US billionaire defends refusal to sell £30m Pontormo painting
An American billionaire and philanthropist has attacked what he described as “false statements” made over his refusal to sell a 16th-centu
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New Hausa movie ‘Gudun Tsira’ to gulp N10m
Kannywood actor and movie producer, Nuhu Abdullahi, has revealed that all arrangements have been concluded by his production crew to hit location for
Literature report shows British readers stuck in very white past
British readers may recognise the value of literature to encourage social cohesion – but the perspective they gain from novels remains overwhelm
Helen Oyeyemi: Locked out from a complex world of myth and mystery’
The book (‘What is Not Yours is Not Yours’) conjures an effect of ethereal beauty and unexpected humour, but, as the book wears on, meanin
Coloured skin: the body art of Aida Muluneh – in pictures
Ethiopian photographer Aida Muluneh returned to her homeland to cut through the cliches of ‘animals, war, and famine’ with ultra-colourful