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 ...

The Edo State Government has officially ratified the suspension of the 71 Enigie by the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II. The ...

In March 2002, the Benin Royal Palace and Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Information and Culture formally requested that “all the cultural property belonging to the Oba of Benin illegally taken ...

According to the letter, Chief Osazuwa “swore on oath that you will no longer visit the Palace ... His Royal Majesty has never done anything to undermine or embarrass the Benin traditional ...

Benin was a large and varied kingdom ... knees and nobody could look at him without his permission. Palace chiefs ran the royal court, organised the craft workers and made agreements with European ...

FILE PHOTO: Benin bronzes on display at British Museum in London Advertisement ...

Nigeria's Museum Agrees With Royal Ruler on Custody of Benin Bronzes (This Feb. 26 story has been corrected to make clear that the royal museum will house some of, not all, the artefacts ...

He said the Oba, with support from NCMM, was working to establish the Benin Royal Museum, which would eventually house some of the artefacts. "So, the Oba has given the NCMM the blessing to ...