An elderly couple are suing an art dealer who bought an African face mask from them for £129 and sold it for £3.6million. The unnamed pair, aged 81 and 88, from Nimes in France, were clearing out their home in 2021 and decided to sell the ‘Ngil’ mask. In September of that year, they sold it to a dealer, known as Mr Z. After paying a small price for it, he sold it at an auction …
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The Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Sadiq Isma’il,18, for burglary and theft and recovered eleven stolen Plasma TV sets. Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa Haruna, who disclosed this in a statement said descreet investigation led to the arrest of the receiver of the stolen items, Abdullahi Muktar. According to the PPRO, the principal suspect, Isma’il, broke into a shop at Sharada Quarters and made away with the sixteen Plasma TV sets valued at N1.2m. The suspect confessed that …
Actress Chrishell Stause has revealed that she paid for her $3.3 million Hollywood Hills pad with money from the sale of her wedding ring from ex-husband Justin Hartley. The “Selling Sunset” star revealed this while appearing on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” 40-year-old Stause said; “When sometimes life gives you lemons, sometimes you’ve gotta add a little vodka. “I was trying to, you know, make the best out of a situation.” Clarkson who is also in the middle of a high-profile …
A 73-year-old Kenyan man has moved to court seeking to have his son surrender 20 per cent of his earnings for his maintenance. Gideon Kisira Cherowo, from Biirunda in Trans Nzoia County, claims that his 48-year-old son Washington Chepkombe Cherowo abandoned him despite having contributed to his education until university level. In the papers filed at Kitale High Court, Mzee Cherowo, stated that his son does not send him any upkeep even though he is currently working at the …
Former Brazilian club, Sao Paulo defender Flavio Donizete, has revealed how his addiction to cocaine made him sell his most prized asset as a footballer just so he could feed his drug habit. Donizete, who came through the youth system at Sao Paolo, played a bit part in 2005 as Sao Paulo lifted the Paulista State Championship and the Copa Libertadores before crowning their achievement with victory over Liverpool in the Club World Cup. The centre-back won …
A 20-year-old woman, Abiola Komolafe, has narrated how her aunt, Tolulope Bosede sold her one-month-old son to a child trafficking syndicate in Onitsha, Anambra State, after lying to her that the baby died after delivery. Bosede was paraded alongside 182 suspects by the Delta State Police Command in Asaba, for crimes ranging from terrorism, robbery, kidnap, murder, cultism and child trafficking. New mom, Komolafe The state police commissioner, Hafiz Inuwa said the child trafficking syndicate specialises in …