Stokes, potential '27 No. 1 pick, chooses Kansas
Tyran Stokes, the No. 1-ranked player in ESPN's 2026 SC Next 100 and the consensus favorite to be the top pick in the 2027 NBA draft, chose Kansas over Kentucky on Tuesday.
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Tyran Stokes, the No. 1-ranked player in ESPN's 2026 SC Next 100 and the consensus favorite to be the top pick in the 2027 NBA draft, chose Kansas over Kentucky on Tuesday.

Stanley Osifo, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, has purchased the party’s N100 million Presidential read more Osifo, Edo APC chieftain, picks N100m forms to challenge Tinubu
The Appalachian region of the eastern US holds enough lithium to curb America’s reliance on imports for centuries, according to new research by the US Geological Survey, underscoring domestic resource potential as demand for critical minerals accelerates.

The agreement was signed in Kyiv by Norway’s Ambassador to Ukraine, Lars Hansen, and Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister, Sergiy Boyev. The post Norway, Ukraine sign agreement to produce Ukrainian drones in Norway appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
European giants PSG and Bayern Munich produced one of the greatest games you'll ever see. Yet neither will be happy at a 5-4 score that keeps the tie hanging in the balance.
Petroperu needs more than $2 billion of private funding to avoid fuel shortages as Peru’s struggling state-owned oil refiner navigates high global fuel prices due to war in the Middle East.

Passengers were stranded after a runway lighting failure at Uyo airport prevented an Ibom Air aircraft from landing and halted another from taking off, months after N1.19billion upgrade meant to enable night operations. The post N1.19bn Upgrade Fails: Runway light outage strands Ibom Air passengers appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Currency traders’ increasing reliance on algorithms is sparking a debate about the merits of traditional banks versus independent firms in the $9.5 trillion-a-day foreign-exchange market, a new report says.

“As a distinguished Nigerian economic policy expert, administrator and an advocate of everything good, you have shown capacity, character, commitment and courage in whatever you do, even in the face of danger,” the governor says of Mrs Ezekwesili The post ‘National Amazon’: Otti celebrates Oby Ezekwesili on her 63th birthday anniversary appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
The remarks, made in February and first reported by the Financial Times, came to light during the King's state visit.
Meredith Whitney, the CEO of Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, breaks down the illusion of a strong US consumer, revealing a widening gap between wealthy spenders and struggling households. She explains how government stimulus is temporarily masking deeper cracks, and why the economy could face a sharp reality check after the election. (Source: Bloomberg)
A group of state attorneys general wrote to the US Securities and Exchange Commission and major credit-rating firms, raising concerns about the use of environmental, social and governance factors in downgrade decisions.