Nigeria’s – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 01 May 2021 17:46:01 +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 Nigeria’s – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Charly Boy Advises Nigerian Youths To Embrace His Philosophy https://www.theinfostride.com/charly-boy-advises-nigerian-youths-to-embrace-his-philosophy/ Sat, 03 Oct 2015 01:12:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101725 In a new chat with NAN on the 55th anniversary of Nigeria’s Independence, Abuja area fada, Charly boy said Nigeria as a nation is still economically and politically dependent, and this is reflecting in the youth’s attitude to life. He said: – “He said it is now 55 years since we gained independence as a [...]

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]]> President Buhari condemns Chief Olu Falae’s Abduction, directs Police to ensure Safe Release https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buhari-condemns-chief-olu-falaes-abduction-directs-police-to-ensure-safe-release/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 22:00:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100699 President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Inspector-General of Police and other security agencies to take all necessary action to ensure safe and speedy rescue for Chief Olu Falae, who was abducted from his farm recently. According to the statement released to the press by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari [...]

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]]> #Football > Nigeria’s Dream Team VI Beat Ghana To Advance Into AAG Semi-Finals https://www.theinfostride.com/sport-dream-team-vi-beat-ghana-to-advance-into-aag-semis/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:40:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/sport-dream-team-vi-beat-ghana-to-advance-into-aag-semis/ Goals from Junior Ajayi and Kingsley Sokari secured an opening 2-0 win for Nigeria’s Men Under-23 against Ghana in the Football Tournaments of the 2015 All-Africa Games on Wednesday. The Dream Team VI, whose initial opener against Egypt was canceled after the young Pharaohs withdrew from the tournament, have now progressed into the semi-final stage [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Civil Service Has Been Made Inefficient By Corruption – President Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-civil-service-has-been-made-inefficient-by-corruption-buhari/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 11:30:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-civil-service-has-been-made-inefficient-by-corruption-buhari/ President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria’s civil service has lost its steam to poverty of ideas and corruption, which have resulted in inefficiency and poor output. The President made the observation at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, yesterday, while launching the Capacity Building Programmes for Public Servants—Structured Mandatory Assessment-based [...]

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]]> Chamberlain Oguchi Named 2015 AfroBasket Most Valuable Player | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/champ-oguchi-named-2015-afrobasket-mvp-sports/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 02:40:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/champ-oguchi-named-2015-afrobasket-mvp-sports/ Nigeria’s shooting guard, Chamberlain ‘champ’ Oguchi, claimed the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award of the 2015 Afrobasket after the country’s victory over Angola on Sunday. The 29-year-old new Anwil Wlocklawek recruit in the Polish Basketball League finished the tournament with an accumulated tally of 116 points and 23 rebounds to inspire D’Tigers to their first-ever [...]

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]]> Nigeria’s D’Tigers Beat Senegal to Advance to 2015 AfroBasket Final | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/dtigers-beat-senegal-to-advance-to-afrobasket-final-sports/ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 19:43:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/dtigers-beat-senegal-to-advance-to-afrobasket-final-sports/ Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball national team, D’Tigers, are through to the championship match of the AfroBasket 2015 after an 88-79 win over Senegal.

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]]> Nigerian Ambassador To The United States Dies Of Heart Attack Few Days To End Of Tenure | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/breaking-news-nigerian-ambassador-to-us-dies-of-heart-attack-few-days-to-end-of-tenure-nigeria/ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 07:30:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/breaking-news-nigerian-ambassador-to-us-dies-of-heart-attack-few-days-to-end-of-tenure-nigeria/ Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States, Prof Adebowale Adefuye is dead. Adefuye, whose tenure as ambassador ends on August 31, 2015 died after suffering from an heart attack in a Washington, DC hospital. Born in Ijebu-Igbo, in 1947, Adefuye received his First Degree in History at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1969, and in [...]

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]]> Beijing 2015: Okagbare-Igho Up & Alive in Women’s 100m Final | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/beijing-2015-okagbare-igho-up-alive-in-womens-100m-final-sports/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 14:40:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/beijing-2015-okagbare-igho-up-alive-in-womens-100m-final-sports/ Team Nigeria’s medal hopeful at the 2015 IAAF World Championships, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor is through to the final of the Women’s 100m. Okagbare-Igho – out of her block in decent time – maintained her stride down the lane to place second behind Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in 10.89secs, seven hundredth seconds behind the Jamaican favourite. The Commonwealth champion, [...]

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]]> Watch Gbinije’s One-Handed Dunk as D’Tigers’ Lose to Tunisia | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/watch-gbinijes-one-handed-dunk-as-dtigers-lose-to-tunisia-sports/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:40:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/watch-gbinijes-one-handed-dunk-as-dtigers-lose-to-tunisia-sports/ Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball national team, D’Tigers, suffered a 70-59 defeat at the hands of hosts and defending champions, Tunisia, in their third match of the 2015 Afrobasket on Sunday. Playing in front of a partisan crowd in Rades, Nigeria could not repeat their historic win over the same opponent at the 2012 London Olympic [...]

