He took his name in honor of Ewuare I, the oba of the Benin Empire from 1440 to 1473 A.D. Speaking at a media briefing in Benin City, now capital of Edo state in Nigeria, ...

He also rebuilt Benin City and the royal palace. Oba Ewuare was the first of five great warrior kings. ... After his death in 1601, Benin’s empire gradually shrank in size. Back to top.

At a ceremony Friday in New York City, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts returned two works of art that were stolen from ...

Nigeria received 119 Benin Bronzes from the Netherlands on Tuesday (June 17), marking one of the largest restitutions of ...

In the 15th century, the Awori people lived in Lagos, which was later conquered by the Benin Empire in the 16th century. The city became a war camp and a slave trade port, eventually becoming ...

But in 1897, the British Empire sent troops on a punitive expedition to punish Benin rebels who retaliated against imperial power. The Empire's soldiers sacked and looted the city, bringing an end ...

February 18, 1897 is a date Nigeria and the Benin people will never forget. It was a day of horror and gloom as the British invaded the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin. They murdered and ...

Rema, born Divine Ikubor, is from Benin City and has been a proud ambassador of Edo State, promoting the state and legacy of the ancient Benin empire in his music and concerts.

Rema, born Divine Ikubor, is from Benin City and has been a proud ambassador of Edo State, promoting the state and legacy of the ancient Benin empire in his music and concerts.

THE Founder and President, One Love Foundation, OLF, Chief Patrick Eholor, Friday, said the entire Edo State, particularly, the Binis are happy with the return of the stolen artefacts by the ...