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Egypt To Help Nigeria Preserve Looted Benin Bronzes
Egyptian government has offered to assist Nigeria in preserving the 1,130 looted Benin bronzes expected from Germany.
The artefacts, with the least weight of 30kg, looted by British troops in 1897, are to be repatriated from Germany to…
Swedish Artist Who Survived Two Murder Attempts After Drawing Prophet Mohammed Dies In Horror Car…
A Swedish artist who survived two murder attempts after sketching Prophet Muhammad's head on a dog's body has died in a horror car crash.
Lars Vilks, 75, died on Sunday when civilian police car he was traveling in veered onto the wrong…
Photos: Buhari Unveils World’s Largest Pictorial Book, ‘Discover Nigeria’
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Friday, October 1 unveiled what has been described as ‘the world’s largest pictorial book’ titled, Discover Nigeria.
The President did the unveiling on Thursday and announced by his Personal Assistant on…
Legendary Nigerian Visual Artist, Yusuf Grillo Dies Of COVID-19 Complications
Legendary Nigerian visual artist, Yusuf Grillo, considered as one of Nigeria's outstanding and academically trained painters, has passed away.
According to NAN, Gboyega Grillo, son of the deceased, said the painter died of COVID-19…
Photo Story: Check Out Interior Of BBNaija Season 6 House
Long-awaited season 6 of the reality show, Big Brother Naija kickstarted today, July 24 and one of the highlights of the premiere is a view of the interior of BBNaija house.
The premiere began on a high note as the host, Ebuka…
Obaseki Says No One Should Engage In “Disrespectful Exchanges” With Oba Of Benin Over Stolen…
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has said he and his aides won’t engage in “disrespectful exchanges” with Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, over stolen artefacts set to be returned.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the…
Benin Royal Museum Is Rightful Place For Return Of Stolen Artefacts – Oba of Benin
Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Ewuare II, has said repatriated Benin Bronzes should be returned to Benin Royal Museum to be cited within the precincts of his palace.
At a press briefing in his palace on Friday, the Oba called on the…
Picasso And Mondrian Paintings Found Years After Stolen In Museum Heist
Missing artworks by Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian have been recovered by Greek police almost a decade after they were stolen in a daring museum heist.
The two paintings, which had been taken from National Art Gallery in Athens, were…
World’s Third Largest Diamond Found In Botswana; See How Big It Is (Photos)
One of the world's largest diamonds has been unearthed in Africa's largest producer of diamonds, Botswana, the country's government recently announced.
The 1,098-carat stone, which is believed to be the third largest "gem-quality"…
Italian Artist, Salvatore Garau Sells ‘Invisible’ Sculpture For $18,000 (Video)
In the world of art, there are no rules, only opinions and preferences, giving reason to why an Italian artist, Salvatore Garau recently sold an invisible sculpture for 15,000 euros ($18,300/N7,389,000).
According to as.com, the…
Germany To Return All Benin Artefacts By 2022
Germany has on Tuesday, May 18 agreed to return all stolen Benin artefacts by 2022.
The artefacts are those taken from the Benin Royal Court following the British incursion in 1849.
Most of the artefacts were looted by British…
Google Arts & Culture’s Eko For Show To Showcase Lagos’s Creative Genius To The World
Google Arts & Culture has announced the launch of Eko for Show, an initiative to showcase and celebrate Lagos state, one of the world’s most vibrant cities for youth, creativity and technology.
Profiling over 100 creatives across the…
Kim Kardashian Slams Critics For Doubting Her 7-Year-Old Daughter’s Impressive Painting
Kim Kardashian has slammed critics doubting that her 7-year-old daughter, North West actually painted an impressive art work that has her name on it.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star using her Instagram page warned that she's not…
Nigeria Recovers 600 Year Old Terracotta Head From Netherlands
Nigeria has received a stolen Ife Terracotta head, said to have smuggled through Ghana in 2019 to Holland with forged documents.
Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed received the Terracotta head from his Foreign Affairs…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Wins Women’s Prize For Fiction ‘Winner Of Winners’
Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been awarded the Women’s Prize for Fiction ‘Winner of Winners’ for her novel ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’.
The prize which is a one-off award to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Women’s Prize…