Breaking News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 01 Aug 2017 05:01:17 +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 Breaking News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Oil Price soars on Tighter U.S Market, hits $53 Approximately https://www.theinfostride.com/oil-price-soars-on-tighter-u-s-market-hits-53-approximately/ Tue, 01 Aug 2017 05:01:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176119 Oil prices hit a two-month high on Monday lifted by A tightening US crude market and the threat of sanctions against OPEC-member Venezuela, has increased the oil prices. The prices hit a two-month high on Monday. Brent crude futures were 52.90 dollars per barrel earlier in the day, their highest since May 25. U.S. West [...]

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]]> Condolence Visit: FG commiserates with Tsafe Emirate over the Death of Thier Emir, Alhaji Habibu Aliyu https://www.theinfostride.com/condolence-visit-fg-commiserates-with-tsafe-emirate-over-the-death-of-thier-emir-alhaji-habibu-aliyu/ Tue, 01 Aug 2017 04:50:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176098 The Federal Government of Nigeria has commiserated with the Tsafe Emirate, the government and people of Zamfara State over the death of the Emir of Tsafe, Alhaji Habibu Aliyu, Yan Doton Tsafe, describing his death as a big loss not only to the emirate and people of the state but to the entire nation. The [...]

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]]> Acting President Osinbajo condemns Deadly Boko Haram Attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/acting-president-osinbajo-condemns-deadly-boko-haram-attacks/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 21:47:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176111 Nigeria’s Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN said the Federal Government is not only on top of the situation in Borno State, but will also win the peace and the war against Boko Haram. Osinbajo gave the assurance in a statement by his SSA, Laolu Akande today. He spoke days after a deadly ambush by [...]

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]]> Senator Mohammed Hassan offers Scholarships to 880 Students https://www.theinfostride.com/senator-mohammed-hassan-offers-scholarships-to-880-students/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 21:27:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176113 The Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Mohammed Hassan has offered scholarship to 880 students from his constituency. The lawmaker, who represents, Yobe South Senatorial District, spoke to newsmen after commissioning various projects in the constituency. He said the offer was for students studying in all institutions of higher learning across [...]

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]]> Lokoja Tanker Accident: Senator Melaye condoles with Families of the Victims https://www.theinfostride.com/lokoja-tanker-accident-senator-melaye-condoles-with-families-of-the-victims/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 05:08:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176038 Senator Dino Melaye has expressed his condolences to the families of victims of the Friday petrol tanker accident in Felele area of Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi. Melaye is the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District of Kogi State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday said the death toll in the petrol tanker [...]

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]]> Former Taraba Governor Danbaba Suntai To be Buried On August 19 https://www.theinfostride.com/former-taraba-governor-danbaba-suntai-to-be-buried-on-august-19/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 05:03:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176042 Former Governor of Taraba State, Late Mr Danbaba Suntai will now be buried on August 19, 2017. The burial has been shifted from August 5. Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku announced the shift in the date for the state burial of Suntai. A press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Alhaji Hassan [...]

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]]> Fatal Accident: Man crashes $260k Ferrari an Hour after Purchase https://www.theinfostride.com/fatal-accident-man-crashes-260k-ferrari-an-hour-after-purchase/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 04:55:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176046 A man in the United Kingdom has survived a major crash in his Ferrari, an hour after he bought it. According to CBS news, Local police has called the man’s survival a “miracle escape,”, The car was not so lucky. South Yorkshire Police posted Twitter photos of the smoking, wrecked car, saying it “went airborne [...]

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]]> Jos Rotary Club commences Skills Acquisition Programme for Youths, Widows https://www.theinfostride.com/jos-rotary-club-commences-skills-acquisition-programme-for-youths-widows/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 16:28:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175992 The Rotary Club of Naraguta, Jos has begun a skills acquisition programme aimed at empowering unemployed youths and widows in Plateau State, and make them self-reliant. Among skills in the programme are soap and beads making, hair dressing, fashion design, welding and auto mechanic. According to Ms Theresa Eyetan, President of the Club, graduates of [...]

