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Among its most intriguing customs is the practice of the Oba (king) and his wives covering their mouths with white ...
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AFP on MSNFinland returns sacred stool looted by France to BeninBenin on Tuesday received from a Finnish museum a sacred "katakle" three-legged stool, symbol of the African nation's ...
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Oba Esigie: The first known Nigerian to speak a foreign languageThe kingdom of Benin was one of Africa’s wealthiest and ... and today, he remains a symbol of Nigeria’s rich, multifaceted history and a reminder that African civilisations have long been ...
The return to Greece of the controversial Elgin collection of Parthenon Sculptures, currently held in the British Museum, has ...
When it did, I never knew it was providence’s own way of anticipating Nigerian Aso Rock’s nauseating historical revisionism.
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The Punch on MSNNigerian communities where snails are sacred, pythons roam freeIsoko Mirror, a local newspaper in Delta State, reported in a 2019 article by Michael Ekokoruwe that land snails were a taboo ...
A couple of months ago, history walked on its two legs into my feeble embrace. When it did, I never knew it was Providence’s ...
New research reveals 19th-century Dahomey swords were locally forged using a unique method blending multiple irons, ...
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