hostage – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:13:51 +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 hostage – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Adrien Rabiot Is A Hostage In PSG – Mother https://www.theinfostride.com/adrien-rabiot-is-a-hostage-in-psg-mother/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:13:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=229486 Adrien Rabiot is only a hostage in French club, PSG, according to his agent, Veronique, who is also his mother. The midfielder has been suspended by the Paris club until March 27 after he was seen at a nightclub after PSG’s exit at the hands of Manchester United in the UCL. He even liked a [...]

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]]> Abderrahmane Sissako: ‘The Islam of Timbuktu was taken hostage’ https://www.theinfostride.com/a-sissako-the-islam-of-timbuktu-was-taken-hostage/ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:05:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/a-sissako-the-islam-of-timbuktu-was-taken-hostage/ In January 2013, a large part of northern Mali was under the control of Ansar Dine and the rule of Sharia law. The al-Qaeda-linked group imposed a harsh interpretation of Islamic law on the local population. Adulterers were being stoned, thieves mutilated, women forced to wear veils in public, and World Heritage sites were destroyed. [...]

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]]> Somalia: UN envoy welcomes release of ship crew held by pirates since 2010 https://www.theinfostride.com/somalia-un-envoy-welcomes-release-of-ship-crew-held-by-pirates-since-2010/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 05:35:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/somalia-un-envoy-welcomes-release-of-ship-crew-held-by-pirates-since-2010/ 7 June 2014 – The United Nations envoy for Somalia has welcomed the release earlier today of sailors on a ship hijacked by Somali pirates nearly four years, and has called for the release of all remaining captives still being held by Somali pirates. In a press release from the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia [...]

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: Mothers weep in agony for lost daughters https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-mothers-weep-in-agony-for-lost-daughters/ Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:40:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=46927 Ruth Bitrus wailed uncontrollably and fell to the floor as she recounted the pain of separation from her two daughters, kidnapped nearly two months ago by Boko Haram militants. "I fasted for 15 days, living only on water," she said, sobbing profusely…

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]]> Suntai: Taraba Cabal Should Be Arrested For Attempted Murder, Says Group https://www.theinfostride.com/suntai-taraba-cabal-should-be-arrested-for-attempted-murder-says-group/ Thu, 05 Jun 2014 04:15:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/suntai-taraba-cabal-should-be-arrested-for-attempted-murder-says-group/ DANBABA SUNTAI SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS AT THE JALINGO AIRPORT ON MONDAY A socio- Political group, the Taraba Justice Forum, has demanded the immediate arrest and trial of masterminds of a cabal for attempted murder following their roles in the “criminal smuggling” of the ailing Taraba State Governor, Mr. Danbaba Suntai, into Nigeria in August 2013 [...]

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]]> #BokoHaram: Nigerian activist confirms ex-president held talks on missing schoolgirls https://www.theinfostride.com/bokoharam-nigerian-activist-confirms-ex-president-held-talks-on-missing-schoolgirls/ Thu, 29 May 2014 08:44:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=45377 A Nigerian rights activist confirmed Wednesday that ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo hosted talks aimed at brokering the release of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram. The talks at Obasanjo's farm last weekend included the former president…

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]]> Brazil prisoners free remaining hostages after riot – official https://www.theinfostride.com/brazil-prisoners-free-remaining-hostages-after-riot-official/ Mon, 19 May 2014 07:20:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43552 Inmates at a maximum-security prison in northeast Brazil, who had taken four guards and more than 100 visiting relatives hostage during a riot, released all the captives Sunday, officials said. Negotiators secured the remaining hostages' release just…

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: Nigerian military a tricky partner for West on hostage search https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-nigerian-military-a-tricky-partner-for-west-on-hostage-search/ Fri, 16 May 2014 18:31:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43229 Culture clashes and concerns over sovereignty will undermine efforts by foreign experts to help Nigeria's military find the schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram but cooperation can work, experts said on Friday. US military experts have been in Nigeria…

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: Families of Nigeria’s kidnapped schoolgirls want ‘unconditional’ release https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-families-of-nigerias-kidnapped-schoolgirls-want-unconditional-release/ Thu, 15 May 2014 19:46:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42958 Relatives of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram on Thursday called for their unconditional release, after Nigeria's government ruled out a prisoner swap with the extremists. An on-the-run Boko Haram suspect wanted in connection with…

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: Should Nigeria pursue prisoner-for-hostage swap? https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-should-nigeria-pursue-prisoner-for-hostage-swap/ Tue, 13 May 2014 06:26:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42261 Conditions set out by Boko Haram's leader for the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists may lead to a deal that sees the girls freed, analysts said Monday. In a new video obtained by AFP, the group's leader Abubakar Shekau…

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]]> Nigerian government rejects Boko Haram prisoner swap for hostage schoolgirls https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-government-rejects-boko-haram-prisoner-swap-for-hostage-schoolgirls/ Mon, 12 May 2014 14:12:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42080 Nigeria on Monday rejected conditions set out by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists. Asked if the government would reject the suggestion mentioned by Shekau in a new video that…

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]]> Boko Haram attack kills hundreds as Nigeria offers $300,000 reward for missing school girls https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-attack-kills-hundreds-as-nigeria-offers-300000-reward-for-missing-school-girls/ Wed, 07 May 2014 18:16:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41032 A Boko Haram massacre has killed hundreds in Nigeria's northeast, multiple sources said on Wednesday, as police offered $300,000 for information leading to the rescue of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists. The latest insurgent attack…

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]]> Soldiers and vigilantes jointly hunt for kidnapped Nigeria girls https://www.theinfostride.com/soldiers-and-vigilantes-jointly-hunt-for-kidnapped-nigeria-girls/ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 22:24:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37408 Nigerian soldiers and vigilantes are hunting "around the clock" for the Islamist fighters holding scores of schoolgirls hostage, an official said Monday, as locals claimed the number kidnapped was far higher than first reported. The mass abduction blamed…

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]]> Four French journalists freed after 10-month Syria hostage ordeal https://www.theinfostride.com/four-french-journalists-freed-after-10-month-syria-hostage-ordeal/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:42:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36959 Four French journalists taken hostage in Syria last year were freed on Saturday after a 10-month ordeal in the world's most dangerous country for the media. French President Francois Hollande announced the release of Edouard Elias, Didier Francois,…

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]]> French hostage in Syria says he is very happy to be free https://www.theinfostride.com/french-hostage-in-syria-says-he-is-very-happy-to-be-free/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 12:46:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36909 One of the four French hostages freed after 10 months in captivity in Syria said Saturday he was "very happy to be free", Turkey's Dogan News Agency reported. Didier Francois, smiling broadly and wearing a long beard, spoke briefly to a journalist at…

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]]> Heavy gunfire at Kinshasa airport, military HQ https://www.theinfostride.com/heavy-gunfire-at-kinshasa-airport-military-hq/ Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:37:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=6930 Heavy gunfire erupted in several areas of the Congolese capital Kinshasa on Monday, including the international airport and the military headquarters, causing panic among residents. Police also said amed youths had taken hostage several reporters from…

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