Singer Ciara gains Benin citizenship under Afro-descendant law, honoring slave trade history and Black diaspora heritage.

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

Edo, is rejecting a provision in a new bill before the National Assembly.The bill aims to establish a Nigerian Council of Traditional Rulers, but the group opposes its suggestion that the Ooni of Ife ...

US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering ...

U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West ...

Benin hopes that its latest moves will promote cultural tourism. The country’s coastline is part of what was once known as ...

August 1 stands as a day rich with historical significance.Moving back in time, August 1 marks a significant moment in 1914 ...