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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....

The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has officially confirmed the senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, Shehu Buba, as its governorship candidate for the 2027 Bauchi State election.Reports indicate that Buba was affirmed on Monday in Bauchi following the party’s governorship primary election.The announcement was made by the PRP Deputy National Vice Chairman (North), Haruna Buhari, who also supervised the primary process in Bauchi State.Buhari explained that the exercise formed part of the party’s nationwide primaries conducted across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in line with party rules and electoral regulations.He noted that Shehu Buba emerged as the only screened aspirant for the ticket and fulfilled all required constitutional and legal ...

\Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Monday said he was not surprised that Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State withdrew from the governorship race.Wike said Fubara should not have purchased the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship nomination forms due to an earlier agreement that barred him from seeking a second tenure in office.The minister disclosed this while on an inspection tour of some projects in the FCT.“I’m not surprised that the governor (Fubara) withdrew. In the first place, he ought not to have collected the form because the agreement was reached that impeachment should be dropped while he should also not talk about second tenure,” Wike said.Wike accused Fubara of failing to demonstrate “gentlemanliness” by initially o...

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...

Iran’s sports minister said FIFA has promised the country’s men’s football team will receive visas to play in the United States at the World Cup this summer despite the ongoing Middle East war, local media reported on Monday.Iran’s participation at the global spectacle has been in question for months because it is being co-hosted by the US, which along with Israel began bombing Iran on February 28, sparking a wider regional war.“The FIFA president promised us that all our players would receive visas. There is no reason why our players should not receive visas,” said minister Ahmad Donyamali, quoted by local news agency ISNA.“I hope that all the conditions will be met so that the national team can participate in the tournament in a calm and orderly manner.”The Iranian sq...