President Barack Obama – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 29 Jul 2017 11:07:02 +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 President Barack Obama – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 2015 White House Halloween Party: Check Out This Toddler Dressed As Pope [PHOTOS] https://www.theinfostride.com/2015-white-house-halloween-party-check-out-this-toddler-dressed-as-pope-photos/ Sat, 31 Oct 2015 18:52:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=104707 President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle threw a Halloween Costume party at the White House yesterday and invited little kids to have fun with them. The most adorable was the little boy in a Pope costume in his Pope mobile. He made the president laugh. Too cute! See more photos after the cut… Source: [...]

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]]> President Buhari To Attend UN General Assembly In New York https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buhari-to-attend-un-general-assembly-in-new-york/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:23:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100515 President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) is due to leave Abuja for New York on Thursday for the 70th Session General Assembly meeting of the United Nations. The president would be accompanied by the Governors of Sokoto, Kaduna and Niger States, the National Security Adviser, Babagana Mongonu and the Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Ministries of Foreign [...]

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]]> President Buhari’s Meeting with President Obama [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buharis-meeting-with-president-obama-video/ Tue, 21 Jul 2015 21:45:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=89895 Watch the video of the Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari’s Meeting with US President Barack Obama in Washington DC, USA. The video was posted on the Facebook page of the U.S. Embassy Nigeria. Watch now and enjoy the discussion! [fbvideo link=”https://www.facebook.com/usembassynigeria/videos/10153533377954874/” width=”640″ height=”450″ onlyvideo=”1″] What do you think about the discussion?

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]]> Tweet Story: President Buhari Meets President Obama https://www.theinfostride.com/tweetstory-buhari-meets-obama/ Tue, 21 Jul 2015 00:15:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/07/tweetstory-buhari-meets-obama/ President Muhammadu Buhari today met US President Barack Obama – the first time a president of the United States will encounter a Nigerian counterpart following the peaceful transfer of power in a contested election in the country’s history. Buhari discussed his plans for critical reforms. He also explained to Obama why the formation of his [...]

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]]> Readout of the President’s Calls with Nigerian President Jonathan and President-Elect Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/readout-of-the-presidents-calls-with-nigerian-president-jonathan-and-president-elect-buhari/ Thu, 02 Apr 2015 20:05:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/04/readout-of-the-presidents-calls-with-nigerian-president-jonathan-and-president-elect-buhari/ WASHINGTON, April 2, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — President Obama today spoke with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and separately with President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari to commend them for their leadership during Nigeria’s recent election. The President applauded President Jonathan for putting Nigeria and its people before politics by conceding the election and calling on his supporters [...]

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]]> President Barack Obama’s Message to the Nigerian People over 2015 Elections https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obamas-message-to-the-nigerian-people-over-2015-elections/ Tue, 24 Mar 2015 21:35:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=77503 The United States President Barack Obama has sent a special message to the Nigerian People in preparation for the upcoming elections in Nigeria. Read the message below and watch the following video:  Hello.  Today, I want to speak directly to you—the people of Nigeria. Nigeria is a great nation and you can be proud of [...]

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]]> President Barack Obama wants more data on youth concussions https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obama-wants-more-data-on-youth-concussions/ Thu, 29 May 2014 21:53:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=45519 President Barack Obama called for more research Thursday into concussions among youth athletes -- and admitted he had probably seen stars himself while playing American football as a youngster. Obama called a "summit" at the White House amid a rising…

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]]> Letter to the Editor: Why help in Nigeria if we don’t help elsewhere? https://www.theinfostride.com/letter-to-the-editor-why-help-in-nigeria-if-we-dont-help-elsewhere/ Fri, 23 May 2014 22:54:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44559 To the Editor: My heart goes out to those parents of the schoolgirls in Nigeria who, through no fault of their own, are being used to extort money for the terrorist cause in that country. The country's military has refused to get involved  in finding…

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]]> President Barack Obama briefed on US MERS cases https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obama-briefed-on-us-mers-cases/ Tue, 13 May 2014 19:02:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42373 President Barack Obama has been briefed by his top advisors after a second case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was discovered on US soil, the White House said Tuesday. "The president has been briefed on this development ... Our team…

