Thousands of these culturally significant sculptures and carvings were stolen during the violent destruction of Benin City, in modern ... with its "dark colonial history". "With this return ...

And in that long and turbulent history, the Benin Bronzes ... A British delegation, seeking to enter Benin City during an important religious ceremony, had been attacked, and some of its members ...

Oral history remembers him as a skilled fighter ... Ewuare rebuilt the capital of the kingdom, Edo City, which is present-day Benin City. A wall was built around the capital and included moats ...

“The ceremony will begin on 15th February, 2025 and ends on Friday, 28th February, 2025. The venue is Eguae Iyoba N’Uselu by 5 Junction, Benin City. “Ekasa group will commence their ceremony ...