Nations – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 19 May 2019 22:33:47 +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 Nations – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Other Nations Are Facing What Nigeria Is Facing – Lai Mohammed https://www.theinfostride.com/other-nations-are-facing-what-nigeria-is-facing-lai-mohammed/ Sun, 19 May 2019 22:33:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=233054 The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that fake news is everywhere and it has hindered Nigeria’s image globally. He revealed this during the inauguration of the Aso Television (TV) Station and Aso Radio ultra modern studio in Abuja on Tuesday where he said “there is no challenge that Nigeria is [...]

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]]> Buhari’s Administration Is In Constant Touch With Other Friendly Nations – Garba Shehu https://www.theinfostride.com/buharis-administration-is-in-constant-touch-with-other-friendly-nations-garba-shehu/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 21:41:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=219484 The Presidency has assured all Nigerians that there is no reason to worry about the hollow outburst by Nnamdi Kanu, the disputed leader of IPOB on returning to the country “with hell’’. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity gave the assurance in a statement in Abuja on [...]

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]]> China Is Becoming An Indispensable Force in The Comity Of Nations – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/china-is-becoming-an-indispensable-force-in-the-comity-of-nations-buhari/ Sun, 15 Oct 2017 21:41:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=185415 Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his hapiness at the mutually beneficial cooperation that exists between Nigeria and China. Buhari hailed China for “becoming an indispensable force in the comity of nations.’’ “On behalf of the Government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I have the pleasure to send our warmest congratulations to you and [...]

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]]> Akon Lights Up Two More African Nations https://www.theinfostride.com/akon-lights-up-two-more-african-nations/ Wed, 08 Mar 2017 09:31:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=158398 Cliched rappers spend money on bling and cars, but Senegalese-American artist Akon is looking skywards to splash his cash, investing in solar power projects across Africa. The rapper added The Gambia and Cape Verde to his Akon Lighting Africa initiative this weekend, a fund that already helps populations who struggle to connect to limited or [...]

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]]> Merit, Not Quota, Makes Nations Great – Yemi Osinbajo https://www.theinfostride.com/merit-not-quota-makes-nations-great-yemi-osinbajo/ Sat, 03 Dec 2016 19:04:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=149967 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has identified the importance of merit in giving reward and said that quota system was detrimental to the progress of any society. He said this in Abuja at the conferment of the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) on two professors, Omowunmi Sadiq, an environmental scientist, and Tanure Ojaide, a poet [...]

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]]> California Student Media Festival Celebrates 50 Years of Student Creativity [Press Release] https://www.theinfostride.com/california-student-media-festival-celebrates-50-years-of-student-creativity-press-release/ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2016/02/california-student-media-festival-celebrates-50-years-of-student-creativity-press-release/ The California Student Media Festival, the nations oldest festival of its kind, celebrates its 50th year of honoring student achievement and highlighting student creativity through media. Walnut Creek, CA, February 02, 2016 –(PR.com)– CUE, in conjunction with PBS SoCal, will host the annual California Student Media Festival on Saturday, June 11, 2016. The California Student [...]

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]]> NNPC’s GMD Reaffirms Commitment To Refine Nigeria’s Crude Oil Locally To Meet Immediate Domestic Needs https://www.theinfostride.com/nnpcs-gmd-reaffirms-commitment-to-refine-nigerias-crude-oil-locally-to-meet-immediate-domestic-needs/ Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:27:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=103332 With the nation’s refineries, especially the Port Harcourt Refinery Company (PHRC) roaring back to life, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday in Benin, the Edo State capital, said the country’s  crude oil would  be processed to meet immediate domestic needs. The NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, who spoke at this year’s NNPC [...]

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]]> IGP Arase Seeks United Nations Assistance To Fight Against Terrorism https://www.theinfostride.com/igp-arase-seeks-united-nations-assistance-to-fight-against-terrorism/ Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:31:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=103069 The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase, has requested for assistance from the United Nations (UN) for the Nigeria Police to end the fight against terrorism. Mr. Arase made the request when the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate, Weixiong Chen, visited him at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. [...]

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]]> Reality Check: Exposing Popular Misconceptions about the African Continent https://www.theinfostride.com/reality-check-exposing-popular-misconceptions-about-the-african-continent/ Sat, 03 Oct 2015 22:55:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101840 Reality Check: Africa is not a country Do you speak African? Well, neither do the 1 billion people on the continent. Africa is home to 54 different nations, more than 2,000 languages and four of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies, but is often painted with a sweeping stroke of doom and gloom. In this [...]

