II – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 29 Nov 2014 21:15:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png II – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Emir Of Kano Asks That Prayers Should Continue At Attacked Mosque As He Visits https://www.theinfostride.com/emir-of-kano-asks-that-prayers-should-continue-at-attacked-mosque-as-he-visits/ Sat, 29 Nov 2014 21:15:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/11/emir-of-kano-asks-that-prayers-should-continue-at-attacked-mosque-as-he-visits/ source:today.ng The Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II on Saturday visited the Kano Mosque where two suicide bombers hit on Friday killing about 200 worshippers, saying Muslims in Nigeria will not be intimidated by the attack. Two suspected Boko Haram members had on Friday blown themselves up at the Grand Mosque Kano, where the Emir [...]

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]]> Forbearance: What It Is, Why It’s Essential to Net Neutrality https://www.theinfostride.com/forbearance-what-it-is-why-its-essential-to-net-neutrality/ Wed, 02 Jul 2014 05:20:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/07/forbearance-what-it-is-why-its-essential-to-net-neutrality/ As John Oliver and others have observed, the net neutrality debate is plagued with jargon—“reclassification,” “Title II,” “information service vs. telecommunications service,” and so on.  But there’s one bit of jargon we need to hear more often: “forbearance.” As we explained yesterday, forbearance is the process by which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressly commits [...]

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]]> #Remembrance: British veteran back at care home after D-Day ‘Great Escape’ https://www.theinfostride.com/remembrance-british-veteran-back-at-care-home-after-d-day-great-escape/ Sat, 07 Jun 2014 12:47:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=47092 An 89-year-old veteran who ran away from his care home to join the D-Day commemorations in France returned to Britain Saturday, hailed as the embodiment of World War II fighting spirit. Bernard Jordan said he had no regrets after slipping out of The…

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]]> British government targets fracking and pensions in Queen’s Speech https://www.theinfostride.com/british-government-targets-fracking-and-pensions-in-queens-speech/ Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:19:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=46624 The British government announced proposals Wednesday to bring in pooled pensions and back controversial fracking plans as Queen Elizabeth II opened the final session of parliament before the 2015 general election. The Queen's Speech set out the last…

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]]> Pope Francis declares John Paul II and John XXIII saints https://www.theinfostride.com/pope-francis-declares-john-paul-ii-and-john-xxiii-saints/ Sun, 27 Apr 2014 20:58:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38753 Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed John Paul II and John XXIII the Catholic Church's newest saints at a festive ceremony joined by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims for two pontiffs who helped shape 20th-century history. "We declare and define as saints…

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]]> Pilgrims and dignitaries flock to Rome for double papal sainthood fete https://www.theinfostride.com/pilgrims-and-dignitaries-flock-to-rome-for-double-papal-sainthood-fete/ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 12:47:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38558 Pilgrims and dignitaries from the world over streamed into Rome a day before John Paul II and John XXIII are named saints in the first ever double papal canonisation. In front of the Vatican Saturday, families and groups of scouts armed with folding…

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]]> Filipinos hoping for miracles queue to kiss Pope relics https://www.theinfostride.com/filipinos-hoping-for-miracles-queue-to-kiss-pope-relics/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 14:39:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32318 Hundreds of people queued in the Philippines Tuesday to kiss the hair, bloodstained clothing and a cassock of the late Pope John Paul II, beseeching the soon-to-be-sainted Polish pontiff to perform miracles for them. "I am so happy. I am ready to die…

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]]> Vatican super-charges social media for sainting of John Paul II https://www.theinfostride.com/vatican-super-charges-social-media-for-sainting-of-john-paul-ii/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:45:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32290 The Vatican is turning to social media to reach out to the millions of pilgrims expected to attend the canonisation of John Paul II, the Polish pope who attained rock star status by the time he died in 2005. Rome police expect up to five million people…

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]]> Apologetic Abidal set for Cup recall after spat https://www.theinfostride.com/apologetic-abidal-set-for-cup-recall-after-spat/ Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:26:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30545 Monaco defender and captain Eric Abidal is in line for a recall after apologising for leaving the Louis II stadium on Sunday after being left out of the side that drew 1-1 against Lille. "There is no problem with Abidal," said Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri…

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]]> Queen Elizabeth II Down To Her Last Million Due To ‘High Spending’ https://www.theinfostride.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-down-to-her-last-million-due-to-high-spending/ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:51:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=14875 From Eonline . Perhaps Queen Elizabeth II could learn something from her thrifty granddaughter-in-law Kate Middleton. The 87-year-old monarch has been overspending the royal family’s famous fortune, according to a report published by the Commons Public Accounts Committee on Monday, Jan. 27. . Following her courtiers’ advice, Her Majesty the Queen’s reserve fund has fallen [...]

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