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]]> D’Tigers Dismantle Silverbacks of Uganda in Afrobasket | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/video-dtigers-dismantle-silverbacks-of-uganda-in-afrobasket-sports/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 17:59:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/video-dtigers-dismantle-silverbacks-of-uganda-in-afrobasket-sports/ Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball national team, D’Tigers, recorded their second successive win in Afrobasket 2015, coasting to a comfortable 98-59 victory against debutants Uganda. Chamberlain Oguchi continued his impressive outing in Rades, notching up 30 points and eight rebounds, with Al-Farouk Aminu complimenting with 14 points. Proceedings was halted for over two minutes (2.17secs) in [...]

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]]> Scores killed in Nigeria cattle market blast https://www.theinfostride.com/scores-killed-in-nigeria-cattle-market-blast/ Thu, 13 Aug 2015 20:18:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/scores-killed-in-nigeria-cattle-market-blast/ By Al Jazeera A blast in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state has killed at least 47 people and injured another 52, according to a military source and a civilian joint task force member. The explosion, in a region where hundreds of people have been killed in attacks by suspected members of Boko Haram in the last [...]

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]]> Nigeria’s Power Issues More Of Transmission Than Generation, Says President Buhari | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-power-issues-more-of-transmission-than-generation-buhari-nigeria/ Thu, 13 Aug 2015 05:30:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/nigerias-power-issues-more-of-transmission-than-generation-buhari-nigeria/ President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) says the problem of Nigeria’s power sector in Nigeria was more in the transmission than generation. Whatever the issues are, however, Buhari pledged his administration’s readiness to rectify the problem to realize steady power supply in the country. Speaking after taking briefing of the activities of the sector by the Permanent [...]

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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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]]> Nigeria to Play Niger Next Month in an International Friendly Match | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/international-friendly-nigeria-to-play-niger-next-month-sports/ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 08:40:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/international-friendly-nigeria-to-play-niger-next-month-sports/ Nigeria’s men senior national team will challenge Niger in an international friendly match in Port Harcourt, Nigeria on Tuesday, 8 September. Talks are ongoing between the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Rivers State Government to entertain the Nigeriens at the Adokiye Amiesiamaka stadium. “We are holding talks with the Rivers State Government, and the NFF [...]

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]]> Lady Strips Herself For 2face At Sapele Star Music Trek | #Celebrity https://www.theinfostride.com/lady-strips-for-2face-at-sapele-star-music-trek-celebrity/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:32:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/lady-strips-for-2face-at-sapele-star-music-trek-celebrity/ What a wonder! A lady fan strips for 2face at the Sapele Star Music Trek!! It’s no longer news that some of Nigeria’s biggest music stars such as 2face, Patoranking, Cynthia Morgan, Runtown, Oritse Femi, Sound Sultan, Black Magic were live in Sapele on August, 8th 2015 for Star Music Trek #SapeleRocks. One of the major [...]

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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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]]> Lesbians, prostitutes the target of Nigeria’s Sharia vice squad https://www.theinfostride.com/lesbians-prostitutes-target-nigerias-sharia-vice-squad/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 01:56:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=2580 In Nigeria's northern city if Kano, enforcers of Sharia law patrol the streets looking for evidence of un-Islamic behaviour -- homosexuality, western haircuts, revealing clothing or even 'romancing'. Duration: 02:47

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]]> On patrol with Nigeria’s morality police https://www.theinfostride.com/patrol-nigerias-morality-police/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 01:06:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=2554 Six men in green uniform stand in the back of a pick-up truck in northern Nigeria's biggest city, on the look-out for prostitutes, their clients, transvestites, drunks and drug addicts. Their patrols in Kano also scout for men and women deemed to be…

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]]> Nigeria’s ruling party ‘unruffled by defections’ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-ruling-party-unruffled-defections/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 01:01:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=2551 Nigeria's ruling party said on Wednesday that it was unfazed by the defection of powerful state governors to the main opposition, despite it tipping the balance of power in the run-up to elections in 2015. Seven governors first broke with President…

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]]> Nigeria’s Culture and Tourism Sector receives tremendous boost over the last two years says Edem Duke https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-culture-and-tourism-sector-receives-tremendous-boost-over-the-last-two-years-says-edem-duke-2/ Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:42:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2013/06/28/nigerias-culture-and-tourism-sector-receives-tremendous-boost-over-the-last-two-years-says-edem-duke-2/ The effort of the Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation at developing the sector in order that it may compete favourably with its counterparts in other parts of the world, thereby contributing to increased foreign earnings, promote national and international integration, has been successful so far in the last two years of the [...]

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