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]]> Only Criticize President Buhari Constructively, PDP Advises Nigerians https://www.theinfostride.com/only-criticize-president-buhari-constructively-pdp-advises-nigerians/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 01:16:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101482 The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has charged Nigerians to use the occasion of the nation’s 55th Independence Anniversary to rekindle the spirit of patriotism and act in ways that promote democratic ideals and peaceful co-existence at all levels in the country. The party also urged Nigerians to use the anniversary to recommit to respecting their [...]

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]]> Press Release > Waitrose Partners with Spargonet to help with Notes migration https://www.theinfostride.com/press-release-waitrose-partners-with-spargonet-to-help-with-notes-migration/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:55:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/press-release-waitrose-partners-with-spargonet-to-help-with-notes-migration/ Waitrose – the Nation’s Favourite Supermarket and winner of the BestSupermarket and Best Food and Grocery Retailer awards – currently has 339 shops in England, Scotland, Wales and the Channel Islands, including 60 convenience branches, and another 28 shops at Welcome Break locations. As with many organisations, the key issue for Waitrose was that its [...]

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]]> #Celebrity > Pastor T. B. Joshua Secretly Acquires $60million Private Jet! https://www.theinfostride.com/celebrity-tb-joshua-secretly-acquires-60million-private-jet/ Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:45:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/celebrity-tb-joshua-secretly-acquires-60million-private-jet/ Controversial pastor and founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Pastor T. B Joshua, has reportedly acquired a private jet secretly. According to Sahara Reporters, TB Joshua purchased the nearly brand-new Gulfstream G550 aircraft in April 2015, around the time more than 100 people died in a building collapse, belonging to his church. The [...]

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]]> Press Release > HouseLens Grows Matterport 3D Offerings https://www.theinfostride.com/press-release-houselens-grows-matterport-3d-offerings/ Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:36:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/press-release-houselens-grows-matterport-3d-offerings/ NASHVILLE, TN–(Marketwired – September 15, 2015) – HouseLens, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of visual marketing solutions for real estate, is expanding its Matterport 3D offerings with the addition of new markets, floor plans, and commercial services. “Matterport is an innovative company, which makes their products a natural fit for HouseLens’ innovative approach to real [...]

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]]> #Politics > If PDP Had Been Fantastic In Power, President Buhari Would Never Have Won – APC https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-if-pdp-had-been-fantastic-in-power-president-buhari-would-never-have-won-apc/ Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:30:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-if-pdp-had-been-fantastic-in-power-president-buhari-would-never-have-won-apc/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the PDP’s statement on the nation’s economy as part of the opposition’s ploy to distract the Buhari Administration from its task of nation building. In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the PDP’s statement was a [...]

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]]> #Remembrance > Synagogue Church Holds First Year Memorial Service For Victims Of Building Collapse https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-synagogue-holds-first-year-memorial-service-for-victims-of-building-collapse/ Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:30:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-synagogue-holds-first-year-memorial-service-for-victims-of-building-collapse/ The Synagogue, Church of All Nations will tomorrow (Saturday) hold a memorial service for the victims of the September 12, 2014 guest house building collapse in the Ikotun, Lagos, premises of the church as part of activities commemorating the incident’s first year anniversary. The church also said a service will hold in South Africa, the [...]

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]]> #Aviation > Stowaway Found In Tire Compartment Of Ghana-Bound Plane At Lagos Airport https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-stowaway-found-in-tire-compartment-of-ghana-bound-plane-at-lagos-airport/ Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:30:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-stowaway-found-in-tire-compartment-of-ghana-bound-plane-at-lagos-airport/ The porous state of security at the nation’s airports was once more exposed on Wednesday when a 25-year-old man was found inside the tire compartment of a Ghana-bound Medview Airlines plane at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. According to eye witnesses, the stowaway was discovered by the pilot during his final check on the plane [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Military Personnel To Take Over Security Of Oil Pipelines From Ex-militants https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-military-personnel-to-take-over-security-of-oil-pipelines-from-ex-militants/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 13:30:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-military-personnel-to-take-over-security-of-oil-pipelines-from-ex-militants/ The security of the nation’s oil pipelines is now to be overseen by men of the Nigerian military, the Defence Headquarters said on Tuesday. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar, who made this disclosure in a statement issued in Abuja, said this followed a meeting between the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Why President Buhari Appointed Hameed Ali As Customs Boss – Presidency https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-why-buhari-appointed-hameed-ali-as-customs-boss-presidency/ Mon, 07 Sep 2015 17:30:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-why-buhari-appointed-hameed-ali-as-customs-boss-presidency/ The Presidency at the weekend said the need to get the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to maximize its potential as the nation’s cash cow informed President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Col. Hameed Ali as its Comptroller-General. Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said the government believes that [...]

