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Two men sold three forged Brett Whiteley paintings for $3.6 million.

Cameron said it was all a 'misunderstanding'

An executive director of First Bank, Mr. Dauda Lawal, has been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to assist with the ongoing investigations into sums allegedly received from the former minister of petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke. As a law abiding citizen, Mr. Lawal has honored the invitation and is currently cooperating fully with the […]

Cash-strapped services that provide free legal help to family violence victims will share in a one-off $30 million funding boost, but lawyers warn it comes amid greater cuts, and will not solve the national legal aid crisis.

– TUC to make stand known over fuel subsidy removal on Friday – Reveals how they were ‘ambushed’ with the new pump price of fuel – Argues that fuel scarcity is an artificial ‘event’ The announced removal of subsidy on the premium motor spirit, popularly called petrol, on Wednesday, may end up becoming a re-enactment of […]

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco-based social media network created to connect neighbors in online communities said it is making changes on how members can report suspicious activity, after a group complained it was being used for racial profiling.

Riza Aziz reportedly acquired a $33.5 million New York duplex and a Beverly Hills mansion for more than $17.5 million, the WSJ said.

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand - West Ham defender Winston Reid is among the leading players unavailable for New Zealand at the Oceania Nations Cup in Papua New Guinea this month.

Both sides are promising to boost the economy - but do the maths and the figures look increasingly rubbery

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1. Google is preparing its big response to the ad blocking problem. Several executives with knowledge of discussions about an "acceptable ads policy" confirmed to Business Insider that Google has been looking at spearheading such a policy — although it would prefer it was positioned as being an industry response.

2. A Calvin Klein ad that features an upskirt photo is spurring outrage. Читать дальше...

About a dozen members of the Hindu Sena, a Hindu nationalist group, gathered in New Delhi on Wednesday to pray for Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election. Photo: Getty Images

– The anti-corruption agency docked former PICOMSS boss, Atawodi and businessman Hassan – They accused the duo of defrauding the government of over N600m through suspicious contracts The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Saliu Atawodi a former chairman, Presidential Implementation Committee on Maritime Safety (PICOMSS), and one Rabiu Hassan and his company, […]

Het Eurovisie Songfestival heeft een lange historie. Het begon allemaal in 1955 toen Europa na de Tweede Wereldoorlog nog in puin lag. De in Zwitserland gevestigde European Broadcasting Union (EBU) - een samenwerkingsverband van publieke omroepen, kwam met het idee voor een internationaal liedjesfestijn waar alle Europeanen tegelijkertijd naar kunnen kijken. De eerste editie was in 1956 in het Zwitserse Lugano. In 1957 won de Nederlandse zangeres Corry Brokken die een jaar eerder ook al een poging had gedaan. Читать дальше...

A controversial suggestion that a 50 cent levy be applied to every litre of fresh milk sold has divided the dairy industry, with some describing it as a knee-jerk response to an industry in crisis.

Irate Adelaide hierarchy instructed to remain publicly silent over Luke Beveridge's 'disgusting' barb, as hostilities between the clubs intensify.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has called for a Labor candidate to apologise after comparing the government's offshore processing centres.

Five Melbourne men suspected of trying to travel to Indonesia on a seven-metre fishing boat in a bid to get to Syria could be kept in custody for at least another two days without charge.

Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte is planning to visit the Vatican to make a personal apology to the pope for calling him a "son of a whore", the politician's spokesman said.

The founding editor of Elle magazine in the UK, Sally Brampton, dies at the age of 60.

West Australian workers' unions say they will band together to fight the plans announced in Thursday's state budget to privatise electricity services.

– The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned security agencies and Nigerians –  The party has condemned the spate of killings in Rivers state – The party praised the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration In reaction to the idle 2019 postulations of Nyesom Wike,the Rivers state governor, the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday, May 11, cautioned […]

There is increasing openness toward non-traditional families in China, though only married, heterosexual couples are allowed access to assisted reproduction. Here's one couple that found a workaround.

European stock markets are posting losses as traders take their cue from a disappointing session on Wall Street that had its roots in concerns over the state of retail spending in the U.S