Glitz at Nasarawa college’s arts, science quiz
Glitz, glamour, suspense and excitement reigned supreme recently at Government Secondary School, Aloce in Nasarawa State. The event was none other than the college’s...
Tutankhamun: How ‘Tut-mania’ gripped the world
By Tim Masters
It may not boast glittering treasures from ancient Egypt, but a new Tutankhamun exhibition shows how the discovery of the boy king’s...
JK Rowling plans crime book spree
JK Rowling’s crime novels written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith will eventually outnumber her Harry Potter books, she has revealed.
The author said her plans...
Egyptian statue, Sekhemka, sells for nearly £16m
A 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue expected to raise about £6m has sold for £15.76m at Christie’s of London.
Northampton Borough Council auctioned the Sekhemka limestone statue to...
The hidden messages in children’s books
(Philomel/Macmillan/Harry N Abrams/Harper Collins)
Adults often find surprising subtexts in children’s literature – but are they really there? Hephzibah Anderson delves into the world of...
