On 19 February 2025, a significant moment in history unfolded in Leiden, Netherlands. A signing ceremony confirmed the ...

“iv) The revocation of the concession of Oba Akenzua II Cultural Center which ... flagging of the construction of three flyovers in Benin City, the state capital. It is also on record that ...

The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, on Tuesday summoned Edionwere (village heads) and elders of 68 villages across the various ...

BENIN CITY – A Benin socio-cultural group, Oseghevbo Socio Cultural Organisation on Tuesday appealed to the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II to lift the suspension on ...

was preceded by Oba Ewuare II, who led the procession from his Palace to the sacred Emotan deity at King Square in Benin City, where he offered prayers for the repose of the soul of Queen mother, ...

This statue depicts a Benin king, known as an Oba However, an act of parliament ... to open the Edo Museum of West African Art in Benin City in 2026, designed by the British-Ghanaian architect ...

The Oba of Benin (Benin Kingdom, Edo State ... The Obi of Onitsha is the traditional leader of Onitsha, a historic city in ...

Chief Norense Ozigbo-Esere made the clarification during a press briefing at the Oba’s palace in Benin City. He said the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, directed that the general public should be ...

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.

These artifacts, intended to honor ancestors and used during ceremonies, were taken from the city. The palace of the Oba (the king) in Benin City, which had been the flourishing center of the ...

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has completed remedial works on the Benin-Iruekpen federal road to make movement easier for motorists. Okpebholo, who undertook a tour of the ...