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 troops killed several thousand locals and torched Benin's capital city. They looted the royal palace, stealing hundreds of artworks, including the Benin Bronzes.

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has begun the annual Igue festival with Ugierhoba traditional rites at his palace in Benin.

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.

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Adedamola Alex - June 17, 2024 The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II, has replied Labour Party’s gubernatorial candidate Olumide Akpata for claiming to be a son of the Palace.

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 ...

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 ...