Oba Ehengbuda He was the last of the warrior kings. However, he spent most of his reign stopping rebellions led by local chiefs. After his death in 1601, Benin’s empire gradually shrank in size.

The Benin Kingdom has existed for over 1,000 years ... The Emir of Kano is one of the most respected traditional rulers in northern Nigeria. Kano has been a key trade and political center for ...

Nigeria's Museum Agrees With Royal Ruler on Custody of Benin Bronzes ... British soldiers during a raid on the then-separate Kingdom of Benin, located in what is now southern Nigeria, in 1897.

The Benin Traditional Council has announced that 67 Enigie in the Benin Kingdom have been suspended ... to suspend them under the Traditional Rulers and Chiefs Law.

The Edo people established this kingdom in present-day Edo State, and it became a wealthy and powerful entity before the arrival of European explorers. The Obas (rulers) of Benin wielded immense ...

Oba Ehengbuda He was the last of the warrior kings. However, he spent most of his reign stopping rebellions led by local chiefs. After his death in 1601, Benin’s empire gradually shrank in size.

Nigeria is on a quest to recover the thousands of intricate sculptures and castings that were looted by British soldiers during a raid on the then-separate Kingdom of Benin, located in what is now ...

(Changes Benin Kingdom's location to southern Nigeria ... taking on the task with the assent of the royal ruler appointed sole owner and custodian of the objects nearly two years ago, its head ...