Nigeria to supply Walmart with $6 billion worth of cashew nuts

Nigeria is set to supply 130,000 tonnes of roasted cashew nuts valued at $7 billion to Walmart Super Market chain in the United States of America, USA. This was revealed by the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbe, on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the State……

Buhari on life-support for 20 days, needs prayer, presidency must tell Nigerians the truth always – Fayose

Today, it makes 53 days since our President; Muhammadu Buhari left Nigeria to attend to his health challenges abroad. No official information as to his whereabouts and his state of health. Like every other Nigerians, I do not wish the president dead, I have therefore maintained dignified silence since we were told that the President……

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala fund pulls out of Etisalat Nigeria

Abu Dhabi state investment fund Mubadala has pulled out of Etisalat Nigeria after the telecoms firm failed to renegotiate a $1.2 billion loan taken out four years ago with 13 Nigerian banks, the central bank said on Friday. It gave no details on what it meant by “pulled out” but said it had intervened in……

Senior Nigerian lawyer stripped of SAN title.

Nigeria’s legal practitioners privileges committee has stripped a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, B. I. Nwofor, of his title as senior advocate. The decision which was taken at the committee’s 126th general meeting held on June 22 was contained in a letter from the privileges committee signed by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Ahmed……

We will withdraw all mobile policemen from VIPs in Nigeria – Police IGP, Idris.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has said the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has perfected plans to withdraw its mobile personnel attached to important personalities in the country back to the barracks. According to him, the measure was intended to bring the police closer to Nigerians Idris disclosed this on Friday during an interactive……

Terror Attacks Planned for Eid Holiday Foiled in Nigeria

The Nigerian state security agency announced on Friday that it thwarted plans by militants to detonate explosives in four cities in the north of the country during celebrations to mark the Islamic Eid al-Fitre holiday. The Department of State Services (DSS) said the attacks were planned in Kano, Sokoto, Kaduna and Maiduguri during the June……

Southampton name former Liverpool player Pellegrini new coach.

According to their Twitter profile, Southampton has officially confirmed Mauricio Pellegrino’s choice as a new coach. The Argentine tactician has signed a three-year contract with the English club, taking over for the exiting Claude Puel. For Southhampton, Pellegrino becomes their third coach in three years, as Puel and Ronald Koeman occupied the bench before him.……

Gunmen kill 26 in attack on Christians in Egypt.

Gunmen attacked buses and a truck taking a group of Coptic Christians to a monastery in southern Egypt on Friday, killing 26 people and wounding 25 others, witnesses and the Health Ministry said. An Interior Ministry spokesman said the unidentified gunmen had arrived in three four-wheel-drive vehicles. Eyewitnesses said masked men stopped the two buses……

Prince Philip to retire from public engagements, says palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh has announced his retirement from public engagements from autumn this year, Buckingham Palace has announced. The 95-year-old Prince Philip has the full support of the Queen. The announcement was made after all members of the Queen’s household were gathered at Buckingham Palace for a highly unusual staff meeting. In a statement,……

Venezuela death toll continues to rise as security forces battle anti-government protesters.

Venezuelan security forces battled protesters who lit fires and hurled stones on Wednesday in rage at President Nicolas Maduro’s decree to create an alternative congress, with another fatality taking the death toll to 34 during a month of unrest. In a familiar pattern in protests against the socialist government, thousands of opposition supporters rallied peacefully……