After about 500 years of imperial dominance—extending into present-day Republic of Benin and Togo, and reaching the Sahelian fringes of Nupe, Borgu, and parts of Hausaland—the fall of the Old Oyo ...

In the heart of Benin's capital, a monk, ordained at China's legendary Shaolin Temple, has turned a tranquil courtyard into a martial arts hub. Degbo Agossou Damien leads daily sessions in Kung Fu, ...

Contemporary royals have dominated the news in recent days and weeks. The manifest unseemly conduct of some of them, is ...

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will return to Robert Owen Lehman twenty- seven Benin artefacts while keeping five of the ...

"They must be entrusted to the descendants of the enslaved," not returned unconditionally to Nigeria, writes one stakeholder.

BENIN – The Benin Traditional Council (BTC), yesterday, advised the people of Igbanke in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State not to allow some misguid ined elements to railroad them into ...

I never heard of Igbanke until 2001. They are six clans of an Igbo subgroup in Orhiomwhon Local Government Area of Edo State.

Esigie not only welcomed Portuguese ambassadors and missionaries but also personally embraced their culture and language.

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extended warm congratulations to His Royal Majesty, Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi, Kusenla III, on the occasion of his 15th coronation anniversary as the ...

An attack by Islamic militants on military posts in northern Benin last week left at least 54 soldiers dead, the West African country’s government said. Authorities had previously said that only eight ...

The Oba of Benin, who was present at the event and honoured ... HRH Princess Sikhanyiso of Eswatini Kingdom; Faisal Ali Al Rashid, Senior Director, Demand Side Management, Supreme Council of ...