Benin Bronzes

The Netherlands says it will return 119 Benin bronzes looted during the 1897 British raid on Benin City to Nigeria. The Dutch embassy in Nigeria said the artefacts should have never ended up in the Netherlands. The number of…

Egyptian government has offered to assist Nigeria in preserving the 1,130 looted Benin bronzes expected from Germany. The artefacts, with the least weight of 30kg, looted by British troops in 1897, are to be repatriated from Germany to…

Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Ewuare II, has said repatriated Benin Bronzes should be returned to Benin Royal Museum to be cited within the precincts of his palace. At a press briefing in his palace on Friday, the Oba called on the…