Western – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 31 Oct 2015 08:47:26 +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 Western – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Nigeria Customs Arrest Suspected Poultry Product Smuggler In Lagos https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-customs-arrest-suspected-poultry-product-smuggler-in-lagos/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-customs-arrest-suspected-poultry-product-smuggler-in-lagos/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2015 08:47:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=104405 The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested a suspected smuggler with 206 cartons of banned poultry products worth N1.2 million. Parading the suspect, Jephiter John, the Comptroller, Yusuf Umar, said he was arrested on Oct. 28 at about 10.30 p.m. on Badagry waterways. According to Umar, the suspect was caught [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-customs-arrest-suspected-poultry-product-smuggler-in-lagos/feed/ 1 Seven Northern Governors Again Meet On Dreaded Forests | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/7-northern-govs-again-meet-on-dreaded-forests-nigeria/ Sun, 23 Aug 2015 10:57:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/7-northern-govs-again-meet-on-dreaded-forests-nigeria/ Governors of North Western States and Niger met again in Kaduna on Saturday to review the security approach towards ending cattle rustling and other security challenges in Kamuku and Kuyanbana Forests. Yesterday’s meeting came on the heels of a previous one in June by Governors Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna), Abubakar Bello Sani (Niger), Aminu Masari (Katsina), [...]

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]]> #Politics: Ukraine swears in new president amid glimmers of hope https://www.theinfostride.com/politics-ukraine-swears-in-new-president-amid-glimmers-of-hope/ Tue, 10 Jun 2014 18:05:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=47090 Ukraine's Western-backed billionaire Petro Poroshenko was sworn in as president on Saturday as glimmers of hope emerged for a solution to the bloody crisis that has pitted his splintered ex-Soviet country against Russia. Poroshenko took the oath of…

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]]> #Sports: Patrick Kane busts out as Hawks force deciding game https://www.theinfostride.com/sports-patrick-kane-busts-out-as-hawks-force-deciding-game/ Sat, 31 May 2014 16:31:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=45824 Patrick Kane scored the game winner and assisted on the tying goal as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 to force game seven in the Western Conference finals. After a slow start to the series, Kane broke through with seven points…

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]]> #Apostasy: Sentenced Christian Sudanese woman gives birth in jail https://www.theinfostride.com/apostasy-sentenced-christian-sudanese-woman-gives-birth-in-jail/ Tue, 27 May 2014 12:59:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=45036 A Christian Sudanese woman, sentenced to hang for apostasy in a case that sparked an international outcry, has given birth in jail, a Western diplomat said on Tuesday. "She gave birth to a girl today," said the diplomat, who is familiar with the case…

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]]> US officials slam ‘slow’ Nigeria kidnap response https://www.theinfostride.com/us-officials-slam-slow-nigeria-kidnap-response/ Fri, 16 May 2014 15:26:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43144 US officials slammed Nigeria's "slow" response to the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Islamic militants and renewed criticism Thursday of the military's poor human rights record. Washington considers the Western African giant a strategic…

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]]> Bike rides feature history of Hunterdon https://www.theinfostride.com/bike-rides-feature-history-of-hunterdon/ Wed, 14 May 2014 19:36:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42685 Bike Hunterdon, an initiative of the nonprofit transportation organization, HART Commuter Information Services, and the Western Jersey Wheelmen bicycle club have partnered to commemorate the 300th Anniversary of Hunterdon County by leading a series…

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]]> Western embassies express deep concern over apostasy case in Islamist Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/western-embassies-express-deep-concern-over-apostasy-case-in-islamist-sudan/ Tue, 13 May 2014 19:26:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42414 Western embassies in Sudan expressed "deep concern" on Tuesday over the case of a woman who activists say risks a death sentence for apostasy. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, who says she is Christian, was convicted last Sunday in the Khartoum-area district…

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]]> Turkish Prime Minister rebuffs criticism over press freedom https://www.theinfostride.com/turkish-prime-minister-rebuffs-criticism-over-press-freedom/ Tue, 13 May 2014 19:17:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42394 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday rejected growing criticism that his government was muzzling the press, saying many Western countries had even worse records on media freedom. Erdogan's speech to parliament followed a report by…

