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A CRITIQUE: BRITISH IMPERIALISM IN URHOBO LAND BY PETER EKEH

By J. O. S. AYOMIKE

The above-named document is among the batch of papers recently prepared by Professor Peter Ekeh, an erudite scholar based in the U.S.  The two-pa...

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APPELLATIONS FOR THE OBA OF BENIN.

By Segun Toyin Dawodu,

Benin's history is full of rich traditions and one of such traditions is the habit of addressing the Oba by various appellations instead of his actual...

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ARMS AND ARMOR OF THE ANCIENT EDO ARMED FORCES

By NOWAMAGBE A. OMOIGUI, MD, MPH, FACC

SHIELD: The universal weapon of protection was a big SHIELD, shaped like that of ancient Egyptians. It had a curved top and was straightat the bottom ...

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Benin Chief... The Route To Honour

By By Ehichioya Ezomon

WERE the newly ennobled chiefs of Benin Kingdom toundergo interviews before their conferment perhaps,not many of them would be able to name, and inseq...

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Benin Moat: Neglected Monument In Search of A Rescuer

By HENDRIX OLIOMOGBE

culled from GUARDIANMr. Osahon Edobor lives on first East Circular Road,just some few kilometres from the ancient Benin Citywalls and moat. He recalls...

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BENIN-CITY COMPLEX MOATS

Benin City EarthworksBenin City, Edo State, Nigeria1280 to 1460Part of the world's largest ancient earthwork--a complex system of moats and ramparts s...

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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