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Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo and 13 other players have reported to the Super Eagles camp in London as coach Eric Chelle begins preparations for the 2026 Unity Cup tournament, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 14 players, comprising Europe-based professionals and Nigeria Premier Football League stars, had their first training session on Saturday evening at Cray Valley FC, Middle Park Avenue, London, ahead of Nigeria’s opening fixture against Zimbabwe on Tuesday, May 26. Okonkwo, a product of Arsenal’s youth academy, arrives in camp after a standout season with Wrexham, where he kept 10 clean sheets in 39 league appearances to help the…
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI mischief, follow Robert Hart. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here.Hacking the first generation of AI chatbots was a laughably simple affair. You didn’t need any technical know-how, backdoor access, or even a basic understanding of what a large language model was. You didn’t need to code. To get an AI system that had cost billions to build to abandon its safety instructions, sometimes all you had to do was ask.These…
Senior officials at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission who raised concerns about prediction market companies were suspended, investigated and eventually pushed out of the agency.According to a New York Times investigation published Sunday, the officials had flagged concerns about Polymarket, Crypto.com and a Gemini affiliate, each with alleged business ties to the Trump family. Career staff worried that Crypto.com was not treating small bettors fairly, that Polymarket lacked adequate fraud protections and that Gemini’s affiliate had not completed the required regulatory review to operate.Despite those concerns, then-acting CFTC chair Caroline Pham and her senior counsel intervened to help the firms…
The White House shooting suspect allegedly claimed he was Jesus Christ in a police run-in months before he was killed in a skirmish with the Secret Service. CNN identified the suspected shooter as 21-year-old Nasire Best, reporting that he had a series of documented mental health issues. Best was allegedly once arrested while claiming “he was Jesus Christ” and was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital on another occasion for obstructing a vehicle entry near the White House in July 2025. “I’m actually the son of God,” he allegedly wrote in one social media post. The outlet reported that Best…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), a joint force in the North-east, have “rescued” 92 civilians kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists along the Buratai–Kamuya road in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. The spokesperson for the joint task force, Sani Uba, a lieutenant colonel, disclosed this in a statement. He said the rescue operation was carried out on Saturday after troops of the 135 Special Forces Battalion stationed at Dutse Kura detected terrorists herding the civilians and vehicles into the bush at about 11:22 a.m. The operation, Mr Uba said, was…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed its departments to suspend services to 11 domestic airlines over unpaid financial obligations owed to the regulator. The directive was contained in an internal memo dated 22 May, which instructed all NCAA directorates and regional offices to place the affected operators on a “no-pay-no-service” arrangement pending financial clearance from the Directorate of Finance and Accounts. The memo was signed by the Director of Finance and Accounts, Olufemi Odukoya, and copied to the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and other senior officials of the authority. Airlines affected by the directive include Air Peace,…
The Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KSCHMA) says it has enrolled vulnerable groups, including hypertensive and HIV patients and inmates in correctional centres, into the state’s healthcare insurance scheme. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Rahila Aliyu-Mukhtar, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kano. Ms Aliyu-Mukhtar said the agency had enrolled more than 6,000 vulnerable hypertensive patients across the state to help them access medications and investigations they ordinarily could not afford. According to her, the intervention has contributed to reducing complications arising from hypertension in the state. “We received…
Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has stated why the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, should have three senators like every other state in Nigeria. Speaking at a grassroots mobilization event, Yesufu said in terms of population, the FCT is more populated than 10 states and in terms of land mass, it is bigger than eight states. According to her, there is no reason FCT cannot have three senators and at least six House of Representatives members. “The FCT has gone passed the stage where we have to struggle for one Senator. FCT should have three senators. It will be for…
Bandits killed three persons and abducted 15 others on Saturday in an attack on worshippers at Ori-Oke Ajaiye, in the outskirts of Ikiran village of Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The attack occurred while the worshippers were observing night vigil at about 20:30 pm. The Kwara State Police Command, in a statement released on Sunday by spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire Adeyemi, confirmed the incident. “The incident was reported on 24th May, 2026, by one Pastor Adebayo Abiodun of Ijo Ajaiye Ati Igbala, Ekerin Village, Ekiti LGA Kwara State, who stated that while conducting a night vigil alongside members…
Three LaLiga clubs have been officially relegated to the Spanish second division. This follows the conclusion of Saturday’s LaLiga fixtures played across various grounds in Spain. The three clubs are Girona, Mallorca and Real Oviedo. They three clubs have the lowest points after playing their final LaLiga games of the season. Mallorca ended the season with 42 points, while Girona finished with 41 points. Real Oviedo got 29 points from 38 matches. Meanwhile, the last match in the LaLiga this season will be played today as Villarreal will host Atletico Madrid. Barcelona are already crowned champions of the LaLiga after…
