journalist – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:28:15 +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 journalist – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 NUJ Condemns Wike’s Alleged Threat Against Channels TV Journalist https://www.theinfostride.com/nuj-condemns-wikes-alleged-threat-against-channels-tv-journalist/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nuj-condemns-wikes-alleged-threat-against-channels-tv-journalist/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=481140 The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned what it described as a “reckless and violent” statement made by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, against Channels Television journalist, Seun Okinbaloye. Wike, during a media chat last week, reportedly said he could have broken his television screen and shot the journalist [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nuj-condemns-wikes-alleged-threat-against-channels-tv-journalist/feed/ 0 Journalists Were Denied Access To Tiwa Savage’s Music Foundation Launch – Yinka Olatunbosun https://www.theinfostride.com/journalists-were-denied-access-to-tiwa-savages-music-foundation-launch-yinka-olatunbosun/ https://www.theinfostride.com/journalists-were-denied-access-to-tiwa-savages-music-foundation-launch-yinka-olatunbosun/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=479179 Some journalists were denied entry to the launch of the Tiwa Savage Music Foundation in Lagos on Monday. They were banned from entering over a requirement to wear branded T-shirts provided by the event organisers. The event, held at The Delborough Lagos, attracted guests including Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Shade Okoya, Layal Holm, Florence Ita-Giwa, Mo [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/journalists-were-denied-access-to-tiwa-savages-music-foundation-launch-yinka-olatunbosun/feed/ 0 Abia PDP Reacts to Otti’s Exchange With Journalist During Media Chat https://www.theinfostride.com/abia-pdp-reacts-to-ottis-exchange-with-journalist-during-media-chat/ https://www.theinfostride.com/abia-pdp-reacts-to-ottis-exchange-with-journalist-during-media-chat/#respond Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=478572 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abia State chapter, has reacted to the exchange between Governor Alex Otti and the Group News Editor of Don FM Umuahia, Mr. Chika Nwabueze, during the governor’s media chat on Friday. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Abraham Amah, the party expressed concern over comments attributed to Otti, alleging [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/abia-pdp-reacts-to-ottis-exchange-with-journalist-during-media-chat/feed/ 0 PDP Slams Uzodinma Over Report Naming Imo Most Hostile State for Journalists https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-slams-uzodinma-over-report-naming-imo-most-hostile-state-for-journalists/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-slams-uzodinma-over-report-naming-imo-most-hostile-state-for-journalists/#respond Sun, 03 Aug 2025 09:00:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=463975 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State has described as a damning indictment of Governor Hope Uzodinma’s administration a recent report ranking Imo as the most dangerous and hostile environment for journalism practice in Nigeria. The party was reacting to the findings of the State of Press Freedom in Nigeria report, published by the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-slams-uzodinma-over-report-naming-imo-most-hostile-state-for-journalists/feed/ 0 Veteran Journalist Aliyu Hamagan Attacked in Minna https://www.theinfostride.com/veteran-journalist-aliyu-hamagan-attacked-in-minna/ https://www.theinfostride.com/veteran-journalist-aliyu-hamagan-attacked-in-minna/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:30:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=386586 Aliyu Hamagan, a former journalist with a distinguished career, has been brutally attacked by hoodlums at his residence in Minna, the capital of Niger State. The assault occurred around 2 a.m. last week, leaving Hamagan with severe injuries. Reports indicate that Hamagan was attacked with knives and cutlasses, resulting in significant wounds to his head [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/veteran-journalist-aliyu-hamagan-attacked-in-minna/feed/ 0 Coalition Calls for End to Use of Cybercrime Act Against Journalists https://www.theinfostride.com/coalition-calls-for-end-to-use-of-cybercrime-act-against-journalists/ https://www.theinfostride.com/coalition-calls-for-end-to-use-of-cybercrime-act-against-journalists/#respond Sat, 04 May 2024 20:00:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=377262 The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has urged the Inspector General of Police to stop the Cybercrime Act, 2015, from being used to harass and arbitrarily detain journalists and media workers. This call came in response to the reported arrest and continued detention of Mr. Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/coalition-calls-for-end-to-use-of-cybercrime-act-against-journalists/feed/ 0 Be transparent, shun fake news in 2023 general election, Rector tells journalists https://www.theinfostride.com/be-transparent-shun-fake-news-in-2023-general-election-rector-tells-journalists/ https://www.theinfostride.com/be-transparent-shun-fake-news-in-2023-general-election-rector-tells-journalists/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:01:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=337525 Media practitioners have been told to guard against fake news during the 2023 general election to avoid causing confusion or heating the polity during the general election. The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Dr. Dayo Oladebeye, gave the charge yesterday during a lecture he delivered at the NUJ Press Week, Ekiti State Council. Oladebeye said the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/be-transparent-shun-fake-news-in-2023-general-election-rector-tells-journalists/feed/ 0 David Hundeyin Is Calling Me A Sl*t Because He Couldn’t Shine With #HorribleBosses Space – Kiki Mordi https://www.theinfostride.com/david-hundeyin-is-calling-me-a-slt-because-he-couldnt-shine-with-horriblebosses-space-kiki-mordi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/david-hundeyin-is-calling-me-a-slt-because-he-couldnt-shine-with-horriblebosses-space-kiki-mordi/#respond Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:12:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=321103 Popular journalist, David Hundeyin has come out to accuse Kiki Mordi of having s*x with BBC producers for roles. He recently had his say via his social media page, and the world has been reacting. According to him, the co-host of the #HorribleBosses space is the beneficiary of a toxic action by one of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/david-hundeyin-is-calling-me-a-slt-because-he-couldnt-shine-with-horriblebosses-space-kiki-mordi/feed/ 0 Myanmar Court Sentences US Journalist Danny Fenster To 11 Years In Jail https://www.theinfostride.com/myanmar-court-sentences-us-journalist-danny-fenster-to-11-years-in-jail/ https://www.theinfostride.com/myanmar-court-sentences-us-journalist-danny-fenster-to-11-years-in-jail/#respond Fri, 12 Nov 2021 21:06:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=312621 A court in military-ruled Myan­mar on Friday senten­ced US journalist Danny Fen­ster to 11 years in prison with hard labour, the maximum penalty under three charges, despite calls by the United States and rights groups for his release.                                                                                    Myanmar flag It was the harshest punis­h­ment yet among the seven journalists known to have been [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/myanmar-court-sentences-us-journalist-danny-fenster-to-11-years-in-jail/feed/ 0 Online News Editor / Content Writer Jobs at The InfoStride https://www.theinfostride.com/online-news-editor-content-writer-jobs-at-theinfostride-com/ https://www.theinfostride.com/online-news-editor-content-writer-jobs-at-theinfostride-com/#respond Sun, 13 Sep 2020 20:09:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=269015 The InfoStride is looking for creative and passionate Online News Editors / Content Writers / Copywriters who can properly and professionally articulate stories; plan, coordinate, review and edit contents to provide exceptional, engaging and informative contents. Job Type: Remote/Work from Home/Part-TimeLocation: NigeriaLevel: Entry-Level/Graduate/Trainee Responsibilities:• Publish news articles on assign areas such as Business, Celebrity, Politics, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/online-news-editor-content-writer-jobs-at-theinfostride-com/feed/ 0 Nigerian Governors Set To Meet Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-governors-set-to-meet-buhari/ Sun, 16 Dec 2018 02:04:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=223419 The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has resolved to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari again over the issue of new minimum wage. The forum took the decision at its last meeting for 2018, presided by the chairman of Forum and Governor of Zamafara State, Abdulaziz Yari, on Thursday night in Abuja. Yari however declined speaking with [...]

