CIA – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:33:33 +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 CIA – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 U.S. Cuts Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine Amid Peace Negotiation Push https://www.theinfostride.com/u-s-cuts-intelligence-sharing-with-ukraine-amid-peace-negotiation-push/ https://www.theinfostride.com/u-s-cuts-intelligence-sharing-with-ukraine-amid-peace-negotiation-push/#respond Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:28:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=404585 The United States has halted intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, a move that could significantly impact Kyiv’s ability to target Russian forces, CIA Director John Ratcliffe announced on Wednesday. The decision underscores the Trump administration’s strategy of pressuring allies to engage in negotiations. U.S. Pushes Ukraine Toward Peace Talks This development follows President Donald Trump’s revelation on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/u-s-cuts-intelligence-sharing-with-ukraine-amid-peace-negotiation-push/feed/ 0 One year after war in Afghanistan, US spy agencies pivot toward China https://www.theinfostride.com/one-year-after-war-in-afghanistan-us-spy-agencies-pivot-toward-china/ https://www.theinfostride.com/one-year-after-war-in-afghanistan-us-spy-agencies-pivot-toward-china/#respond Sun, 07 Aug 2022 21:00:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=330218 In a recent closed-door meeting with leaders of the agency’s counterterrorism center, the CIA’s No 2 official made clear that fighting al-Qaida and other extremist groups would remain a priority but that the agency’s money and resources would be increasingly shifted to focusing on China. The CIA drone attack that killed al-Qaida’s leader showed that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/one-year-after-war-in-afghanistan-us-spy-agencies-pivot-toward-china/feed/ 0 President Barack Obama steels for Putin call as crisis escalates https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obama-steels-for-putin-call-as-crisis-escalates/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:38:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35831 Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin confronted one another in telephone talks Monday as a standoff over Ukraine escalated after the CIA chief visited Kiev and a Russian war plane "buzzed" a US destroyer. Washington said it was consulting European…

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]]> Russia urges US to explain report CIA chief John Brennan visited Kiev https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-urges-us-to-explain-report-cia-chief-john-brennan-visited-kiev/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:54:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35670 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday urged Washington to explain Russian media reports that CIA director John Brennan visited the Ukrainian capital. Lavrov also accused the West of "off the scale" hypocrisy over the crisis in Ukraine, where…

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]]> US Senators vote to declassify CIA interrogation report https://www.theinfostride.com/us-senators-vote-to-declassify-cia-interrogation-report/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 19:54:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32946 The US Senate's intelligence panel voted 11-3 Thursday to declassify hundreds of pages of its detailed report on the CIA's controversial Bush-era interrogation program. The move allows Senator Dianne Feinstein, the powerful chair of the Intelligence…

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]]> Wizkid Takes A Subliminal Shot At The Organisers Of The Headies https://www.theinfostride.com/wizkid-takes-a-subliminal-shot-at-the-organisers-of-the-headies/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:10:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8822 There has been a lot of chatter about Wizkid not winning any award at the eighth edition of The Headies which was held in late December 2013. Now the Pop star has aired his thoughts over the matter. . Wizkid was nominated in only two categories – ‘Artiste of the Year‘ and ‘Best Collabo‘ alongside [...]

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]]> Sporting Lisbon Won’t Sell William Carvalho To Man United Or Arsenal https://www.theinfostride.com/sporting-lisbon-wont-sell-william-carvalho-to-man-united-or-arsenal/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:28:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8811 Manchester United and Arsenal have been dealt a blow in their alleged pursuit of William Carvalho, after Sporting Lisbon president Bruno de Carvalho said the midfielder will not be sold this January, reports Sky Sports. . The 21-year-old has been the subject of intense transfer speculation in recent months, after rising to prominence at Estádio [...]

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]]> Stakeholders Praise MorganCapital On Ekiti State N5bn Bond https://www.theinfostride.com/stakeholders-praise-morgancapital-on-ekiti-state-n5bn-bond/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:00:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8786 Commended MorganCapital Group, one of leading investment banking and securities dealing firms in the country for its crucial role in ensuring the success of the second tranche of the Ekiti State N25 billion bond raising programme. . The state had raised N20 billion in the first tranche in 2012, while the second tranche involving N5 [...]

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]]> Arsenal FC Favourites To Sign Benzema In January https://www.theinfostride.com/arsenal-fc-favourites-to-sign-benzema-in-january/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 19:54:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8784 Arsenal are favourites to land Chelsea striker target Karim Benzema in the January transfer window, according to the bookmakers at least. SkyBet make the Gunners 2/1 to bring the French international forward to north London before February 1st, with French giants PSG next on the list at 14/1. . The Blues are even further back [...]

