Okpebholo also backed the Federal Government’s recognition of the Oba’s palace as the custodian of repatriated Benin artefacts looted during the 1897 British colonial expedition. Providing an ...

The artefacts, which were taken from the palace of the Oba of Benin during the infamous Benin massacre, have been a point of contention for years. Okpebholo’s administration also rescinded the ...

At least 35 persons have been confirmed dead in a stampede that occurred at the event organised by ex-Queen Naomi Ogunseyi.

The Palace of Oba of Benin has distanced itself from a planned dramatization of the Igue Festival by the Association for Cultural and Economic Renaissance of Edo (ACERE). The foregoing is ...