The ancient Benin Kingdom had far-flung and well-manned security posts created for the defense of the kingdom in all cardinal directions. The Kingdom could access other communities, territories ...

The kataklè is a three-legged royal chair from Dahomey, a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from 1600 until 1904. The kataklè was returned to Benin by ...

In the heart of Nigeria's Edo State lies the ancient Benin Kingdom, a monarchy steeped in rich cultural heritage and traditions. Among its most intriguing customs is the practice of the Oba (king ...

The Dutch museum has removed 113 Benin bronzes from display and is restoring them, ahead of shipping them back to Lagos in June. The bronzes were looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin ...

The kataklè is a three-legged royal chair from Dahomey, a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from 1600 until 1904. It was discovered to be at the National Museum of ...

ShareThe ancient Benin Kingdom which has been for over 2,000 years, geographically spanned across a large land mass with ...

The Wereldmuseum (World Museum) in Leiden is restoring 113 of the ancient sculptures ... on a trade mission to the then independent kingdom of Benin, in the south of present-day Nigeria.

Clad in protective blue surgical gloves, a Dutch museum worker gingerly unhooks a precious decorative artefact before gently laying it down on a pillow and wrapping it in dozens of layers of ...

Six communities in Igbanke, Edo State, have traced their ancestral roots to Aguleri in Anambra East Local Government Area of ...