YESTERDAY – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 28 Feb 2018 09:52:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png YESTERDAY – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Yesterday Was A Good Day In Lagos State – Ambode https://www.theinfostride.com/yesterday-was-a-good-day-in-lagos-state-ambode/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 09:52:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=200963 Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill of N1.046 trillion into law. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinyemi Ashade, briefed newsmen shortly after the signing. Ashade said that the focus of ‘Budget of Development and Progress’ would be to complete all ongoing projects. Ashade put the projection for the internally [...]

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]]> 50 Cent’s Bankruptcy Case Has Ended https://www.theinfostride.com/50-cents-bankruptcy-case-has-ended/ Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:22:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=135357 50 Cent finally signs off on a deal that has brought his bankruptcy case to an end. The rapper was spotted all smiles yesterday, June 6, 2016, after signing off on a pricey deal that brings his bankruptcy case to an end after almost one year. The details of the deal as reported by TMZ, [...]

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]]> Daniella Okeke And Ebube Nwagbo At Loggerheads? https://www.theinfostride.com/daniella-okeke-and-ebube-nwagbo-at-loggerheads/ Wed, 06 Jul 2016 12:01:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=135025 Nollywood actress, Daniella Okeke seems to have a bone to pick with fellow actress, Ebube Nwagbo over a man she used to be linked with. Yesterday, July 5, 2016, Okeke threw shade at a woman who seems to have been working hard at ruining her relationship. Okeke revealed that the actress whose identity she withheld, [...]

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]]> Senate Asks President Buhari To Probe Jonathan’s Administration Over SURE-P https://www.theinfostride.com/senate-asks-president-buhari-to-probe-jonathans-administration-over-sure-p/ Fri, 06 Nov 2015 07:53:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=105789 The Senate on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) to begin the immediate probe of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, over his handling of the Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). According to the Senate, it is imperative that President Buhari ask his predecessor to account for every penny spent during the administration on the SURE-P and other poverty [...]

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]]> Governor Fayose Apologizes To Teachers Over Mix-up In Salary Payment https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-fayose-apologizes-to-teachers-over-mix-up-in-salary-payment/ Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:55:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=105467 The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, yesterday, apologised to primary school teachers in the state over the mix-up in the payment of their September salary. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Idowu Adelusi, said: “Even though the mix-up was from the State Accountant General’s office but as the state [...]

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]]> Bayelsa APC Accuses Governor Dickson Of Squandering 88 Billion Naira Loan https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-apc-accuses-governor-dickson-of-squandering-88-billion-naira-loan/ Sun, 01 Nov 2015 11:04:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=104797 Bayelsa State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday gave sordid details of some of the loans allegedly obtained by Governor Seriake Dickson. The party said he should account for the 88 billion naira loans. The Sylva/Igiri Campaign Organisation (SICO), the campaign outfit of the APC governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva and his running mate, [...]

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]]> Devaluation of Naira Not a Solution to Our Nation’s Current Economic Down Turn – VP Osinbajo https://www.theinfostride.com/devaluation-of-naira-not-a-solution-to-our-nations-current-economic-down-turn-vp-osinbajo/ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 12:36:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=104325 Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo yesterday said that further devaluation of Naira was not a solution to the current economic down turn in the country and therefore, the government would not devalue the currency. He announced the federal government’s plan to set up a $25 billion Infrastructural Fund which would be sourced from local and [...]

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]]> We Will Not Use Mercenaries To Fight Boko Haram – DHQ https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-not-use-mercenaries-to-fight-boko-haram-dhq/ Fri, 23 Oct 2015 19:53:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=103382 The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), yesterday, said Nigeria does not need mercenaries in its fight against Boko Haram. Acting Director of Defence Information (DDI) Col. Rabe Abubakar, said the country has the capacity to handle the insurgents on its own. Abubakar said this in reaction to reports by some foreign news agencies that Nigeria is planning [...]

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]]> My Abduction Is A Blessing In Disguise If South-West Is Liberated From Fulani Herdsmen – Chief Olu Falae https://www.theinfostride.com/my-abduction-is-a-blessing-in-disguise-if-south-west-is-liberated-from-fulani-herdsmen-chief-olu-falae/ Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:34:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=103067 Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae, yesterday revisited his recent ordeal in the hands of kidnappers, saying the incident remains a blessing until the Yorubas are liberated from Fulani herdsmen attacks. The former presidential candidate told a delegation of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), led by Otunba Gani Adams, [...]

