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"The ancient kingdom of Benin is one of the most sophisticated in Africa ... In this revised and updated edition of the Art of Benin, Paula Girshick Ben-Amos explains the role played by art in every ...

The heirs of their original owner (Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, from a prominent Jewish family) claimed the paintings were ...

The moon has fascinated people since time immemorial. This weekend it's that time again: a blood-red full moon appears in the night sky.View on euronews ...

EDO State Migration Agency last Thursday paraded two female minors who were rescued in Zaria, Kaduna State, on their way to Libya. The two girls, aged 13 and 14, were lured from their Textile Mill ...

As the global art world continues to wrestle with its colonial past, the region’s artists and cultural institutions are ...

Extracted from: Asian and African studies (Bratislava) 10, 2001, pages 185-198. Argues that Udo is a more ancient settlement than Benin City, and that the first Benin Kingdom dynasty, that of Ogiso, ...

Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have taken another hit as South Africa and the Benin Republic secured crucial victories on Friday to widen the gap ahead of the Super Eagles.

The African Development Bank, in collaboration with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment, has launched a technical workshop to strengthen trilateral trade cooperation among ...

Through my research collaboration with design scholar Ron Eglash, author of “ African Fractals ,” I discovered that the design style that undergirds much of the graphic design profession today – the ...

The FNB Art Joburg Fair has become the continent’s leading celebration of African contemporary art, and this year marks its 18th edition. FNB Joburg Art Fair at the Sandton Convention Centre in ...

Benin claimed a late 1-0 victory over Zimbabwe in the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualification (Group C) match played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium (Ivory Coast) on Friday night. As a result, the Cheetahs ...