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]]> Portland Trail Blazers to stay alive in NBA playoffs https://www.theinfostride.com/portland-trail-blazers-to-stay-alive-in-nba-playoffs/ Tue, 13 May 2014 06:31:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42273 Damian Lillard scored 25 points as the Portland Trail Blazers stayed alive in the NBA playoffs with a 103-92 victory over San Antonio. LaMarcus Aldridge on Monday added 19 points for the Trail Blazers, whose victory in game four of the Western Conference…

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]]> San Antonio Spurs push Trail Blazers to brink https://www.theinfostride.com/san-antonio-spurs-push-trail-blazers-to-brink/ Sun, 11 May 2014 08:03:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41800 The San Antonio Spurs moved one win away from reaching the NBA Western Conference finals with a dominant 118-103 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. The Spurs, who had won the first two games of the best-of-seven second-round series at home, showed…

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]]> Rookie Daniels lifts Houston Rockets to OT victory https://www.theinfostride.com/rookie-daniels-lifts-houston-rockets-to-ot-victory/ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 08:00:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38491 Troy Daniels hit a three pointer in the closing seconds of overtime to lift the Houston Rockets to a 121-116 win over Portland in a Western Conference playoff contest. James Harden tallied 37 points and Dwight Howard finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds…

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]]> League says referee botched call in Rockets loss [NBA Playoff Victory] https://www.theinfostride.com/league-says-referee-botched-call-in-rockets-loss-nba-playoff-victory/ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 22:30:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37420 Referees made an incorrect call late in the final seconds of Portland's 122-120 NBA playoff victory Sunday over Houston, the league said Monday. The over-time road triumph gave the Trail Blazers a 1-0 edge over the Rockets in their best-of-seven Western…

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]]> US Drone attacks terminate dozens of Qaeda suspects in Yemen https://www.theinfostride.com/us-drone-attacks-terminate-dozens-of-qaeda-suspects-in-yemen/ Sun, 20 Apr 2014 18:24:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37204 Weekend drone strikes in Yemen killed more than 40 suspected Al-Qaeda militants, including 30 on Sunday, days after the jihadist network's Arabian Peninsula offshoot vowed to fight against Western "crusaders". The United States is the only country that…

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]]> Kevin Durant leads Thunder to win over Grizzlies https://www.theinfostride.com/kevin-durant-leads-thunder-to-win-over-grizzlies/ Sun, 20 Apr 2014 06:58:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37104 Kevin Durant scored 33 points on Saturday to lead Oklahoma City to a 100-86 triumph over Memphis in game one of their NBA Western Conference playoff series. Durant connected on five of six shots from the field as he delivered 13 points in the fourth…

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]]> Ukraine eyes coal after Russian gas price hike https://www.theinfostride.com/ukraine-eyes-coal-after-russian-gas-price-hike/ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:07:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33157 Ukraine's Western-backed leaders scrambled on Friday to find new sources of energy after Russia hiked its gas price by 80 percent in response to the overthrow of Kiev's pro-Kremlin regime. The crisis-hit nation saw the amount it must pay for 1,000 cubic…

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]]> Ukraine leaders blame Russian agents for Kiev carnage https://www.theinfostride.com/ukraine-leaders-blame-russian-agents-for-kiev-carnage/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 19:53:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32944 Ukraine's Western-backed leaders on Thursday blamed Russian agents and the country's ousted president of organising two days of bloodshed in February that claimed nearly 90 lives. The explosive allegations were levelled only moments before Russia responded…

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]]> NATO suspends cooperation with Russia, sees no troop pullback https://www.theinfostride.com/nato-suspends-cooperation-with-russia-sees-no-troop-pullback/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:12:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32396 NATO said Tuesday it has suspended all cooperation with Russia over the Crimea crisis and questioned Moscow's claim to have withdrawn troops from near the Ukrainian border, saying it could not confirm any pullback. The Western alliance's latest statements…

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