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]]> Nigeria’s Mobile Number Porting Activities fell to 32,873 in June – NCC https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-mobile-number-porting-activities-fell-to-32873-in-june-ncc/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 16:10:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175987 Activities on the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) by Nigeria’s telecommunications operators fell from 39,535 in May to 32,873 in June, showing a decrease of 6,662. This was yesterday disclosed by the apex regulatory body, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). NCC made this known in its “Incoming and Outgoing Porting Activities of Mobile Network Operators Report’’ posted [...]

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]]> Nigeria Army Sets to Deploy 230 Troops to Liberia Again https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-army-sets-to-deploy-230-troops-to-liberia-again/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:55:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175984 Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai disclosed that the Nigerian Army is to deploy 230 personnel, including 19 officers and 211 soldiers to Liberia. Buratai charged the officers to shun acts that could tarnished Nigeria’s image. He gave the advice while speaking in Kaduna at the end of a a four-week intensive training on [...]

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]]> Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe declares He will not Step Down, Die https://www.theinfostride.com/zimbabwes-president-mugabe-declares-he-will-not-step-down-die/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:44:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175978 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe yesterday declared he was not stepping down nor would he die. The president added that there was no one with his political pedigree who could immediately take over from him. The 93-year-old leader has been in charge in the former British colony since independence in 1980. Zimbabweans are closely monitoring his health [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Insurgency: Nigerian Air Force boosts Operations in North-East https://www.theinfostride.com/air-force-boosts-operations-in-northeast/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:29:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175990 The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Headquarters, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, disclosed NAF has introduced additional measures aimed at increasing its operational capability in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the North-East. He said in statement in Abuja on Saturday that the measures include the deployment of additional NAF Special Forces [...]

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]]> Crime Watch: Enugu Police Command releases Emergency Numbers and Social Media Contacts https://www.theinfostride.com/crime-watch-enugu-police-command-releases-emergency-numbers-and-social-media-contacts/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 12:18:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175921 The Enugu State Police Command yesterday released her emergency telephone numbers and social media contact addresses for residents to use to reach the police in their collaboration in the battle against crimes. The command’s spokesman, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, told our correspondent in Enugu that members of the public should collaborate with the police to sustain [...]

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]]> NAF Armed Helicopter deployed to troubled Kafanchan https://www.theinfostride.com/naf-armed-helicopter-deployed-to-troubled-kafanchan/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 12:09:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175919 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Armed Helicopter with force protection elements and other logistics support has been deployed to Kafanchan, Kaduna State. Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, said on Saturday in Abuja in a statement that the deployment was part of efforts to ensure lasting peace in the [...]

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]]> Paris Club Refund: Kogi releases N2b to LGs, focuses on Salary Payment https://www.theinfostride.com/paris-club-refund-kogi-releases-n2b-to-lgs-focuses-on-salary-payment/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 12:02:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175923 Kogi State Government has released N2 billion to the 21 local government councils in the state as their share of the N6.2 billion of the Paris Club refund the state received from the Federal Government. A statement issued in Lokoja yesterday by the Commissioner of Finance, Mr Idris Ashiru, said the government’s share of the [...]

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]]> PDP Chairman, Senator Makarfi survives Ghastly Motor Accident along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-chairman-senator-makarfi-survives-ghastly-motor-accident-along-abuja-kaduna-expressway/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 11:56:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175917 The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has survived a car crash on the Abuja-Kaduna expressway. Makarfi, Chairman of the caretaker committee of PDP, survived the crash in the early hours of Friday. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Dayo Adeyeye, explained that the vehicle conveying Makarfi was [...]

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]]> EFCC Boss Magu Glorified As 25 Countries Endorse Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption War https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-boss-magu-glorified-as-25-countries-endorse-nigerias-anti-corruption-war/ Sun, 30 Jul 2017 11:30:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175915 Profile of Nigeria’s Anti-Graft Czaer and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu, as the anti-graft war of the agency enjoyed the endorsements of 25 countries. The Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Friday that the endorsement was the outcome of an opinion poll conducted by UK-based [...]

