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US courts block Kroger’s $25 bn supermarket mega-merger

US courts block Kroger's $25 bn supermarket mega-merger

Kroger, the supermarket giant which owns Food 4 Less among other grocery brands, was blocked by a US judge in its proposed merger with rival chain Albertsons. Photo: Frederic J. BROWN / AFPSource: AFP Two US courts ruled against supermarket giant Kroger’s planned $24.6 billion acquisition of rival chain Albertsons on Tuesday, dealing an existential … Read more

New Visa Process for Nigeria: US Embassy Gives Important Update for Immigrant Applicants

New Visa Process for Nigeria: US Embassy Gives Important Update for Immigrant Applicants

The U.S. Consulate General in Lagos has mandated that immigrant visa applicants with interviews scheduled after January 1, 2025, must visit the consulate at least twiceThe first visit involves an In-Person Document Review to ensure preparedness, while the second is for the actual visa interviewThe new immigrant visa applicants process aims to help applicants avoid … Read more

BREAKING: Court Takes Decision on Yahaya Bello’s Request for Bail Amid Alleged N110bn Fraud Case

BREAKING: Court Takes Decision on Yahaya Bello's Request for Bail Amid Alleged N110bn Fraud Case

Justice Maryann of the FCT High Court struck out Yahaya Bello’s bail application, ruling it premature as it was filed before his arrest by the EFCCThe bail application was dismissed because it was submitted on November 22, before Bello’s November 26 arrest and November 27 arraignmentThe EFCC moves forward with 19 charges against Bello, his … Read more

Dele Farotimi vs Afe Babalola: Prominent Social Crusader Reacts as Sowore Attacks Peter Obi

Dele Farotimi vs Afe Babalola: Prominent Social Crusader Reacts as Sowore Attacks Peter Obi

Peter Obi’s ally, Moses Paul, has said the Labour Party (LP) chieftain has consistently chosen a peaceful and issue-based approach in his pursuit of a better Nigeria, while Omoyele Sowore embraced a more radical pathPaul stated that contrary to Sowore’s claim that Obi did “colossal injustice to the struggle to drain the swamp of judicial … Read more

BREAKING: Army Arrests Miyetti Allah’s President, Reason Emerges

BREAKING: Army Arrests Miyetti Allah's President, Reason Emerges

The Nigerian army has reportedly arrested the president of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Bello BodejoBodejo’s family announced the development in a statement, adding that the Miyetti Allah leader was taken into custody on Tuesday, December 10According to Suleiman Waziri, the brother of the Miyetti Allah’s president, officers of the 117 Battalion of the Nigerian Army … Read more

GM abandons robotaxi operations derailed by accident

GM abandons robotaxi operations derailed by accident

GM bought the Cruise startup in 2016 and has since poured billions of dollars to make the operation a viable business. Photo: JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFPSource: AFP US auto giant General Motors announced Tuesday it will abandon its robotaxi development efforts after a highly publicized incident last year stymied … Read more