A celebrated warrior, Queen Idia was the wife of Oba Ozolua, the Oba who reigned in about 1481 AD. She became the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of Benin when Esigie conferred upon her the title and the ...

carved ivory statues and ceremonial masks — to the current Oba of Benin, Ewuare II. But Buhari’s announcement threw these plans into disarray. The unexpected twist, many Europeans feel ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has abolished the new traditional councils in Edo South senatorial district, which was created by his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, to whittle down the power of the ...

The Edo State Government has distanced itself from the Museum of West Africa Art (MOWA) which the previous administration of ...

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has abolished the new traditional councils created by his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, in Edo South senatorial district. DAILY POST reports that Okpebholo also ...

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has given an assurance that Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, will excel, in view of his wealth of experience as a ...

In compliance with the Federal Government's directive, Okpebholo has restored the Oba of Benin's full statutory rights over ancient artefacts looted by British colonial forces during the 1897 ...