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Napoleon Hat Sells For Record $2.1 Million

A bicorne hat believed to have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte sold for a record 1,932,000 euros ($2.11 million) at the Drouot auction house in...

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Okadabooks To Shut Down Bookshelves

OkadaBooks is shutting down its bookshelves after running for 10 years. Okechukwu Ofili, the company’s CEO, shared the news via a statement today, November 20,...

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Monet Painting To Go On Sale At Paris Auction For First Time In Decades

A painting by French impressionist master Claude Monet, which has remained in private hands since 1948, is expected to fetch up to 3 million...

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LABAF: Entries For 2023 Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize Opens

The Committee for Relevant Art, CORA, promoters of the yearly Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF), has called for entries for the 2023 edition...

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ASUU Suspends Strike After FG Pays Delayed June 2025 Salaries

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called off its planned industrial action after the Federal Government disbursed June 2025 salaries to university lecturers. Chairman of ASUU’s University of Abuja branch, Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh, confirmed the suspension during a media briefing in Abuja. He stated that the...

Israel Seeks To Relocate Gaza Civilians To Rafah

Israel’s defence minister has reportedly directed the military to draw up a strategy for relocating all Palestinians in Gaza into a designated zone in the southern region, specifically Rafah. According to statements shared with reporters, Israel Katz said the plan involves setting up a "humanitarian city" within the...

Kenya’s Saba Saba Protests Turn Deadly, Leaves 11 Dead

Kenya’s annual Saba Saba commemorations turned into chaos on Monday, as police clashed with protesters in scenes reminiscent of past struggles for democracy. What began as a symbolic day of remembrance marking the country’s fight for multi-party democracy in 1990 has spiraled into a national reckoning, sparked...