Nike is losing its place in the S&P 100, ending an 18-year run in the index as the sportswear giant continues to struggle with a prolonged decline in its stock price. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that Nike will be removed from the S&P 100 effective September 21, 2026. The company will be replaced as…
Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake has cancelled his scheduled concert at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The “In God We Trust” tour show was originally scheduled for Sunday, September 6, 2026, at the iconic Los Angeles venue. Event ticketing information now confirms that the concert has been cancelled. Reports circulating online say the cancellation was…
Republican politician and Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy has described antisemitism as more than an attack on Jewish people, arguing that it also threatens the ideas of success, meritocracy, capitalism and America itself. Ramaswamy made the comments while speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership conference in Las Vegas on August 31, 2026. Addressing…
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar have announced legislation that would permanently ban the development and deployment of artificial superintelligence in the United States. The proposed Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act would also temporarily pause the development of advanced AI systems until a new federal regulator is established to create and enforce safety rules….
The Director-General of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, has directed operatives of the agency not to arrest individuals over matters that are purely civil. Ajayi disclosed this during a media interview on Thursday, September 3, 2026, saying the directive is part of reforms aimed at strengthening respect for the rule of law…
Andrew Yaffe, the first-ever CEO of popular YouTube sports and entertainment brand Dude Perfect, is stepping down from his position after nearly two years at the company. Yaffe joined Dude Perfect in October 2024 after previously working as an executive at the NBA. He was brought in to help transform the creator-led brand into a…
Former Google software engineer Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, has been sentenced to nearly one year in federal prison after being convicted of stealing confidential technology linked to Google’s artificial intelligence infrastructure. A U.S. District Court in San Francisco sentenced Ding on September 1, 2026, to 12 months minus one day in prison,…
The Nigeria Police Force has launched a new digital platform that allows Nigerians to report suspected financial fraud, submit evidence and track the progress of their complaints from their phones. The NPF Vigilant App was officially launched on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, by Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu at the NPF Conference Centre in Jabi,…
Robert Kiyosaki, the bestselling author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” has revealed that he is associated with roughly $1.2 billion in debt, a figure that has sparked attention because of his long-standing teachings about building wealth. But there is an important catch: the $1.2 billion does not represent money Kiyosaki personally owes. The debt is…
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback was escorted out of the Miami-Dade County Commission chambers on Tuesday after criticizing the county’s decision to increase its investment limit in Israeli government bonds. The incident happened shortly after commissioners unanimously approved a policy change allowing Miami-Dade to increase the portion of its investment portfolio held in Israeli…
