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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

O. Jason OSAI urges African leaders not to allow themselves to be led into new slavery by treaties and agreements they don't understand ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 worshipped throughout Yorubaland, Dahomey,Benin and even ...

He was then investured by the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade ... Alaafin, who was the sole king in Yoruba land, reigned over a vast empire. He was the sole king to bear the appellation ...

Oba Palace: The sprawling Palace of Oba of Benin in its majestic splendour holds magical appeal for the people as it is not only the home of the most revered king of the Benins, who is regarded as ...