniel, Oritsefemi In New Letter https://www.theinfostride.com/koffi-attacks-kiss-daniel-oritsefemi-in-new-letter/ Thu, 15 Sep 2016 02:20:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=143928 Nigerian comedian, Koffi has a lot to get off his chest concerning a number of names in the entertainment scene. Read his hard hitting take on them below. First artiste to ever have a number one and number two video on the MTV Base countdown for weeks. First new artiste to ever drop an album [...]

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]]> Nasir El-Rufai Condemns Fulani Herdsmen Attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/nasir-el-rufai-condemns-fulani-herdsmen-attacks/ Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:59:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=140660 Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has condemned attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Godogodo village in the Jema’ah Local Government Area. The Governor also called on indigenes of the affected community not to take laws into their hands. He said “We came here for practical assessment of the situation, and to condole with the [...]

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]]> Muhammadu Buhari Condemn Instanbul Attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/muhammadu-buhari-condemn-instanbul-attacks/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:42:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=134334 President Buhari has condemned the recent bomb attacks at Ataturk Airport, Turkey. Buhari also called on the Turkish government not to let this sad event derail them from the path of development. He also described Turkey as a fast growing country, adding that his government will unite with nations across the globe, to curb terrorism. [...]

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]]> Ending Fulani Herdsmen Attacks A National Priority – PMB https://www.theinfostride.com/ending-fulani-herdsmen-attacks-a-national-priority-pmb/ Fri, 29 Apr 2016 02:06:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=127108 President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja condemned the reported attacks by suspected herdsmen on some communities across the country. A statement issued in Abuja by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said the President particularly condemned Monday’s attack on Ukpabi Nimbo in Enugu State The President assured all [...]

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]]> Buhari Meet With Enugu Governor Over Herdsmen Attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-meet-with-enugu-governor-over-herdsmen-attacks/ Fri, 29 Apr 2016 01:28:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=127102 President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, held a meeting with Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi over the recent attacks by Fulani herdsmen in the state. The meeting between the duo held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Armed herdsmen attacked the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state on Monday, April 25, and [...]

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]]> PMB Is Silently Endorsing Attacks By Fulani Herdsmen – Femi Fani-Kayode https://www.theinfostride.com/pmb-is-silently-endorsing-attacks-by-fulani-herdsmen-femi-fani-kayode/ Wed, 27 Apr 2016 11:17:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=126924 Former aviation minister, Femi Fani Kayode has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of aiding and abetting attacks by Fulani herdsmen in the country. Fani-Kayode also said, via an article titled “The Road to Kigali”, that the killer herdsmen are being backed by the government. Read the article below: In 1994 almost one million Tutsis were murdered [...]

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]]> Dimension Data: Cybercriminals Target The Retail Sector [Press Release] https://www.theinfostride.com/dimension-data-cybercriminals-target-the-retail-sector-press-release/ Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:55:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2016/04/dimension-data-cybercriminals-target-the-retail-sector-press-release/ Organisations in the retail sector experienced almost three times as many attacks as those in the financial sector 20 April 2016 – New research published today in the NTT 2016 Global Threat Intelligence Report reveals that cybercriminals have shifted their focus from traditional financial markets, to targeting the retail sector. Retail organisations experienced nearly three [...]

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]]> Madonna Weeped On Stage Over Paris Attack https://www.theinfostride.com/madonna-weeped-on-stage-over-paris-attack/ Sun, 20 Dec 2015 17:23:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114200 Madonna was performing at Stockholm’s Tele 2 Arena when she broke down in tears and asked fans for a moment of silent for the victims of the heart wrenching Paris terrorist attack. “I need to take this moment to acknowledge the tragedy, the tragic killings, assassinations and the senseless ending of precious life that occurred [...]

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]]> Mark Zuckerberg Voice Out In Support Of Muslims https://www.theinfostride.com/mark-zuckerberg-voice-out-in-support-of-muslims/ Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:01:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111802 Following the Paris and San Bernadino attacks, Muslims have been criticized all over the the world. The CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg took to his official page on Wednesday, December 9, to show his support for the Muslim communities. “I want to add my voice in support of Muslims in our community and around the [...]

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]]> Abuja Bomb Blasts: Immigration Beefs Up Security, Border Patrol In Kano State https://www.theinfostride.com/abuja-bomb-blasts-immigration-beefs-up-security-border-patrol-in-kano-state/ Fri, 09 Oct 2015 00:22:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=102293 Following the recent coordinated bomb attacks in Abuja, the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kano State Command, has beefed up security around the state by setting up check-points at major entry points to prevent any attempt to infiltrate the state by insurgents. The new Comptroller of Immigration, Kano State Command, Malam Sadiq Baba Shehuri, who addressed a [...]

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]]> Abuja Bomb Blasts: Don’t Cave In To Terror, Hon. Dogara Urges Nigerians https://www.theinfostride.com/abuja-bomb-blasts-dont-cave-in-to-terror-hon-dogara-urges-nigerians/ Sat, 03 Oct 2015 23:25:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101858 Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has condemned Friday`s bomb attacks in Kuje and Nyanya areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and urged Nigerians not to cave in to terror. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Turaki Hassan, the Speaker described the attacks as [...]

