They carved masks for ceremonies and they moulded sculptures of gods out of mud. In Benin City, craft workers were organised into groups known as guilds. There were guilds for wood carvers ...

Odigie, who participated in the recent Benin Art Fair organised by Thought Pyramid in Benin City, however noted that unlike Lagos, not very many people in Benin are exposed to contemporary art ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arrested 19 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Benin City, Edo. EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said this in a ...

2022 marks the 125th anniversary of the British Punitive Expedition, which saw thousands of sculptures and cultural artefacts stolen during the destruction of Benin City (in present-day Nigeria).

March 28, 2021 Benin Bronzes on display at the British Museum in London. Photo: Joyofmuseums via Wikimedia Commons Benin Bronzes on display at the British Museum in London. Photo: Joyofmuseums via ...

COTONOU, Feb 17 (Reuters) - 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 ...