Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Benin City, in southern Nigeria, has risen from a history marked by conquest and loss to become a bustling urban center ...

Benin City, the capital of Edo State, has won a $1 million Bloomberg innovation award after emerging among the top cities in the Bloomberg Mayor’s Challenge, highlighting its bold healthcare solutions ...

Experience the sights, culture, history and entertainment of the ancient city. The Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin is the most prestigious site in Benin and one of the most famous Royal Houses in the ...

Benin City’s story has always been one of resilience, history, and reinvention. From its origins as the political and cultural heart of the ancient Benin Empire, the cradle of black civilisation, to ...

The forthcoming Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria, is sitting atop a treasure trove of cultural heritage. Valuable archaeological remains from the former Kingdom of Benin ...

A Benin Bronze head from the University of Aberdeen Museum, which the university announced last month they’ll return unconditionally to Nigeria (2021) (photo courtesy the University of Aberdeen) The ...

The ancient city of Benin, the Edo State capital, witnessed an artistic rebirth when some legendary and emerging Nigerian visual artists converged on the red city for a 10-day Benin Art Fair. The ...

Update, 6/16/22: The Smithsonian Institution voted to repatriate 29 of its 39 Benin bronzes to Nigeria, and plans to return to Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments "at a later date.

As the first Radisson branded hotel outside of Lagos and Abuja, the Radisson Hotel Benin City will continue to reinforce the brand awareness in Nigeria. Radisson Hotel Group has revealed further ...

Benin City, in southern Nigeria, has risen from a history marked by conquest and loss to become a bustling urban center of more than 2 million residents. Once the heart of the powerful Kingdom of ...