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]]> Leakage Scandal: President Trump’s Chief of Staff Reince Priebus resigns https://www.theinfostride.com/leakage-scandal-president-trumps-chief-of-staff-reince-priebus-resigns/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 23:11:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175847 The President of United States, Donald Trump said Friday, July 28, 2017 that he had replaced his Chief of Staff Reince Priebus with Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly. Trump, who announced the move on Twitter, did not say whether he had fired Priebus or whether Priebus had resigned, but the former Republican National Committee chairman [...]

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]]> Rescued Lagos Students: Parents Feel Relieved, Say Anxieties, Trauma Over https://www.theinfostride.com/rescued-lagos-students-parents-feel-relieved-say-anxieties-trauma-over/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 23:04:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175851 Sigh of relief has come the way of the parents and relatives of the six students of the Lagos State Model College, Igbonla – Epe, who were kidnapped two months ago, as the students were rescued and united with their parents on Friday, July 28, 2017. The reunion came exactly 65 days after the students were [...]

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]]> US President Trump will sign new Russian Sanctions – White House https://www.theinfostride.com/us-president-trump-will-sign-new-russian-sanctions-white-house/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 22:52:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175853 The President of the United States, Donald Trump is set to sign the legislation that imposes sanctions on Russia, the White House said on Friday, July 28, 2017. The move was motivated by the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s action that ordered the United States to cut hundreds of diplomatic staff and said it would seize [...]

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]]> Police Killed 20 Kidnappers of Lagos Model College Students – CP Owoseni https://www.theinfostride.com/police-killed-20-kidnappers-of-lagos-model-college-students-cp-owoseni/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 22:40:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175843 Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni has disclosed that the twenty members of the gang that abducted six Lagos State Model College Students for more than two months died in gun battle with the police earlier on Friday, during the rescue operation in the creeks of Ondo State. He disclosed this at a news [...]

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]]> North Korea Tests Another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile https://www.theinfostride.com/north-korea-tests-another-intercontinental-ballistic-missile/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 21:56:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175849 Supreme leader Kim Jong Un disclosed that North Korea’s second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile shows that the country is capable of hitting the mainland U.S. Jong Un said he reacted to the launch with “great satisfaction.” The Hwasong-14 missile reached a maximum height of 2,314 miles and traveled 620 miles from the [...]

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]]> ObamaCare: Trump Condemns Rebellious Republicans And Democrats https://www.theinfostride.com/obamacare-trump-condemns-rebellious-republicans-and-democrats/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 16:47:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175679 United States President, Donald Trump has condemned the Republican and Democratic senators responsible and still openly expressed hope that the legacy legislation will self destruct. “3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people down. As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal. Watch!” Trump tweeted after the dramatic vote in the [...]

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]]> Russia reacts to US Congress Sanctions, expels US Diplomats, seizes Properties https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-reacts-to-us-congress-sanctions-expels-us-diplomats-seizes-properties/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 16:41:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175672 In what seems to be a reprisal attacks from Russia on the United States, Russian government has angrily reacted to the sanctions imposed on it by the former Obama administration and another round of sanctions imposed by the US Congress. In a reaction, the Kremlin on Friday ordered the United States to cut hundreds of [...]

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]]> Shanghai Court Jails 11 People for Selling Fake Popular Baby Formula Brands https://www.theinfostride.com/shanghai-court-jails-11-people-for-selling-fake-popular-baby-formula-brands/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 16:35:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175674 Shanghai Third Intermediate People’s Court on Friday, July 28, 2017 has sentenced eleven people, found guilty of faking and selling popular baby formula brands, to between 3 and 15 years in prison. The convicts were said to have been involved in producing and selling counterfeit baby formula imitating popular foreign and domestic brands. The court [...]

