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Edo Nation Nov 23, 2002

Towards an Edo Agendum

By Professor Omo Omoruyi, mni

Being a Contribution to the London Roundtable on Edo NationHeld at Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, London on November 23, 2002.  AN...

Edo Nation May 16, 2002

Politics and Prescriptions for Contemporary Nation Building in Nigeria: Opening Address

By The Omo N'oba N'edo, Uku Akpolokpolo Oba of Benin

BEING THE OPENING ADDRESS BY THE OMO N'OBA N'EDO, UKU AKPOLOKPOLO OBA OF BENIN, AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POLITICS, SOCIETY, AND RIGHTS IN TR...

Edo Nation Dec 14, 2001

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...

Edo Nation Dec 14, 2001

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...

Edo Nation Dec 08, 2000

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 ...

Edo Nation Sep 05, 1998

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...

Edo Nation Sep 05, 1998

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 ...

Edo Nation Apr 19, 1995

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 ...

Edo Nation

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...

Edo Nation

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...

Edo Nation

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 ...

Edo Nation

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...

Edo Nation

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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BENIN: The sack that was.

By Prof. Ekpo Eyo, O.F.R.

Since the title of the paper may not be readily understood, I would like first to explain it. In 1931, an exibition of art titled " Images of Power: A...