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]]> I Will Campaign For Sanwo—Olu — Ambode https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-campaign-for-sanwo-olu-ambode/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:43:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=219321 Akinwunmi Ambode has promised to campaign vigorously for the All Progressives Congress (APC) guber candidate, Jide Sanwo-Olu and President Buhari ahead of the 2019 general elections. According to Vanguard, the Lagos state Governor said that it is vital for the ruling party to maintain leadership at both the state and federal levels. Ambode said this [...]

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]]> I Don’t Know Who’s A Journalist And Who Isn’t Anymore – Mourinho https://www.theinfostride.com/i-dont-know-whos-a-journalist-and-who-isnt-anymore-mourinho/ Tue, 08 May 2018 20:53:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=206314 Jose Mourinho has blamed his previous success for some of the anxiety surrounding Manchester United’s trophy-less season, saying that winning the FA Cup has become vital for him and his side. Mourinho, who has won two Champions Leagues and eight league titles in his career, suggested his past standards have put the pressure on United [...]

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]]> Bayelsa Journalist Assassinated In His Bedroom https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-journalist-assassinated-in-his-bedroom/ Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:00:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=162338 A journalist, Famous Giobaro was on Sunday, April 16, shot dead by unknown gunmen. The victim, who worked at the state-owned Glory FM 97.1, was reportedly killed in his house. According to The Cable, the assailants invaded Giobaro’s apartment within a bungalow at INEC Road, Kpasia in Yenagoa, the state capital, around 5am. They were [...]