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]]> #Sport > Tanzania 0 – 0 Nigeria: Eagles Share the Spoils in Dar es Salaam https://www.theinfostride.com/sport-tanzania-0-0-nigeria-eagles-share-the-spoils-in-dar-es-salaam/ Sat, 05 Sep 2015 16:12:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/sport-tanzania-0-0-nigeria-eagles-share-the-spoils-in-dar-es-salaam/ Nigeria played out a goalless draw away to Tanzania in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier in Dar es Salaam on Saturday. Carl Ikeme had an impressive debut in goal for the Super Eagles, who were placed on the back-foot for most of the game, foiling torrents of goalscoring plots by Tanzania. Individual [...]

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]]> Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama Withdrawn From AFCON Qualifier Match With Tanzania | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/enyeama-out-of-tanzania-clash-report-sports/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 12:07:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/enyeama-out-of-tanzania-clash-report-sports/ According to Brila FM, Nigeria’s Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has withdrawn from this weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier away to Tanzania. The sports radio station says the LOSC Lille goalkeeper has notified coach Sunday Oliseh that he would not be available for the encounter in Da Es Salaam because of personal reasons. This could present [...]

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]]> 90 Days In Office: Nigerians Have Been Scammed By President Buhari and APC – PDP | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/90-days-in-office-nigerians-have-been-scammed-by-buhari-apc-pdp-news/ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 17:30:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/90-days-in-office-nigerians-have-been-scammed-by-buhari-apc-pdp-news/ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as alarming, the damage so far done on the nation’s economy by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government since it assumed leadership of the country, three months ago. The opposition party said the shambolic state of the nation’s economy within the period, which represents the [...]

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]]> Match: Tanzania – Nigeria AFCON Qualifier Starts at 2:30pm Nigeria Time On September 5 | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/tanzania-nigeria-afcon-qualifier-starts-230pm-nigeria-time-sports/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 16:40:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/tanzania-nigeria-afcon-qualifier-starts-230pm-nigeria-time-sports/ The 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier between hosts Tanzania and Nigeria has been slated for Saturday, 5 September at the National Stadium, Dar es Salaam. The match will kick off by 4:30pm local time (2:30pm Nigeria time) at the facility which is covered with natural grass, a mail sent to the Nigeria [...]

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]]> Help FG Recover Our Stolen Funds, Sultan Tells UN Secretary-General | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/help-fg-recover-our-stolen-funds-sultan-tells-ban-ki-moon-nigeria/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:30:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/help-fg-recover-our-stolen-funds-sultan-tells-ban-ki-moon-nigeria/ The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, to assist Nigeria in recovering its stolen money that were stashed in foreign countries. The Sultan noted that the millions of dollars stolen from Nigeria were needed for the development of the country, pleading with the world [...]

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]]> UN Sec-Gen. Demands Unconditional Release Of Chibok Girls | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/un-sec-gen-demands-unconditional-release-of-chibok-girls-nigeria/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:30:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/un-sec-gen-demands-unconditional-release-of-chibok-girls-nigeria/ The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, on Monday demanded the unconditional release of the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted in Borno State April 2014 and other abductees of the Boko Haram sect. Ban Ki-Moon made the call while addressing State House correspondents shortly after holding a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at [...]

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]]> FG Gives Contractor 5 Months To Complete Work On Bombed UN House | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-gives-contractor-5-months-to-complete-work-on-bombed-un-house-nigeria/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:36:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/fg-gives-contractor-5-months-to-complete-work-on-bombed-un-house-nigeria/ THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS (UN), MR BAN KIMOON (L) ANDPERMANENT SECRETARY, FCT, MR JOHN CHUKWU, INSPECTING A PHOTO MONTAGE, BEINGRECORD OF UNITED NATIONS BUILDING BOMBED THROUGH A CAR EXPLOSION IN AUGUST2011, AT THE SITE IN ABUJA ON TUESDAY (24/8/15) The Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory, Engr. John Chukwu, on Monday assured the Secretary-General of [...]

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]]> UN Calls For Release Of Chibok Girls | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/un-calls-for-release-of-chibok-girls-nigeria/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:36:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/un-calls-for-release-of-chibok-girls-nigeria/ The United Nations (UN) has called for the unconditional release of the abducted Chibok girls 500 days after they were kidnapped from their school by Islamist sect Boko Haram. The girls were abducted from their school in Chibok community, Borno State on April 14, 2014. Addressing State House Correspondent after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari [...]