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]]> There Is No Going Back On Policies For Made-In Nigeria Programmes – Lai Mohammed https://www.theinfostride.com/there-is-no-going-back-on-policies-for-made-in-nigeria-programmes-lai-mohammed/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 16:25:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=175681 Nigeria’s Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has disclosed that the Federal Government will not be stampeded into abandoning plans to amend the Nigeria Broadcasting Code to ensure the production in Nigeria of ‘Nigerian content or local content’ programmes. The Minister stated this in Abuja on Friday when he received a delegation from the [...]

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]]> Indonesia’s Execution of Humphrey Jefferson sparks Human Rights Violation Crisis https://www.theinfostride.com/indonesias-execution-of-humphrey-jefferson-sparks-human-rights-violation-crisis/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 10:43:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174814 Indonesian Ombudsman office has unearthed evidence of human rights violations in the execution of a Nigerian drug convict, Humphrey Jefferson in 2016, an official said on Friday, July 28, 2017. Humphrey Jefferson was still seeking clemency from President Joko Widodo at the time of his execution, which meant he still had a chance of being [...]

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]]> Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos now the Richest Man in the World, topples Bill Gates https://www.theinfostride.com/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-now-the-richest-man-in-the-world-topples-bill-gates/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:41:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174808 The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Amazon.com Inc, Jeff Bezos, has toppled fellow tech billionaire Bill Gates as the richest person in the world on Thursday, July 27, 2017. He  profited in early trading  from the e-commerce company’s meteoric stock rise to reach a fortune of 90.6 billion dollars, Forbes reported. Gates is worth [...]

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]]> Coalition Airstrikes killed 7 Senior ISIS Leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/coalition-airstrikes-killed-7-senior-isis-leaders/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:22:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174810 Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials have disclosed that the coalition airstrikes have killed seven senior Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) propagandists and facilitators in Iraq and Syria. “The removal of these key ISIS leaders disrupts ISIS’s propaganda production, distribution, and the ability to fund ISIS’ terrorist activities,” the U.S. Department [...]

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]]> Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution: NYSC Decree Sets To Be Removed https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-1999-constitution-nysc-decree-sets-to-be-removed/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:11:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174812 The removal of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Decree from the 1999 Constitution has caused some uproars among the Nigerians most especially currently serving corps. The development came up in the recent Senate review and consideration of 33 Bills for passage. The bills are contained in the report of the Joint Committee of the National [...]

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]]> WAFU Nations Cup 2017: Nigeria’s Super Eagles set to Renew Rivalry with Ghanaian Black Stars https://www.theinfostride.com/wafu-nations-cup-2017-nigerias-super-eagles-set-to-renew-rivalry-with-ghanaian-black-stars/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:00:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174805 In the upcoming West African Football Union (WAFU) Nations Cup, the Nigerian Super Eagles are all set to renew rivalry with the Black Stars of Ghana . The Draw Ceremony for the tournament meant for senior national teams in the sub–region took place at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra on Thursday. The competition has been [...]

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]]> Corruption Fight: 60 Turkish Traffic Police Officers, Others Detained For Bribery Probe https://www.theinfostride.com/corruption-fight-60-turkish-traffic-police-officers-others-detained-for-bribery-probe/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 23:39:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173594 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has determined to fight corruption in the country to a stand-still. In view of the president’s determination, Turkish authorities on Monday detained 102 people, including 60 traffic police officers, as part of an investigation into alleged bribery and abuse of safety regulations in the construction sector. Authorities took into custody 42 [...]

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]]> 10th African Arts and Crafts Expo: 25 Countries, 150 Exhibitors Set To Visit Abuja, Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/10th-african-arts-and-crafts-expo-25-countries-150-exhibitors-set-to-visit-abuja-nigeria/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 23:19:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173696 Not less than 25 countries and 150 exhibitors will grace the 10th African Arts and Crafts (AFAC) Expo scheduled for Abuja, Nigeria. The Director-General of National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Runsewe said that [...]

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]]> Ohaneze Ndigbo Interactive Session: Germany Pledges To Support More United, Prosperous Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/ohaneze-ndigbo-interactive-session-germany-pledges-to-support-more-united-prosperous-nigeria/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 23:12:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173694 The Germany’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Bernhard Schlagheck, has disclosed that his country is ready to support a more united and prosperous Nigeria devoid of wrangling and urged the people to respect the constitution. Schlagheck spoke during an interactive session with the leadership of the Enugu State Chapter of Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural [...]