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]]> President Barack Obama laughs it up with Washington reporters https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obama-laughs-it-up-with-washington-reporters/ Sun, 04 May 2014 05:54:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40264 President Barack Obama cracked jokes about the government's disastrous health care policy rollout and mocked political opponents at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The annual event, known informally as the "nerd prom," brings Washington's top…

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]]> US President lands in Philippines as defence pact signed https://www.theinfostride.com/us-president-lands-in-philippines-as-defence-pact-signed/ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:18:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38853 President Barack Obama landed in the Philippines on Monday to cement new defence ties on the last leg of an Asian tour conducted against a backdrop of territorial tensions between US allies and China. Obama flew into Manila from Malaysia, hours after…

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]]> President Barack Obama navigates tricky political path in Malaysia https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obama-navigates-tricky-political-path-in-malaysia/ Sun, 27 Apr 2014 06:09:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38645 US President Barack Obama paid homage to Malaysia's moderate brand of Islam and picked his way through his hosts' contentious politics Sunday on the latest leg of his Asian tour. Obama started his first full day in Kuala Lumpur at the marble-colonnaded…

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]]> President Barack Obama warns tougher sanctions against nuclear North Korea https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obama-warns-tougher-sanctions-against-nuclear-north-korea/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:17:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38394 North Korea will gain nothing by making threats, US President Barack Obama said Friday, warning it of sanctions with "more bite" if it went ahead with a fourth nuclear test. Speaking in South Korea as satellite images revealed the North could be preparing…

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]]> President Barack Obama says cannot be sure if Ukraine deal will work https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obama-says-cannot-be-sure-if-ukraine-deal-will-work/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:52:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36498 President Barack Obama said a deal Thursday to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine was a "glimmer of hope" but cautioned he could not be sure if Russia would live up to it. Obama, in a careful response to the apparent breakthrough in Geneva, said he was…

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]]> President Barack Obama steels for Putin call as crisis escalates https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obama-steels-for-putin-call-as-crisis-escalates/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:38:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35831 Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin confronted one another in telephone talks Monday as a standoff over Ukraine escalated after the CIA chief visited Kiev and a Russian war plane "buzzed" a US destroyer. Washington said it was consulting European…

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]]> Obama says plane search a ‘top priority’ https://www.theinfostride.com/obama-says-plane-search-a-top-priority/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:01:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29594 President Barack Obama said Wednesday the search for the missing Malaysian airliner was a "top priority" for the United States and offered every possible resource -- including the FBI. In his first on camera comments on the mystery of Malaysia Airlines…

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]]> President Obama’s NSA promises fail to quell European fears https://www.theinfostride.com/president-obamas-nsa-promises-fail-to-quell-european-fears/ Sun, 19 Jan 2014 21:06:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11790 BERLIN, Germany — Germany's foreign minister welcomed President Obama's official pledge to curb the powers of the National Security Agency (NSA) on Friday. But a quiet unease lingers across Berlin and many other European capitals. “President Obama…

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]]> Google Buys Nest; Net Neutrality May Be in Trouble https://www.theinfostride.com/google-buys-nest-net-neutrality-may-be-in-trouble/ Sun, 19 Jan 2014 17:34:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11769 You know what they say about the best-laid plans. We collected our top stories of the week this past Thursday so that we could complete the companion video by our Sunday deadline (it’ll be up a bit later this afternoon), and Friday wound up giving…

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]]> WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says Obama surveillance pledge will change little or nothing https://www.theinfostride.com/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-says-obama-surveillance-pledge-will-change-little-nothing/ Sat, 18 Jan 2014 16:56:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11571 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday dismissed President Barack Obama's proposals to curb the reach of the National Security Agency (NSA), saying they would change very little. In a speech intended to quell the furor over surveillance programs…

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]]> US Congress relishes greater role in NSA reforms https://www.theinfostride.com/us-congress-relishes-greater-role-nsa-reforms/ Sat, 18 Jan 2014 16:54:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11568 US lawmakers were poised Friday to seize a chance to take the initiative in reforming America's vast digital surveillance network, after President Barack Obama opened the door to them. Under pressure after fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden…

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]]> President Obama Lays Out NSA Reforms, Throws Shade at Snowden https://www.theinfostride.com/president-obama-lays-out-nsa-reforms-throws-shade-at-snowden/ Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:16:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11381 In a speech earlier this morning from the Justice Department, President Obama discussed government surveillance in a speech that was as much a defense of the NSA’s activities as it was a response to growing discomfort with the agency’s surveillance…