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]]> Ozil Happy With His Arsenal Career https://www.theinfostride.com/ozil-happy-with-his-arsenal-career/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 19:34:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8778 Arsenal’s big summer signing Mesut Ozil has revealed in an interview with the club’s official website that he enjoyed playing over the Christmas period. . He said: “I’m very pleased that I’m in this league because you go from game to game very quickly. You play every two or three days and for me it’s [...]

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]]> Niger’s giraffe population on the rise again https://www.theinfostride.com/nigers-giraffe-population-on-the-rise-again/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 19:13:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8762 ThA Ne small number of surviving giraffes in western Africa is on the rise again, after 366 were counted in southwest Niger in 2012, up from 311 the previous year, official figures published Tuesday showed. The latest figure includes 177 males and 189…

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]]> North Nigeria’s biggest city has growing drug problem – NDLEA https://www.theinfostride.com/north-nigerias-biggest-city-has-growing-drug-problem-ndlea/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 18:58:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8748 Drug abuse in northern Nigeria's largest city has been on the rise in recent years, with anti-narcotics officials and experts warning of serious social consequences if the problem is not tackled. Kano has the country's highest drug abuse rate based…

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]]> Android-based TV stick converts any TV into a family communications center https://www.theinfostride.com/android-based-tv-stick-converts-any-tv-into-a-family-communications-center-2/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:17:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8682 Bob, the new family TV stick, provides families with intuitive and exciting interactive communications options Yarkona, Israel – 7th January 2014: A unique Android-based TV stick aimed at enabling families to communicate, share content, interact and play via the TV – no matter where each individual may be located – is to be launched at [...]

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]]> Top Salary Hikes For IT Professionals Driven By Big Data Analytics, Mobile Commerce, Web Design And Risk And Security https://www.theinfostride.com/top-salary-hikes-for-it-professionals-driven-by-big-data-analytics-mobile-commerce-web-design-and-risk-and-security/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:34:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8685 Roles in big data analytics, ecommerce and IT security will attract annual salary rises of 4% or more Looking at senior leadership roles, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)  experienced the highest salary percent increase at 3.5% Top CIOs in London will earn as much as £297,000+ London, 7 January, 2014 – The biggest salary increases [...]

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]]> Ban On Rice Importation: Dealers Beg For ‘Last Day’ Extention https://www.theinfostride.com/ban-on-rice-importation-dealers-beg-for-last-day-extention/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 00:00:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8794 Rice dealers on Tuesday in Asaba appealed to the FG to extend the last day for the proposed ban on the importation of rice from 2015 to 2019. . The dealers, who made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba, said the extension would give rice farmers enough time [...]

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]]> Kooboodle Introduces a Simple Way to Get Photos of You From Friends and Family https://www.theinfostride.com/kooboodle-introduces-a-simple-way-to-get-photos-of-you-from-friends-and-family/ Mon, 06 Jan 2014 15:50:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/kooboodle-introduces-a-simple-way-to-get-photos-of-you-from-friends-and-family/ LAS VEGAS, NEVADA–(Marketwired – Jan. 6, 2014) – Editors Note: There is an image associated with this press release. Kooboodle, a free photo-centric online site that automates and simplifies the exchange of photos, will be publicly unveiled tonight at Pepcom’s Digital Experience! media event which previews some of the hottest gadgets and technologies at this [...]

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]]> ConnecTV and Evite Create A Fun Second Screen Experience https://www.theinfostride.com/connectv-and-evite-create-a-fun-second-screen-experience/ Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:21:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8491 Do you like TV?  How about parties?  Then listen close because a new partnership between Evite and ConnecTV, a new social video network for TV fans may be right up your alley. The two have joined forces to offer fans the ability to host and participate…

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]]> Kingdom of Saudi Arabia jails 5 for up to 30 years on Qaeda charges https://www.theinfostride.com/kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-jails-5-for-up-to-30-years-on-qaeda-charges/ Mon, 06 Jan 2014 08:48:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8439 A Saudi court has jailed five people for up to 30 years on charges including plotting to blow up an oil refinery on behalf of Al-Qaeda, state media reported Monday. The official SPA news agency gave no details of when the alleged plot against the refinery…

