Ewuare rebuilt the capital of the kingdom, Edo City, which is present-day Benin City. A wall was built around the capital and included moats for increased protection. The wall took decades to ...

Ewuare rebuilt the capital of the kingdom, Edo City, which is present-day Benin City. A wall was built around the capital and included moats for increased protection. The wall took decades to ...

Is the Benin Kingdom related to the Yoruba Kingdom ... Lagos, Nigeria's largest city and chief port, was settled by Yoruba people in the 14th century, who called it "Oko." In the 15th century ...

The soldiers, disappointed not to find any of the kingdom’s legendary treasure, raised a French flag and drank Béhanzin’s gin ...

His actions, including the demolition spree in the nation’s capital and the alleged sale of land tied to the legacy of ...

The Bronzes, thousands of metal sculptures and ivory carvings, were seized from the West African kingdom of Benin ... meeting in the Edo capital Benin City earlier this month, it was not in ...

After his death, she did not falter; she steadfastly protected her son’s claim to the throne while ensuring the safety and prosperity of the entire Benin kingdom. It was her son who commissioned ...

Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Benin City. Itua added ... traditional ruler of Benin Kingdom, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku ...

Osaigbovo Iguobaro, the Chief Press Secretary to the Oba, who made the statement available to newsmen in Benin City, said the palace ... Traditional Ruler of Benin Kingdom in Edo South Senatorial ...

BENIN CITY – THE governor of Edo State ... respects the rights and privileges of the traditional ruler of Benin Kingdom, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare ll and pledges the ...