Palace dignitaries of the Benin Royal Court carry the Benin Bronzes on July 15 during a restitution ceremony with the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art in Benin City, Nigeria.

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has informed the Labour Party governorship candidate in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, that he has no birth relation to the Benin royal family. The revered Oba made ...

It was a moment of jubilation at the palace of the Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II, as the government of the Netherlands returned 119 artefacts looted during the 1897 British invasion of Benin Kingdom.

History books cited by foremost newspaper columnist, Lasisi Olagunju, indicate that Yoruba, not Benin, founded Lagos, contrary to Oba Ewuare II's claim.

The Netherlands government said it has returned all stolen Benin artefacts in the country.It said it was up to the rest of the European countries to return artefacts it their museums.General ...

Nigeria's national museum commission will be responsible for retrieving and keeping priceless Benin Bronzes, taking on the task with the assent of the royal ruler appointed sole owner and ...

On 14 January 2015, a fire has once again ravaged the Palace of the King Houégbadja in the Royal Palaces of Abomey World Heritage property in Benin. Thankfully there were no victims. Despite the ...