The Oba of Benin, Omo ‘N’ Oba N’edo, Ewuare 11, said yesterday that the Benin people were writing their history by themselves for proper presentation of issues and events. He said many accounts of the ...

The restitution of the objects is hoped to repair French relations with African nations. Large royal statues from the kingdom of Dahomey,Benin dating to 1890–92 at the Musée du Quai Branly, Paris.

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has released spiritual power against evil forces while performing the sacred Ugie Emobo rite, one of the traditional ceremonies of the annual Igue festival in the ...

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, leads the ancient Ugie Emobo rite, a purification ceremony during the Igue festival to ...

Nigeria’s famed Benin bronzes — artefacts stolen during British colonial rule and scattered across the globe — have a new online archive. Stolen during the colonial era, dozens of Benin bronzes once ...

Extracted from: Asian and African studies (Bratislava) 10, 2001, pages 185-198. Argues that Udo is a more ancient settlement than Benin City, and that the first Benin Kingdom dynasty, that of Ogiso, ...

Benin is an undiscovered paradise in West Africa, a country steeped in culture and colonial history. Sharing land borders with Nigeria, Togo, Niger and Burkina-Faso, it is one of West Africa’s most ...

The figure at the centre of this brass plaque is the oba - the king of Benin in Nigeria. In the background on either side of the oba are two tiny figures, identified as Portuguese traders, ...

Photos of Benin's traditional mask festival as ancient customs come alive PORTO NOVO, Benin (AP) — A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and ...