Oba of Benin, ancestors and Lagos, By Lasisi Olagunju

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped.” Imagine this George Orwel dystopian quote in his ‘1984’ applying directly to […]

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Oba of Benin, Ewuare II visits Lagos Gov, says Binis founded Lagos, which has since sparked debate

Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Ewuare II, visited the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday. During the visit, he made a comment that the Binis founded Lagos, which has  sparked debate on social media since then. The monarch had said: “It is in the history books that the Binis founded Lagos. When some […]

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Tell gov Obaseki to let the 1,130 artefacts coming back from Germany to be in Benin palace ―Oba of Benin

Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has kicked against the decision of the Edo state government to take custody of the 1,130 stolen Benin artefacts that are in the process of being repatriated from Germany. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki and the other top government officials are currently in […]

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Oba of Benin, his second queen, welcome baby boy (Photos)

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Ewuare II, on Monday announced the arrival of a newborn baby into the royal house. The traditional ruler, who was installed on October 20, 2016, welomed a baby boy with his second wife Princess Iyayota (Obazuwa Nerie) Oba Ewuare who disclosed this at a press briefing at his palace through […]

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Oba Of Benin, Ewuare II, flaunts his 4 Queens at Ugie Ododua festival (Photos)

Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku’ Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, was pictured with his four beautiful queens during the first public performance of Ugie Ododua festival which commenced on Tuesday in the Oba’s Palace in Benin city, Edo state, Nigeria. Every step of the way, the ancient Benin Kingdom, up till the modern time, has […]

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