Some of the 67 suspended Enigie (Dukes) of the Benin Kingdom have appealed to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, for clemency ...

By Jethro IbilekeThe Edo State Government has officially ratified the suspension of the 71 Enigie by the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II. The ratification of the decision of the Oba of Benin to suspend ...

Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade is the new Alaafin of Oyo and he was selected in January, 2025 following extensive consultations and divinations conducted by the Oyomesi, the traditional council of the ...

At first, they lived in small family groups, but gradually these groups developed into a kingdom. This brass figure is believed to be Prince Oranmiyan. Edo legend says that no one in Benin had ...

Edo State Government has officially ratified the decision of the Oba of Benin to suspend 71 Enigies, thereby overriding five Executive orders issued by former Governor Godwin Obaseki. The Commissioner ...

Who owns stolen art? Today on the show, the bloody journey of a Benin Bronze from West Africa to the halls of one of England's most elite... The Kingdom Behind Glass Who owns stolen art?

Meanwhile, in the south, notable kingdoms included the Yoruba empires of Ife and Oyo, the Benin Kingdom, the Ibibio-Efik Kingdom, and the Ijaw city-states of Nembe, Bonny, and Okrika. These ...