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By Jethro IbilekeA journalist with Independent Television, Hassan Olasunkanmi Quadri, was allegedly assaulted and brutalized by members of the newly launched Edo State Special Security Squad, ...
By Ayox OjoMore than 20 suspects have been arrested during the first operation launched by Edo Special Security Squad to flush out kidnappers, cultists and other criminals from the state. The suspects ...
Museums worldwide are returning the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Here's why it matters, who's receiving them, and what it means ...
When a Benin City boy like Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Rema rises to global stardom, what does he do? He returns home for a victory lap.
In Benin City, there has been a huge jump in awareness about the looted objects in the last decade, and artists, historians and activists have intensified their calls for restitution.
The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) is pleased to announce the official public opening of the first phase of its Campus ...
Lagos has long been Nigeria’s creative pulse, an electrifying, sprawling city home to some of the most exciting and well-regarded fashion, music and artistic talents of recent years. But an hour’s ...
Art Smithsonian gives back 29 Benin bronzes to Nigeria: ‘We are not owners’ Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III and National Gallery of Art Director Kaywin Feldman preside over a formal ...
Rising artist Derriq isn’t just making music for entertainment; he’s building a legacy rooted in culture, resilience, and ...