History books cited by foremost newspaper columnist, Lasisi Olagunju, indicate that Yoruba, not Benin, founded Lagos, contrary to Oba Ewuare II's claim.

The Head of a the king Oba of Benin is displayed at the signing ceremony and handover of the 119 Benin bronzes returned from the Netherlands to Nigeria at the National museum Onikan in Lagos on ...

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

However, in the case of the Benin Bronzes, selling the artifacts couldn’t be further from Stanley’s mission. Layiwola, whose guidance was critical to the success of the restitution process, introduced ...

Recommending Oba Erediauwa to President Tinubu”, this is the response I got from one of the Benin Palace functionaries:“Making mention of the year Oba Erediauwa reigned on the throne of his forebears ...

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.

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 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.

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 ...