The Benin Tradition Council has banned the wearing of chieftaincy traditional costumes specifically meant for the Oba of ...

The Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Edo State, has condemned the misuse and abuse of the Kingdom’s revered customs and ...

Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Benin City. Itua added that ... statutory rights of the Oba of Benin on the ownership ...

Benin City, the capital of Edo State, is facing a growing crisis as market women voice their concerns over the ...

organised a punitive expedition which raided Benin City, exiled the oba and created the British protectorate of Southern Nigeria. The booty from the attack on Benin included carved ivory tusks ...

Why do you think the Oba is shown to be much bigger than the other people? The plaque is on display at the British Museum. Obas Ozolua and Esigie both encouraged trade with Europe. Benin City is ...

The effect, says the Oba's Palace, will be a "permanent collection in rotation" in Benin City. At long last, the Edo people will be reunited with a significant part of their cultural patrimony.

was silent on the name of the aspirant but said some of those jostling for the party’s ticket had given tacit support to former Governor Godwin Obaseki against the revered Benin Monarch, Oba ...