The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said that children of deceased officers will benefit from a new scholarship initiative beginning from September next year.

The programme, introduced by the Defense and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), aims to support families of fallen personnel while fostering national unity.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, received the delegation of DEPOWA members during a courtesy visit to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. He described the scheme as a vital intervention for families who lost loved ones in service.

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has reviewed the progress of beneficiaries of the Renewed Hope Initiative National Scholarship Programme, two years after its launch. She urged the scholars to combine government support with self-reliance.

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to refurbishing Nigeria’s health sector, with a strong emphasis on tackling the persistent power supply crisis across federal hospitals.

Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, at the National Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Power in the Health Sector, the President declared that no Nigerian should lose their life because of electricity interruptions in medical facilities.

Tinubu pledged that his government would prioritize sustainable energy solutions for health facilities nationwide.

The President further explained that improving energy supply in healthcare is a key part of the Renewed Hope Agenda, which seeks to decentralize energy systems and encourage private sector participation.

After just nine months in office, French Prime Minister François Bayrou is out, as he has been toppled in a confidence vote by lawmakers.

The National Assembly voted three hundred and sixty-four to one hundred and ninety-four to oust the seventy-four-year-old centrist, dealing a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron and plunging France into yet another political crisis.

Bayrou had gambled on winning support for his tough budget plans, calling the vote himself in a high-stakes bid to push through deep public spending cuts. However, with no clear successor emerging, France faces the real risk of prolonged legislative deadlock.

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The Constitutional Council announced that former president Laurent Gbagbo and former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam are ineligible to run in the October twenty-fifth vote. The council cited their removal from the electoral roll as the reason for their exclusion.

Despite these disqualifications, both men had formally submitted their candidacies to challenge President Alassane Ouattara, who is seeking a fourth term at the age of eighty-three. And with their exclusion, five candidates remain in the race, including former First Lady Simone Ehivet Gbagbo, and former ministers Jean-Louis Billon, Ahoua Don Mello, and Henriette Lagou.