The Taliban have announced that it plans to review and revise the curriculum in view of Afghan culture, international educational standards, and Islamic law. Ahmad Taqi, the Taliban spokesperson for the Ministry of Higher Education said 35 academic curricula have already been finalised, and a single academic curriculum will be set up across Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported. “We have adopted those international norms that we support and are working to align Afghanistan’s curriculum with those norms so that we can compete with other countries in curriculum,” said Taqi. There are 165 different educational curricula available nationwide, of which 20 bachelor’s degree…
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Frontline 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi prayed for his supporters on Saturday as they gathered in Abuja. The former Governor of Anambra State is the flagbearer of the Labour Party (LP). Popularly known as Obidients, his followers shut down some major roads in the Central Area, including the Federal Secretariat, and others. The walk by the citizens, in their thousands, caused gridlock at some locations in the nation’s capital. In a tweet, Obi, currently in Kano State for a function, noted that he was following the march. “From Kano, I am watching the Obidients gathered in Abuja and exercising their…
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Rivers State, Sen. Magnus Abe has unveiled his running mate for the 2023 election. Magnus Abe unveiled his running mate on Saturday in Port Harcourt, in an event attended by leaders of the party. His running mate is a former Permanent Secretary, Patricia Ogbonnanya. Speaking during the ceremony, Sen. Magnus Abe explained that his choice of an Ekpeye woman over other tribes in the state is because the Ekpeye people were yet to produce anybody in the leadership position in the state. The former senator, who is from the Ogoni extraction,…
The Osun State chapter of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) on Saturday denied a claim that it has endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu. The Caretaker Chairman of the party in Osun, Alhaji Abdussalam Abdullateef, who made the rebuttal at a news conference in Osogbo, urged Nigerians to disregard the claim. Abdullateef explained that four members of the NNPP, who reportedly endorsed Tinubu, were “on their own.” He said that the only presidential candidate known to the NNPP is Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, “who has all it takes to give our dear country…
Nwachukwu Anakwenze, former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has pleaded with the national chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, to voluntarily resign. This, he believed, would bring an end to the growing crisis rocking the opposition party. InfoStride News recalls that River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, had revealed details about some party leaders and the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. He also alleged that Ayu and other party chieftains conspired against him during the presidential primaries. Following the revelations and embroiled crisis, Anakwenze, in a statement in Abuja signed by the Director General of his Campaign Organisation,…
Russia on Friday began staging UN-condemned “referendums” to annex the roughly one-fifth of neighboring Ukraine it occupies, marking a new escalation in the spiraling conflict between President Vladimir Putin and the US and its allies. The votes are a “violation of the UN Charter and international law,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. The Kremlin ordered the ballots after its forces suffered their worst defeats to Ukraine’s military since the early weeks of the seven-month-long invasion. Putin this week also called for a “partial mobilization” to draft 300,000 reservists He stepped up his threats toward Ukraine’s US and European…
The federal lawmaker representing the Enugu East Senatorial District at the upper chamber, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani has been listed as a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, for the forthcoming 2023 election. InfoStride News earlier reported that a few days to the official take-off of the 2023 campaign, the ruling party on Friday released its campaign council list The council list, which comprises 422 members, was released by the PCC Secretary, James Faleke, a federal lawmaker. InfoStride News, however, observed that Senator Chimaroke, who was elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has lambasted the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to focus on its frailties and staff of their affairs. Tinubu in a statement by Director, Media and Publicity of his Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, Friday mocked Atiku and PDP over the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s revealing media chat. APC said “Once again, another bid for the presidency of our country by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is slipping away. This is unraveling before our very eyes even before…
A Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain in Kachia local government area of Kaduna State, Dr. Musa Abdul on Friday, expressed disappointment over the revelations by the River State Governor, Nyesom Wike against his party. Governor Wike had revealed details about some party leaders and the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Musa claimed the Rivers State Governor was trying to pull down the party at all costs and advised the PDP leadership to hasten to do his binding by forcing the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu to resign before Wike destroys the party. “Wike is now a goddess of the…
Amid the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, the immediate past chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party, Senator Walid Jibrin, on Friday, disclosed that he will remain in the party and will continue to do so until Atiku becomes the president of Nigeria in 2023. InfoStride News recalls that Senator Walid Jibrin, the chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had on August 7, 2020, resigned from his position. Although political pundits believed Mr Jibrin’s resignation came amid calls that the party’s leadership structure be reshuffled to balance the existing…