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]]> United States To Help Nigeria Regain Its Status As Giant Of Africa – Former U.S Envoy https://www.theinfostride.com/united-states-to-help-nigeria-regain-its-status-as-giant-of-africa-former-u-s-envoy/ Sat, 17 Oct 2015 08:23:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=102905 A former American Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Walter Carrington, yesterday said the American government and other world powers are now prepared to assist Nigeria regain its status as the giant of Africa because of their confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari is an honest leader and “tough enough to turn this country around”. Carrington spoke while [...]

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]]> #NoBraDay: Five Female Nigerian Celebrities We’ll Love To See Braless https://www.theinfostride.com/nobraday-five-female-nigerian-celebrities-well-love-to-see-braless/ Thu, 15 Oct 2015 12:44:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=102771 Yesterday was the ‘No Bra Day’, a movement to support the fight against chest cancer. #NoBraDay was trending on Twitter yesterday and I thought it best to show off five Nigerian female celebrities we would all love to see honor this day. Enjoy: – Cossy Orjiakor – Need we say more. Actress Cossy Orjiakor is [...]

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]]> UK To Keep Over 8m Naira Seized From Diezani Alison-Madueke For Six Months Ahead Of Trial https://www.theinfostride.com/uk-to-keep-over-8m-naira-seized-from-diezani-alison-madueke-for-six-months-ahead-of-trial/ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 21:07:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=102118 The British government, yesterday, seized £27,000 from embattled ex-minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who was granted conditional bail by the National Crime Agency (NCA) last week. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that £5,000 and $2000 were also seized by the NCA from Beatrice Agama, Diezani’s mother. According to a BBC report monitored in Abuja, [...]

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]]> ACF Condemns Afenifere Over Call For Ban On Nomadic Cattle Rearing https://www.theinfostride.com/acf-condemns-afenifere-over-call-for-ban-on-nomadic-cattle-rearing/ Sun, 04 Oct 2015 16:14:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101910 The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), yesterday, described as reckless a statement by the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on the recent kidnap of former Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF), Chief Olu Falae, by Fulani herdsmen. The ACF said that the Afenifere statement demanding the abolishment of nomadic cattle rearing, and criminalizing the Fulani on account [...]

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]]> IK Ogbonna And Wife Sighted At The Beach On Independence Day https://www.theinfostride.com/ik-ogbonna-and-wife-sighted-at-the-beach-on-independence-day/ Sat, 03 Oct 2015 01:08:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101727 Photos have surfaced of Uche Ogbonna and his boo on the beach for the Independence Day celebration; they were not alone as Nollywood actress Angela Okorie was also present with her man. IK Ogbonna and his Colombian wife were all mushy mushy on the beach on Independence Day. Sonia Ogbonna shared a picture of her [...]

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]]> Ministerial List: Adeosun, Alhassan, Ngige and Udo-Udoma Under Consideration https://www.theinfostride.com/ministerial-list-adeosun-alhassan-ngige-and-udo-udoma-under-consideration/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:39:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101555 Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki yesterday received the first set of names of would-be ministers to be screened by Senators. The list was presented to him after plenary at about 5pm by the President’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari and Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on National Assembly Matters (Senate) Sen. Ita Enang. The Senate president [...]

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]]> Basketmouth Blasts Fans Who Beg For Free Tickets To His Shows https://www.theinfostride.com/basketmouth-blasts-fans-who-beg-for-free-tickets-to-his-shows/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 01:26:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101459 It seems like Bright Okpocha aka Basketmouth, is taking matters really serious these days. On September 29, Basketmouth shared a photo of an invoice containing the sum of money he had to pay for the hall in Eko Hotel & Suites, the venue for his next show. The amount was 14 million Naira and in the [...]

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]]> Falae’s Abduction: Afenifere Wants Fulani Cattle Rearing In Yorubaland To Stop https://www.theinfostride.com/falaes-abduction-afenifere-wants-fulani-cattle-rearing-in-yorubaland-to-stop/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 01:13:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101480 Pan-Yoruba Socio Political group, Afenifere, yesterday called for the stoppage of cattle rearing activities in the south West states following the menace of Fulani herdsmen. Rising from an emergency meeting in Akure, the Ondo state capital, the group noted that the activities of the Fulani herdsmen in the states have endangered the lives of the [...]