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]]> President Obama to unveil NSA reforms, response to Snowden https://www.theinfostride.com/president-obama-to-unveil-nsa-reforms-response-to-snowden/ Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:34:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11220 President Barack Obama will Friday announce plans to stop the National Security Agency hoarding hundreds of millions of telephone call records, among reforms to US surveillance programs exposed by Edward Snowden. A senior US official, speaking ahead…

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]]> Main points in the Iran nuclear deal https://www.theinfostride.com/main-points-in-the-iran-nuclear-deal/ Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:30:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=10202 Iran said on Sunday that an accord it struck with world powers on its disputed nuclear programme in exchange for an easing of sanctions will take effect from January 20. The United States confirmed the news although President Barack Obama warned of…

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]]> President Barack Obama presses Republicans on jobless benefits https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obama-presses-republicans-on-jobless-benefits/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:43:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8933 President Barack Obama made an emotional, moral and economic case for extending long-term unemployment benefits on Tuesday, kicking off his first skirmish of the year with Republicans. The spat over prolonging the lifeline to 1.3 million Americans,…

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]]> Obama back from Pacific break to face sea of troubles https://www.theinfostride.com/obama-back-from-pacific-break-to-face-sea-of-troubles/ https://www.theinfostride.com/obama-back-from-pacific-break-to-face-sea-of-troubles/#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2014 20:51:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8373 US President Barack Obama ended his vacation in sunny Hawaii and boarded Air Force One for a flight back home to chilly Washington. Obama arrived in his native Hawaii on December 21 along with his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha, 12, and Malia, 15…

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/obama-back-from-pacific-break-to-face-sea-of-troubles/feed/ 1 Hawaii vacation over, Obama flies to Washington https://www.theinfostride.com/hawaii-vacation-over-obama-flies-to-washington/ Sun, 05 Jan 2014 16:51:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8273 US President Barack Obama late Saturday ended his vacation in sunny Hawaii and boarded Air Force One for a flight back home to chilly Washington. Obama arrived in his native Hawaii on December 21 along with his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha, 12,…

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]]> Obama, on Hawaii vacation, golfs with New Zealand PM https://www.theinfostride.com/obama-on-hawaii-vacation-golfs-with-new-zealand-pm/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:20:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7881 US President Barack Obama played golf with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key in Hawaii, in a rare vacation encounter with a foreign official. The statesmen hit the green at a US Marine Corps base on the northeastern coast of the island of Oahu. Obama…

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]]> Obama shrugs off suggestions of worst year in office https://www.theinfostride.com/obama-shrugs-off-suggestions-of-worst-year-in-office/ Fri, 20 Dec 2013 22:29:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5888 US President Barack Obama on Friday shrugged off suggestions that 2013 has been his worst year in office but conceded frustration at the failure of Congress to tighten gun regulations. In a final news conference before flying to Hawaii for the Christmas…

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]]> Obama says Snowden leaks caused ‘unnecessary damage’ https://www.theinfostride.com/obama-says-snowden-leaks-caused-unnecessary-damage/ Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:02:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5873 President Barack Obama said Friday he welcomed a debate on the role of the National Security Agency, but that leaks by Edward Snowden had caused "unnecessary damage" to US intelligence capabilities. Obama refused to be drawn at a year-end press conference…

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]]> US deploys 45 troops to South Sudan: White House https://www.theinfostride.com/us-deploys-45-troops-to-south-sudan-white-house/ Fri, 20 Dec 2013 01:00:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5745 The United States has deployed 45 troops to South Sudan, amid intensifying fighting between rebels and government forces and fears the country is sliding toward civil war, the White House said Thursday. In a letter to Congress, President Barack Obama…

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]]> Under fire Obama meets Internet chieftains over spying https://www.theinfostride.com/under-fire-obama-meets-internet-chieftains-over-spying/ Tue, 17 Dec 2013 18:00:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5384 Under fire from courts and allies over a vast US spying dragnet, President Barack Obama faced new heat Tuesday from Internet titans who fear the surveillance has crossed constitutional lines. Obama met bosses of tech giants Google, Apple, Netflix, Yahoo…

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