Benin City, Nigeria, is surrounded by an ancient moat and the remains of a city wall. This former Edo-Bini capital, 150 mi/240 km east of Lagos, Nigeria, has a traditional oba's (king's) palace a ...

Residents of Express Avenue, Benin City ravaged by flood have called ... “We the residents note the potential role of the nearby moat on the eastern end of Express Avenue.

In central Nigeria, kingdoms such as the Igala, Nupe, and Ebira played significant roles. Meanwhile, in the south, notable kingdoms included the Yoruba empires of Ife and Oyo, the Benin Kingdom ...

Nigeria had trailed for much of the game after Mohamed Tijani had headed through the legs of Stanley Nwabali early on. Disappointment for Benin, but Gernot Rohr’s side remain firmly in the ...