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]]> Ikorodu Boat Mishap: Three People Reported Dead https://www.theinfostride.com/ikorodu-boat-mishap-three-people-reported-dead/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 04:57:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101211 Three persons were reported dead while three others were hospitalized, yesterday, in Bayeku area of Ikorodu in a boat mishap involving 21 passengers. According to reports, the deceased are three females between the ages of 24 and 26. Three of the survivors were reportedly hospitalized at two different private hospitals within the area. The incident occurred barely [...]

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]]> Capital Punishment Must Be Endorsed For Corrupt Public Office Holders – NLC https://www.theinfostride.com/capital-punishment-must-be-endorsed-for-corrupt-public-office-holders-nlc/ Sun, 27 Sep 2015 15:00:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101190 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday reiterated its position on capital punishment for corrupt public office holders, saying it will not back down until its request is granted. The congress opposed life imprisonment for treasury looters, saying the country was not ripe for it. NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, made this known in Ilorin, Kwara [...]

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]]> Ministerial Screening: We Won’t Take Pound Of Flesh Over Saraki Trial – Senate https://www.theinfostride.com/ministerial-screening-we-wont-take-pound-of-flesh-over-saraki-trial-senate/ Sun, 27 Sep 2015 09:50:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101106 The Senate yesterday cleared the air on the screening of ministerial nominees, saying the ongoing trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki won’t affect the exercise. The red chamber was reacting to speculation in some quarters that pro-Saraki senators might frustrate screening of the ministerial nominees once the Senate receives the list from the Executive [...]

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]]> Awo’s Descendant Will One Day Become President Of Nigeria – Eldest Daughter https://www.theinfostride.com/awos-descendant-will-one-day-become-president-of-nigeria-eldest-daughter/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 22:32:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100707 Eldest daughter of the late Chief Hannah Dideolu Awolowo, Rev. (Mrs) Omotola Oyediran, yesterday in Ikenne, Ogun State declared that a descendant of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo will one day become the president of Nigeria. Mrs. Oyediran said she used to make it a point of duty to pray daily for a descendant [...]

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]]> Benue > Election Petition Tribunal In Markudi Upholds Governor Ortom’s Election, Residents Jubilate https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-election-petition-tribunal-in-markudi-upholds-governor-ortoms-election-residents-jubilate/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 06:48:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100456 Benue State residents yesterday were throwned in jubilation as the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi upheld the election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Governor Samuel Ortom. The tribunal dismissed the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Terhemen Tarzoor, for lacking in merit. Justice Elizabeth Karatu, who read the three-hour judgment, said [...]

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]]> Sean Tizzle Responds To Basketmouth! https://www.theinfostride.com/sean-tizzle-responds-to-basketmouth/ Sat, 19 Sep 2015 18:18:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100005 Do you remember this article (Popular Comedian, Basketmouth Discloses Why He Hates Sean Tizzle) where Basketmouth saying he has issues with Nigerian singer, Sean Tizzle. In the interview with HipTV, Basketmouth blasted Sean Tizzle saying : – “I called on Sean Tizzle and he was charging me a certain amount of money, I didn’t know if it [...]

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]]> Dance-hall Singer Timaya Unharmed After An Accident With His White Bentley Yesterday https://www.theinfostride.com/dance-hall-singer-timaya-unharmed-after-an-accident-with-his-white-bentley-yesterday/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:10:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=99818 Nigerian dance-hall singer, Timaya was involved in a car accident yesterday. The ‘Bow Down‘ singer bashed his White Bentley but fortunately for him, he was unhurt. Timaya shared a photo of his bashed Bentley on Instagram today (September 18). “Had an accident yesterday but I thank GOD nobody got hurt… blessssssss” he wrote in the caption [...]

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]]> Bury Your Shame Instead Of Distracting President Buhari With Ridiculous Allegations, APC Tells PDP https://www.theinfostride.com/bury-your-shame-instead-of-distracting-president-buhari-with-ridiculous-allegations-apc-tells-pdp/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:52:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=99774 Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday gave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a hard blow for the “irrational heckling and outlandish statements” on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Accusing the PDP of plotting to pit the millions of Nigerians, who voted for “change” against the Federal Government by distracting the Buhari administration, the APC [...]

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]]> Timaya narrowly escaped Unhurt from a Car Accident [PHOTO] https://www.theinfostride.com/timaya-narrowly-escaped-unhurt-from-a-car-accident-photo/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:55:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=99733 Timaya narrowly escaped unhurt from a car accident yesterday. See the photo of his bashed Bentley that he shared. Thankfully, no one was injured in the accident. Happy for him for his life!

