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Oba Of Benin Deposes Edo Community Priest
BENIN – Oba Ewuare II, CFR, the Oba of Benin, has Thursday deposed the traditional priest of Okhuoromi community in the Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, Ovbokhan Igbinovia, from his position ...
Rabat — The newly formed Moroccan continental cycling team, Agadir Velo Propulsion, won the Best Team award at the 20th Tour of Benin, which concluded Saturday. The 104 km stage connected the ...
In a statement signed by its Secretary General, Ifeanyichukwu Nweke, and National Publicity Secretary, Ukpabi Michael Authority, the OYC accused Oba Ewuare II and the Benin Traditional Council ...
Another writer who was too cowardly to disclose his real identity, claimed that the Igbo nation were “slaves” of the Oba of Benin. He further averred that Igbanke was derived from a purported ...
Oba Femi’s next challenger for the NXT Championship will be decided next week when a 25-man battle royal takes place will feature talent across NXT, TNA, and even Evolve.
Eyewitnesses told SaharaReporters that the officers were on a motorcycle when the speeding trailer ran them over around 2pm on Tuesday. A deadly accident has occurred at the University of Benin ...
With the help of Idia, who mobilised an army around Esigie, he defeated Arhuaran, and became the 16th Oba of Benin. Arhuaran would go on to rule Udo, about 20 miles away from Benin. Oba Esigie ...
A Benin-based real estate agent and business man, Mr Joel Umwueni Isibor, has been reportedly murdered by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. The assailants reportedly broke into the 42-year-old deceased’s ...
Olumide Ojediran (Archaeology, PhD in Progress) received an honorable mention at the 2025 RE Taylor Student Poster Award competition at the Society for American Archaeology annual meeting yesterday, ...
From starting out as a legal practitioner to rising through leadership ranks in both the corporate and development sectors, Mrs Akpata’s journey has been defined by a deep commitment to service ...
Most of the objects were crafted centuries ago in the Benin Kingdom, in what is now southern ... a pendant showing an oba (or king) and two dignitaries, a relief plaque showing two officials ...
An attack by Islamic militants on military posts in northern Benin last week left at least 54 soldiers dead, the West African country’s government said. Authorities had previously said that only eight ...