State governors, including Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Duoye Diri (Bayelsa), Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom) ...
Over 100 precious Benin Bronzes have been returned to Nigeria from a Dutch museum in a landmark repatriation agreement.
The Netherlands has agreed to return more than 100 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, the latest European country to return cultural artefacts to Africa, the Dutch embassy in Abuja said on Wednesday.
The British Museum has come under fresh pressure to hand over its Benin Bronzes after the Netherlands returned more than 100 of the artefacts to Nigeria.
insisted that the ban of Okuku traditional hairdo remained in force in Benin Kingdom of Edo State. It reinterated that the Okuku was not for decorations, but strictly for Oba of Benin’s wives ...
In a historic move, the Netherlands has officially returned 113 artifacts from the Benin Bronzes collection to Nigeria, following a request from the West African nation. Dutch Culture Minister Eppo ...
The Netherlands says it will return over 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th Century and which ended up in a Dutch museum. Thousands of these culturally ...
COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following their arrest last year on suspicion of plotting a coup in the small West African ...
BTC clarified that the use of traditional Coral beads is suspended during the private royal family ceremonies/funeral rites in Benin Kingdom, starting Saturday February 15th, February 15th ...
A militant attack on an army position has killed six soldiers in northern Benin, where government troops are trying to curb cross-border assaults by armed Islamist groups, an army spokesperson said.
The kingdom of Benin began in the 900s. Learn about the kingdom, how it was ruled and when it ended. What was life like in Benin? What was life like in Benin city? Find out what goods people ...