What was meant to be a celebratory moment for Nigeria’s art scene has instead highlighted present tension and past trauma ...

At a ceremony Friday in New York City, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts returned two works of art that were stolen from present-day Nigeria more than a century ago. Commemorative head, 16th–17th century.

The Federal High Court has slated November 27 to hear a suit seeking to declare the Oba of Benin as the rightful person to ...

The Benin Kingdom is one of the most long lasting and flourishing monarchies in the world but it started from somewhere. The first king of the Benin kingdom was Eweka 1, son of the Yoruba prince ...

An historic event will happened in the land of the Igodomigodo today. The ancient Benin Kingdom, which used to be called Igodomigodo, will have a new Oba. The Crown Prince of the kingdom, Prince ...

EOScienceEarth ObservatoryA Glimpse of History in Benin… EarthEarth ObservatoryImage of the DayMoreSubscribe January 11, 2025 ...

History came full circle in a powerful display of culture and justice as 119 looted Benin artefacts were returned by the Netherlands to the palace of Oba Ewuare II. The repatriation—the largest ever ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — "The Benin Monarchy: An Anthology of Benin History" is a one-of-a-kind book on the kingdom of Benin in what is now southwestern Nigeria and whose history dates back to the 900s. The ...

The Benin bronzes are universally recognized as a towering achievement in the history of art. Artists of the once-mighty Kingdom of Benin, in present day Edo State, Nigeria, honed sophisticated ...

It was theft. There is no question about that. In 1897, British forces launched a “punitive expedition” against the Benin kingdom in what is now southern Nigeria. Bent on avenging the ambush and ...