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A Rejoinder To Dr. Ekeh's Lecture: Ogiso Times And Eweka Times: A Preliminary History Of The Edoid Complex Of Cultures

By Hilary Evbayiro

Anyone who reads Dr. Peter Ekeh's lecture, " OGISO TIMES AND EWEKA TIMES: A PRELIMINARY HISTORY OF THE EDOID COMPLEX OF CULTURES," delivered on the oc...

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WELCOME ADDRESS - 4TH CHIEF (DR.) JACOB U. EGHAREVBA (MBE) MEMORIAL LECTURE

By UYILAWA USUANLELE, COORDINATOR, INSTITUTE FOR BENIN STUDIES

IS ROYAL MAJESTY OMO N'OBAN'EDO UKU AKPOLOKPOLO,OBA EREDIAUWA CFR, OBA OF BENIN,HRH,OKPARA I, OVIE OF AGBON,MY LORDS SPIRITUAL AND TEMPORAL,MR. CHAIRM...

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WE ARE, BECAUSE HE WAS

By DR IRO EWEKA

Oba ghato, Okpere, and ,Greetings and salutations to one and all . A year or two ago, I received an invitation from Mr. Uyilawa Usuanlele to give the ...

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS - 1998 EDO NATIONAL CONVENTION

By Prince ( Dr.) Ademola Iyi-Eweka

The President, guests and members of the Edo National Association of the Americas; for the second time on this august occasion, I say welcome and cong...

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The Inaugural Address - 1998 Edo National Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

By Frank Guobadia, Secretary-General of Edo National Association of the Americas

The Distinguished Guests,Honorable Members of the Council Of Presidents, andMy fellow Edos:I welcome everyone to 1998 Edo National Convention at News ...

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Bini Names in Nigeria and Georgia

By Roger Westcott

Bini" is a formerly derogatory name given to the people of Benin City andthe surrounding countryside, reportedly by their more numerous neighbors,the ...

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About Edo History and Culture

CORAL BEADS worn by OBA AKENZUA 11 and his chiefs

The Festac Mask - A carving of the Face of Queen Idia - mother of Oba Esigie

OBA OVONRANMWEN before exile

Pictography - a form of writing like the Egyptian Hieroglyphics

A TEMPLE IN OGIAMEN'S PALACE