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Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has earned more than $400 billion in annual revenue for the first time. The company announced the milestone as part of its Q4 2025 earnings report released on Wednesday, which highlights the 15 percent year-over-year increase as its cloud business and YouTube continue to grow.As noted in the earnings report, Google’s Cloud business reached a $70 billion run rate in 2025, while YouTube’s annual revenue soared beyond $60 billion across ads and subscriptions. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai told investors that YouTube remains the “number one streamer,” citing data from Nielsen. The company also now has more…

Chicago-based derivatives exchange CME Group is weighing the launch of its own digital token as it explores how tokenized assets could be used as collateral across financial markets, according to comments from CEO Terry Duffy.Speaking on a company earnings call, Duffy said CME is reviewing different forms of margin, including tokenized cash and a CME-issued token that could operate on a decentralized network. He said:Not only are we looking at tokenized cash […] we’re looking at different initiatives with our own coin that we could potentially put on a decentralized network for other of our industry participants to use.He added…

We’re all familiar with the internet boyfriends — you have your Glen Powells, Jacob Elordis, Timothée Chalamets and beyond — but Us Weekly has our eyes on a more underground group of swoon-worthy rising stars. They may not always have the lead role, be the team captains or have millions of Instagram followers, but something about these individuals catches our attention and has Us googling them shirtless for more. We’ve always known Zac Efron has it going on, but Dylan Efron’s unexpected rise to prominence on Traitors had Us looking up his Instagram — only to find it’s stock-full of…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says political activities towards the 2027 general elections will not affect his capacity to deliver life-impacting projects to the territory’s residents. Mr Wike gave the assurance when he inspected some ongoing projects in parts of Abuja on Wednesday. The minister had come under criticism for allegedly leaving his job in Abuja to engage in political activies in River State. Mr Wike a former governor of Rivers State, has been in a protracted political dispute with his succesdor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The minister explained that he has the capacity to handle both…

The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over the activities of impostors posing as officials of the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), reportedly targeting business owners and residents with threats, fake notices, and demands for money. The warning was issued by the General Manager of LASCOPA, Afolabi Solebo, following reports that unknown individuals had added personal phone numbers to the agency’s Google profile, falsely presenting them as official contact lines to deceive unsuspecting members of the public. Solebo explained that these fraudulent actors have been using the pretense of consumer protection enforcement to intimidate business operators and extract…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has dismissed claims that former governor and senator, Gabriel Torwua Suswam, resigned from the party, insisting that he had already ceased to be a member long before the purported resignation letter surfaced. The party made this position known in a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Tim Nyor, reacting to a letter circulating on social media and dated February 4, 2026, which was purportedly authored by Suswam and in which he claimed to have resigned his PDP membership. The party said the document was never formally communicated through recognized party channels…

Following a swift and intelligence-driven operation, the Sokoto State Police Command have foiled a cattle rustling operation in Goronyo Local Government Area and recovered firearm, ammunition and stolen livestock. A statement issued by the command on Tuesday explained that the operation took place on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at about 4:00 p.m., following a credible distressed call received by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) about the rustling of several sheep by armed suspects in Tajaye Village, Goronyo LGA. The detectives, acting on the information received from the Anti Kidnapping Unit, working in conjunction with operatives…

Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh has revealed how Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman has saved Nigerian football by joining Atletico Madrid. Oliseh spoke during a recent interview on his Sunday Oliseh’s Global Football Insights. Lookman, on winter transfer deadline day, joined Atletico Madrid from Atalanta. The Nigerian international signed a four-and-a-half-year contract that will keep him at the Spanish LaLiga club until 2030. “Lookman’s transfer (to Atletico Madrid) might just have saved Nigerian football from my own experience in the game,” Oliseh said. “Lookman is going to do well financially. Lookman has just saved Nigerian football because now young players can…

A former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, has condemned the deadly attack on Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, describing the incident as a national emergency that requires urgent and direct federal intervention. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page on Wednesday, Saraki said the scale and pattern of violence in parts of Kwara State had overwhelmed the capacity of the state government. “Yesterday’s killing of over 100 people in Woro community, Kaiama Local Government Area, is a national disaster. What we are witnessing in parts of Kwara State—particularly in the northern and southern…

Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc recorded a 40 per cent increase in net profit to N18bn for the year ended 31 December 2025, up from N12.865bn in 2024. The company’s total revenue rose 21.8 per cent to N65.21bn from N53.54bn in 2024, while gross profit increased to N38.61bn from N33.08bn. Administrative expenses remained largely unchanged at N13.89bn compared with N13.82bn in 2024. Operating profit rose 25 per cent to N24.84bn. Profit before tax increased 30 per cent to N24.256bn from N18.702bn in 2023, while earnings per share rose 40 per cent to N9.24 from N6.60. Dividend cover improved to 1.56…