Historian Greg Jenner explores the Kingdom of Benin in this funny, family-friendly podcast perfect for KS2 kids and fans of ...

An archaeologist shows a group of visitors around excavations at the heart of Benin City in Nigeria, in an area that was once part of the royal palace of the Benin Kingdom. When visitors arrive at ...

History came full circle in a powerful display of culture and justice as 119 looted Benin artefacts were returned by the Netherlands to the palace of Oba Ewuare II. The repatriation—the largest ever ...

"Every square meter in Benin City has an artist," Victor Ehikhamenor said with a laugh. He was talking about the capital of Edo, the Nigerian State, which is famed as a historical, cultural and ...

An historic event will happened in the land of the Igodomigodo today. The ancient Benin Kingdom, which used to be called Igodomigodo, will have a new Oba. The Crown Prince of the kingdom, Prince ...

At a ceremony Friday in New York City, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts returned two works of art that were stolen from present-day Nigeria more than a century ago. Commemorative head, 16th–17th century.

The Benin Kingdom is one of the most long lasting and flourishing monarchies in the world but it started from somewhere. The first king of the Benin kingdom was Eweka 1, son of the Yoruba prince ...

The Benin bronzes are universally recognized as a towering achievement in the history of art. Artists of the once-mighty Kingdom of Benin, in present day Edo State, Nigeria, honed sophisticated ...

After more than 120 years, 119 Benin Bronzes, which were looted by British troops, have been returned to Nigeria. The artifacts were stolen from the Kingdom of Benin in modern-day Nigeria by British ...

It was theft. There is no question about that. In 1897, British forces launched a “punitive expedition” against the Benin kingdom in what is now southern Nigeria. Bent on avenging the ambush and ...