ethnic – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:40:15 +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 ethnic – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Atiku Abubakar Cuts Across Geo-Political And Ethnic Zones – Dipo Olorunrinu https://www.theinfostride.com/atiku-abubakar-cuts-across-geo-political-and-ethnic-zones-dipo-olorunrinu/ Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:40:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=203821 Mr Dipo Olorunrinu, (PDP Amuwo-Odofin Constituency I), Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the party to give former Vice-President Atiku Abukakar a chance to run for the 2019 Presidential election. “Let me quickly congratulate his (Abubakar’s) boldness and courage to come out for this position at a time when our party needs a very [...]

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]]> I Have Never Seen This Kind Of Ethnic Hatred – Charly Boy https://www.theinfostride.com/i-have-never-seen-this-kind-of-ethnic-hatred-charly-boy/ Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:14:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=196761 Charles Oputa, popularly called Charly Boy, joined the Concerned Nigerians group in Abuja on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, to protest against the incarceration of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. Charly Boy remarked that the current state of the country is sad because there’s a systemic failure that cannot be [...]

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]]> Buhari Is An Ethnic Champion – Fayose https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-is-an-ethnic-champion-fayose/ Sat, 13 Jan 2018 09:54:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=196035 Ayodele Fayose has called President Muhammadu Buhari an ethnic champion and a religious bigot following the appointment of Ahmed Abubakar as NIA’s DG. He said “Seeing what President Buhari has turned the country to, the forefathers of Nigeria, who laid the foundation of the country on equity, justice and fairness will be lamenting wherever they [...]

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]]> Ayo Fayose Accuses Police Of Ethnic Bias https://www.theinfostride.com/ayo-fayose-accuses-police-of-ethnic-bias/ Thu, 23 Mar 2017 22:46:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159803 Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has called on the police to handle its investigations into the Ile-Ife crisis without any form of bias. The Governor also wondered why only 20 Yoruba people were arrested in a clash that involved Yorubas and Hausas. Fayose also said the way which the police is handling the issue, [...]

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]]> Shehu Sani Blast Tribal Battle Between Hausas, Yorubas https://www.theinfostride.com/shehu-sani-blast-tribal-battle-between-hausas-yorubas/ Sat, 05 Mar 2016 03:26:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=122006 Senator Shehu Sani has condemned the violent clash which occurred between Hausa and Yoruba traders in the Mile 12 area of Lagos State on Thursday, March 3, 2016. Sani, who represents the Kaduna Central Senatorial District, further described those behind the riot as “enemies of peace and harmonious coexistence”. The senator made the comment via [...]

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]]> There is obvious Religious and Ethnic Discords among Nigerians – VP Osinbajo https://www.theinfostride.com/there-is-obvious-religious-and-ethnic-discords-among-nigerians-vp-osinbajo/ Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:29:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101401 Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has admitted that there was obvious religious and ethnic discords among Nigerians. Speaking at the 55th independence anniversary interdenominational church service held in Abuja on Sunday, Osinbajo called for collective effort to end insurgency in the country, noting that bomb explosion does not give preference to any regions. “Our nation [...]

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]]> President Barack Obama’s Message to the Nigerian People over 2015 Elections https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obamas-message-to-the-nigerian-people-over-2015-elections/ Tue, 24 Mar 2015 21:35:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=77503 The United States President Barack Obama has sent a special message to the Nigerian People in preparation for the upcoming elections in Nigeria. Read the message below and watch the following video:  Hello.  Today, I want to speak directly to you—the people of Nigeria. Nigeria is a great nation and you can be proud of [...]

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]]> Postings In Nigeria Police Devoid Of Ethic, Religious Bias – Spokesman https://www.theinfostride.com/postings-in-nigeria-police-devoid-of-ethic-religious-bias-spokesman/ Sun, 22 Feb 2015 13:15:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/02/postings-in-nigeria-police-devoid-of-ethic-religious-bias-spokesman/ The Force Headquarters has refuted claims that postings of officers to various commands and formations are done based on religious, tribal and other considerations rather than merit and competence. The Force Public Relations Officer, CP Emmanuel Ojukwu made the denial yesterday in a statement, in which he said that such claims were both misinformation and [...]

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]]> Gov. Wamakko Cautions Against Politicisation Of Nation’s Security Agencies https://www.theinfostride.com/gov-wamakko-cautions-against-politicisation-of-nations-security-agencies/ Thu, 19 Feb 2015 09:15:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/02/wamakko-cautions-against-politicisation-of-nations-security-agencies/ Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State has cautioned against the politicisation of the nation’s security agencies. Wamakko spoke in Sokoto on Thursday when the new Commissioner of Police deployed to the state, Mr Salisu Abdullahi, paid him a courtesy call. “The security agencies have no any constituency, as such, they should patriotically work to ensure [...]

