Edo legend says that no one in Benin had ever seen a horse before Oranmiyan arrived! In the 1100s the Ogisos lost control of their kingdom ... to be no stealing. Inside the city is the king ...
The Oba of Benin Palace in ... seeking to destabilise the kingdom. The curse targets conspiracy theorists spreading false information, creating memes or misusing palace insignia and individuals ...
In February 1897, British forces invaded the Kingdom ... the royal palace and other sites, with estimates ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 objects taken, including the renowned Benin Bronzes made ...
The Netherlands will return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria which the country took during colonial times.
The Benin Monarch, Omo N’oba N’edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, has received two artefacts from the Stanley Museum of Art, University of Iowa, in the United States. These artefacts—a wooden ...
49 years after her demise, the Oba of Benin, His Majesty ... traditional coral beads will not be used in the Palace and the Kingdom until the end of the Ekasa ceremony. “The whole of this ...