Rising artist Phenom Derriq has revealed that he is ready to put his hometown of Benin City on the global creative map. In a statement issued by his media team, Derriq noted that for him it is not ...

London mdash; Nigerian rapper and activist Emmanuel Great Okugun, known as Gee Baller and Yaya Bande, staged a protest at the British Museum .

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, ...

A special security team in Edo State on Wednesday continued its operations across Benin City, arresting several suspected cult leaders and criminals. Naija News reports that the operation is part of ...

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, selling out international shows and recording the first song led by an African-artist to surpass a billion ...

What happened in Benin City, as well as in Europe’s museums and markets afterward, was not a byproduct of empire, Hicks astutely writes. It was instead empire’s aim.

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.