Nigeria's Benin Bronzes return home! Coronation Group & NCMM create a world-class gallery in Benin City to showcase 119 repatriated artifacts. A monumental step in cultural heritage restoration.

The Coronation Gallery in Benin, which is expected to be completed and open for public visits later this year, will provide a world-class space for conservation, education, and public engagement ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The Netherlands on Thursday returned 119 artifacts looted from Nigeria, including human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a bell.

Benin City — The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, has taken custody of 119 repatriated Benin artefacts from the Netherlands -- the largest return since ...

Nigeria received 119 Benin Bronzes from the Netherlands on Tuesday (June 17), marking one of the largest restitutions of colonial-era artifacts since British forces looted the treasures from Benin ...

Benin received 26 royal treasures from France in 2021. The pieces were stolen during the 1892 colonisation of the Dahomey kingdom. Mati Diop’s 2024 documentary Dahomey chronicled the restitution ...

The bronzes were looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin, in modern-day Nigeria, more than 120 years ago by British colonisers. The Netherlands agreed to return 119 Benin bronze statues to ...

The prosecutor, Polycarp Odion, told the court that the defendant was facing a one-count charge of fraud. Odion said Lumiere committed the offence on March 13, 2025, in Benin City, within the ...

Dutch museum removes 'priceless' Benin Bronzes for return to Nigeria Leiden (Netherlands) (AFP) – Clad in protective blue surgical gloves, a Dutch museum worker gingerly unhooks a precious ...

Benin City — The Edo State Police Command, yesterday, announced the arrest of the deposed Ohen (priest) of Okhuoromi in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State Ovbokhan Igbinvia, along with five ...

The Edo State Task Force has demolished a property on College Road, Aduwawa, Benin City, linked to a notorious kidnapping gang. The property belonged to a woman whose younger brother, Osamede ...