The University of Cambridge will return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria. The 116 artefacts, which are mainly made of brass but also include some ivory and wooden objects, were taken by British armed forces during the sacking of Benin City…
Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the oldest child of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has been taken to hospital after suffering heart problems. A statement from the Royal Palace confirmed Princess Bajrakitiyabha, 44, lost consciousness on Wednesday at Pak Chong in the…
Three chimpanzees have been shot dead at a Swedish zoo a day after they escaped their enclosure, with several more still inside the building the animals had taken over. Swedish officials and media said a fourth wounded chimpanzee had not…
The Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Niger Delta on Thursday screened Lauretta Onochie as Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board. Onochie, a Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, was screened by the…
Prince Harry claimed in the fifth episode of his new Netflix series that the palace put out a false, joint statement to correct “bullying” reports directed at Prince William during the royal family’s crisis talks surrounding Harry and Meghan Markle’s…
A passenger train from Kaduna to Abuja has crushed a middle-aged woman to death on the rail track around the Kubwa area of Abuja, the nation’s Federal Capital Territory. The incident happened at about 10am on Thursday. An eye witness…
A campaigner of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar identified as Mr. Rhino Owhorkire has been shot by gunmen suspected to be thugs. Owhorkire, the Director for Youths Mobilization, Atiku-Okowa campaign team in Rivers State was…
The Second Niger Bridge has been opened to vehicular movements, Channels Television can confirm. The bridge was opened at exactly 9:50am on Thursday, December 15, 2022 despite assurances by the Federal Government that the bridge will be opened at 12am.…
Disgraced crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried is to be profiled in a documentary feature for web3 streaming platform Myco. Produced by Decrypt Studios, the as-yet-untitled doc will chart the rise and fall of the FTX Founder once worth $24B who was…
The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that Eritrean troops “murdered” his uncle in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not respond to requests for comment on the allegations. WHO Director-General Tedros…
