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Wikki Tourists FC has announced the death of its defender, Kabiru Mohammed, following a fatal auto crash along the Zaria–Gusau road. The club disclosed this in a statement posted on its official Facebook handle on Thursday. “The club is deeply saddened to announce the tragic death of Mohammed following a fatal accident along the Zaria–Gusau road,” the statement read. The club stated that the defender joined Wikki Tourists from Lobi Stars FC during the ongoing 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League season and quickly established himself as a key member of the team’s defence. According to the statement, Mohammed was admired…
Google is many things, but most of the time it’s a verb: It is what it is to search the internet for information. But what if it’s an AI agent doing the searching? And it’s doing it proactively? Without even telling you about it? In the world Google imagines, in which so much of the actual googling happens without your prompting, involvement, or even knowledge, can you even call Google a search engine anymore?These are the heady questions we get to in this episode of The Vergecast. But first, we have some news to talk about. There’s the corporate news…
Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company SpaceX is planning a $75 billion IPO in June, which could make it the largest near-term public listing with a major Bitcoin treasury. Key takeaways:A Nasdaq 100 fast entry could expand Bitcoin exposure among the top mega-cap stocks, including Tesla.The IPO may pressure tech stocks as passive funds sell existing Nasdaq names to buy SpaceX, which may prove bearish for Bitcoin.SpaceX IPO set to increase Nasdaq’s exposure to BitcoinSpaceX disclosed 18,712 BTC in its recent S-1 filing, worth roughly $1.45 billion, making it the largest known Bitcoin holder among companies preparing for, or recently…
The NASCAR world is reeling following the death of the two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, known to fans as “Rowdy.” The athlete died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 41 after being hospitalized with what his family described as a “severe illness.” The fierce competitor leaves behind his wife, Samantha Busch, and their two children — son Brexton and daughter Lennix — and an entire motorsports community in mourning. “We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport’s greatest and fiercest drivers,”…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, has approved the appointment of Mr. Olanrewaju Iskeel Saka as the new Head of the Public Service of Ogun State. The appointment follows the statutory retirement of the immediate past Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya. Until his appointment, Mr. Saka served as the Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Cabinet and Special Services. Mr. Saka joined the Ogun State Public Service as a Classroom Teacher on Grade Level 08 on May 15, 1993, and later transferred to the mainstream civil service as a Senior Administrative Officer on Grade Level 09 in 2006. Born…
Kwara State All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship flag bearer, Engineer Salihu Yakubu Danladi, on Friday pledged to build on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s legacies to move the state forward if voted into power. He described his victory at the governorship primary election as a success for all other aspirants and members of the party in the state. “We need to thank God Almighty for where we are. In APC, we are all one. There is no winner, there is no loser. We are all winners. I need to thank Kwarans for standing by Kwara North,” the Speaker of the State House…
Troops of the 196 Amphibious Battalion under Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP collaborator during a routine security operation in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. The arrest was made on May 20 at about 8:00 a.m. at the C Company 7 Platoon checkpoint during a routine stop-and-search operation. According to a post shared on X on Friday by security analyst, Zagazola Makama, the suspect, identified as 50-year-old Mrs Kellu Alhaji Abba, was intercepted while allegedly transporting items believed to be supplies meant for suspected terrorists. She was said to be carrying the supplies to her…
England boss, Thomas Tuchel, has identified three outstanding players who prevented Chelsea’s Cole Palmer from making his team’s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Recall that Tuchel recently named his squad for this year’s World Cup tournament starting next month. Palmer was among the players who did not make the Three Lions’ squad for the tournament. However, Tuchel has now suggested that the likes of Jude Bellingham, Eberechi Eze and Morgan Rogers had a better season ahead of Palmer, suggesting it blocked the 24-year-old’s chance of making the squad because they all compete in the same playing position. “Cole…
Lens won the French Cup for the first time in their history with a 3-1 victory over Nice in the final at the Stade de France on Friday. Florian Thauvin, a member of the France squad that won the World Cup in 2018, scored one goal and set up another for Odsonne Edouard as Lens found themselves 2-0 ahead late in the first half. Teenager Djibril Coulibaly pulled one back for Nice with his first senior goal just before the interval and they hit the woodwork twice in the second half. But Lens made sure of the win through substitute…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Gombe State Command, has arrested five suspects linked to separate syndicates involved in the theft of motorcycles, mobile phones, and other electronic gadgets across the state. The Command disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Buhari Saad. According to the statement, one of the suspects, 19-year-old Haruna Hamman of Billiri Local Government Area, allegedly stole a Boxer motorcycle belonging to Adamu Buba of Lodongor on April 15, 2026. The motorcycle was reportedly taken from the residence of Jauro Buba in Billiri at about midnight before NSCDC…
