AGENCIES | In the largest restitution of its kind, the Netherlands recently returned 119 Benin Bronzes to the Nigerian ...

The Benin Bronzes present an “interesting exception,” he explained, as they were taken from the Oba, or king, of Benin. The Benin Kingdom was under British rule from 1897 until 1960, ...

The moniker “Benin Bronzes” was a European device to categorize the stolen artifacts. “They have a very strong spiritual significance within the culture of Benin, Nigeria. We spoke to the King of ...

A brass plaque from the Benin Kingdom features an oba, or king, with a mudfish at his waist, holding a leopard by the tail in each hand. The plaque is one of the objects stolen during the 1897 raid.

Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, died at 90 after a life of public service, rising through civil chieftaincy and promoting Yoruba culture.

Peju Layiwola is a curator at the museum, who attended a ceremony at the royal palace in Benin City to return the art to the oba, or king, of Benin. “The palace still exists.

The Benin monarchy, a dynasty ruling the Kingdom of Benin in modern-day Nigeria, began its lineage in the 13th century. A prominent ruler, Oba Ewuare I (also known as Ewuare the Great) , reigned ...

The Nation Newspaper Oba of Benin begins Igue festival. Saturday, July 19, 2025 Advertise With Us E-paper. News; ... prayed for the foremost king and proclaimed peace in Benin Kingdom.

The Edo State High Court, presided over by Justice Peter Akhihiero, admitted the Benin Traditional Council (BTC) as a party in the suit instituted by two suspended Enigie of Evbuobanosa and Egbaen ...

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 ...