Sitting in his office in the Lagos space of Angels and Muse, the nonprofit art organization he founded in 2018, the Nigerian-American artist sounded like a proud son of the state where he was born.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The red rammed-earth walls of the new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) in Benin City, southern Nigeria, echo ...

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 ...

Tension broke out at a mortuary in Benin City, after relatives of a deceased man discovered that some of his organs were ...

Benin City, the cultural heartbeat of Nigeria, is set to come alive this December as it hosts the much anticipated Edo Carnival 2025. From December 21st to 24th, the historic city will transform into ...

As the countdown begins to the public opening of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, excitement and questions continue to grow. Many have wondered if the ambitious cultural project ...

When a Benin City boy like Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Rema rises to global stardom, selling out international shows and recording the first song led by an African-artist to surpass a billion streams ...

The ancient city of Benin, the Edo State capital, witnessed an artistic rebirth when some legendary and emerging Nigerian visual artists converged on the red city for a 10-day Benin Art Fair. The ...

As the first Radisson branded hotel outside of Lagos and Abuja, the Radisson Hotel Benin City will continue to reinforce the brand awareness in Nigeria. Radisson Hotel Group has revealed further ...

On Tuesday, November 5th, Shoprite, the largest retail brand in Africa, Shoprite opened its doors to Benin City in an extravagant grand opening, and the city was buzzing with enthusiasm welcoming the ...

Benin was a large and varied kingdom. 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 ...