Nigeria's stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) has found itself in the crosshairs of local power politics in the week it was supposed to - but failed - to open its doors to the public for ...

Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) finds itself in the crosshairs of local power politics.

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Monday, led a delegation of European diplomats to the Palace of the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, amid the growing controversy surrounding the Museum of West ...

The immediate past governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has dismissed allegations that he defrauded the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, in relation to the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) project.

As the crisis over the ownership of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) rages on, the Head of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Gautier Mignot, the German Ambassador ...

The opening of the multi-million-dollar Museum of West African Arts has been delayed due to protests. Early plans saw it as the home of the restituted Benin Bronzes ...

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 ...

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, ...

Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, has maintained his earlier stand against the introduction of “IYALOJA CONCEPT” into markets administration in Benin, the Edo, saying that he was yet to ...

The Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy on Monday received two Benin bronzes, a bronze relief plaque and a commemorative head, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, marking a significant ...

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Monday, said his administration was not informed about the presence of foreign envoys in the state for activities related to the Museum of West African ...