Tag: Benin artefacts
Cambridge University returns 116 Benin artefacts to Nigeria
The university, however, said a small number would remain in Cambridge, on loan and on display, at MAA, where they…
Swedish govt to return 39 stolen Benin artifacts – Envoy
The Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Her Excellency Annika Hahn-Englund, made this disclosure when she paid a courtesy visit to the…
Oba of Benin notifies Netherlands of Nigeria’s gazette
Ewuare II informed the Dutch Ambassador to Nigeria, Wouter Pomp, of the significance of the gazette and Presidential declaration, when…
London’s Horniman Museum to return 72 looted Benin artefacts
The Benin Bronzes are among Africa's most culturally significant artefacts.
Nigeria to retrieve 1,030 Benin artefacts from Germany
Prof. Abba Tijani, Director-General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) has confirmed that Nigeria will receive no fewer than…
Buhari orders return of repatriated artifacts to Benin palace
"The general public is hereby invited to join His Royal Majesty in receiving the Benin Bronze cast of Okpa “Cockerel”…
Nigeria takes custody of looted Benin, Ife artefacts from U.S. museum
The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York has taken custody of three Benin and Ife artefacts from the Metropolitan Museum…
Cambridge’s Jesus College returns looted Benin sculpture to Nigeria
The return sets a precedent that will put pressure on other institutions to return stolen artefacts.
Nigeria sets new date for return of Benin artefacts by Germany
Nigeria plans to build a museum in Benin City in southern Edo State where it hopes to house the bronzes,…
Germany returning 7,000 Benin artefacts October
No fewer than 7,000 artefacts plundered from Benin Kingdom are expected to be repatriated by Germany to Nigeria not later…