vehicles – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:56:06 +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 vehicles – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Toyota to Unveil New Line of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, Including Models for Nigerian Market https://www.theinfostride.com/toyota-to-unveil-new-line-of-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-including-models-for-nigerian-market/ https://www.theinfostride.com/toyota-to-unveil-new-line-of-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-including-models-for-nigerian-market/#respond Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:45:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=438601 Toyota is doubling down on its commitment to electrification with the upcoming launch of several hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs), including models set to debut in Nigeria. As the automotive industry shifts toward more sustainable mobility solutions, Toyota is positioning itself as a leader in both hybrid and fully electric vehicle technology, catering to a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/toyota-to-unveil-new-line-of-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-including-models-for-nigerian-market/feed/ 0 Governor Oborevwori Donates 31 Vehicles to Boost Security Operations in Delta https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-oborevwori-donates-31-vehicles-to-boost-security-operations-in-delta/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-oborevwori-donates-31-vehicles-to-boost-security-operations-in-delta/#respond Sun, 17 Nov 2024 11:00:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=394813 Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has donated 31 operational vehicles to enhance joint security operations in the state. The donation, made in Asaba on Monday, was presented to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and other security agencies. The vehicles, comprising 23 pickups and eight Sienna wagons, add to four Hilux vehicles previously delivered, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-oborevwori-donates-31-vehicles-to-boost-security-operations-in-delta/feed/ 0 FCT Minister Nyesom Wike Distributes 80 Vehicles to Youth in Abuja https://www.theinfostride.com/fct-minister-nyesom-wike-distributes-80-vehicles-to-youth-in-abuja/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fct-minister-nyesom-wike-distributes-80-vehicles-to-youth-in-abuja/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:00:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=392885 The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday distributed 80 vehicles to youth in Abuja as part of the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Initiative. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, which marked the end of nine days of project inaugurations, Wike emphasized the government’s commitment to improving the lives of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fct-minister-nyesom-wike-distributes-80-vehicles-to-youth-in-abuja/feed/ 0 Decoding e-CMR: A Guide to Registering Your Vehicle on the Digital Highway https://www.theinfostride.com/decoding-e-cmr-a-guide-to-registering-your-vehicle-on-the-digital-highway/ https://www.theinfostride.com/decoding-e-cmr-a-guide-to-registering-your-vehicle-on-the-digital-highway/#respond Wed, 27 Dec 2023 20:59:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=365716 For over six decades, since the establishment of the Central Motor Registry by the Nigeria Police Force, the compulsory registration of vehicle information has been a manual process, fraught with numerous challenges. In an effort to combat the increasing sophistication of vehicular crime in the country, the Nigeria Police Force introduced the digitalized Central Motor [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/decoding-e-cmr-a-guide-to-registering-your-vehicle-on-the-digital-highway/feed/ 0 Government’s Preference for Imported Vehicles: Minister Clarifies Decision https://www.theinfostride.com/governments-preference-for-imported-vehicles-minister-clarifies-decision/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governments-preference-for-imported-vehicles-minister-clarifies-decision/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:08:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=362697 InfoStride News reported that the Nigerian government’s inclination towards purchasing imported vehicles is attributed to the perceived inadequacies of local manufacturers in providing after-sale services. Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, clarified this position during a stakeholders’ engagement forum organized by the National Automotive Design and Development Council in Lagos. The [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governments-preference-for-imported-vehicles-minister-clarifies-decision/feed/ 0 Customs reduces import duty for used and new vehicles to 20% https://www.theinfostride.com/customs-reduces-import-duty-for-used-and-new-vehicles-to-20/ https://www.theinfostride.com/customs-reduces-import-duty-for-used-and-new-vehicles-to-20/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:54:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322775 The Nigerian Customs Service has officially released a circular announcing the reduction of import duties on both used and new vehicles. In a statement by, Timi Bomodi, Customs National Spokesman, the service said the new duty rate for both used and new vehicles is now 20% as against the 35% usually paid. The statement noted [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/customs-reduces-import-duty-for-used-and-new-vehicles-to-20/feed/ 0 Tesla set to build at least 300,000 vehicles in the first 9 months of 2022 https://www.theinfostride.com/tesla-set-to-build-at-least-300000-vehicles-in-the-first-9-months-of-2022/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tesla-set-to-build-at-least-300000-vehicles-in-the-first-9-months-of-2022/#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2021 22:53:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308914 Tesla, an electric vehicle manufacturer based in California, is hoping to manufacture 300,000 cars in the first nine months of 2022, according to Reuters. Not minding the global semiconductor scarcity, the vehicles will be manufactured at Tesla’s Shanghai facility. Model 3 sedans and Model Y sport-utility vehicles are produced at the Shanghai facility for both [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tesla-set-to-build-at-least-300000-vehicles-in-the-first-9-months-of-2022/feed/ 0 FG connects vehicle affordability to local manufacturing https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-connects-vehicle-affordability-to-local-manufacturing/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-connects-vehicle-affordability-to-local-manufacturing/#respond Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:46:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308266 Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has come out to say that the local production of vehicles in Nigeria will further make cars affordable to many Nigerians. Osinbajo on a tour of the stand of Kia Nigeria at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) 14th yearly banking and finance conference, highlighted the significant role [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-connects-vehicle-affordability-to-local-manufacturing/feed/ 0 Xiaomi to Start Making Electric Vehicles https://www.theinfostride.com/xiaomi-to-start-making-electric-vehicles/ https://www.theinfostride.com/xiaomi-to-start-making-electric-vehicles/#respond Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:45:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=288597 It has been reported that Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker, will begin building electric vehicles at Great Wall Motors’ factory. In response to the report, Xiaomi said it wasn’t going to provide comments and Great Wall said, in an exchange filing on Friday, that it hadn’t discussed this with Xiaomi. The information that Xiaomi will [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/xiaomi-to-start-making-electric-vehicles/feed/ 0 FG Should Assist Us With Operational Vehicles – NDLEA https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-should-assist-us-with-operational-vehicles-ndlea/ Fri, 28 Dec 2018 11:19:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=224240 The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has come out to say that it has impounded 506 kg of a dried substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa otherwise known as `Indian Hemp’. The Commander of the Agency in the state, Mr Buba Wakawa, revealed this in an interview with the News [...]