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]]> Oladunni Churchill Offered A Journalist N3M To Defend His Lies – Tonto Dikeh https://www.theinfostride.com/oladunni-churchill-offered-a-journalist-n3m-to-defend-his-lies-tonto-dikeh/ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 12:43:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161142 Tonto Dikeh and Oladunni Churchill currently live separately but they continue to troll each other on the Internet over their marriage fail. The Nollywood actress earlier today claimed her estranged husband offered Azuka Ogujiuba – the journalist who made her cry in her tell-all interview – N3m to tell his side of the story. ‘An [...]

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]]> Presidency Slam British Journalist Over Editorial On PMB https://www.theinfostride.com/presidency-slam-british-journalist-over-editorial-on-pmb/ Thu, 14 Apr 2016 11:13:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=125778 Con Coughlin, the author of The Daily Telegraph editorial that accused President Buhari of intimidating his political enemies, has come under fire from the Presidency over what it called ‘factual inaccuracies.’ Coughlin alleged in the editorial that Buhari’s government was using aid from the United Kingdom meant for the fight against insurgency to fight his [...]

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]]> Egyptian Government extends Journalist’s Detention for a Second Time https://www.theinfostride.com/egyptian-government-extends-journalists-detention-for-a-second-time/ Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:47:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112729 The Egypt’s government has for the second time extended the detention of a journalist accused of “releasing false news aimed at spreading terror” and “joining a banned group” by another 15 days pending further investigation, the detainee’s family and local media said. Award-winning investigative journalist Ismail Alexandrani is likely be held until at least the [...]

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]]> Yvonne Nelson Asks For Nigerian Journalist’s Arrest https://www.theinfostride.com/yvonne-nelson-asks-for-nigerian-journalists-arrest/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:10:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108547 Ghanian superstar, Yvonne Nelson, has shown her disappointment over an alleged assault case she filed in Ghana, against a Nigerian journalist, Elvis Eze. It was previously reported that Yvonne had alleged that Eze assaulted her for refusing him a hug at her colleague, Ingrid Alabi’s birthday party. She said that Eze pursued her to her [...]

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]]> The day they came to kill me – Abdalle Mumin https://www.theinfostride.com/the-day-they-came-to-kill-me-abdalle-mumin/ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 07:53:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=105035 Nairobi, Kenya – Abdalle Mumin is still looking over his shoulder, even after months spent in what he calls “exile”. The Somali journalist rarely leaves his safe house. He checks his phone constantly. Sometimes he turns it off or switches sim cards, just to make sure. Sitting stone-faced in a darkened office – blinds drawn [...]

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]]> #Insurgency > There Is A Journalist Federal Government Must Invite To Be Able To Address Boko Haram Challenges – Senator Shehu Sani https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-senator-shehu-sani-says-there-is-a-journalist-fg-must-invite-to-be-able-to-address-boko-haram-insurgency/ Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:30:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-senator-shehu-sani-says-there-is-a-journalist-fg-must-invite-to-be-able-to-address-boko-haram-insurgency/ Senator representing Kaduna Central on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Shehu Sani has said if the country were to succeed in ending Boko Haram insurgency in the country, journalist Ahmad Salkida needs to be invited by the Federal Government. According to him, Salkida once organized a dialogue between the government and Islamist [...]

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]]> What Is It Like Being A Journalist In Gambia? https://www.theinfostride.com/being-a-journalist-in-gambia/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:05:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/being-a-journalist-in-gambia/ Unlike some of its West African neighbours, Gambia has enjoyed relative stability, portrayed in tourist brochures as an idyllic holiday destination. But it’s also a country whose government is well known for intolerance to dissent. Gambians have been imprisoned, exiled and even allegedly disappeared for being critical of President Yahya Jammeh and his government. Our [...]

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]]> South Sudan reporter killed days after ‘president’s threat’ https://www.theinfostride.com/s-sudan-reporter-killed-days-after-presidents-threat/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:49:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/s-sudan-reporter-killed-days-after-presidents-threat/ By Al Jazeera Assailants have reportedly shot dead a reporter for the New Nation newspaper in South Sudan in an apparently targeted attack, days after President Salva Kiir allegedly made a thinly veiled threat to target journalists who reported “against the country”. Colleagues, who gathered at the hospital in the capital Juba where Moi Peter [...]

