If Ovonramwen didn’t die, it would not have been possible for the British to amalgamate the Northern and Southern protectorates, and if that was not done, Lugard’s fiancée or girlfriend as ...

Men and women also took turns on stage to recite rousing lines, recasting stories from 1914 – the year of the amalgamation of northern and the southern protectorate and Benin monarch Ovonramwen ...

It is situated at a place called Ring road which used to be called King’s Square, now changed to Oba Ovonramwen Square by the present Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams AliuOshiomhole.

The Benin Kingdom yesterday unveiled a plan for the celebration of the one-time Oba of Benin and grandfather of the present monarch, Oba Ovonramwen N’Ogbaisi, who died in 1914. The celebration ...

In 2014, I also thought I should invite other artists to take part in my intervention so we decided to do a project that celebrated the life of Oba Ovonramwen, that was the centenary year of his ...

The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has requested land to build a memorial for the late king of Benin, Omo N’Oba Ovonramwen. He made the request during a visit to the palace of the Obong of Calabar ...

They exiled the oba, or ruler, Ovonramwen, and carted away more than four thousand pieces of sculpture, known collectively as the Benin bronzes. The attack was prompted by the killing of several men ...

The dance troupe, according to him, will be expected to mount a cultural display at the 2-day event that will reflect the culture of the area that played host to Oba Ovonramwen while he was on ...