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]]> Nollywood Actress Rukky Sanda Humiliates Fan On Instagram Over Hate Comment https://www.theinfostride.com/nollywood-actress-rukky-sanda-humiliates-fan-on-instagram-over-hate-comment/ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 07:57:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100329 Popular Nollywood actress, Rukky Sanda went on her Instagram page to humiliate a fan she alleged was saying negative things about her. According to Rukky Sanda, she would normally ignore, but she chose to take on this one after her assistant showed her the picture of the fan. She posted this photo of the fan, who is [...]

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]]> Plateau Special Task Force Declares Herdsman Wanted In Connection With Plateau Attacks | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/stf-declares-herdsman-wanted-in-connection-with-plateau-attacks-news/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 21:30:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/stf-declares-herdsman-wanted-in-connection-with-plateau-attacks-news/ The Special Task Force in Plateau State codenamed ‘Operation Safe Haven’, has declared a cattle rearer, Aminu Hambane wanted for his alleged involvement in various attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau State. A statement by the STF Media Officer, Capt. Ikedichi Iweha, in Jos, the state capital on [...]

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]]> Nineteen dead in two car bomb blasts in Somalia https://www.theinfostride.com/nineteen-dead-in-two-car-bomb-blasts-in-somalia/ Sat, 22 Aug 2015 18:09:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/nineteen-dead-in-two-car-bomb-blasts-in-somalia/ By Al Jazeera At least 19 people have been killed in car bomb attacks in two cities in Somalia, police and military sources have said. A car exploded in the capital Mogadishu at a busy junction on Saturday evening, killing at least five people. “So far we know five civilians died in this evening’s blast [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Attacks Will Not Stop Elections From Holding Nationwide – Jonathan https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-attacks-will-not-stop-elections-from-holding-nationwide-jonathan/ Fri, 12 Dec 2014 09:15:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/12/boko-haram-attacks-will-not-stop-elections-from-holding-nationwide-jonathan/ Boko Haram attacks are increasing daily and insurgency spreading like wild fire in Nigeria’s north, but President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that elections will hold all over the country in 2015. According to him, his administration was putting all necessary security measures in place to enable the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct [...]

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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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]]> Ceasefire: CAN Urges FG To Continue Negotiation Despite Attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/ceasefire-can-urges-fg-to-continue-negotiation-despite-attacks/ Mon, 20 Oct 2014 20:15:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/10/ceasefire-can-urges-fg-to-continue-negotiation-despite-attacks/ Christians in Borno State have advised the Federal Government to continue its negotiation for a ceasefire with the Boko Haram. Speaking on behalf of the Christians, Rev. Titus Pona, Chairman of the Borno chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday, said the government should continue with the agreement in spite of the [...]

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]]> Seun Kuti Attacks Flavour, MTV Base Over His ‘Best Live Act’ Award https://www.theinfostride.com/seun-kuti-attacks-flavour-mtv-base-over-his-best-live-act-award/ Mon, 28 Jul 2014 05:31:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/07/seun-kuti-attacks-flavour-mtv-base-over-his-best-live-act-award/ High-life Nigerian singer — Flavour has established himself in the music scene as one of the hottest act;  in 2014, he was given the award for ‘Best Live Act‘ at the recently held MTV Africa Music Awards. Apparently Seun Kuti feels not only does the highlife singer not deserve the award but it should have [...]

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]]> Borno: 30 Killed In Boko Haram Attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/borno-30-killed-in-boko-haram-attacks/ Wed, 21 May 2014 23:15:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/05/borno-30-killed-in-boko-haram-attacks/ Two attacks by Boko Haram gunmen killed 30 people near Chibok, the northeast Nigerian town where the Islamists kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month, witnesses said on Wednesday. The first attack on Monday afternoon killed 10 in the village of Shawa, some seven kilometres (4.3 miles) from Chibok, a number of residents told AFP [...]

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]]> Attacks in Baghdad kill nine as election looms https://www.theinfostride.com/attacks-in-baghdad-kill-nine-as-election-looms/ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:59:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33137 Attacks in Baghdad and predominantly Sunni Arab areas of northern and western Iraq killed nine people on Friday, the latest in a surge of bloodshed ahead of a general election. The shootings and bombings, which also wounded dozens more, came with campaigning…

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]]> Boko Haram Attacks’ Kill Thirty Seven, Including At Christian College https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-attacks-kill-thirty-seven-including-at-christian-college/ Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:20:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=25161 Suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed at least 37 people in three separate attacks in northeast Nigeria, including at a theological college, a local government official and residents said on Thursday. . The coordinated attacks in Adamawa state late on Wednesday came just a day after Islamist militant fighters were blamed for killing 43 people, most [...]

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]]> Apple Devices Designed to Predict Heart Attacks [REPORT] https://www.theinfostride.com/apple-devices-designed-to-predict-heart-attacks-report/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:39:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=21899 A new report out of the San Francisco Chronicle says that Apple is looking to take on users’ health in a bold new way: by predicting people’s heart attacks before they have them. Even more interestingly, the report says that the company is looking…

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]]> Boko Haram Attacks Are No Longer Normal – Northern Governors https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-attacks-are-no-longer-normal-northern-governors/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:29:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=21891 The Northern Governor’s Forum (NGF) on Monday said the incessant attacks by the Boko Haram sect has gone beyond the traditional pattern of their attacks. . The Chairman of the forum, Gov.Babangida Aliyu of Niger, expressed the concern, when he spoke to newsmen on the agenda of the one-day general meeting held in Kaduna. . [...]

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