Benin News News Benin » Culture: Etching Benin culture for renaissance
In celebration of over 500 years old heritage, an iconic Benin royal art exhibition held at the National Museum, Onikan, reports Ozolua Uhakheme Artist community in Lagos couldn’t have wished for a ...
News Benin » Culture: 'Iyaloja-general' title not known to Benin culture, Oba Ewuare II tells Tinubu's daughter
The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, has cautioned Mrs Folashade Ojo-Tinubu that the concept of ‘Iyaloja-general’ title is not known to Benin culture. The monarch stated this on Tuesday when Ojo-Tinubu ...
News Benin » Culture: Benin chief asks court to restrain private museum from handling returned artefact
The Federal High Court has been urged to restrain the promoters of the controversial Museum of West African Contemporary Culture and Arts (MOWAA) and their agents from establishing, opening or ...
News Benin » Culture: Culture, colonial history abound in Benin
Benin is an undiscovered paradise in West Africa, a country steeped in culture and colonial history. Sharing land borders with Nigeria, Togo, Niger and Burkina-Faso, it is one of West Africa’s most ...
News Benin » Culture: Benin: The hallowed culture of one of the world's most ancient people
Because we're bound to get lost if we choose to quest. For if the ancient throne of Oduduwa can be, disputedly, traced to the Bini (Benin) kingdom, then the origin of Oduduwa's origin can only be ...
News Benin » Culture: Why Benin Is One of Africa’s Most Meaningful Travel Destinations?
Benin is emerging as one of Africa’s most compelling tourism destinations. From UNESCO-listed heritage and Vodun traditions to wildlife parks, creative culture, and human-centered travel, “Benin, a ...
News Benin » Culture: Dispute over returned looted artifacts: Court urged to restrain Benin museum’s promoters
The Federal High Court has been urged to restrain the promoters of the controversial Museum of West African Contemporary Culture and Arts (MOWAA) and their agents from establishing, opening or ...
News Benin » Culture: Benin Bronzes go on last exhibition in Berlin before repatriation
Stolen during the colonial era, dozens of Benin Bronzes that once decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin in southern Nigeria will go on show for one last time in Berlin from Saturday ...
News Benin » Culture: Ciara Becomes One of 1st Celebrities To Be Granted Citizenship Of Benin
Ciara has shared that her husband, NFL Quarterback Russell Wilson, desires the couple's fifth child together. Ciara adds another monumental accomplishment to her incredible career. The Grammy-winning ...
News Benin » Culture: France to Fast-Track Return of Artifacts from Benin
Returning African artifacts taken by explorers and colonizers remains a hot-button issue in Europe-Africa relations — one that gained traction last November when French President Emmanuel Macron ...