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]]> #Insurgency > Boko Haram Leaders Tired Of Fighting, Being Fugitives, Says Centre for Crisis Communication https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-boko-haram-leaders-tired-of-fighting-being-fugitives-says-centre/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:30:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-boko-haram-leaders-tired-of-fighting-being-fugitives-says-centre/ The Executive Secretary of the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), Air Commodore Yusuf Anas (rtd) yesterday disclosed that some Boko Haram leaders offered to negotiate a ceasefire agreement because they are tired of fighting. He said the Federal Government and the insurgents should adopt an open mind to the ongoing talks for negotiation just as [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > 19 Feared Dead In Plateau Community https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-19-feared-dead-in-plateau-community/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:30:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-19-feared-dead-in-plateau-community/ At least 19 persons were feared dead early yesterday morning at Kadunung village in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, following gunmen’s attacks on the community where houses were also razed and shops looted. But spokesman of Operation Safe Haven, Op SH, Capt. Ikedichi Iweha, who confirmed the incident, said no one died in [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Federal Government Set To Adopt Zero-based Budgeting For 2016 – VP Osinbajo https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-fg-to-adopt-zero-based-budgeting-for-2016-osinbajo/ Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:30:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-fg-to-adopt-zero-based-budgeting-for-2016-osinbajo/ Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said yesterday that the federal government would rely on a zero-based budgeting format for its 2016 budget planning. He said it would be carefully coordinated to ensure that it is policy-driven specifically as it borders on proposed social intervention policy of the Buhari administration. Osinbajo gave the hint when the National [...]

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]]> #Lagos > Fleeing Suspected Robbers Abandon 9 Guns, 42 Cartridges https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-fleeing-robbers-abandon-nine-guns-42-cartridges/ Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:30:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-fleeing-robbers-abandon-nine-guns-42-cartridges/ Police operatives yesterday recovered nine pump action guns and 42 live ammunition from two fleeing suspected robbers in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos. The weapons were recovered by men of the Area E command led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Frank Mba. It was learnt that the weapons, which were hidden in a sack, were abandoned [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Akwa Ibom Government House Raid: Call Daura To Order – Northern Group Tells President Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-akwa-ibom-govt-house-raid-call-daura-to-order-northern-group-tells-buhari/ Sat, 12 Sep 2015 13:30:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-akwa-ibom-govt-house-raid-call-daura-to-order-northern-group-tells-buhari/ A northern-based non-governmental organisation, Arewa Youth For Progress and Development (AYPAD), yesterday decried the invasion of Akwa Ibom State Government House, Uyo, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), describing the action as “unacceptable”. In a statement it issued in Kaduna on Friday, the group wondered why the DSS led by Lawal Daura [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > President Buhari Has Achieved A Lot, Including Harassment Of PDP Leaders – Governor Fayose https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-buhari-has-achieved-a-lot-including-harassment-of-pdp-leaders-fayose/ Thu, 10 Sep 2015 09:30:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-buhari-has-achieved-a-lot-including-harassment-of-pdp-leaders-fayose/ Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State yesterday slammed President Muhammadu Buhari saying the only achievement recorded by the administration has been the harassment of leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). “As at today, the only achievement recorded by the President Buhari’s government is the harassment of leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and [...]

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]]> #Lagos > Six Family Members Burnt To Death In Surulere https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-6-family-members-burnt-to-death-in-lagos/ Thu, 10 Sep 2015 07:30:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-6-family-members-burnt-to-death-in-lagos/ A family of seven were, yesterday, roasted in a fire that engulfed a building at Lawanson, Surulere, Lagos State. Among those who lost their lives in the inferno were Mr. Kelechi Ali, his wife, Nkiru, Onoja, their baby boy of about three weeks, their son, Favour, about three years old. Also killed in the fire [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Governor Wada And Alhaji Echocho In War Of Words Over Alleged Plot To Disrupt PDP Guber Primary https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-wada-echocho-in-war-of-words-over-alleged-plot-to-disrupt-pdp-guber-primary/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:30:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-wada-echocho-in-war-of-words-over-alleged-plot-to-disrupt-pdp-guber-primary/ The Jibrin Isah Campaign Organisation (JICO) yesterday alleged that some group of young men sympathetic to Governor Idris Wada’s cause have been recruited to disrupt the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday). Alhaji Jibril Isah Echocho is the major obstacle standing between Gov. Wada and the PDP governorship ticket for Kogi. [...]