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]]> N100m Ransom: Police gun-down 5 Suspected Kidnappers in Ogun State https://www.theinfostride.com/n100m-ransom-police-gun-down-5-suspected-kidnappers-in-ogun-state/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 22:54:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174050 The Ogun State Police Command disclosed on Wednesday, July 26 that its officers shot dead five suspected kidnappers on Tuesday night after a failed attempt to collect a N100 million ransom. Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said this on Wednesday while parading the corpses of the suspected kidnappers to journalists at [...]

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]]> Controversial Book on Nelson Mandela’s Health withdrawn by the Publishers https://www.theinfostride.com/controversial-book-on-nelson-mandelas-health-withdrawn-by-the-publishers/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 22:44:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173753 The publishers of the controversial book, “Mandela’s Last Years” have withdrawn it from the shelves and immediately stopped issuing copies following the protest by Graca Machel, the widow of South Africa’s Nelson Mandela. Machel had threatened legal action against his late husband’s personal doctor, Dr. Vejay Ramlakan, over a book that reveals previously undisclosed details of [...]

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]]> Global Infrastructure Hub declares World needs $94trillion boost Global Infrastructure by 2040 https://www.theinfostride.com/global-infrastructure-hub-declares-world-needs-94trillion-boost-global-infrastructure-by-2040/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:59:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173846 The G20-backed Global Infrastructure Hub (GIH) has said on Tuesday that the world needs to spend around $94 trillion in global infrastructure by 2040 to eliminate infrastructure deficit. The GIH said to close the spending gap, annual infrastructure spending needs to rise to 3.5 percent from 3 percent of global gross domestic product. The report [...]

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]]> Nigeria’s FRSC Traffic Radio Station To Go On Air Soon https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-frsc-traffic-radio-station-to-go-on-air-soon/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 20:26:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173757 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Marshall Boboye Oyeyemi has disclosed that the agency’s Traffic Radio Station will go on air very soon. Oyeyemi told our correspondent in New York that the radio station would be fully dedicated to traffic information in the country. “All over the developed countries, you see you’re on the highway, [...]

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]]> Venezuela Referendum: US orders Families of Embassy Staff to Quit https://www.theinfostride.com/venezuela-referendum-us-orders-families-of-embassy-staff-to-quit/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 20:19:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174456 United States government has ordered the families of its embassy staff in Venezuela to leave as a political crisis deepened ahead of a controversial referendum on Sunday. Violence continued to rage on the street, with another seven persons killed during the latest opposition-led strike against President Nicolas Maduro’s planned election for a powerful new Constituent [...]

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]]> Obamacare: US Senate triumph Again, reject Repeal Bill https://www.theinfostride.com/obamacare-us-senate-triumph-again-reject-repeal-bill/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 20:02:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174458 US President Donald Trump’s plan to halt Obamacare failed again at US Senate as the United States Senators early today narrowly rejected a dramatically slimmed-down Obamacare repeal bill, even after being promised by GOP leaders that the measure would never actually become law. The strategy was a desperate and ultimately unsuccessful gambit by Republican leaders, who [...]

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]]> Social Investment: Nigeria sets aside N1.6b for Women Empowerment https://www.theinfostride.com/social-investment-nigeria-sets-aside-n1-6b-for-women-empowerment/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:31:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173850 The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government had set aside the sum of N1.6 billion for women empowerment programme called the National Women Empowerment Fund (NAWEF). She made this disclosure at a town hall meeting with women groups in Dutse, Jigawa State. Alhassan [...]

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]]> Supreme Court sacks Pakistan’s PM Nawaz Sharif over Fabulous Wealth https://www.theinfostride.com/supreme-court-sacks-pakistans-pm-nawaz-sharif-over-fabulous-wealth/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:08:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174465 The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, has been sacked from office by the country’s Supreme Court after a damning corruption probe into his family wealth, saying he is unfit to hold public office. The court also ordered a criminal investigation of his family The verdict truncated Sharif’s third stint in power and a statement from the [...]

