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Lionel Messi will captain Argentina at the World Cup, national coach Lionel Scaloni announced on Thursday as he unveiled his 26-man squad. Messi, 38, heads the list, which notably omits Real Madrid’s Franco Mastantuono. The tournament will mark Messi’s sixth World Cup appearance and will see him lead Argentina’s defence of the title won in Qatar four years ago. Full list of Argentina’s squad Goalkeepers Juan MussoGerónimo RulliEmiliano Martínez Defenders Leandro BalerdiNicolás TagliaficoGonzalo MontielLisandro MartínezCristian RomeroNicolás OtamendiFacundo MedinaNahuel Molina Midfielders Leandro ParedesRodrigo De PaulValentín BarcoGiovani Lo CelsoExequiel PalaciosAlexis Mac AllisterEnzo Fernández Attackers Julián ÁlvarezLionel MessiNicolás GonzálezThiago AlmadaGiuliano SimeoneNico PazLautaro Martínez…

Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is urging regulators to allow regulated exchanges to offer 24/7 onchain perpetual futures trading, according to ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher.Speaking at a Bernstein conference on Wednesday, Sprecher said that he was urging regulators to create a “level playing field” for launching 24/7 onchain perps contracts, arguing that regulators are “prohibiting us from doing this when it’s already happening.” The CEO said that ICE had multiple exploratory discussions with decentralized exchange Hyperliquid about the synergies between the crypto and traditional finance (TradFi) industries, where ICE sought to “learn” more about…

Alaskan Bush People star Matt Brown‘s family is worried that he is dead as the police search for an unidentified man in the area. Matt’s brother Bear Brown took to TikTok on Thursday, May 29, to address witnesses who claimed Matt, 43, was seen near a river. The unidentified people claimed Matt was floating in the water, which Bear, 38, couldn’t confirm for himself. TMZ reported that the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office received a call on Wednesday, May 27, to report a man sitting in the shallow waters of the Okanogan River in Washington state. The anonymous caller looked away…

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has disowned a purported letter circulating online claiming that security personnel would be deployed to all examination centres for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, 2026. In a disclaimer issued by the board’s spokesperson, Moyosola Adesina, the examination body described the letter as fake and the handiwork of fraudsters seeking to cause panic and disrupt the smooth conduct of the examination. “The Management of the West African Examinations Council wishes to state categorically that the said letter is fake, as it did not emanate from the office of…

Lagos and Ibadan will host a series of literary and theatrical events in June to mark the 80th birthday of playwright and scholar Femi Osofisan, organisers have said. The programme, being coordinated by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) and other cultural stakeholders, will feature exhibitions, performances, academic discussions and a playwriting masterclass. The events are scheduled across Ibadan and Lagos in June and are expected to bring together writers, theatre practitioners, academics and students. According to a programme released by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Ibadan will host a series of commemorative activities throughout June. A commemorative exhibition…

Commissioner for Homeland Security, Barr. Morice Magaji, has revealed that the Niger State Government has identified critical gaps in community trust and information sharing as key challenges in the fight against insecurity. The commissioner made this disclosure on Friday in Minna during a press briefing marking the administration’s third anniversary. According to him, one of the major challenges remains the issue of informants who compromise intelligence or sell out their communities, thereby weakening security operations and eroding public confidence. Magaji explained that the administration has responded by building a structured framework to restore trust between citizens and security agencies, with emphasis on…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said President Bola Tinubu’s reported 30 per cent approval rating shows that many Nigerians are unhappy with his administration ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said rising food prices, unemployment and insecurity have made life harder for citizens across the country. The party referred to a survey by Eagle Badger Data Analytics (EBDA), which claimed that only 30.2 per cent of Nigerians approve of Tinubu’s performance, while 47.5 per cent disapprove. According to the ADC, “30 per cent approval is not…

Police in Katsina State have arrested six men accused of attacking residents of Keku village in Musawa Local Government Area during the Sallah period. The incident occurred at about 2 pm on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, when the suspects reportedly entered the village armed with sticks and machetes and injured several residents. Officers from the police command’s VCRU unit swiftly responded to the area after receiving distress calls and arrested the suspects before the situation escalated. The suspects were identified as Dayyabu Salisu, 25; Usama Mansur, 23; Yunusa Nura, 27; Abdulmumini Alka, 23; Buhari Suleiman, 27; and Abubakar Safiyanu, 27.…

Bayelsa United team manager, Tarila Okoronwanta is optimistic on the team’s chances of making a positive impact in the 2026 President Federation Cup. The Prosperity Boys will face Wikki Tourists in the Round of 32 of the competition. The encounter will take place at the Lafia City Stadium in Lafia next week. Okoronwanta believed that his team’s season is not yet over despite their relegation from the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL. “Well, let’s wait and see. It is not completely over for us yet. We are still in the Federation Cup Round of 32 and will face Wikki Tourists…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Russia was preparing a “massive new strike” on the country and called on the population to take action to “protect your lives”. Kyiv was hit particularly hard last weekend by a huge Russian bombardment attack — one of the largest since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Moscow has warned foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv, threatening to escalate attacks as it seeks revenge for a Ukrainian strike on a dormitory and a vocational high school in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region, which Moscow says left 21 people dead. “We have intelligence information about Russia…