Legal Practitioners Urged to Be Role Models, Unbiased in Justice Delivery.
Legal practitioners have been enjoined to be good role models and unbiased in the delivery of justice.
This admonition was made at the legal year celebration held in Ibadan.
Declare Education State of Emergency, Professor Urges FG as Out-of-School Crisis Deepens.
As a way to litigate out of school children, some stakeholders in the educational sector in Ibadan, Oyo State have tasked the government at all levels to prioritize child education.
Meanwhile, an educator, Professor Olumide Olajide lamented the education situation in the country, calling on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector as the situation continues to decline.
According to data from the National Multidimensional Poverty Index, NMPI, in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF, Oyo State ranks the highest in the Southwest for the percentage of out of school children aged six to fifteen in the year two thousand and twenty-four.
After Weeks of Lull, Senate Resumes Debate on Key Bills, Including 20-Year-Old Budget Oversight Proposal.
Chief of Staff to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Chinedu Akubueze, has confirmed that the Senate is reconvening plenary today, with a packed agenda led by long-delayed security and electoral reform debates, after weeks of legislative lull.
Among the bills and motions now awaiting urgent attention are the proposed National Security Summit, Electoral Act amendments, Constitution Alteration Bill of two thousand and twenty-five, and the National Assembly Budget and Research Office Bill, a twenty-year-old proposal aimed at strengthening fiscal oversight through independent budget analysis.
Meanwhile, the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is set to officially resume plenary sessions, along with other lawmakers, after serving her six-month suspension, according to one of her lawyers, Victor Giwa.
Federal Government Harmonizes Talks with University, Polytechnic, COE Unions.
The Federal Government has reconstituted and inaugurated the Mahmud Yayale Federal Government Tertiary Institutions Expanded Negotiation Committee to accelerate ongoing discussions with academic and non-academic unions across universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo, and the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, the new committee was designed to harmonize all negotiation processes under one coordinated framework that reflects institutional memory and sector-wide inclusiveness.
Alausa explained that the expanded committee will engage all unions collectively, adding that President Bola Tinubu, has given full political backing to the process.
Tinubu Summons Council of State, Police Council Over Escalating Insecurity.
President Bola Tinubu, has summoned a meeting of the Council of State and the Police Council for Thursday, October nine, two thousand and twenty-five, to deliberate on the escalating insecurity across parts of the country and other pressing national issues.
According to a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs Office, Dr. Emanso Umobong, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, disclosed that the strategic sessions, underscore the President’s renewed commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s security architecture and restoring public confidence.
The statement included that invited members of both councils are expected to participate either physically or virtually, to review the nation’s security situation.
Rodri Withdraws from Spain Squad Due to Muscle Injury, Targets Return in Two Weeks.
Manchester City midfielder, Rodri will not join the Spanish national team after sustaining a muscle injury.
According to a post by Fabrizio Romano, the Spanish international said,he hopes to be available in two weeks for the Everton game.
Meanwhile, his comments suggest that Manchester City are optimistic about his recovery timeline, with hopes that he will be fit in time to join the team after the international break.
Deadly Floods and Landslides Kill 18 in India’s Darjeeling, Death Toll in Nepal Rises to 50
Floods and landslides unleashed by unrelenting rain in India’s eastern hill region of Darjeeling has killed at least eighteen people, after washing away homes, roads and bridges.
Authorities confirmed that the death toll in neighbouring Nepal has risen to fifty, with several people still missing. Meanwhile, local government officials in India’s state of West Bengal, said relief and restoration is underway, warning that the death toll was likely to rise as details flowed in from remote areas.
Macron Accepts Lecornu’s Resignation Amid Backlash Over Largely Unchanged Cabinet.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron, has accepted Prime Minister, Sebastien Lecornu’s resignation just hours after unveiling his cabinet, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock.
However, the largely unchanged cabinet he unveiled to work with Lecornu sparked fierce criticism across the political spectrum.
It would alos be recalled that Lecornu’s two immediate predecessors, Francois Bayrou and Michel Barnier, were ousted by the legislative chamber in a standoff over the spending plan.
Egypt Praises Gaza Agreement, Emphasizing Its Role in Future Middle East Peace Deals.
Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has praised United States President, Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, as negotiators from Hamas, Israel, and the United States converged in Egypt to discuss a hostage-prisoner exchange and ceasefire. Sisi on Monday praised the accord, calling it the foundation of future peace deals in the region and saying it must be strengthened. Recall that, Egypt has acted as a key mediator between Hamas and Israel, along with Qatar and the United States.
Governor Sanwo-Olu Urges Residents to Break Silence on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence.
The Lagos State Government is calling for a multidisciplinary approach to address the ongoing rise of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the state and across the country.
Speaking at a forum, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, encouraged residents to speak out about cases of violence in order to combat the culture of silence, and to take advantage of the support interventions provided by the state government.
