The Federal High Court has been urged to restrain the promoters of the controversial Museum of West African Contemporary ...

The Federal High Court has been urged to restrain the promoters of the controversial Museum of West African Contemporary Culture and Arts (MOWAA) and their agents from establishing, opening or ...

Analysis - African American singer Ciara received citizenship from the Republic of Benin in 2025 as a descendant of enslaved Africans. The images of her ceremony at Ouidah's slave route memorial site, ...

Several African countries have offered national identity to these descendants.

The Museum of Fine Arts Boston has returned two Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, marking a key step in the country’s ongoing cultural restitution.

Olugbile Holloway, head of the NCMM, said the return was an important moment for Nigeria. He explained that the bronze ...

The Museum of Fine Arts in the US city of Boston has returned two of the famed Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, authorities in the ...

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 ...

At the Government House, Governor Monday Okpebholo reaffirmed his administration's commitment to safeguarding the sanctity of Benin culture and tradition, declaring that under his watch, no action, ...

The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has reaffirmed its respect for His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, CFR, and the Benin Kingdom, addressing recent misconceptions ...

In Benin City, a project that once symbolised cultural rebirth has become the epicentre of a storm. The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) was conceived as a bridge between the Benin Kingdom’s ...