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]]> Algerian Midfielder Mehdi Abeid Returns to Panathinaikos | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/algerian-midfielder-mehdi-abeid-returns-to-panathinaikos-sports/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:15:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/algerian-midfielder-mehdi-abeid-returns-to-panathinaikos-sports/ Algerian midfielder Mehdi Abeid has joined Panathinaikos from Newcastle for an undisclosed fee. The 23-year-old signed for the Magpies in May 2011 and made 21 appearances in over two-and-a-half seasons. Abeid had a successful loan spell at the Greek club during the 2013-14 season, scoring seven goals in 28 league appearances. A statement by Panathinakos [...]

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]]> Constitutional Amendment Crucial to Anti-Graft Strategy Review, says Lamorde https://www.theinfostride.com/93849/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:05:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/93849/ The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has said that a careful study of the Nigerian Constitution is crucial in designing strategies and policies for combating corruption. Speaking at a one-day meeting of heads of anti-graft agencies on the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Review, Recommendations and the Draft National Anti-Corruption [...]

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]]> MDGs: Govs Forum To Meet Ban Ki-moon Sunday | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/mdgs-govs-forum-to-meet-ban-ki-moon-sunday-nigeria/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:30:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/mdgs-govs-forum-to-meet-ban-ki-moon-sunday-nigeria/ The Nigerian Governors Forum led by Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, is scheduled to meet United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon on Sunday. The decision is one of the resolutions reached by the governors at the end of their meeting, which held at the Transcorp HIlton Hotel Abuja on Wednesday. The NGF chairman, [...]

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]]> Pierre Nkurunziza sworn in as Burundian President for Third Term https://www.theinfostride.com/pierre-nkurunziza-sworn-in-as-president-for-third-term/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 09:40:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/pierre-nkurunziza-sworn-in-as-president-for-third-term/ By Al Jazeera Pierre Nkurunziza has been sworn in as Burundi’s president for a controversial third term in power, the presidency has said, following last month’s disputed elections boycotted by the opposition. Nkurunziza took the “oath for a new term of five years”, the presidency said in a statement, in a surprise ceremony on Thursday, [...]

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]]> Why Developmental Projects Fail In Nigeria – UNIDO | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/why-developmental-projects-fail-in-nigeria-unido-nigeria/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 07:30:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/why-developmental-projects-fail-in-nigeria-unido-nigeria/ The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has said that a number of projects failed in Nigeria because of lack of communication among project managers, the programme managers and people who designed the projects. Speaking at a three-day workshop in Kaduna by UNIDO in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI), [...]

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]]> NFF Concludes Arrangements for Eagles Game in Tanzania | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/nff-concludes-arrangements-for-eagles-game-in-tanzania-sports/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:40:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/nff-concludes-arrangements-for-eagles-game-in-tanzania-sports/ The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has finalised arrangements for its team ahead of a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying match in Dar es Salaam. The Super Eagles will play Tanzania on 5 September, hoping to continue in their bid to make the 2017 Cup of Nations in Gabon. According to thenff.com, plans to [...]

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]]> Maitama Sule Seeks Responsible And Constructive Criticism Of Buhari | #Politics https://www.theinfostride.com/maitama-sule-seeks-responsible-and-constructive-criticism-of-buhari-politics/ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:54:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/maitama-sule-seeks-responsible-and-constructive-criticism-of-buhari-politics/ Nigeria’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to criticise the current administration responsibly and constructively.The elder statesman made the call in a chat with State House correspondents shortly after meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.Sule described the advent of the administration as the “dawn of a new [...]

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]]> Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Draw Slated for Next Month | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-u-23-cup-of-nations-draw-slated-for-next-month-sports/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:40:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/africa-u-23-cup-of-nations-draw-slated-for-next-month-sports/ The draw for this year’s Africa U-23 Cup of Nations has been slated for Monday, 14 September by the Confederation of African Football (Caf). The draw, which comes up in five weeks’ time, is billed for the Caf headquarters in Cairo Egypt, with both group winners and runners-up eligible for a place in the semi-final [...]

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]]> Injustice, Lack Of Leadership To Blame For Rising Crimes – Maitama Sule | #Politics https://www.theinfostride.com/injustice-lack-of-leadership-to-blame-for-rising-crimes-maitama-sule-politics/ Sun, 09 Aug 2015 11:57:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/injustice-lack-of-leadership-to-blame-for-rising-crimes-maitama-sule-politics/ Nigeria’s former permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Alhaji Maitama Sule, has blamed the rising level of crimes in the country on injustice and lack of qualitative leadership.Sule, who spoke in Abuja yesterday as a guest during the 70th birthday celebration of former Transport Minister, Chief [...]