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]]> Political Parties In Nigeria Are Mere Vehicles – Aminu Tambuwal https://www.theinfostride.com/political-parties-in-nigeria-are-mere-vehicles-aminu-tambuwal/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:17:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=210283 Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, believes one of the biggest problems with Nigerian politics is the lack of an ideological identity of its political parties. When asked why party loyalty did not stop him from making such a move to another party, he said parties are just a means to getting people into elective offices. [...]

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]]> NSCDC Is In Dire Need Of Additional Operational Vehicles – Steve Amoga https://www.theinfostride.com/nscdc-is-in-dire-need-of-additional-operational-vehicles-steve-amoga/ Sun, 29 Oct 2017 11:12:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=186866 The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Enugu State Command, has urged the State Government and corporate bodies to aid it with operational vehicles and logistics to further improve its operations. Mr Steve Amoga, The Commandant of the Corps in the state, made the appeal recently. “In modern security arrangement, rugged vehicles with communication [...]

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]]> Samuel Ortom Donates 16 Vehicles To The Nigerian Army, State Security Services https://www.theinfostride.com/samuel-ortom-donates-16-vehicles-to-the-nigerian-army-state-security-services/ Fri, 29 Sep 2017 00:14:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=183385 Governor Samuel Ortom has donated 16 Toyota Hilux vehicles to four security agencies in the state to boost their daily national duty. The vehicles were given to the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) and the State Security Services (SSS). He also assured the benefactors of government’s patronage [...]