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]]> You Have To Be Prudent With Resources To Win Elections; PDP Tells Its Govs, Officials https://www.theinfostride.com/you-have-to-be-prudent-with-resources-to-win-elections-pdp-tells-its-govs-officials/ Sun, 21 Sep 2014 14:15:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/09/you-have-to-be-prudent-with-resources-to-win-elections-pdp-tells-its-govs-officials/ National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday, told all its governors, federal and state legislators, ministers, chairmen of locals, all appointed and other elected officials to be prudent in the management of resources if the party must continue to get the votes of Nigerians in presidential and general elections. The PDP however reiterated [...]

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]]> Renewed Central African Republic fighting displaces thousands of civilians – UN https://www.theinfostride.com/renewed-central-african-republic-fighting-displaces-thousands-of-civilians-un/ Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:35:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/renewed-central-african-republic-fighting-displaces-thousands-of-civilians-un/ 27 June 2014 – Thousands of people are fleeing new violence and reprisal attacks in and around the town of Bambari in Central African Republic (CAR) that have already left at least 45 people dead and scores more wounded, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. Violence in the town, which lies some 380 kilometres [...]

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]]> International Criminal Court sentenced Congolese warlord Germain Katanga to 12 years in jail https://www.theinfostride.com/international-criminal-court-sentenced-congolese-warlord-germain-katanga-to-12-years-in-jail/ Fri, 23 May 2014 08:56:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44414 The International Criminal Court on Friday sentenced Congolese warlord Germain Katanga to 12 years in jail for arming an ethnic militia that carried out a "particularly cruel" 2003 village massacre. "The chamber sentences Germain Katanga to 12 years…

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]]> US Secretary of State John Kerry warns of ‘genocide’ risk in South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/us-secretary-of-state-john-kerry-warns-of-genocide-risk-in-south-sudan/ Thu, 01 May 2014 14:15:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39639 US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Thursday of a risk of genocide in South Sudan if the country's four-month-old civil war is not stopped. "There are very disturbing leading indicators of the kind of ethnic, tribal, targeted nationalistic killings…

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]]> Another ethnic clashes kill 34 in a village in central Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/another-ethnic-clashes-kill-34-in-a-village-in-central-nigeria/ Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:30:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38736 Clashes between rival tribes have left at least 34 people dead with homes and barns torched in a village in central Nigeria, the state government told AFP on Sunday. The violence erupted Saturday when a militia from the Eggon tribe attacked the Gwandara…

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]]> Unknown gunmen killed 17 in Nigeria village raid https://www.theinfostride.com/unknown-gunmen-killed-17-in-nigeria-village-raid/ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 22:14:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37884 Gunmen killed at least 17 people in an attack on a village in eastern Nigeria where scores of people have died in ethnic violence in recent weeks, police said Wednesday. Residents of the predominantly Christian village in Taraba state put the death…

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]]> South Sudan rebels slaughtered ‘hundreds’ in ethnic massacres – United Nations https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-rebels-slaughtered-hundreds-in-ethnic-massacres-united-nations/ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:54:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37349 Rebel gunmen in South Sudan massacred "hundreds" of civilians in ethnic killings when they captured the oil town of Bentiu last week, the UN said Monday, one of the worst reported atrocities in the war-torn nation. In the main mosque alone, "more than…

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]]> Tatar minority seeks autonomy in Crimea https://www.theinfostride.com/tatar-minority-seeks-autonomy-in-crimea/ Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:43:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31733 Crimea's Tatars on Saturday voted to push for self-rule in their historic homeland following its annexation by Russia, but remained torn on how to engage with the new authorities. Ethnic Tatars from all over Crimea convened in the town of Bakhchysaray…

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]]> National unity the elephant in the room at Nigeria Confab talks https://www.theinfostride.com/national-unity-the-elephant-in-the-room-at-nigeria-confab-talks/ Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:17:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29125 A national conference criticised for its cost and scope opens in Nigeria's capital on Monday, with the country's future existence looming large over the talks. Nearly 500 delegates from the hundreds of ethnic, religious and linguistic groups that make…

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]]> The roots of Nigeria’s religious and ethnic conflict https://www.theinfostride.com/the-roots-of-nigerias-religious-and-ethnic-conflict/ Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:38:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28137 Modern Nigeria emerged through the merging of two British colonial territories in 1914. The amalgamation was an act of colonial convenience. It occurred mainly because British colonizers desired a contiguous colonial territory stretching from the arid…

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