The Olympic champ is trading the track for a maternity break. Beatrice Chebet will not compete this year to focus on becoming a mother. Her agent made the announcement, calling it her most important race. The Kenyan runner is twenty-five years old and holds both world records.
She won double gold at the Paris Olympics in the five thousand and ten thousand meters. Chebet then secured both titles again at the world championships in Tokyo. She was scheduled to defend her world cross-country title this weekend. The athlete withdrew from that event a few days ago without a detailed explanation.
Chebet stated she looked forward to the next chapter of her life. This break will not cause her to miss any major championships. The next world...
The Sunderland kid isn't buying his own hype yet. Noah Sadiki says he hasn't proven anything in the Premier League. The midfielder aims to lead DR Congo past Algeria in the AFCON last sixteen. He called the upcoming match their toughest challenge so far. A win is required to keep their big dreams alive.
This is his first major international tournament experience. Sadiki switched allegiance from Belgium to DR Congo last year. He told reporters he is just trying to enjoy every moment. A sprinkler even soaked him during the media session. The twenty-one-year-old remains focused on continuous improvement.
He admitted his recent club performances have been good. Sadiki insists he must keep proving himself as competition intensifies. He...
Samuel Eto'o just threw some serious shade at AFCON refs. The Cameroonian football federation president questioned officiating standards. He accused match officials of favoring specific teams before a quarterfinal. Cameroon faces host nation Morocco in that high-stakes match.
The former star striker called on CAF to ensure fairness and transparency. He said the confederation must guarantee referee integrity completely. Eto'o claimed the refereeing is practically handing gifts to certain squads. These comments come as his nation seeks a return to continental glory.
Cameroon are five time champions of the Africa Cup of Nations. They hope the upcoming encounter is decided purely on sporting merit. The Indomitable Lions play the Atlas...
Celtic just fired their manager after a brutal eight-game stint. The club sacked Wilfried Nancy following six losses. A home defeat to rivals Rangers was the final straw. The Scottish champions announced the termination with immediate effect. His coaching staff and head of football operations also left.
Nancy took the job back in early December. He signed a two and a half year contract at that time. The Frenchman replaced interim boss Martin O'Neill. He promised fans an exciting and winning attacking team. The reality became a nightmare almost immediately.
The team lost its first four games in charge. This included a cup final defeat to St Mirren. It marked the first four-game losing streak since 1978. Nancy finally secured two wins...
One community just told another to back off from their oil field. The Abigborodo group restated its ownership of the PPL 220 site. They rejected recent claims from the Sapele Okpe community as misleading. Committee chairman Misan Ukubeyinje issued a detailed position paper. He called the rival assertions legally weak and historically wrong.
Ukubeyinje cited colonial records from the National Archives. These documents support Abigborodo's claim to Ugbekoko and Uton Iyatsere. The papers include old judicial proceedings and British investigations. Colonial authorities upheld the Abigborodo leaders' rights to these areas historically.
He stated that Itsekiri communities settled the land long before the Okpe migration. Abigborodo and other...
A refinery group says Nigeria's oil policy needs to pick a side. The Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association issued a statement on the downstream sector. They declared that the era of neutral policy is over for sustainable growth. Nigeria is slowly moving from fuel imports toward local refining. Significant obstacles still remain in this transition.
The group contrasted two different business philosophies. Local refiners built expensive, fixed industrial plants inside the country. Importers historically relied on bringing in foreign fuel cargoes. CORAN argues true faith is shown by capital commitment and long-term risk. Refining is a capital-intensive and risky industrial endeavor.
Investors face construction delays and crude supply...
A judge told a petroleum minister to back off from some oil fields. The Federal High Court ordered Heineken Lokpobiri to maintain the status quo. The order also binds the Attorney General and the upstream regulatory commission. This blocks any action on four specific oil fields pending a final ruling.
Justice Emeka Nwite issued the directive in Abuja. The plaintiffs are Hi Rev Oil Limited and its exploration subsidiary. They sued over the proposed sale or allocation of the fields. These sites are Yorla South in Rivers state and Akiapiri in Bayelsa. Also included are Diebu Creek East in Bayelsa and Idiok in Akwa Ibom.
The companies claim these fields are replacement assets. They say a prior settlement agreement promised them...
Flutterwave just gobbled up an open banking pioneer. The payments giant acquired Mono in a major fintech move. Mono built API driven infrastructure for financial data access. Its platform handles identity verification and direct bank payments. This deal makes open banking a core part of Flutterwave's strategy.
Mono will keep running independently after the acquisition. Its leadership and daily operations will not change. Flutterwave's stake enables strategic alignment, not direct control. This lets Mono continue innovating at its own pace. The goal is to integrate its tech into a broader payments ecosystem.
The acquisition signals a shift in African finance. Future growth will rely less on traditional card networks. Bank-based and...
The central bank pulled in over fifteen trillion from treasury bills last year. That total came from biweekly primary market auctions. The amount represents the lowest figure in three years. Only one point five trillion was new government borrowing. The rest refinanced bills that matured during the same period.
For comparison, the prior year saw a net inflow of five point eight five trillion. Total allotment then reached thirteen point four trillion. The average yield on these bills dipped slightly to seventeen point seventy two percent. Investors increased their holdings, anticipating fresh borrowing this year.
Yield contraction happened as investors targeted the curve's short and middle sections. This followed interest in longer...
