And all this? It will be history. A young boy, Ibi, tells us how they are made using the 'lost wax' process, and why bronze was so important at the time. The people of Benin traded as far away as ...

That will spell the end of our empire. And all this, it will be history. This 16th century brass statue shows a soldier. Europeans in Benin art were often shown holding a gun. The craft workers of ...

a territory that includes modern-day Benin and Togo and part of modern-day Nigeria, said Ana Lucia Araujo, a professor of history at Howard University who has spent years researching Benin’s role.

Age-old storytelling traditions are being revived in the West African nation to teach children and teens timeless African ...

The Benin Kingdom, celebrated for its unparalleled cultural heritage and deep historical roots, has long been a beacon of tradition and uni­ty in Nigeria. At the apex of this ancient kingdom is the ...

These ancient kingdoms, many of which still exist today, played crucial roles in shaping the country’s cultural, political, and economic landscapes. Prior to British colonial rule in the late 19th ...

The return of the Benin Bronzes, looted by British colonial forces in 1897, has become a rallying cry for Nigeria’s cultural restitution movement. Despite promises from Western institutions to ...

Nigeria is on a quest to recover the thousands of intricate sculptures and castings that were looted by British soldiers during a raid on the then-separate Kingdom of Benin, located in what is now ...

The Benin Traditional Council has indefinitely suspended the Enogie of Utesi in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, Chief Osazuwa Napoleon, for alleged acts of defiance against the ...

BOAD has significantly increased its commitment to Benin, 'In just four years, BOAD has invested the equivalent of 30% of all the funding it has provided to Benin over its 52-year history, marking a ...