Ahead of the 2023 Presidential Election and as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo continues to seek the support of political and traditional leaders across the country, the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II has heaped praises on the him. The Benin monarch noted that Osinbajo’s pedigree, credentials, and capacity puts him shoulder above […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has urged nations, institutions, private and public bodies, to return Nigeria’s artifacts in their possession. The President had made the call on Monday in reaction to Britain’s handover of Okukur and the Head of Oba of Benin bronzes, to the monarch, HRH Oba Ewuare II. The artifacts were taken away […]
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The Monarch of the Benin kingdom, Oba Ewuare II has received two of the artefacts – Okpa (Cockerel) and Uhunwun Elao (Oba head) looted from Benin Kingdom during the 1897 British military expedition. The returned cockerel, valued at £2million and the Oba’s head, valued and insured for £500,000 pounds, were on Saturday presented to the Oba by […]
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The University of Aberdeen is to return a Benin bronze – a sculpture looted by British soldiers in Nigeria in one of the most notorious examples of the pillaging of cultural treasures associated with 19th century European colonial expansion. Thousands of metal and ivory sculptures and carvings were looted by British forces in 1897 during […]
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The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has said that the tensed political atmosphere in Edo state has left much to be desired. He disclosed this on Saturday in Benin, while playing host to Governor Mai-Mala-Buni of Yobe state and caretaker committee chairman of the All Progressives Congress, who led the party’s governorship candidate, Pastor […]
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The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, has tasked all political office seekers to make the security of lives and properties of Nigerians their priorities, noting that without security, nothing much can be done. The Oba gave the task on Tuesday, during the visit of a presidential aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku […]
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The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has placed each Libya returnee in Edo State on three months salaries. A statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Desmond Agbama, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday said Oba Ewuare, announced this when he hosted to Libyan returnees in his palace. Apart […]
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The Network of Civil Society Against Human Trafficking (NCAHT), has hailed the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, over his collaborative efforts in the war against human trafficking, irregular migration and other social vices. President of NCAHT, Ms. Jennifer Ero, in a statement she issued in Benin, described last Friday’s meeting convened by the Monarch, at […]
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The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II on Thursday paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. See Photos Below:
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The Benin Monarch, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku-Akpolkpolo, Oba Ewuare ll, has condemned the rising cases of armed robbery and kidnapping in Edo State. He therefore, tasked traditional rulers, Priests, Enogies and other stakeholders in the State, to device traditional means and partner with relevant security agencies to tackle the recent upsurge in violent crimes. Oba […]
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