Frank Irabor, Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council, confirmed the development, stating that the suspension was ...

The ancient Ekasa performance yesterday ... The colourful Ekasa performance was to the excitement of the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II; the royal family ...

The Benin Kingdom, celebrated for its unparalleled cultural heritage and deep historical roots, has long been a beacon of tradition and uni­ty in Nigeria. At the apex of this ancient kingdom is the ...

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Saturday held the ancient Ekasa dance in honour of his late mother, Iyoba Omo N’ikuoyemwen, who died 49 years ago. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that ...

Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, held the ancient Ekasa dance on Saturday in honour of his late mother, Iyoba Omo N’ikuoyemwen, who died 49 years ago. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ...

insulting and almost destroying through the unwarranted attempt to appropriate ancient ancestral artifacts, which belong to the Oba of Benin, as well as through an unlawful move to create ...

Their theft still remains a point of pain for the descendants of those from the ancient Benin kingdom ... This statue depicts a Benin king, known as an Oba However, an act of parliament prevents ...

The arrival of the Benin artefacts, looted by the British during their invasion of the ancient Benin kingdom ... former Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki and Oba Ewuare II of Benin.

This restitution contributes to redressing a historical injustice that is still being felt today,” a Dutch minister said.

According to the British Museum, they were created from the 1500s onwards in the West African Kingdom of Benin by a specialist guild working for the royal court of the Oba, the King in Benin City.