The Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Edo State, has condemned the misuse and abuse of the Kingdom’s revered customs and ...

The Vodun religion, also spelled “Vodou,” originated in the Kingdom of Dahomey, present-day Benin, Nigeria, Togo and Ghana.

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 ...

The Nigeria’s rich cultural legacy would take the centre stage at the Kings and Queens of Africa: Forms and Figures of Power exhibition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, slated for January 28 through 30, 2025.

Oba of Benin has summoned every priest and priestess across every corner of the kingdom to place curses on those using the ...

A new generation of young Africans is adding to the pressure on Western museums to return stolen artefacts, Ernesto Ottone, deputy director general of the UN's cultural agency, told AFP on Monday.

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 ...

So, the Benin Airport has one of the top 3 busiest domestic terminals in Nigeria. Inside Benin lies a lot of wealth. Oben, a ...

UNITED NATIONS (United States) - Ceremony on the occasion of the World Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. UNITED NATIONS (United States) - ICC ...

A jealous ex-husband, Osaro Ahuwan, 54, a transporter, who hails from Benin Kingdom, around 1 a.m. on New Year’s Day, attempted to burn her former wife, Tina Uyi, 54, an Italy-based ...

The kingdom of Benin began in the 900s. Learn about the kingdom, how it was ruled and when it ended. What was life like in Benin? What was life like in Benin city? Find out what goods people ...

BEFORE 2009, they were dreaded warlords in the creeks of the Niger Delta whose activities created fear, especially among the government and its security forces, eager to keep the oil ...