History, they say remains a great teacher and to ensure there is a place of reckoning for such historical event, the book, The Benin Monarchy and Ogiamien Connection, The Historical Facts was ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 28 July 2023 Benin, formerly known as Dahomey, is one of Africa's more stable democracies. Benin's shore includes what used to be known ...

Here are some key facts about Benin: * ECONOMY - Benin is one of the region's top producers of cotton and up to 40 percent of its people depend on cotton. -- Growth in real output had averaged ...

has stressed the need for proper documentation of Benin history and culture so that people he described as mischievous, would not distort vital historical facts of the kingdom. Edebiri ...

Voodoo supreme chief Dagbo Hounon Tomandjre arrives for a festival Full name: The Republic of Benin Population: 9.4 million (UN, 2012) Capital: Porto-Novo Area: 112,622 sq km (43,484 sq miles ...

<strong>Not all bronze heads were made of bronze, some were made of wood</strong> The Benin Bronze head [nytimes] Bronze heads from Benin are beautiful sculptures ...

According to the statement, the suspension was occasioned by their distortion of historical facts on the connection between the Benin Royal Dynasty and the Ooni of Ife while they were in the ...

This brass figure is believed to be Prince Oranmiyan. Edo legend says that no one in Benin had ever seen a horse before Oranmiyan arrived! In the 1100s the Ogisos lost control of their kingdom.

Stolen during the colonial era, dozens of Benin Bronzes that once decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin in southern Nigeria will go on show for one last time in Berlin from Saturday ...

The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The collector who owned them took them back instead. By Colin Moynihan and Tom ...