Troops loyal to the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, have defeated their enemies who attempted to launch an attack against the ...

Some people lived in villages and small towns, but most people lived and worked in Benin City. The most important person in the kingdom was the king, known as the Oba. Hundreds of men and women ...

The fascinating story of Queen Idia, the formidable mother of the Oba of Benin (1504-1550), is set to captivate audiences worldwide as US-based Nigerian filmmaker Patience Ojheneovo Okhuofu brings ...

Benin was a large and varied kingdom ... The first great Queen Mother or 'Iyoba' was Queen Idia, the mother of Oba Esigie. She helped her son gain control of the River Niger.

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has described the restoration of his full statutory rights by Governor Monday Okpebholo as ‘devastating on our detractors’. DAILY POST reports that the Oba ...

In a bid to further right the wrongs of the immediate-past administration and foster cordial relations between the government and the people, Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has ...

BENIN CITY – THE Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, has lauded the inauguration of Professor Edoba Omoregie (SAN) as the 11th Vice Chancellor of the University ...

T he Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, and the Benin Traditional Council may withdraw the suits they filed against the state government as Governor Monday Okpebholo, on Sunday, restored the full ...

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 ...

The Palace of Oba of Benin, has distanced itself from a planned dramatisation of the Igue Festival by the Association for Cultural and Economic Renaissance of Edo (ACERE). This is contained in a ...