Apparently irked by the recent daring comments against the palace, a group, Benin Forum of Patriots (BFP) on Sunday cautioned the youths over fears of desecrating the kingdom's age long values and ...

History is often taught as if progress moves in a straight line—from ancient Greece to Rome, from medieval Europe to the Renaissance, from industrialization to modernity. Africa, in this telling, ...

BENIN CITY - THE descendants of Sir Ededuna Walter Obaseki yesterday lauded the sterling leadership qualities of His Majesty, Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin and his ...

An archaeologist shows a group of visitors around excavations at the heart of Benin City in Nigeria, in an area that was once part of the royal palace of the Benin Kingdom. When visitors arrive at ...

The Benin Traditional Council (BTC) has dissociated the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, from the recent incident in which a prominent Benin son, Dr ...

An indie game studio in South Africa has developed a heist adventure that reframes play, memory, and repatriation.

Thugs claiming to be acting on behalf of the Benin Traditional Council have seized, stripped, and assaulted a Nigerian actor, Dr Don Pedro Obaseki, accusing him of being an “Oghionoba”, a term ...

Two members of the State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State have dissociated themselves from a social media critic, Albert Obazee, following comments attributed to ...

On the newly-renovated streets of Ouidah, thousands of Beninese and foreign tourists gathered this week to discover the ...

A coalition of Edo youth groups has reaffirmed its commitment to the protection of the Benin throne, describing it as sacred and central to the identity of the Benin people. In a press release dated ...