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]]> Portugal’s Carlos Sousa takes Dakar opener, Peterhansel hits trouble https://www.theinfostride.com/portugals-carlos-sousa-takes-dakar-opener-peterhansel-hits-trouble/ Sun, 05 Jan 2014 21:22:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8380 Portugal's Carlos Sousa, driving a Haval, claimed the opening stage of the 36th Dakar Rally on Sunday, but double defending champion Stephane Peterhansel lost time after suffering a puncture. Sousa finished the 180km special from Rosario to San Luis…

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]]> Small jet crashes at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport https://www.theinfostride.com/small-jet-crashes-at-aspen-pitkin-county-airport/ Sun, 05 Jan 2014 21:16:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8377 A private jet plane crashed on Sunday at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, which serves the famous Colorado skiing resort, local and federal officials told AFP. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said an accident had taken place at…

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]]> Iraqi forces ‘readying major attack’ to retake Fallujah https://www.theinfostride.com/iraqi-forces-readying-major-attack-to-retake-fallujah/ Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:18:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8254 Iraq is preparing a "major attack" to retake militant-held Fallujah, a senior official said on Sunday, spelling a new assault for the western city where US forces repeatedly battled insurgents. Washington said it would help Baghdad in its battle against…

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]]> How to Overcome Interview Disappointment https://www.theinfostride.com/how-to-overcome-interview-disappointment/ https://www.theinfostride.com/how-to-overcome-interview-disappointment/#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2014 12:21:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8249 It is likely that each one of us, at some point in our lives, will experience a bad interview. We might stutter, freeze, forget our carefully crafted speech, turn up late or simply be eclipsed by far more exemplary candidates. Having a ‘bad’ interview extends further than simply not getting the job. It can be [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/how-to-overcome-interview-disappointment/feed/ 4 ‘New York may allow medical marijuana use’ https://www.theinfostride.com/new-york-may-allow-medical-marijuana-use/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 23:29:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8175 New York is planning to loosen its marijuana laws to allow limited use of the drug by people suffering serious illness, the New York Times reported Saturday, citing state officials. The newspaper reported on its website that Democratic Governor Andrew…

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]]> FEC Celebrates Jonathan’s 56th Birthday With Special Prayers https://www.theinfostride.com/fec-celebrates-jonathans-56th-birthday-with-special-prayers/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fec-celebrates-jonathans-56th-birthday-with-special-prayers/#comments Sat, 04 Jan 2014 23:26:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/fec-celebrates-jonathans-56th-birthday-with-special-prayers/ The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday rejoiced with President Goodluck Jonathan as he clocked the age of 56. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the brief ceremony, which took place before the commencement of its weekly meeting, was presided over by Vice-President Namadi Sambo. NAN also reports that the ceremony was held in the absence of the President, who [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fec-celebrates-jonathans-56th-birthday-with-special-prayers/feed/ 1 Fire Kills 24 People, Destroys N105m Property In 9 Months In Gombe https://www.theinfostride.com/fire-kills-24-people-destroys-n105m-property-in-9-months-in-gombe/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 23:05:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/fire-kills-24-people-destroys-n105m-property-in-9-months-in-gombe/ No fewer than 24 people lost their lives and property valued N105 million destroyed in fire incidents in Gombe between January and September, 2013. The Director of the State Fire Service, Mr Ishaku Maidoki, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Monday. Maidoki said the department saved 700 lives [...]

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]]> Oil Marketer Loses Bid To Quash N4.4bn Subsidy Fraud Charge https://www.theinfostride.com/oil-marketer-loses-bid-to-quash-n4-4bn-subsidy-fraud-charge/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 22:59:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/oil-marketer-loses-bid-to-quash-n4-4bn-subsidy-fraud-charge/ An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday struck out the application of an oil marketer, Oluwaseun Ogunbambo, seeking to quash the fuel subsidy fraud charge preferred against him and three others. Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo dismissed the application for what he called lack of diligent prosecution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Economic and [...]

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]]> US icebreaker heads to Antarctic to help stuck ships https://www.theinfostride.com/us-icebreaker-heads-to-antarctic-to-help-stuck-ships/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 22:01:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8024 US icebreaker Polar Star was Sunday set to sail for the Antarctic to assist a Russian vessel trapped in heavy ice and a Chinese ship which went to its aid, officials said. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the US Coast Guard had accepted…

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]]> Bomb blast in Kabul near NATO base, embassies https://www.theinfostride.com/bomb-blast-in-kabul-near-nato-base-embassies/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:44:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8004 A bomb exploded in central Kabul on Saturday evening in a district housing several embassies and NATO's military headquarters, but no casualties were immediately reported, officials said. The apparent insurgent strike was the second of the day in Afghanistan…