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]]> #Celebrity > Meek Mill Curses Fan At His Concert https://www.theinfostride.com/celebrity-meek-mill-curses-fan-at-his-concert-see-why/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 20:18:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/celebrity-meek-mill-curses-fan-at-his-concert-see-why/ But why go to a Meek Mill concert and carry up a poster of his arch-rival? When a fan did that yesterday, Meek went bunkers on stage telling the fan, “Put that Drake sign up again n***a! F**k you talking bout you f**king clown! Don’t ever come in here f**king playing with no Meek Milly [...]

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]]> #Celebrity > Seyi Shay Shares Excitement At Meeting UK Based Nigerian Rapper, Tinie Tempah In London https://www.theinfostride.com/celebrity-seyi-shay-shares-excitement-at-meeting-uk-based-nigerian-rapper-tinie-tempah-in-london/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 16:45:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/celebrity-seyi-shay-shares-excitement-at-meeting-uk-based-nigerian-rapper-tinie-tempah-in-london/ Nigerian singer, Seyi Shay yesterday (September 8), met with UK based Nigerian rapper Tinie Tempah in London. The singer was excited to meet Tinie Tempah as she gushed about him in the caption of her picture with him. “Studio rats @tiniegram this is THE realest guy I’ve met in a long time AND he is Nigerian [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Gen. Buratai Reassures Troops Of Welfare, Equipment In Fight Against Boko Haram https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-buratai-reassures-troops-of-welfare-equipment-in-fight-against-boko-haram/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:30:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-buratai-reassures-troops-of-welfare-equipment-in-fight-against-boko-haram/ The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, yesterday assured troops currently battling Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast of their welfare and provision of equipment. Speaking at the opening of the 2015 Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSM) Convention in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Buratai said the Nigerian Army would continue to ensure [...]

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]]> # Jigawa > Senior Members Of PDP In Jigawa Set To Defect To APC – Badaru https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-senior-members-of-pdp-in-jigawa-set-to-defect-to-apc-badaru/ Mon, 07 Sep 2015 17:30:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-senior-members-of-pdp-in-jigawa-set-to-defect-to-apc-badaru/ Jigawa State Governor, Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar, yesterday, confirmed that some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains in the state are set to dump the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC).According to him, those expected to decamp from the PDP were impressed with the participatory and open door policy introduced in the state by the APC-led [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Kogi State PDP Chair Escapes Death https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-kogi-state-pdp-chair-edcapes-death/ Sun, 06 Sep 2015 19:30:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-kogi-state-pdp-chair-edcapes-death/ About 20 unknown gunmen, yesterday attacked the Kogi state chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Engr. Sam Ihuotu at Abaji, while on his way from Abuja to Lokoja, reports have said. State Public Secretary of the party, Bode Ogunmola confirmed the attack. He explained that the chairman was returning from Abuja when the attack [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > President Buhari Congratulates Most Rev. Idowu-Fearon On Commissioning As New Anglican Secretary-General https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-buhari-congratulates-idowu-fearon-on-commissioning-as-new-anglican-sec-gen/ Sat, 05 Sep 2015 17:30:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-buhari-congratulates-idowu-fearon-on-commissioning-as-new-anglican-sec-gen/ President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) yesterday congratulated Most Rev. Josiah Idowu-Fearon on his appointment as the Secretary-General of the Consultative Council of the Anglican Communion Worldwide. In a letter delivered by his personal emissary, Mallam Adamu Adamu to Idowu-Fearon on Friday in London on the occasion of the clergy’s commissioning into the new post, Buhari said [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Asset Declaration: President Buhari and VP Osinbajo Deceiving Nigerians – PDP https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-asset-declaration-buhari-osinbajo-deceiving-nigerians-pdp/ Sat, 05 Sep 2015 09:30:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-asset-declaration-buhari-osinbajo-deceiving-nigerians-pdp/ National leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, took a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo over their asset declaration. The party claimed that the first two citizens were deceiving Nigerians. Noting that President Buhari last December declared that he had only N1 million in his account, the PDP [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Physician, Heal Thyself! PDP Asks FG To Rid APC Of Corrupt Persons https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-physician-heal-thyself-pdp-asks-fg-to-rid-apc-of-corrupt-persons/ Fri, 04 Sep 2015 07:30:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-physician-heal-thyself-pdp-asks-fg-to-rid-apc-of-corrupt-persons/ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, dismissed the anti-corruption posture of the present administration as deceptive, saying the government is deliberating sweeping under the carpet grave allegations of corruption committed by those who helped it to power. The opposition party alleged that the administration’s “holier than thou” stance was a deceptive frame to hoodwink ordinary [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Probe: Accountability Is Not The Real Issue – Babatunde Fashola https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-probe-accountability-is-not-the-real-issue-fashola/ Fri, 04 Sep 2015 07:30:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-probe-accountability-is-not-the-real-issue-fashola/ Former Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola yesterday refused to make further comments about various allegations levelled against him while he was in office. Reacting to a question during the 16th annual lecture of Bishop Mike Okonkwo tagged The Nigerian Political Class and The Citizens Quest for Good Governance, Fashola, who was the guest speaker of [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Group Urges Governor El-Rufai To Fire Aide Allegedly Wanted In The US https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-group-urges-el-rufai-to-fire-aide-allegedly-wanted-in-the-us/ Thu, 03 Sep 2015 21:30:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-group-urges-el-rufai-to-fire-aide-allegedly-wanted-in-the-us/ The Centrum Initiative for Development and Fundamental Rights Initiative (CEDRA), yesterday gave Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna state a 48-hour ultimatum to sack his Special Adviser on Invesment Promotion, Mr. Adebisi Lawal (popularly known as Jimmy Lawal), alleging that he was on the list of US wanted men. According to the Chairman of CEDRA, [...]

