rebel – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:21:56 +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 rebel – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 I Will Rebel If It Is Necessary – Bola Ahmed Tinubu https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-rebel-if-it-is-necessary-bola-ahmed-tinubu/ Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:21:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=187433 Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that his discussion with president Muhammadu Buhari got the President excited. “I just met with the president. Our discussion was fruitful, productive and it was about the country and leadership as a whole. And that got him excited and happy,” he said. “I have confidence in this president, there [...]

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]]> US proposes UN arms embargo on South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/us-proposes-un-arms-embargo-on-south-sudan/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 00:31:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/us-proposes-un-arms-embargo-on-south-sudan/ The US is proposing that the UN Security Council impose an arms embargo on South Sudan after its leader surprised rebels and observers by refusing to sign a peace deal. The US circulated a draft resolution to council members on Wednesday evening, and diplomats said they expected a vote very soon. “Imminent, I think that [...]

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]]> #Analysis: Adversity in northern Mali https://www.theinfostride.com/analysis-adversity-in-northern-mali/ Mon, 14 Jul 2014 02:20:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/07/analysis-adversity-in-northern-mali/ Separatist rebel fighters on patrol after seizing territory 1.9 million people need food assistance Inter-rebel clashes cause displacement Insecurity hampers distribution of supplies GAO, 10 July 2014 (IRIN) – Only just recovering from a brutal Islamist occupation, residents of northern mali are facing further devastation following recent clashes between separatist rebel forces and government troops. [...]

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]]> Mali: UN peacekeeping chief cites progress on political track as key to stability https://www.theinfostride.com/mali-un-peacekeeping-chief-cites-progress-on-political-track-as-key-to-stability/ Fri, 20 Jun 2014 05:35:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/mali-un-peacekeeping-chief-cites-progress-on-political-track-as-key-to-stability/ 18 June 2014 – The time for peace talks in mali is now, the United Nations peacekeeping chief told the Security Council today, underscoring the importance of a successful political process to the country’s stability and reversing the sharp deterioration in the security situation in the northern town of Kidal. “A successful political process is [...]

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]]> #Crisis: Fierce battle for key Ukraine airport as future leader vows ‘no Somalia’ https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-fierce-battle-for-key-ukraine-airport-as-future-leader-vows-no-somalia/ Mon, 26 May 2014 17:31:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44930 A fierce battle erupted Monday for control of the main airport in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, just hours after president-elect Petro Poroshenko vowed he would not let the country become another Somalia. Ukrainian fighter jets and combat helicopters…

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]]> #Crisis: Billionaire oligarch Petro Poroshenko vows not to let east Ukraine turn into Somalia https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-billionaire-oligarch-petro-poroshenko-vows-not-to-let-east-ukraine-turn-into-somalia/ Mon, 26 May 2014 12:59:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44865 Billionaire oligarch Petro Poroshenko said Monday he would not let rebel-held east Ukraine become another Somalia as he prepared to take over the presidency with a clear signal from Moscow that it is ready to work with his government. Poroshenko has…

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]]> Divided Ukraine holds vote shunned by rebel-held east https://www.theinfostride.com/divided-ukraine-holds-vote-shunned-by-rebel-held-east/ Sun, 25 May 2014 11:59:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44741 A bitterly divided Ukraine voted Sunday in a presidential election seen as the most important in the country's history as it battles a deadly pro-Russian insurrection in the east. Turnout was brisk in the capital Kiev and the west where long queues…

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]]> Ukraine preparing to vote in face of rebel threats https://www.theinfostride.com/ukraine-preparing-to-vote-in-face-of-rebel-threats/ Sat, 24 May 2014 14:48:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44634 Ukraine was preparing Saturday for a presidential election seen as crucial to its very survival after months of turmoil that has driven the country to the brink of civil war. Sunday's vote comes with tensions running high after a bloody upsurge in fighting…