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]]> Iraq’s Fallujah falls to Qaeda militants as 65 killed https://www.theinfostride.com/iraqs-fallujah-falls-to-qaeda-militants-as-65-killed/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:43:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8000 Iraq has lost Fallujah to Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, a senior security official said Saturday, putting militants back in control of the city in Anbar province where American forces repeatedly battled insurgents. And fighting in Anbar killed 65 people…

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]]> Erdogan denounces ‘judicial coup’ against Turkey https://www.theinfostride.com/erdogan-denounces-judicial-coup-against-turkey/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:05:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7979 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday hit out against a corruption probe that has dragged down members of his government, calling it an "attempted assassination" and a "judicial coup". At a luncheon in Istanbul with generally pro-government…

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]]> Blast killing Palestinian envoy ‘not an accident’: daughter https://www.theinfostride.com/blast-killing-palestinian-envoy-not-an-accident-daughter/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 15:45:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7949 A blast that killed the Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic this week "was not an accident," despite an official theory to the contrary, the envoy's daughter said Saturday. "What is certain is that it was not an accident," Rana al-Jamal, who…

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]]> Egypt vows “full force” against Brotherhood https://www.theinfostride.com/egypt-vows-full-force-against-brotherhood/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 14:34:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7939 Egypt vowed on Saturday to confront Muslim Brotherhood protests with "full force," as security officials said 17 people had been killed in nationwide clashes the previous day. The Brotherhood, which demands the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed…

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]]> Etisalat Applauds Broadband, MNP Policies at NCC Telecoms Stakeholders’ Summit https://www.theinfostride.com/etisalat-applauds-broadband-mnp-policies-at-ncc-telecoms-stakeholders-summit/ https://www.theinfostride.com/etisalat-applauds-broadband-mnp-policies-at-ncc-telecoms-stakeholders-summit/#comments Sat, 04 Jan 2014 11:52:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7903 Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Ministry of Communications Technology for policies implemented in 2013 that will help drive broadband penetration and strengthen competition and in the long run, shape the Nigerian telecoms industry. The company stated this at the maiden Telecoms [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/etisalat-applauds-broadband-mnp-policies-at-ncc-telecoms-stakeholders-summit/feed/ 1 Obama, on Hawaii vacation, golfs with New Zealand PM https://www.theinfostride.com/obama-on-hawaii-vacation-golfs-with-new-zealand-pm/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:20:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7881 US President Barack Obama played golf with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key in Hawaii, in a rare vacation encounter with a foreign official. The statesmen hit the green at a US Marine Corps base on the northeastern coast of the island of Oahu. Obama…

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]]> UPDATE: Novabase Digital TV Technologies GMBH Selects Sigma Designs’ SoC and HTTV’s Open Middleware for First HDMI Stick Form Factor IPTV STB With HBBTV Capabilities https://www.theinfostride.com/update-novabase-digital-tv-technologies-gmbh-selects-sigma-designs-soc-and-httvs-open-middleware-for-first-hdmi-stick-form-factor-iptv-stb-with-hbbtv-capabilities/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 06:50:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/update-novabase-digital-tv-technologies-gmbh-selects-sigma-designs-soc-and-httvs-open-middleware-for-first-hdmi-stick-form-factor-iptv-stb-with-hbbtv-capabilities/ MILPITAS, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 3, 2014) – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM), a leading provider of System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for home entertainment, connectivity and converging multimedia delivery, today announced that Novabase Digital TV Technologies, GmbH, company owned by Novabase, the Portuguese leader in IT, has selected Sigma Designs’ SMP8674 media processor for its HDMI-Stick IPTV STB. [...]

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]]> CIA helped Colombia hunt and kill FARC leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/cia-helped-colombia-hunt-and-kill-farc-leaders/ Sun, 22 Dec 2013 23:22:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=6134 A secret CIA program helped Colombia kill at least two dozen leftist FARC guerrilla leaders, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Washington's covert help in targeting Latin America's oldest insurgency, funded through a multibillion-dollar black budget…

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]]> Bingo’s gone mobile https://www.theinfostride.com/bingos-gone-mobile/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bingos-gone-mobile/#comments Thu, 28 Nov 2013 16:02:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=2693 Since the traditional game of bingo went online, it’s become more popular than ever and today, there are more than 100 million players of the online game around the world. And now it’s even easier to play as you can play it on the move, too, thanks to the increasing number of bingo sites that [...]

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