Benin City’s $26mn Museum of West African Art — and why it was hit by protests

What was meant to be a celebratory moment for Nigeria’s art scene has instead highlighted present tension and past trauma ...
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A ruling over ownership of the Benin bronzes may delay their return

THE SACKING of Benin City by a heavily armed expeditionary force in February 1897 was said to be an act of revenge in a bitter trade dispute between Britain and the Kingdom of Benin, east of Lagos.
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Did You Know This Ancient Nigerian City Had Street Lights Before London?

In school, many Nigerians were taught that African civilisations lagged behind the rest of the world. We were primitive, dark, uncivilised. But that’s a lie. History tells a very different story.
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The ancient city walls of Great Benin : colonialism, urban heritage and cultural identity in contemporary Nigeria Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan

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