Police in Italy are unconcerned about the daring theft of a Flemish master’s painting – because they had replaced it with a fake a month ago. The painting by Pieter Bruegel the Younger, worth millions, apparently vanished from a church…
The All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State has slammed as “offensive, unwarranted and disgraceful” a statement attributed to the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum accusing a former governor of the state Timpire Sylva of “terrorising residents with impunity.” The…
General Manager of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Adeshina Tiamiyu, has said there is no casualty left under the debris of the collapsed building on No. 63 Massey Street, Ita-Faaji area of Lagos Island. Tiamiyu, who spoke with newsmen at…
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Wednesday said the Independent National Electoral Commission lacked power to withhold his certificate of return as the senator-elect for the Imo West. He described the electoral body’s decision to withhold his certificate as part…
Ethiopians clad in traditional mourning shawls and other black clothing gathered silently in a hotel conference room in Addis Ababa, local media reported on Thursday. Couples held each other, slumped forward in their chairs and gazing downwards. Some men held…
Nigeria’s Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi has scooped the overall prize of the 2019 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, in recognition of her efforts to end sexual violence. A ceremony was held on Wednesday at the Commonwealth’s headquarters in London, where…
Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool will have a ‘difficult’ task on their hands should they draw Ajax in the Champions League quarter-finals. The 27-year-old centre-back scored Liverpool’s second goal in a convincing 3-1 victory over Bayern Munich at the Allianz…
Jussie Smollett’s Empire character spoke about a ‘tough week’ as the show came back to screens for the first time since the actor was arrested for allegedly ‘staging a hate crime’. Jamal Lyon, played by Smollett, appeared in the episode…
A photographer has captured images of a stunning ‘vertical aurora’ phenomenon whilst snapping raunchy images of two women soaking in a hot tub. Valentin Zhiganov, 44, shot the incredible pictures of the rare optical illusion near his home city of…
Chelsea’s manager Maurizio Sarri has expressed unhappiness with the pitch at Kiev’s NSC Olympic Stadium ahead of his team’s UEFA Europa League last 16 second leg tie later on Thursday. Chelsea, who won last week’s first leg game in London…
