The Voodoo festival has become a real tourist magnet, attracting visitors from the continent and beyond every year.
In celebration of over 500 years old heritage, an iconic Benin royal art exhibition held at the National Museum, Onikan, reports Ozolua Uhakheme Artist community in Lagos couldn’t have wished for a ...
OUIDAH, Benin — As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the arena are ...
Benin is an undiscovered paradise in West Africa, a country steeped in culture and colonial history. Sharing land borders with Nigeria, Togo, Niger and Burkina-Faso, it is one of West Africa’s most ...
Because we're bound to get lost if we choose to quest. For if the ancient throne of Oduduwa can be, disputedly, traced to the Bini (Benin) kingdom, then the origin of Oduduwa's origin can only be ...
The Federal High Court has been urged to restrain the promoters of the controversial Museum of West African Contemporary Culture and Arts (MOWAA) and their agents from establishing, opening or ...
Benin City-born artist Osagie Iredia Precious musically known as Jumanji Ya Hinex is carving a unique path in Nigeria’s Afro-fusion scene, blending traditional Edo sounds with reggae, dancehall, ...
Each year on August 15, Benin celebrates the Yam Festival. The event marks the harvest period and draws thousands of Beninois and tourists to Savalou, the city of the Gbaguidi royal family. Savalou is ...