The fascinating story of Queen Idia, the formidable mother of the Oba of Benin (1504-1550), is set to captivate audiences worldwide as US-based Nigerian filmmaker Patience Ojheneovo Okhuofu brings ...

DAILY POST reports that the Benin Traditional Council listed such costumes as round coral bead (lkele), Eben (ceremonial word ...

Learn about everyday life in the ancient kingdom of Benin, which existed in Africa between 900 and 1897, ... The first great Queen Mother or 'Iyoba' was Queen Idia, the mother of Oba Esigie.

Princess Ishan Akenzua was born to King Akenzua the 2nd, one of the 12 High Kings of the Kingdom of Benin and King of the Edo people, and her mother Ovbuade Akenzua in Uzebba Edo State Nigeria on June ...

At a ceremony Friday in New York City, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts returned two works of art that were stolen from ...

Updated at 4:12 p.m. ET on July 10, 2023. I n December, a German plane landed in the Nigerian capital of Abuja bearing 20 precious objects: artwork from the ancient kingdom of Benin, now ...

The Netherlands on Saturday officially handed back to Nigeria 119 precious ancient sculptures, stolen from the former kingdom of Benin more than 120 years ago during the colonial era.

The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The collector who owned them took them back instead.