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]]> Sokoto State Government Acquires N400m Fire-Fighting Vehicles https://www.theinfostride.com/sokoto-state-government-acquires-n400m-fire-fighting-vehicles/ Sun, 21 May 2017 04:20:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=165717 The Sokoto State Government has purchased 12 fire fighting vehicles and equipment worth N339. 9 million, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Alhaji Isa Achida, has said. Achida said in Sokoto on Saturday at a media briefing that the vehicle were purchased to boost the operations of the State Fire Service in a bid to save [...]

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]]> Customs Seizes 13 Vehicles From Bala Dole In Kano State https://www.theinfostride.com/customs-seizes-13-vehicles-from-bala-dole-in-kano-state/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:24:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=160245 The comptroller-general of customs (CGC) compliance task force has sealed off the residence of a senator from Kano state after seizing 13 vehicles allegedly hidden there. Bala Dole, task force zonal commander, made this known on Monday, revealing that the vehicles were 12 new Toyota Hilux and one Land Cruiser Jeep. Dole, who declined to [...]

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]]> FG Bans Importation Of Vehicles Through Land Borders https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-bans-importation-of-vehicles-through-land-borders/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 14:10:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=150380 The Federal Government has banned the importation of vehicles into the country through land borders. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Mr Wale Adeniyi, the Nigeria Customs Service Public Relations Officer, stated that “the prohibition order covers all new and used vehicles”. Adeniyi also said the ban was sequel to a presidential directive restricting [...]

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]]> Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Donate 2 Vehicles To Enugu Rangers https://www.theinfostride.com/gov-ifeanyi-ugwuanyi-donate-2-vehicles-to-enugu-rangers/ Wed, 29 Jun 2016 10:31:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=134163 Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, donated two vehicles to Rangers International FC, Enugu to enhance their performance. Handing over the keys of the vehicles in Enugu, Ugwuanyi urged the club to aim at winning laurels for the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vehicles included: a 30-seater Toyota [...]

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]]> US Donate 11 Vehicles To NDLEA https://www.theinfostride.com/us-donate-11-vehicles-to-ndlea/ Wed, 18 May 2016 01:42:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=128984 The United States Government, on Tuesday donated 11 vehicles to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA), to enhance it operations. The U.S. Consul-General in Lagos, Mr John Bray, said at the handing-over ceremony in Lagos that the donation was to strengthen the agency’s efforts at fighting drug trafficking and abuse. “The donation of these 11 [...]

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]]> FRSC To Start Confiscation Of Vehicles With Expired Tyres https://www.theinfostride.com/frsc-to-start-confiscation-of-vehicles-with-expired-tyres/ Mon, 09 May 2016 19:28:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=128148 The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Monday said it would begin to confiscate vehicles with expired or substandard tyres. Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal of the agency, stated this at a stakeholders’ forum in Abuja, organised by the FRSC to enlighten motorists on the dangers of bad tyres. Mr. Oyeyemi said the measure became [...]

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]]> Yahaya Bello Set Up Panel To Recover Vehicles ‘Stolen’ By Ex-Govt Officials https://www.theinfostride.com/yahaya-bello-set-up-panel-to-recover-vehicles-stolen-by-ex-govt-officials/ Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:12:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=125648 Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has warned former political office holders in the state to return the official vehicles their possession or wait for the law to take its cause. Following the refusal of the former appointees to return the government properties, the Governor has constituted the Vehicles Recovery Committee, with the assignment to recover [...]

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]]> I Received Luxury Vehicles From Diezani’s Associate – Uche Secondus https://www.theinfostride.com/i-received-luxury-vehicles-from-diezanis-associate-uche-secondus/ Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:57:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=121422 The former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has reportedly confessed to receiving 23 luxury vehicles from an associate of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Secondus was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, for allegedly collecting the vehicles which are said [...]

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]]> Improving Security In Lagos: Governor Ambode Donates Helicopters, Gunboats, Vehicles To Police https://www.theinfostride.com/improving-security-in-lagos-governor-ambode-donates-helicopters-gunboats-vehicles-to-police/ Fri, 27 Nov 2015 23:54:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109440 The Governor of Lagos State , Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Friday, handed over series of security equipment and vehicles to the State Police Command and the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), charging them to ensure that the equipment are deployed effectively to tackle criminal activities in the state. Over 100 4-Door Salon Cars, 55 Ford Ranger Pick-Ups, [...]

