Image caption, This brass plaque shows the Oba, or King, of Benin and his attendants. Why do you think the Oba is shown to be much bigger than the other people? The plaque is on display at the ...

The Olowu of Owu Kuta, HRM Oba Dr Hammeed Adekunle Makama, Tegbosun III, has declared that the Owu chieftaincy titles were not cheap, nor for sale, but for ...

Clergymen have once again offered prayers for the unity and prosperity of Nigeria as leaders of the Benin City Christian Community on Monday rounded off their 2025 Universal Week of Prayers with a mes ...

While we agree that our police, and by extension, our political leaders, need to do far better, Badenoch should have focused on her new role as leader of the opposition in the UK to help clean up the ...

So, the Benin Airport has one of the top 3 busiest domestic terminals in Nigeria. Inside Benin lies a lot of wealth. Oben, a ...

The king sent his son Prince Oranmiyan to restore peace to Igodomigodo. Oba Ewuare I (Ewuare the Great) He dramatically increased the size of the empire and rebuilt Benin City and the royal palaces.

who claimed that the land and the communities belonged to Benin and there could not be any other king except the Oba of Benin. He has remained in power but we could not confirm if he enjoys any ...

In 2023, Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, as he left office, declared the Oba (king) of Benin is the rightful owner—a controversial statement. As Noah Anthony Enahoro writes in New Lines ...

Oba James said he was also invited to the installation like other obas present at the event. The traditional ruler said, “I was shocked reading the article as it is not possible for one king out ...

After the ceremonial handover of the first 22 bronzes, the outgoing Nigerian president named the oba (king) of Benin as the owner of the returning artefacts, sparking consternation in Germany that ...

An eminent lawyer and politician, Oba Mekunu Owolabi Salis has commended Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over the successful emergence ...

Eminent lawyer and politician, Oba Mekunu Owolabi ... adding that the fact that King Sango, who was deified after his death, as the god of thunder and lightning in the Yoruba mythology is still ...