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The traditional ruler of Idjerhe Kingdom in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, His Majesty King Monday Arthur Whiskey, Udurhie I, has called on both the Federal and Delta and State ...
in an area that was once part of the royal palace of the Benin Kingdom. When visitors arrive at Benin Airport in southern Nigeria’s Edo State, one of the first things they see is a large poster ...
Through the launch of Anti-Human Trafficking and Violence Against Persons (A.TIPVAP) Vanguard Clubs in 50 public secondary ...
3. The Oba of Benin (Benin Kingdom, Edo State) The Oba of Benin is one of Nigeria’s most respected monarchs, leading the Benin Kingdom, a civilization known for its rich history, art ...
A battle on the electoral turf has just been won and lost in Edo state, Nigeria. Governor Godwin Obaseki was elected as Governor in 2016 on the platform of the All-Progressive Congress (APC ...
The London-based curator and writer Aindrea Emelife has been appointed curator of Modern and contemporary art at the long-awaited Edo Museum of West African Art based in Benin City, Nigeria.
The priceless objects were looted from the Kingdom by the British in 1897 and stashed away ... these copper-alloy art masterpieces forcefully removed from present-day Edo State, Nigeria. The Cambridge ...
ABUJA, March 28 (Reuters) - At least seven suspected kidnappers were set ablaze and killed in a "barbaric" mob attack in Nigeria's southern town of Uromi, in Edo state, the governor said on Friday.
All of the objects were taken from the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria, during a British military operation in February 1897, the museum said.