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Oba of Benin holds Ekasa dance for late mother's burial rites 49 years after death
The dance is also performed during the Oba’s coronation ceremonies ... including Iyoba Ikuoyemwen’s statue at Five Junction in Benin. Chief Robert Ohuoba, the Oyairioba of Benin, said the ...
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Benin monarch holds traditional dance for late mother
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Saturday held the ancient Ekasa dance in honour of his late mother, Iyoba Omo N’ikuoyemwen, who died 49 years ago. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that ...
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Ekasa performers add colour to Oba of Benin’s mother’s funeral
Ekasa, a spiritually-embedded dance procession, is performed during Oba of Benin’s coronation ceremonies and funeral rites of Queen Mother in Benin Kingdom. Read Also: 100 Days: Okpebholo’s ...
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Edo exco ratifies suspension of 71 rebellious Enigie by Oba of Benin
Edo State Government has ratified the decision of the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, to suspend 71 Enigie (Dukes) in Benin Kingdom, thereby overriding five ...
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Episode 77 - Benin plaque: the oba with Europeans
They're each about the size of an A3 sheet of paper, and they show figures in high relief that celebrate the battles won by the army of the Benin ruler, the oba, and the rituals of the oba's court.
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Oba of Benin suspends 67 dukes
Irabor said that their suspension was a result of their anti-palace and rebellious activities against the Oba of Benin and the traditional institution. “This decision was made by Ewuare ll ...
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Oba of Benin holds Ekasa dance for late mother's burial rites 49 years after death
Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, held the ancient Ekasa dance on Saturday in honour of his late mother, Iyoba Omo N’ikuoyemwen, who died 49 years ago. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ...