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 Iran's President, Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an order to reopen international internet access, Iranian state media reported on Monday, citing an official after a near-90-day blackout in the wake of the war against the U.S. and Israel. The report cited the head of public relations at Iran’s Communications Ministry.The mechanism for how and when Iran would reconnect to the global web following the decision was unknown.Most Iranians have been unable to access the worldwide web for 87 days according to the internet observatory NetBlocks on Monday, with only a few citizens having access to expensive and advanced VPNs that circumvent the restrictions.Authorities initially imposed an internet blackout from January 8 in response to nationwide anti-government protests, with connections gradually...

A former staff orchestrated the stealing of N457,508,645.00 from the Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State. The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Oyesoji Aremu disclosed this in a statement on Monday, May 25, 2026. He said the female ex-staff, who is an alumna of the institution, collaborated with others to hack into the students’ payment portal and lured 320 students into paying their fees into her personal accounts. The suspect then cleared their bills on the university portal to enable the students to obtain their financial clearance. According to him, the fraud was uncovered through the Students’ Fees Payment Audit Exercise concluded on Friday. He said the fraud took place in the 2023/2024, 2024/2025, and 2025/2026 academic sessions, and the audit exercise ...

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has issued a public health advisory to airlines, air navigation service providers, and aerodrome operators following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. In a directive signed by the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Chris Najomo, and obtained by our correspondent, the authority warned that although Nigeria has not recorded any confirmed Ebola case linked to the outbreak, the aviation sector remains a major frontline in protecting the country against cross-border transmission. “The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority wishes to notify all aviation stakeholders of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease currently affecting parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda,” the circul...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced Saturday, June 13, 2026, as the date for the mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates who were unable to take part in the 2026 examination despite completing biometric verification. The board made the announcement in a statement released on Monday by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin. According to JAMB, the mop-up exercise is specifically for candidates who appeared for the 2026 UTME but could not sit for the examination due to technical problems and other related challenges experienced during the exercise. The board explained that while the 2026 UTME was conducted between April 23 and 29, 2026, technical glitches at some examination centres prevented certain candidates from participat...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has challenged the ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja which voided part of the commission’s guidelines for the 2027 general elections. INEC approached the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, seeking to overturn the High Court judgment that altered the deadline for political parties to submit their membership registers ahead of the elections. Recall that Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja had last week invalidated INEC’s directive requiring political parties to submit their membership registers and databases by May 10, 2026, as a prerequisite for participation in the 2027 polls. The judgment followed a lawsuit filed by the Youth Party, which questioned the legality of the commission’s guidelines. ...

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has called on the Federal Government to grant amnesty to armed bandits as part of efforts to tackle insecurity across Nigeria. According to reports, Gumi suggested that the government should adopt a rehabilitation and reintegration model similar to that used for repentant Boko Haram members who surrendered to the military. He made the remarks on Monday during a press briefing at his residence in Kaduna State. The cleric argued that years of relying solely on military action had not successfully ended banditry or insurgency. He said Nigeria should rethink its strategy, stating that engagement and rehabilitation could be more effective than force alone. Gumi also referenced past efforts in Katsina State, where some armed groups were rep...

Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, says he is waiting for the approval of the Federal Government to dislodge terrorists and other criminals from the South-West. Igboho said his security outfit, Iru Ekun Security Network, is ready to begin operations to flush terrorists and other criminal elements out of forests across the South-West. Igboho disclosed this in a statement on Monday, May 25. He said that all required documentation and procedural prerequisites for the approval of Iru Ekun Security Network had already been submitted to the Federal Government. He also said that he would comply fully with the Executive Order recently issued by the Oyo State Government, which regulates the activities of private security organisations ...

Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, has declared Nigeria "dead and rotten" due to the country’s severe economic downturn.  Speaking to his congregation during a May 17 sermon, the cleric expressed deep concern over the staggering devaluation of the national currency, noting that relying on the Naira as one's primary measure of wealth is a direct indicator of poverty in today's economy. ‘’Nigeria is de@d, lets not deceive ourselves. Let me tell you something. Once you are counting in Naira, you are poor. I was not born poor. My father's salary in the 70s or 80s was about N18, 000.  That was money. How much is a billion Naira today in dollars or N1.4 billion in dollars? $1 million. Do you know what a billion Naira was when I was 15 or 16? $2.8...

The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed on Monday that a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has caused 220 suspected de@ths, as health officials struggle to catch up with the epidemic. While 101 confirmed cases and 10 confirmed de@ths have been recorded, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the true scale is far larger. "There are now more than 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected de@ths," Tedros said at the Virtual Ministerial Briefing on the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak on Monday. The outbreak, declared as a public health emergency of international concern on May 17, has also spread to Uganda, which has five confirmed cases and one death. Tedros highlighted a critical challenge: the delay in detecting the outbreak means that he...

At least one person has been severely injured after a 20-ft container fell on a commercial bus at Second Rainbow inward Oshodi, Lagos state today May 25. According to the Lagos state Traffic Management Agency LASTMA, the driver of the container lost its brake control and eventually fell on the mini yellow bus. One injured person from the accident was swiftly taken to the hospital.