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]]> French journalist killed in Central African Republic, says President Francois Hollande https://www.theinfostride.com/french-journalist-killed-in-central-african-republic-says-president-francois-hollande/ Tue, 13 May 2014 19:11:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42388 A French journalist has been killed while on a reporting assignment in Central African Republic, French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday in a statement, vowing to make every effort to shed light on the murder. "The president learned with great…

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]]> Belgian authorities release Burundi opposition leader https://www.theinfostride.com/belgian-authorities-release-burundi-opposition-leader/ Wed, 07 May 2014 18:09:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41020 Belgian authorities have released a prominent Burundian opposition leader who had been detained at the airport last week while he was on route to Italy. Alexis Sinduhije, a former journalist, activist and leader of the Movement for Solidarity and Development…

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]]> Hundreds of illegal migrants abandoned by traffickers rescued in Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/hundreds-of-illegal-migrants-abandoned-by-traffickers-rescued-in-sudan/ Sat, 03 May 2014 15:33:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40130 Hundreds of exhausted illegal migrants reached the safety of a northern Sudanese town Saturday, an AFP journalist said, after 10 died when human traffickers abandoned them in the desert. A convoy of six Sudanese army trucks delivered the migrants to…

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]]> Australian journalist held in Egypt defiant on press freedom https://www.theinfostride.com/australian-journalist-held-in-egypt-defiant-on-press-freedom/ Fri, 02 May 2014 16:50:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39900 Australian journalist Peter Greste on Friday said his detention and that of his Al-Jazeera colleagues in an Egyptian jail had become a powerful symbol of press freedom worldwide. In a statement from his prison cell on the eve of World Press Freedom…

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]]> Another bomb attack in Nigeria capital kills at least 16 https://www.theinfostride.com/another-bomb-attack-in-nigeria-capital-kills-at-least-16/ Thu, 01 May 2014 21:29:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39728 A bomb attack Thursday at a bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital killed at least 16 people, an AFP journalist and a witness said. An AFP correspondent at the Asokoro General Hospital in Abuja saw nine dead bodies which had been brought…

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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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]]> Police, protesters clash in Madrid: AFP journalist  https://www.theinfostride.com/police-protesters-clash-in-madrid-afp-journalist/ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:27:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30117 Violence broke out at a mass demonstration in Madrid late Saturday when dozens of youths began throwing projectiles at police, who responded by charging at them. Tens of thousands of people marched on the Spanish capital in a mostly peaceful protest…

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]]> Russia probes journalist over Crimea joke https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-probes-journalist-over-crimea-joke/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:23:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29699 Russian prosecutors on Thursday were investigating a journalist who jokingly appealed to President Vladimir Putin to send troops to his region of Vologda to liberate its population from corrupt officials. In a witty appeal posted on Facebook this month…

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]]> US concerned at Hong Kong journalist attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/us-concerned-at-hong-kong-journalist-attacks/ Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:43:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29555 The United States Wednesday voiced concern about attacks on leading members of the Hong Kong media calling for a full investigation. "While the details of the most recent attack are not completely clear, we are troubled by a series of incidents over…

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]]> The legacy of Israeli icon Ariel Sharon https://www.theinfostride.com/the-legacy-of-israeli-icon-ariel-sharon/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-legacy-of-israeli-icon-ariel-sharon/#comments Sun, 12 Jan 2014 10:58:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=10179 JERUSALEM — Dissonance. That is the word chosen by David Landau, the Israeli author and journalist, when asked to describe the essence of Ariel Sharon. "The dissonance between what people expected and what they got from him," Landau said. The final…

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-legacy-of-israeli-icon-ariel-sharon/feed/ 1 Senator Ibikunle Amosun Apologises For Attack On Journalists https://www.theinfostride.com/senator-ibikunle-amosun-apologises-for-attack-on-journalists/ Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:01:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=9866 Ogun State State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Inactive in my opinion, yesterday apologised to newsmen in the state over the attack by some hoodlums on their colleagues. . Amosun while talking with newsmen at his Office in Oke-Mosan, ABEOKUTA, described the brutality on the three newsmen who were covering the harmonisation committee meeting at the [...]

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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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]]> Protest in Malaysia after government suspends magazine https://www.theinfostride.com/protest-in-malaysia-after-government-suspends-magazine/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:23:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7983 Dozens of journalists protested Saturday in Malaysia against the suspension of a weekly magazine, urging the Southeast Asian nation to allow greater press freedom. The Heat stopped publication last month after the Home Ministry suspended it, saying…

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]]> Controversial French comic Dieudonne probed for racial hatred https://www.theinfostride.com/controversial-french-comic-dieudonne-probed-for-racial-hatred/ Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:22:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7022 Prosecutors in Paris on Monday launched a probe into whether a French comedian was guilty of inciting racial hatred by joking about "gas chambers" while talking about a Jewish journalist. Dieudonne, who has drawn controversy over an increasingly copied…

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]]> Press body accuses Israel army of targeting journalists https://www.theinfostride.com/press-body-accuses-israel-army-targeting-journalists/ Sun, 01 Dec 2013 22:40:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3127 The Foreign Press Association on Sunday accused the Israeli army of "deliberately targeting" journalists after soldiers fired rubber bullets and threw a stun grenade at photojournalists clearly identified as press. In a statement, the Tel Aviv-based…

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