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]]> 800,000 Women Suffer From VVF Annually In Nigeria – UN | #NigeriaNews https://www.theinfostride.com/800000-women-suffer-from-vvf-annually-in-nigeria-un-nigerianews/ Sat, 08 Aug 2015 21:30:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/800000-women-suffer-from-vvf-annually-in-nigeria-un-nigerianews/ The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) on Saturday said about 800,000 women suffered from Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) annually in Nigeria.The Country Representative of the fund in Nigeria, Ratidzai Ndhlovu, disclosed this at the graduation of 100 rehabilitated women living with obstetric Fistula in Sokoto.Ndhlovu, represented by Dr Audu Alayande, Assistant Country Representative, [...]

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]]> D’Tigers Through To AAG, Nations Cup https://www.theinfostride.com/dtigers-through-to-aag-nations-cup/ Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:17:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=77896 National men’s basketball team, D’Tigers have qualified for both the 2015 All Africa Games and FIBA-Africa Championship after beating Burkina Faso 63-50 in the return leg match played at the indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium,. Surulere, Lagos on Wednesday. . The Olumide Oyedeji captained side had won the first leg match in Ouagadougou [...]

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]]> Elections: FG shuts land, sea borders, to suspend international flights https://www.theinfostride.com/elections-fg-shuts-land-sea-borders-to-suspend-international-flights/ Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:15:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/03/elections-fg-shuts-land-sea-borders-to-suspend-international-flights/ Nigeria has shut its land and sea borders and will suspend international flights to and from Nigeria by midnight today as Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday to elect the President and members of the National Assembly on March 28. “All borders will effectively be closed from midnight March 25, to midnight Saturday, March [...]

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]]> #MomMemory: A Mother’s Love Never Stops https://www.theinfostride.com/mommemory-a-mothers-love-never-stops/ Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:15:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/03/mommemory-a-mothers-love-never-stops/ There is a special day that has been set apart for Mothers by the United Nations and that itself is a commendable thing but in a more rational world, every day should be Mothers’ Day. Why should that be? Just try just to evoke the memory of a woman in the labor ward, whatever you [...]

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]]> Khune, Serero Back For SA https://www.theinfostride.com/khune-serero-back-for-sa/ Wed, 18 Mar 2015 00:20:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=76686 Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune and Ajax Amsterdam star midfielder Thulani Serero made their return to Bafana Bafana for the upcoming friendly matches against Swaziland and Nigeria. . Khune, who last featured for Bafana Bafana at the 2014 African Nations Championship (Chan), was included in the 30-man squad for the international friendly matches against Swaziland [...]

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]]> Ghana Seek Payback Against Amajita https://www.theinfostride.com/ghana-seek-payback-against-amajita/ Mon, 09 Mar 2015 13:11:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=75923 The stage is set for a battle for points as Ghana meets South Africa on day 2 of the Africa U-20 Championship. . A promising encounter beckons as both sides have set the strong target of advancing from Group B which automatically qualifies a team to participate in the Fifa U-20 World Cup later in [...]

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]]> In the fight against malaria, East African nations build capability via AFRICOM medical engagement https://www.theinfostride.com/in-the-fight-against-malaria-east-african-nations-build-capability-via-africom-medical-engagement/ Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:18:00 +0000 http://apo.theinfostrides.com/africa/in-the-fight-against-malaria-east-african-nations-build-capability-via-africom-medical-engagement/ NAIROBI, Kenya, November 15, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Twelve technicians from the Defence Forces of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda recently participated in a malaria diagnostic training event sponsored by the U.S. Africa Command’s Office of the Command Surgeon and the Humanitarian and Health Activities Branch. The event was conducted at [...]

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]]> The African Union welcomes the decision of the United Nations Security Council to authorize the enhancement of the AU mission in Somalia and support to the Somali National Army https://www.theinfostride.com/the-african-union-welcomes-the-decision-of-the-united-nations-security-council-to-authorize-the-enhancement-of-the-au-mission-in-somalia-and-support-to-the-somali-national-army/ Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:15:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/apr/the-african-union-welcomes-the-decision-of-the-united-nations-security-council-to-authorize-the-enhancement-of-the-au-mission-in-somalia-and-support-to-the-somali-national-army/ ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, welcomes the adoption by the United Nations (UN) Security Council, on 12 November 2013, of resolution 2124 (2013) on Somalia. The Chairperson of the Commission expresses AU’s satisfaction at the decision [...]

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