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Oba of Benin issues stern warning against abuse of sacred customs during ceremonies
The Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Edo State, has condemned the misuse and abuse of the Kingdom’s revered customs and ...
The Guardian Nigeria2d
Dressing like Oba of Benin, wives attract curses, Palace warns
The Oba of Benin Palace in Benin City, on Friday, placed curses on individuals, collaborators plotting to tarnish Benin monarchy ...
Daily Post Nigeria on MSN2d
Benin Traditional Council bans wearing of Oba, queens’ costumes at ceremonies
The Benin Tradition Council has banned the wearing of chieftaincy traditional costumes specifically meant for the Oba of ...
Daily Independent on MSN2d
Abuse Of Royal Paraphernalia: Oba Of Benin Mandates Chiefs, Priests, Priestesses To Lay Curses On Culprits
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has authorized the chiefs, priests and priestesses of various deities in Benin Kingdom to lay curses on those who will henceforth abuse the royal paraphernalia during ...
LEADERSHIP Newspaper19d
Ovia Rep Ticket: Group Moves Against Perceived Enemy Of Oba Of Benin
was silent on the name of the aspirant but said some of those jostling for the party’s ticket had given tacit support to former Governor Godwin Obaseki against the revered Benin Monarch, Oba ...
Vanguard3d
Obaseki’s museum, Okpebholo’s ‘long-overdue correction’
This move, ostensibly to promote MOWAA, also served as a veiled fight against the palace of the Oba of Benin. We all witnessed it. In a nutshell, Obaseki’s MOWAA building is occupying the very ...
Vanguard6d
Edo community frowns at boundary re-adjustment despite palace intervention, litigation
BENIN CITY – THE people of Uselu N’Ahor in the Ikpoba-Okah local government area of Edo State on Sunday raised an alarm of alleged invasion by their neighbour Ahor over a controversial ...
LEADERSHIP Newspaper9d
Oba Otudeko Leaves Nigeria Ahead Of EFCC Arraignment
A former chairman of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), Oba Otudeko, has reportedly left ... disclosed that he was dropped off at the Nigeria-Benin border by a family member. The development came ...
The Nation Newspaper4d
Dr. Oba Otudeko and the Consequences of System Manipulation
Recent events surrounding Chief Oba Otudeko, Chairman of the Honeywell Group, illustrate this phenomenon. The 81-year-old grew up in Odogbolu, Ogun State, and became a chartered banker ...
Benin’s mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
Benin's Ouidah has celebrated its annual Voodoo Festival which has made the town a mecca for Voodoo worshippers as well as a tourist attraction.
The Nation Newspaper5d
Tension in Ondo community over plot to install Oba
Crisis is looming at Alade Idanre in Idanre Local Government of Ondo State over alleged plot to install a new Oba nine months after Otunba Benson Akingbaso was picked by the Ifa oracle and ...
BBC14d
The Kingdom of Benin
The Kingdom of Benin was located in what is now known as southern Nigeria. The kingdom was led by the Oba, a powerful leader who was believed to be descended from the gods. The Obas used art and ...