Tag: Oba of Benin
Oba of Benin begs South Africans to stop killing Nigerians
His Royal Highness, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare II, has appealed to South African Government to…
Buhari commends Benin Kingdom for stabilising Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday expressed delight with the stabilising roles that the Eweka Dynasty of Benin Kingdom had been…
Oba of Benin makes historic visit to Abuja
His Royal Majesty, Omo N, ‘Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolor, Oba Ewuare II- Oba of Benin, on Wednesday made an historic…
Oba of Benin inaugurates alternative dispute resolution committee
The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, on Thursday inaugurated the Benin Customary Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (BCADRC), to arbitrate in…
Late Osegbowa not wife or in-law to Oba of Benin, family insists
Members of the Osegbowa family of Benin Kingdom have disociated themselves from a publication in the social media, allegedly posted…
Sallah: Oba Ewuare urges Muslims to pray for nation’s unity
The Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, has urged Muslim faithful to use this period…
Oba of Benin cautions EFCC against indiscriminate arrest
The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II has admonished the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), to focus…
Oba of Benin tasks Edo traditional rulers on agriculture
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare 11, has called on traditional rulers in Edo to key into the state government’s…
Oba Ewuare asks parents to teach children Bini
Oba Ewuare II N’ogidigan, the Oba of Benin has called on parents in Benin and abroad to encourage and assist…
Igbinedion presents Oba of Benin with 7-month old tiger
Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin, on Friday presented a seven-month old Tiger to Oba Ewuare II, the Oba…
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Pictures: Buhari visits Oba of Benin palace
As part of his two-day working visit to Edo State, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday paid a courtesy visit to…
Oba of Benin bans land speculators, CDAs in Benin
True to his word, the reign of the new Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has started bearing positive fruits…
Behold! Ewuare II, 40th Oba of Benin
The ancient city of Benin City, capital of Edo state took the centre stage on Thursday, when the high and…
Coronation: Public, private offices shut
Public and private offices, including banks and schools in Benin, were shut on Thursday as workers observed the public holiday…
Oshiomhole says Oba’s coronation historic
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has described the coronation of Oba of Benin on Thursday as historic as it…
Security tightened in Benin ahead of Oba’s coronation
Security has been stepped up in the ancient city of Benin, ahead of Thursday’s coronation of the new Oba. The…
Appeal Court foil attempt to stop installation of Oba of Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Court of Appeal, sitting in Benin, Edo State, has quashed an attempt to stop the installation of…
Oba of Benin funeral rites: Crown Prince performs Ukpukpe rites
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The burial rites for the late Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa, continues on Thursday morning with the Crown…
Edo Govt withdraws letter on Oba of Benin
Edo State Government has withdrawn a letter earlier issued on the Oba of Benin, saying it was issued in error.…
Oba of Benin: Shave your heads or face the wrath of the ancestors
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Benin Traditional Council has warned that all male citizens of Benin Kingdom, both at home and in…
Dogara, Atiku, Tambuwal mourn Oba of Benin
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has condoled with the people of the ancient Bini Kingdom over transition…
Oba of Benin’s reign full of distinction, class, wisdom – APC
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Friday said the late Oba of Benin…
Transition of Oba of Benin a great national loss – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing away of the highly revered traditional ruler of Benin Kingdom, Omo…
Oba of Benin: We lost a true custodian of history, says Ofeimun
Eromosele Ebhomele Odia Ofeimun, aspirant in the governorship election in Edo state, southern Nigeria, has described the passage of the…
Benin Traditional Council announces the transition of Oba of Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Benin Traditional Council has announced the passing away of the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba n’Edo, Uku…
Oba of Benin: Our hearts are heavy, says Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has eulogised the departed Benin monarch, Oba Erediauwa. The governor expressed his…
Erediauwa begins rites to be crowned new Oba of Benin
The Benin Crown Prince, Eheneden Erediauwa, was on Saturday in Benin formally installed as the Edaiken of Uselu after the…
Why The Oba of Benin is number one by Odia Ofeimun
By Odia Ofeimun I am a Republican, not a Royalist. But, in a country in which we have all conceded…
Benin Royal Family Blasts Jonathan’s Campaign Organisation
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The younger brother of the Oba of Benin and the Enogie of Obazuwa, Prince Edun Akenzua, has lampooned…
Oshiomhole asks Oba of Benin to bless APC candidates
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Thursday presented All Progressives Congress’ (APC) candidates in the state before the Oba of…