Category: Business
Spanish billionaire guilty of trying to smuggle a Picasso
A Spanish billionaire art collector has been sentenced to 18 months in jail and fined $58m (£44m) for trying to smuggle a Picasso abroad to sell at Read More…
Grammy Awards president Deborah Dugan removed 10 days before ceremony
The chief executive of the Recording Academy, which organises the Grammy Awards, has been removed from her position just 10 days before this year’s cRead More…
World’s biggest uncut diamond sold to Louis Vuitton
A huge diamond unearthed in Botswana in April has been sold to French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton for an undisclosed sum. The 1,758-carat Read More…
Angola’s Isabel dos Santos: Africa’s richest woman eyes presidency
Isabel dos Santos is one of the wealthiest women in the world Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, who is embroiled in a huge financial scandal,Read More…
Buhari flies to UK, begins six-day trip today
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will embark on a six-day trip to London on Friday (today), according to the State House. HeRead More…
UK renews bid to seize £117m Ibori loot
A British prosecutor on Thursday launched a fresh attempt to confiscate millions of pounds stolen by a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, wRead More…
James signs new five-year Chelsea deal
Reece James has signed a new long-term contract at Chelsea Football Club that commits him to Stamford Bridge until at least the summer of 2025. Read More…
Ex-banker defrauds 354 Nigerians of over N500m
A former banker, Seye Onigbinde, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly defrauding 354 Nigerians to the tune of oveRead More…
WAEC blacklists 165 schools in Kwara, fines each N250,000
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has threatened heavy sanctions against school heads or officials caught aiding and abetting examinaRead More…
Why We Want To Build Youth Hostels, Car Parks In Abuja – APDC
The Acting Managing Director of Abuja Property Development Company (APDC) Bldr. Lawal Aliyu Magaji, has said that the company has commenced designs oRead More…