Olugbile Holloway, head of the NCMM, said the return was an important moment for Nigeria. He explained that the bronze ...

Benin Kingdom, Edo State has been in the news for the past few weeks when it became public knowledge that the Museum of West African Arts (MOWAA) would be officially opened on Tuesday, November 11, ...

Analysis - African American singer Ciara received citizenship from the Republic of Benin in 2025 as a descendant of enslaved Africans. The images of her ceremony at Ouidah's slave route memorial site, ...

Several African countries have offered national identity to these descendants.

For years, Delta State enjoyed a reputation built largely on its oil wealth; yet, the dream of becoming an industrial ...

Archaeological excavation in Benin City, Nigeria, ahead of the construction of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has uncovered previously un-investigated sectors of the Kingdom of Benin's ...

The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston returned two artefacts to the Oba of Benin in a ceremony at Nigeria House in New York City. Looted during the infamous "punitive expedition" attack by British ...

Archaeologists uncovered Benin City palace ruins, pottery, and tools in the area’s largest excavation yet. Findings include metalworking remains and 120,000 ceramic shards, offering insight into ...

The Museum of Fine Arts in the US city of Boston has returned two of the famed Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, authorities in the ...

The Federal High Court has been urged to restrain the promoters of the controversial Museum of West African Contemporary Culture and Arts (MOWAA) and their agents from establishing, opening or ...