Six jerseys worn by soccer superstar Lionel Messi during Argentina’s winning run at last year’s World Cup sold Thursday for $7.8 million, the auction house Sotheby’s announced. The final price for the shirts, each worn during the first half of…
Police arrest 3 civil servants for vandalizing govt property in Kano
Operatives of the Kano State Police Command on December 9, 2023, arrested one Abubakar Gambo Director at the Kano State Ministry of Water Resources. Gambo, and two other suspects, were arrested for conspiring to forge a letter authorising the auction…
Ancient Hebrew Bible sells for $38m in New York auction
A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible that is one of the world’s oldest surviving biblical manuscripts sold for $38m in New York on Wednesday. The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, handwritten parchment volume containing a nearly complete Hebrew Bible, was purchased by the…
Michael Jordan’s trainers sell for record $2.2m
A pair of trainers once worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan has sold for $2.2m (£1.7m) at auction, becoming the priciest shoes ever sold. The signed sneakers – which Sotheby’s had estimated would fetch $2m to $4m – are among…
Tiger Woods’ ball from 1997 Masters fetches $64k
A golf ball Tiger Woods gave to a 9-year-old boy during the 1997 Masters has sold for more than $64,000. Woods handed the ball to Julian Nexsen during his final round, after he made a bogey on the fifth hole.…
EFCC auctions 435 forfeited cars in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos commenced the auction of 435 cars which were forfeited by the courts to the Federal Government on Wednesday. Nine auctioneers were allocated to the Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC to…
Warhol nephew to auction 2 works by pop artist
Andy Warhol’s nephew will put two works by his late pop artist uncle on the market for the first time Tuesday in New York, with both expected to sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction. The two paintings…
Child bride auctioned on Facebook in ‘barbaric use of technology’ (CNN)
Facebook has come under fire for a “barbaric use of technology” that allowed the sale of a child bride to be held on its site. An auction was held on the social media platform for a 16-year-old girl in South…