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Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has lamented the absences of Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and four other players ahead of this month’s friendly matches against Portugal and Poland, The PUNCH reports. Chelle revealed that Osimhen, Lookman, Alhassan Yusuf, Samson Tijani, Ebenezer Akinsanmiro and newcomer Femi Azeez will not be part of the two matches after leading Nigeria to a second consecutive Unity Cup title in London on Saturday. US-based midfielder Yusuf scored twice, while Terem Moffi also got on the scoresheet as Nigeria beat Jamaica 3-0 at The Valley to claim their fourth title at the invitational tournament.…

This fall, Nvidia will officially become a consumer PC chipmaker like Intel, AMD, Apple, and Qualcomm, putting a complete computing chip — not just graphics — into the very heart of laptops and mini-PCs. After many months of leaks, it’s finally announcing the RTX Spark, the first in a family of chips that will meet or beat the most powerful thin-and-light Windows machines ever, it claims.Nvidia’s CEO holds up two RTX Spark laptops at Computex. Image: Nvidia“This is the most efficient PC chip ever built,” says Nvidia senior director of product management Mark Aevermann — without sharing so much as…

Crypto liquidity provider and trading firm Wintermute says it is providing liquidity on prediction markets as the industry continues to expand.The firm, which handles $3.5 trillion in annual trading volume, said on Friday that it is extending its institutional trading to prediction markets and would provide “two-sided markets across event contracts on leading venues,” without specifying the platforms. Jake Ostrovskis, head of OTC trading at Wintermute, said prediction markets have the “demand profile” of a major asset class but the liquidity profile of an “early-stage one.”“For these markets to become a reliable real-time source of probability estimates, they need sustained two-sided…

Euphoria fans have watched the cast change on and off screen since the series first debuted. Based on the Israeli series of the same name, Euphoria follows troubled high school student Rue (Zendaya) as she struggled to remain sober after rehab. The series also explores topics including mental illness, toxic relationships, sexuality and more. After its premiere in 2019, the show’s ensemble cast, which includes Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Colman Domingo quickly skyrocketed to fame. The HBO series was quickly renewed for a second season, but it took nearly three years for the episodes…

Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has expressed shock over the sudden death of veteran journalist and media icon, Chief Ben Adaji, describing his passing as a great loss to his family, the journalism profession, and the state at large.Adaji, who before his death was the Taraba state correspondent of Ajazira newspaper died on Saturday at his country home in Abo-Ojikpadala, Imane District of Olamaboro Local Government Area, Kogi State. In a condolence message signed by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communications, Emmanuel Bello, Kefas eulogised the late journalist as a courageous and principled media practitioner who…

Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has met with the party’s candidates from Benue State ahead of forthcoming elections. The development was disclosed in a post shared on the official page of Kwankwaso’s media aide, Hon. Saifullahi Hassan. According to the post, the delegation comprised the NDC governorship candidate, senatorial candidates, House of Representatives candidates and State House of Assembly candidates from Benue State. The candidates paid a visit to Kwankwaso at his residence in Maitama, Abuja, where discussions centred on party unity, grassroots mobilisation and preparations for the elections. “The visit provided an opportunity for fruitful discussions on…

Kwara State Police Command has launched a manhunt for suspects involved in a violent attack that left two people dead and about 10 buildings destroyed in Ilesha Baruba, Baruten Local Government Area of the state. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, on May 31, 2026. According to the statement, the incident began after a clash between an unidentified Fulani man and an Islamic scholar, Mohammed Ilyasu, during which both men sustained machete injuries. The police said Ilyasu was confirmed dead on arrival at a hospital, while the other man later died while…

Legendary Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, criticized Arsenal’s style of football in a text message to the president of Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser Al-Khelaifi. L’Equipe reports that the SMS was sent after PSG defeated the Gunners via a penalty shoot-out in Saturday’s Champions League final. Ferguson also told Al-Khelaifi that his team “deserved” to retain their title. “Nasser, this is Alex Ferguson. Well done, it was a tough night for you, but you played against a boring team that did nothing but defend,” Ferguson reportedly said in the text message. “Enjoy your holidays, you deserve it.” During his stint in charge…

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has assured Nigerians of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to making the country safe for all citizens, saying Nigeria will soon overcome its security challenges. Tinubu, who described the cases of kidnappings, banditry and killings in parts of the country as disheartening, said a lot of efforts were ongoing to further secure the country and stamp out criminality, but these efforts could not be divulged publicly. Mrs Tinubu spoke in Ado Ekiti on Saturday, during her engagement with Ekiti State traditional rulers, as part of her one-day working visit to the state. Her comment was in…

It was a tragic scene when a 16-year-old boy drowned in a river while swimming with friends in the Ogoloma community in the Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State on Saturday. The deceased, Miebaka Koko, was said to have gone swimming with three of his friends at Derock Waterside in Ogoloma when he was suddenly swept away by a strong current. According to eyewitnesses, the victim’s friends were said to have quickly run out of the water to seek help after realising that he was in distress. Speaking to journalists on Sunday, the Sector Commander of the Civilian Joint…