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]]> EFCC Seizes Diezani’s Associates’ Bullet-Proof Vehicles, Cash, Others https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-seizes-diezanis-associates-bullet-proof-vehicles-cash-others/ Wed, 04 Nov 2015 08:01:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=105309 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confiscated bullet-proof vehicles, huge amount of cash and jewelry from five prominent Nigerians implicated in the money laundering allegation against immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The EFCC and its British counterpart, National Crime Agency (NCA), are investigating the suspects for allegedly conniving with Alison-Madueke to [...]

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]]> Nigerian Troops Says Geidam Residents Say Fleeing Boko Haram Insurgents May Have Been Intercepted By NAF Jets https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-troops-says-geidam-residents-say-fleeing-boko-haram-insurgents-may-have-been-intercepted-by-naf-jets/ Fri, 09 Oct 2015 00:15:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=102297 Nigerian Air Force jets and military vehicles may have intercepted fleeing Boko Haram militants, who invaded Geidam town in Yobe state on Wednesday night, Daily Trust reports. It was learnt that reinforcement troops started arriving Geidam, which is the hometown of the Yobe Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Geidam, at about 5am on Thursday after the insurgents [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Lagos State Bans Trailers From Roads Between 6am and 9pm https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-lagos-bans-trailers-from-roads-between-6am-and-9pm/ Sun, 06 Sep 2015 21:30:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-lagos-bans-trailers-from-roads-between-6am-and-9pm/ The Lagos State Government on Sunday restated its determination to restrict trailers and articulated vehicles from plying the metropolis between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. to prevent accidents.The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Oluseyi Whenu, disclosed this at a meeting in Lagos with the leadership of the various transport unions in the [...]

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]]> Vehicle Road Worthiness To Be Enforced From June 2015 https://www.theinfostride.com/vehicle-road-worthiness-to-be-enforced-from-june-2015/ Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:01:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/11/vehicle-road-worthiness-to-be-enforced-from-june-2015/ In order to reduce the incidence of road crashes across the country, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) will start enforcing road worthiness on vehicles, as from June 1, 2015. “Road crashes are avoidable. We are starting ‘Operation Crush the Crashes’ and starting from June 1, 2015, no vehicle will be allowed to ply the [...]

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]]> Soldiers Conduct, Irresponsible, Very Disappointing – Fashola Reacts To Destruction Of BRT Vechicles https://www.theinfostride.com/soldiers-conduct-irresponsible-very-disappointing-fashola-reacts-to-destruction-of-brt-vechicles/ Sat, 05 Jul 2014 15:15:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/07/soldiers-conduct-irresponsible-very-disappointing-fashola-reacts-to-destruction-of-brt-vechicles/ Governor of Lagos, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has described Friday’s action by soldiers of the Nigerian Army, who went on rampage destroying BRT vehicles in sight over the alleged killing of one of their colleagues, as very disappointing. A BRT vehicle had allegedly run down and killed an army corporal on his motorcycle yesterday [...]

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]]> #MoneyLaundering: Pakistan’s MQM party leader Altaf Hussain ‘held in London’ https://www.theinfostride.com/moneylaundering-pakistans-mqm-party-leader-altaf-hussain-held-in-london/ Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:03:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=46340 The leader of Pakistan's MQM party, Altaf Hussain, has been arrested in London on suspicion of money-laundering, reports said Tuesday as panic spread through his home city of Karachi and protesters torched vehicles. British police said only that a 60…

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]]> Protest near the airport in Sao Paulo 27 days from World Cup https://www.theinfostride.com/protest-near-the-airport-in-sao-paulo-27-days-from-world-cup/ Sat, 17 May 2014 08:24:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43307 Brazilian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a protest near the airport in Sao Paulo, the city hosting the football World Cup opener in less than a month. Scores of protesters torched at least two vehicles and launched fireworks at…

