The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Sunday released programmes for the funeral rites of his mother, 49 years after her transition. DAILY POST reports that the Benin monarch who disclosed this in a ...

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has abolished the new traditional councils created by his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, in Edo South senatorial district. DAILY POST reports that Okpebholo also ...

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

Benin’s new Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has delayed its opening following protests at a preview event. Demonstrators linked to the Oba’s palace opposed the museum’s authority over Benin’s ...

A Benin chief is seeking court order to stop MOWAA from using Benin artefacts without Oba’s approval. A member of the Benin ...

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has granted Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, full ownership rights to returned stolen artefacts. Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS), in a statement on Sunday, ...

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has honoured several notable citizens with chieftaincy titles to encourage continued dedication and service to the community. This is contained in a statement on ...

The traditional ruler of the Benin Kingdom in southern Nigeria has welcomed a US museum’s decision to return two precious artefacts stolen by British forces in the 19th century. In a ceremony at the ...

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Saturday started the burial ceremony of his mother, Iyoba Omo N’ Ikuoyemwen, Iyoba Ewuare II, with various traditional rites (Iwarinnwin). The News Agency of ...

On September 11, 2020, I wrote about the Oba of Benin, the one who sits, speaks and treads with a candour, the one who men cower in his presence, and women differ to his being, and children look at in ...