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A highly anticipated rematch between boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao has been postponed indefinitely, Pacquiao’s camp in the Philippines said on Friday. The news followed ESPN reporting that a planned Mayweather exhibition in Greece had been called off after an events company connected to the Pacquiao bout had sought an injunction. The two hall of famers, whose 2015 bout drove 4.6 million pay-per-view buys, have been at loggerheads since Mayweather stunned the boxing world by declaring a rematch announced by Netflix for September would only be an exhibition — something bitterly contested by Pacquiao. On Friday, the Pacquiao…

Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has released his highly anticipated soundtrack, ‘I Know Who I Be’. The song is his first release of 2026 and features cross-border collaborations with South African artistes Jazzwrld and GL_Ceejay. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Davido announced the release on his social media pages on Friday. The song is available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music. However, ‘I Know Who I Be’ makes the project stand out as a high-energy collaboration with South African artist Jazzwrld. The release is a major milestone for…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment have called for stronger private-sector participation in policy formulation. The two institutions said greater business input is needed to reduce cross-border trade barriers and accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The call was made at a business symposium organised by Citibank in Abuja, where policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, and business leaders from Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire discussed ways to expand trade along West Africa’s major economic corridors. Speaking at the event, the Deputy Governor for Financial System Stability at…

Edtech Market Industry Size & Forecast, Regional Outlook, Growth Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share 2026–2031. CHICAGO, June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Arizton’s latest research highlights a shift in the EdTech market toward recurring revenue models, enterprise learning adoption, and skills-focused education. Reflecting these trends, the global EdTech market Size was valued at USD 416.10 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 877.84 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 13.25%. Arizton Advisory & Intelligence To Know More, Click: https://www.arizton.com/market-reports/edtech-market Browse in-depth TOC on the Global Edtech Market  Pages – 236Company – 111Segment – 4 Global Edtech…

Grandparents, young children, siblings.Venezuelans living around the world turned to social media to post photographs of missing relatives, desperately hoping that someone recognized them in the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes that struck the country on Wednesday.Some people finally learned that their loved ones were alive but injured and their whereabouts unknown. Some received news of deaths, and many more were still unaccounted for.Okarina Castaño, who works at a bank in Miami, said her brother, Carlos Castaño, called her early Thursday.Mr. Castaño lived in Los Corales, a coastal area east of the Caracas airport, where heavy damage was reported.“‘I’m alive,…

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Japan time. The New York Times A moderately strong, 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Japan on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey.The temblor happened at 10:29 p.m. Japan time about 30 miles west of Tokyo, data from the agency shows.As seismologists review available data, they may revise the earthquake’s reported magnitude. Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the…

Abay Bank S.C. has listed its shares on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) Main Market under the ticker ABAYB, becoming the fifth company to join Africa’s youngest stock exchange and the fourth private commercial bank to debut since trading began in January 2025. The listing marks another milestone for Ethiopia’s efforts to build a modern capital market after operating for more than five decades without an organised securities exchange. Wegagen Bank and Gadaa Bank were the first companies to list on the ESX last year, followed by Awash Bank, Ethiopia’s largest private commercial bank, which joined the Main Market in…

During the IPO roadshow, Musk sold investors on future plans to launch data centers into space and build a colony on Mars. Analysts at its lead underwriter Goldman have predicted a 100-fold surge in its AI revenues to $322 billion by 2030. While describing expanding Starlink as another key growth pillar in its IPO prospectus, SpaceX has never publicly confirmed that it plans to launch a retail mobile service. There have been months of speculation over SpaceX’s future mobile plans after it paid $17 billion to rival EchoStar for wireless spectrum licenses to bolster its Starlink satellite network last September.…

Iran has condemned a joint US-Gulf Cooperation Council statement as “interventionist, irresponsible and provocative”, accusing Washington and its Gulf allies of using diplomacy to impose pressure on Tehran after the recent United States-Israeli war on Iran.In a statement on Friday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected the communique issued after a GCC-US ministerial meeting in Bahrain on June 25, saying it distorted regional realities and repeated US and Israeli positions on Iran’s nuclear programme, missile capabilities, regional allies and the Strait of Hormuz.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listWhat did the US-GCC statement say?The US-GCC statement followed talks in Manama co-chaired…

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this on Thursday at the opening of the 6th Africa Digital Health Summit (ADHS 2026) in Abuja. Picture: Sent by Nike: The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako Keywords: Africa Digital Health Summit (ADHS 2026) in Abuja, N500 billion for digital infrastructure The federal government says Nigeria will require about ₦500 billion over the next five years to build the digital infrastructure needed to modernise healthcare delivery and achieve universal health coverage. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed…