49 years after her demise, the Oba of Benin, His Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, on Sunday released the programme of activities for the funeral rites of his mother, ...

“Here’s what the OBA has had to say over the last few weeks: OBA Candidate Linda Smith said that she is ‘more comfortable’ with the OBA and said she doesn’t know if she’d ‘feel ...

The recent visit of the National Working Committee of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) to the Oba of Benin’s palace has brought a renewed sense of optimism for the region’s future.

The OBA and FDM have condemned the extremely distasteful video that was posted online, with the OBA saying “such abhorrent, slanderous accusations have no place in Bermuda” while the FDM said ...

For Dr Ayoola Oba Otudeko, however, despite being born into a royal family, he has gone ahead to achieve additional greatness in virtually all facets of life. As a matter of fact, the nonagenarian ...

“In the case of Mr Mathias, it’s obvious his return to politics is driven by a personal agenda after his departure from the OBA.” Mr Smith’s comments came after Mr Mathias fired a ...

It was as bad as that. Such a legacy! In 1897, the British forcefully seized 500 ivory tusks worth over Two Million British Pounds from the Benin Empire after the forced ousting of the then Oba, ...

During the announcement, party leader Jarion Richardson touched on criticisms made by Justin Mathias, a former OBA candidate who said the party was “not a viable option”. Mr Richardson said ...

These artefacts were stolen and auctioned off by the British under the pretext of covering the cost of an exhibition to avenge the deaths of nine officers killed during a trade dispute between the ...