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]]> House of Reps summon NDLEA, EFCC, Other over Patience Jonathan’s Property https://www.theinfostride.com/house-of-reps-summon-ndlea-efcc-other-over-patience-jonathans-property/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:02:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174347 The House of Representatives’s Committee on Public Petition on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 asked National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for identities of informants whose tip-off led to raid on former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan’s property. The committee gave the order on Wednesday in its session on a petition on incessant harassment of herself [...]

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]]> Maiduguri Kidnap: Four UNIMAID Staff Still Missing After Army Brought Some Dead https://www.theinfostride.com/maiduguri-kidnap-four-unimaid-staff-still-missing-after-army-brought-some-dead/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:26:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174462 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Chapter of University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) said five staff of the university were killed by Boko Haram insurgents, after they were purportedly kidnapped. Dr Danny Mamman, the Chairman of the association told newsmen in Maiduguri that four lecturers were still missing. The insurgents on Tuesday attacked a team [...]

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]]> Group appeals to FG to De-Criminalise Sex Work in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/group-appeals-to-fg-to-de-criminalise-sex-work-in-nigeria/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:16:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174351 The National Coordinator of National Sex Workers Association, Ms Amaka Enemo, has called on the Federal Government to de-criminalise sex work in Nigeria for effective control of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Enemo made the appeal on Wednesday in Abuja while briefing newsmen at the inauguration of new report on `Understanding the high risk [...]

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]]> Hillary Clinton’s US Election Memoirs Out In September 2017 https://www.theinfostride.com/hillary-clintons-us-election-memoirs-out-in-september-2017/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:11:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174460 The former US Secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton has confirmed the release of a book titled “What Happened” in September 2017 in which she opens up on her stunning 2016 election defeat by Donald Trump. The book, to be published by Simon & Schuster in September, will explain how Hillary came up [...]

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]]> No Fewere Than 262 Nigerians Deported From Libya https://www.theinfostride.com/no-fewere-than-262-nigerians-deported-from-libya/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:02:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174349 262 more Nigerians were repatriated from Libya on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 with the help of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Nigerian Embassy in Libya. The returnees arrived aboard a chartered Libyan Airlines with registration number 5A-LAR, which landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 10p.m. The returnees, who had [...]

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]]> Amnesty: Saudi Arabian Government gives Undocumented Migrants One More Month of Grace https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-saudi-arabian-government-gives-undocumented-migrants-one-more-month-of-grace/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:45:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174345 The Government of Saudi Arabia has extended its Amnesty Programme by a month for undocumented migrants to leave as the first extension ended on July 24. This was made this known on Wednesday by the Ethiopian consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The first extension of one month was between June 24 and July 24. Saudi Arabia [...]

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]]> TCN’s Ajah Sub-station Gets A Boost With Additional 60MVA 132/33kV Transformer https://www.theinfostride.com/tcns-ajah-sub-station-gets-a-boost-with-additional-60mva-13233kv-transformer/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 14:46:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174396 The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) General Manager (Public Affairs), Mrs Seun Olagunju, says the organisation has  increased the  transformer capacity in its Ajah sub-station by additional 60MVA 132/33kV transformer. Olagunju disclosed that the transformer was successfully refurbished and installed on July 11. She said that this had increased the station’s transformer capacity from 132kV [...]

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]]> Iran tests Space-Launch Vehicle with Capability to carry Satellites https://www.theinfostride.com/iran-tests-space-launch-vehicle-with-capability-to-carry-satellites/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:56:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174390 The Government of Iran has successfully tested a space-launch vehicle called Simorgh. The rocket has the capability of carrying satellites, a local media reported yesterday.. Simorgh is able to carry satellites weighing as much as 250 kilogrammes at an orbit about 500 km above the Earth’s surface. The launch, carried out by Imam Khomeini Space Centre, marked [...]

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