At its heart was the vast sprawling palace in Benin. It was here that the Edo monarch, Ovonramwen, held court with generals, chiefs, priests, artists and foreign emissaries along with their retainers ...

The items were taken as spoils to pay for a naval expedition raised to avenge the deaths of nine officers killed during a trade dispute between the Benin Monarch – Oba Ovonramwen – and Britain. In a ...

Also, it is homage to the late Oba Ovonramwen, a Benin monarch, who fought against the British oppressive colonialists in the 19th century, but was deported to Calabar after his defeat ...

Photography, they say, is the art of finding beauty and grace in the ordinary. With light and a camera, it becomes a canvas for painting, a language for storytelling, and a tool for evoking emotions.