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.

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.

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.

Teachers across Nigeria have renewed calls for improved welfare, better working conditions, and the full implementation of the sixty-five-year retirement age policy as the nation joined the rest of the world to mark the two thousand and twenty-five World Teachers’ Day.
At various events held nationwide, teachers’ unions and education stakeholders decried the slow pace of policy implementation, poor remuneration, and inadequate teaching facilities, which they said continued to undermine the quality of education.
They urged federal and state governments to prioritise teachers’ welfare and ensure that promises made to the education sector are fulfilled.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has lauded the infrastructural strides of Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, particularly the ongoing building of the state’s first-ever flyover. The President, represented by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, said the governor’s bold approach to road and bridge construction in the state underscored the All Progressives Congress’ (APC’s) progressive agenda The President extolled the governor’s foresight in embarking on the one-kilometre flyover project at Ikpoba Hill in Ikpoba Okha Local Government, noting that its completion would transform vehicular movement and strengthen the urban fabric of Benin City.