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]]> More than 300 people were killed in DR Congo crackdown on rebel assault https://www.theinfostride.com/more-than-300-people-were-killed-in-dr-congo-crackdown-on-rebel-assault/ Thu, 22 May 2014 18:16:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44292 More than 300 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the government's retaliation for attacks blamed on a self-proclaimed "prophet" in the Democratic Republic of Congo in December, a rights group said Thursday. The government has previously denied…

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]]> Colombia’s FARC rebel group declares truce for elections https://www.theinfostride.com/colombias-farc-rebel-group-declares-truce-for-elections/ Fri, 16 May 2014 18:13:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43199 Colombia's FARC rebel group said Friday it will observe a unilateral truce during the country's May 25 elections as a gesture of goodwill. The FARC said the truce will run from May 20 through May 28, and will also include the forces of Colombia's second…

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]]> Two British journalists shot in Syria kidnapping https://www.theinfostride.com/two-british-journalists-shot-in-syria-kidnapping/ Thu, 15 May 2014 06:04:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42770 Two British journalists were recovering in Turkey on Thursday after being shot and beaten by rebel kidnappers while covering the Syrian conflict, the Times reported. Times writer Anthony Loyd was shot twice in the leg while being held captive and photographer…

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]]> New Pro-Russian militants violent in east Ukraine as ‘helpless’ Kiev looks on https://www.theinfostride.com/new-pro-russian-militants-violent-in-east-ukraine-as-helpless-kiev-looks-on/ Thu, 01 May 2014 14:19:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39648 Pro-Russian militants Thursday unleashed fresh violence in restive east Ukraine, storming yet another public building and further fueling fears that the ex-Soviet republic could disintegrate. The violence in the city of Donetsk confirmed the separatists…

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]]> Angolan President visits France after years of frosty ties https://www.theinfostride.com/angolan-president-visits-france-after-years-of-frosty-ties/ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:29:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39283 Angola's long-serving President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos met his French counterpart Francois Hollande on Tuesday on a rare official visit abroad after years of frosty ties caused by a damaging bribery scandal. The two-day visit by the onetime rebel leader…

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]]> South Sudan rebels slaughtered ‘hundreds’ in ethnic massacres – United Nations https://www.theinfostride.com/south-sudan-rebels-slaughtered-hundreds-in-ethnic-massacres-united-nations/ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:54:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37349 Rebel gunmen in South Sudan massacred "hundreds" of civilians in ethnic killings when they captured the oil town of Bentiu last week, the UN said Monday, one of the worst reported atrocities in the war-torn nation. In the main mosque alone, "more than…

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]]> US Vice President Joe Biden heads to Ukraine where ‘virtual war’ is playing out https://www.theinfostride.com/us-vice-president-joe-biden-heads-to-ukraine-where-virtual-war-is-playing-out/ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:13:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37273 US Vice President Joe Biden was to begin a two-day visit to Ukraine on Monday amid Russian "outrage" over a deadly weekend shootout in the rebel east that shattered a fragile Easter truce. Washington has warned Moscow that time is running out for the…

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]]> Beatings and arson target pro-Kiev reporters in Ukraine’s rebel east https://www.theinfostride.com/beatings-and-arson-target-pro-kiev-reporters-in-ukraines-rebel-east/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 20:44:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37022 The newspaper's edition was set, ready to print, when the assailants came at 2 o'clock in the morning, Molotov cocktails in hand. "We heard someone beating violently against our windows. They ripped off the shutters and broke the glass. Then they took…

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]]> Muslim rebels joyous, but wary, at peace prospects https://www.theinfostride.com/muslim-rebels-joyous-but-wary-at-peace-prospects/ Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:47:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31409 Joyous shouts of "Allahu akbar" echoed across the headquarters of the Philippines' biggest Muslim rebel group as a pact to end four decades of bloodshed was signed, but there were also fears war clouds had yet to pass. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front…

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]]> Nigeria rebel governors formally join opposition https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-rebel-governors-formally-join-opposition/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 01:11:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=2560 A group of Nigerian state governors who defected from the ruling party on Tuesday joined a new opposition mega-party, officials said, in the latest political blow to President Goodluck Jonathan. Jonathan's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has controlled…

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