In central Nigeria, kingdoms such as the Igala, Nupe, and Ebira played significant roles. Meanwhile, in the south, notable kingdoms included the Yoruba empires of Ife and Oyo, the Benin Kingdom ...

The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, has taken custody of 119 repatriated Benin ...

Itsekiri people of Warri Kingdom, Delta State, have called for the creation of a Warri state with headquarters in Warri township and objected to the demand for creation of Toru-Ebe State by the Ijaw.

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.

Set among trees in a small park amid the revolving cars and trucks is the Benin City National Museum, which houses material from Nigeria’s rich array of cultures, including the Benin Kingdom.

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 ...

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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.

Nigeria's history is deeply intertwined with its ancient kingdoms. This is the oldest kingdom in Nigeria [Nigerian News Leader] A Agnes Isoje Follow; Nigeria's history dates back long before the ...