The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has honoured several notable citizens with chieftaincy titles to encourage continued dedication and service to the community. This is contained in a statement on ...

The saga of the Benin bronzes has taken a new turn. Readers may recall that these beautiful and sinister brass objects were seized by British forces in 1897, and subsequently ended up in museums ...

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Saturday started the burial ceremony of his mother, Iyoba Omo N’ Ikuoyemwen, Iyoba Ewuare II, with various traditional rites (Iwarinnwin). The News Agency of ...

Okpebholo described the decisions as part of his administration's attempt to further right the wrongs of the Obaseki government. Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has abolished the new traditional ...

A group of Benin Palace chiefs arrived and issued an immediate ‘stop work’ order. The riggers climbed down, and the company’s management intervened. Explaining the directive, the chiefs said that the ...

The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, yesterday concluded his mother’s funeral rites; six weeks after the ceremony began, with a thanksgiving service at the Holy Aruosa Cathedral Church, also known as Edo ...

Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, has maintained his earlier stand against the introduction of “IYALOJA CONCEPT” into markets administration in Benin, the Edo, saying that he was yet to ...

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has granted Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, full ownership rights to returned stolen artefacts. Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS), in a statement on Sunday, ...

Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, has disclosed that the Edo State government under the previous administration withheld the palace’s statutory funds for a ...