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]]> Ekiti May Not Take FG’s Bailout Fund | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-may-not-take-fgs-bailout-fund-news/ Thu, 03 Sep 2015 09:30:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/ekiti-may-not-take-fgs-bailout-fund-news/ Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, yesterday, held a meeting with workers in the state to discuss whether the state should take the bailout funds being planned for states by the Federal Government. Speaking at the meeting in Ado-Ekiti, the governor expressed concern about the bail out funds would aggravate the debt profile of the state. [...]

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]]> Shocking! Presidency Denies President Muhammdu Buhari’s ‘Alleged’ Campaign Promises | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/presidency-denies-buharis-alleged-campaign-promises-news/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:30:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/presidency-denies-buharis-alleged-campaign-promises-news/ The Presidency yesterday stated that President Muhammdu Buhari (PMB) never made specific promises of what to achieve within his first 100 days in office during his campaign. It also denied circulating documents which contained such promises, saying that two booklets titled “One Hundred Things Buhari Will Do in 100 Days” and “My Covenant With Nigerians” [...]

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]]> 64 Million Nigerians Suffer From Mental Illness – Prof. Chinedu Nebo | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/64m-nigerians-suffer-from-mental-illness-nebo-news/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:30:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/64m-nigerians-suffer-from-mental-illness-nebo-news/ Former Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, yesterday, in Enugu rated governments at various levels low in the area of psychiatric and mental health care. According to him, some medical scholars have revealed that in a population of 160 million or thereabout, “64 million Nigerians suffer from one form of mental illness or the other [...]

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]]> Insurgency: End In Sight For Boko Haram, Defence Headquarters Assures | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/end-in-sight-to-insurgency-says-defence-headquarters-news/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:30:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/end-in-sight-to-insurgency-says-defence-headquarters-news/ The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) disclosed yesterday that the end of insurgency in Nigeria is in sight and that all known camps of insurgents on Nigerian territory have been dislodged. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar, spoke yesterday in Abuja when he visited Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr. Ima Niboro. [...]

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]]> Ex-Minister Moro Discloses How David Parradang Encouraged Indiscipline, Corruption In NIS | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/how-parradang-encouraged-indiscipline-corruption-in-nis-ex-minister-moro-news/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:30:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/how-parradang-encouraged-indiscipline-corruption-in-nis-ex-minister-moro-news/ The immediate past Interior Minister, Comrade Abba Moro, yesterday said he was not responsible for the predicament of the former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. David Parradang. Parradang was first suspended from office by President Muhammadu Buhari for illegal recruitment of about 1600 immigration staff. While on suspension, his replacement, Kure Martin [...]

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]]> Anti-corruption, National Unity And Other Achievements Of PDP In 17 Years – Olisa Metuh | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/metuh-anti-corruption-national-unity-and-other-achievements-of-pdp-in-17-years-news/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 11:30:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/metuh-anti-corruption-national-unity-and-other-achievements-of-pdp-in-17-years-news/ The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, marked 17 years of its existence with a low-key event at its Wadata Plaza, Abuja National Secretariat. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, while briefing journalists in Abuja highlighted the achievements of the party in its 17 years of existence. In the speech titled PDP At 17..Still The [...]

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