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]]> China auto show opens amid environmental and growth concerns https://www.theinfostride.com/china-auto-show-opens-amid-environmental-and-growth-concerns/ Sun, 20 Apr 2014 07:07:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37108 Leading automakers are gathering in Beijing on Sunday for the kickoff of China's biggest car show, but lackluster growth and environmental restrictions in the world's largest car market have thrown uncertainty into the mix. More than 1,100 vehicles…

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]]> 5 Preventable Workplace Injuries in the Auto Industry You Won’t Believe https://www.theinfostride.com/5-preventable-workplace-injuries-in-the-auto-industry-you-wont-believe/ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 18:21:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36754 When accidents occur they can cause severe and life-changing situations for workers and employers of the company. Living in a “fix it when it’s broken” society benefits from initial costs of safety fixes, but consequentially creates situations in the future that may cause extreme financial and personal issues. Some of the most accident-induced industries are [...]

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]]> Ford recalls Escape sport-utility vehicles over steering, seat back issues https://www.theinfostride.com/ford-recalls-escape-sport-utility-vehicles-over-steering-seat-back-issues/ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 18:56:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33915 Ford Motor issued two vehicle recalls Monday, one to fix a corrosion risk that could affect steering and another to replace seat frames that do not meet safety standards. Ford said it was recalling about 385,7500 Ford Escape sport-utility vehicles in…

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]]> Brazil: Soldiers occupy notorious Rio slum ahead of World Cup https://www.theinfostride.com/brazil-soldiers-occupy-notorious-rio-slum-ahead-of-world-cup/ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 21:08:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33572 Thousands of soldiers in armored vehicles, trucks and on foot fanned out across Rio de Janeiro's most notorious slum on Saturday to shore up security before the World Cup. The move is the latest attempt to drive drug gangs out of the notorious Mare…

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]]> Eight Yemeni soldiers killed in ‘Qaeda attack’ https://www.theinfostride.com/eight-yemeni-soldiers-killed-in-qaeda-attack/ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:48:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33105 Suspected Al-Qaeda militants riding in a convoy of vehicles attacked an army post in Hadramawt province in southeast Yemen on Friday, killing eight soldiers and wounding 11, a military source said. "The attackers approached the position on board several…

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]]> BMW says to invest $1bn to ramp up US production of SUVs https://www.theinfostride.com/bmw-says-to-invest-1bn-to-ramp-up-us-production-of-suvs/ Fri, 28 Mar 2014 18:27:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31491 German automaker BMW said Friday it plans to invest up to $1 billion (730 million euros) by 2016 to expand output of its X-series all-wheel drive SUV vehicles at its US factory. "This will increase annual production capacity by 50 percent up to 450,…

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]]> Riots outside Nigerian ‘House of Horror’ https://www.theinfostride.com/riots-outside-nigerian-house-of-horror/ Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:36:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30517 Scores of rioters went on the rampage on Monday outside an abandoned building in Nigeria dubbed the "House of Horror" after decomposing human remains and skeletons were found there. At least 20 people were injured and 12 vehicles damaged when about…

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]]> Paris makes public transport free to tackle severe pollution https://www.theinfostride.com/paris-makes-public-transport-free-to-tackle-severe-pollution/ Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:51:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28359 Paris authorities said Thursday they would make public transport free for three days to encourage drivers to leave their vehicles behind due to severe pollution caused by unusually warm weather and lack of wind. The French capital has been under maximum…

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]]> 24, 207 Inmates In Ogun Prisons Last Year, Says Comptroller https://www.theinfostride.com/24-207-inmates-in-ogun-prisons-last-year-says-comptroller/ Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:43:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=24465 The Ogun Comptroller of Prisons, Mr Adams Babatunde-Lawal, on Tuesday said that no fewer than 24, 207 inmates lived in prisons across the state in 2013. . Babatunde-Lawal in Abeokuta said that the figure represented inmates in all the five prisons in the state. . According to him, the inmates were made up of 23,794 [...]

