Bernie Madoff, the disgraced former financier who ran the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has died, sources confirmed to ABC News. The 82-year-old died of natural causes while being housed at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, sources told to ABC
The United States’ Agency for International Development (USAID) in Nigeria has launched a COVID-19 Food Security Challenge that will provide $3 million in grant funding and technical assistance to youth-led and mid-stage firms working in food value chains across the country. A statement
A former member of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force has been denied asylum in Canada for crimes against humanity. The Nation learnt Olushola Popoola was a member of the notorious unit between 2002 and 2005 in Abuja and
The international financial architecture is ‘skewed in favor of rich and creditor countries’, the World Bank said yesterday. President of the bank, David Malpass exposed the partial state of the architecture at the close of the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings 2021 Development Committee
Voting for the first round of Benin’s presidential election began on Sunday at most polling stations across the country. Approximately five million voters are expected to take part in the first round of voting at 15,531 polling stations throughout the country and 11
Manchester United came from behind to win at Tottenham with Edinson Cavani scoring a superb diving header. Cavani had a first-half goal controversially disallowed by the video assistant referee after Scott McTominay’s hand hit Son Heung-min’s face – and then Son put Spurs
By Biodun Jeyifo As I write this column very early in the morning of Friday, April 9, 2021, we are only in the nineth day of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the White Minneapolis policeman whose killing of Gorge Floyd in a chokehold
Chelsea were at their irrepressible best as they thrashed Crystal Palace 4-1 in a Premier League clash at Selhurst Park on Saturday evening. Christian Pulisic netted twice, with Kai Havertz – in his best Premier League appearance for the Blues – and Kurt
Leeds played the whole second half with 10 men as they secured an outstanding win in stoppage time to slow Manchester City’s charge to the Premier League title. Stuart Dallas put Leeds ahead against the runaway leaders in the first half with a
Gun salutes rang out across Britain, in Gibraltar and from vessels at sea on Saturday to mark the death of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. Saluting batteries fired 41 rounds at one round every minute from midday (1100 GMT), the