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister and a staunch supporter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, says the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has destroyed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The human rights lawyer stated this via a post on his social media handles while reacting to Wike’s recent outburst against the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Wike, during a chat with some selected journalists in Port Harcourt on Friday, vowed not to back down on his demand for the resignation of PDP national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, which is currently threatening the division of the party.…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has said the leaders of the People Democratic Party are not engaged in “a war of attrition”. Atiku made the assertion in an apparent response to the sustained media attacks by members of the party from Governor Nyesom Wike’s camp. Wike’s camp has continued to demand the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu as the National Chairman of the party. The Rivers State Governor recently led other leaders of the party to pull out of the presidential campaign council of the PDP following the refusal of Ayu to resign from the party.…
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP National Youth Vanguard, has accused the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike of working for the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group also accused Governor Wike of using the call for Senator Ayu’s removal as a ploy to distract the PDP and its Presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 general elections. In a communique made available to newsmen on Friday after its meeting in Kano State, the National Coordinator of the group, Amb Ibrahim Bala Aboki said it was crystal clear now that the Governor of Rivers…
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar to win the 2023 election without Rivers would only depend on God’s decision. Speaking with some selected journalists in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Friday, Wike who was asked to comment on the insinuation that Atiku would win without his state, said “if God has decided that he (Atiku) will be president nothing anyone can do about it. He, however, said the current reality indicated that Atiku may depend on Rivers to win the election, stressing that…
Imran Khan on Thursday dodged a contempt indictment when a top Pakistani court deferred proceedings against the former prime minister after he appeared before it and expressed willingness to apologise for his controversial remarks against a female judge. The Islamabad High Court was expected to formally indict Khan in contempt proceedings against him for passing controversial remarks against Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry during a rally here last month. Khan appeared before the court amid tight security. The Islamabad High Court deferred contempt proceedings against Khan after he expressed his willingness to apologise to Chaudhry for his controversial…
World leaders at the United Nations on Thursday called for Moscow to be held accountable for human rights violations in Ukraine as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov defended Moscow’s war and accused its neighbor of committing atrocities. Addressing a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on atrocities committed in Ukraine since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion, Lavrov accused Ukraine of creating threats against Russian security and “brazenly trampling” the rights of Russians and Russian-speakers in Ukraine. “I can assure you that we will never accept this,” said Lavrov, who came to the council chamber to speak and then left. “Everything I’ve…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said that the All Progressive Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Senator Ahmed Tinubu, is a man of integrity. Ganduje said Tinubu’s presidency in 2023 would accelerate national growth and development, NAN reports. He stated this on Wednesday while accepting an appointment as the APC National Integrity Movement (ANIM) patron at the Government House, Kano. ”Tinubu’s track records and pedigree show that he can propel Nigeria to greatness if elected president. “Asiwaju is a man of integrity and a good product. He has contributed significantly to the growth and development of our democracy. “He is…
Chief Sam Nkire, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday described Governor Nyesom Wike’s battle with the Peoples Democratic Party as a national course and for the interest of the country’s unity. According to him, PDP’s disobedience to the rule of rotation of power after the reign of President Muhammadu Buhari negates the spirit of unity, fairness and equity in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, Nkire said that Governor Wike needed to be commended by all Nigerians for fighting a just course for the overall development of the country. He noted that for the PDP to…
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Cross River State has rejected the humongous amounts pegged for nomination forms for chairmanship and other aspirants in the forthcoming local government council elections. Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) issued a notice about the upcoming local government election in the state billed for May 2023 and listed various amounts for contenders to pay as nomination fees. In a statement signed by its chairman, Anthony Bissong Attah, IPAC said they consider the outrageous amounts a grand plan to exclude opposition political parties from participating in the exercise. “We totally reject the payment of…
The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commenced screening delegates in Gusau, the state capital, for the governorship primary election slated for Friday, September 23, 2022. Addressing newsmen in Gusau, the state capital, the state secretary of the party, Alhaji Ahmad Farouq Rijiya, said the issue of appealing the Federal High Court judgment that nullified the party’s governorship primary election would amount to a waste of time. “The PDP leadership in the state has concluded that fresh governorship primary election will be the best option,” he added. According to him, going for appeal may delay the…