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]]> Seme Customs Arrests 29 Suspects https://www.theinfostride.com/seme-customs-arrests-29-suspects/ Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:52:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=16954 SEME, the border between Nigeria and Benin Republic has a vast area, which covers a large expanse of land. The challenge in policing this particular border is the swampy nature of the environment that tends to retard movement of patrol vehicles. When the border was visited recently, security personnel were seen at strategic positions screening [...]

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]]> NUJ Chairman, Wife, Daughter Killed https://www.theinfostride.com/nuj-chairman-wife-daughter-killed/ Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:08:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=16477 FOUR persons – a couple, their daughter and house help-yesterday, died in a miltiple accident involving the convoy of Ondo State deputy governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi. . A traditional ruler, the Osunmakinde of Ife Tuntun, Osun State, Oba Obawure Taofeek Olaposi, who was seriously injured in the crash, is on admission in Ondo State Specialist [...]

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]]> APGA Chieftain Escapes Fatal Road Accident https://www.theinfostride.com/apga-chieftain-escapes-fatal-road-accident/ Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:35:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=16317 Former Anambra factional Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Egwuoyibo Okoye, on Friday night escaped death following a fatal road crash. . Okoye was involved in the accident with his Personal Assistant, Mr Nelson Amechi, which occurred at the Enugu-Anambra border along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. . The vehicles involved in the head-on [...]

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]]> NDLEA Detains 21, Seizes 426kg Of Narcotics https://www.theinfostride.com/ndlea-detains-21-seizes-426kg-of-narcotics/ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:11:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=13277 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Seme Border Command in Lagos, on Friday said it arrested 21 Nigerians and seized 426kg of narcotics in 2013. . The Commander, Mr Nicholas Ajaduruonye, said in Badagry, Lagos, that the seizures consisted 422.55kg of cannabis, 950g of meta amphetamine, 1.3kg of heroin and 1.2kg of cocaine. . “All [...]

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]]> Electric Tuk Tuks (Pictures included) https://www.theinfostride.com/electric-tuk-tuks-pictures-included/ Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:40:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11930 I recently got a chance to check out a couple of electric tuk tuks at EVS27 in Barcelona. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to test drive them, just snap pics. Below are most of my pics of these tuk tuks, followed by some information about the vehicles…

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]]> Chevrolet to roll out 4G-connected cars by mid-2014 https://www.theinfostride.com/chevrolet-to-roll-out-4g-connected-cars-by-mid-2014/ Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:30:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8496 The new Chevrolets coming out this year will be faster -- on the information superhighway. The General Motors division said Sunday it would deploy fourth generation (4G) Internet connections on several models to help motorists who want to stay connected…

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]]> Ford Bronco With EcoBoost And Diesel Options In The Works? https://www.theinfostride.com/ford-bronco-with-ecoboost-and-diesel-options-in-the-works/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:47:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7894 Once upon a time the Ford Bronco was highly-regarded among sport utility fans. It’s been decades since Ford built a new Bronco, and years since the last Bronco Concept crossed an auto show stage. So one has to wonder if the rumors of an EcoBoost-or…

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]]> 13 Electric Vehicles Coming To Market In 2014 https://www.theinfostride.com/13-electric-vehicles-coming-to-market-in-2014/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:17:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7878 Originally published on EV Obsession. Unfortunately, playing catch-up over the holidays kicked an article idea out of my head. Fortunately, an article on GM-Volt kicked it back in. Jeff Cobb of GM-Volt went ahead and published “9 new plug-in cars…

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]]> Top Electric Vehicle Stories Of 2013 (Part 2) https://www.theinfostride.com/top-electric-vehicle-stories-of-2013-part-2/ Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:01:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=6950 Following up on the top 33 electric vehicle stories of the first half (or so) of 2013, below are the top electric vehicle stories from the rest of 2013. This was a huge year for electric vehicles, but it’s clear that the industry is growing so fast…

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