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EMERGING FROM THE SHADOWS? CHANGING PATTERNS IN EDO WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

By Irene Isoken Oronsaye-Salami (PhD)

A PAPER PRESENTED AT THE EDO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION IN THE AMERICAS� 14TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION, ELIZABETHNEW JERSEY2-4TH September 2005BYIren...

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FURTHER TO THE LONDON ROUNDTABLE FOR THE AGENDA FOR EDO NATION

By Prof. Omo Omoruyi

it was resolved at the London Roundtable on November 23, 2002 under the auspices of the Edokpamakhin UK concluded at the end of the session that Edokp...

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How do we Enhance the Unity & Virtues of Edo Women in the Economic Climate of the 21st Century?

By MRS OMOLOLU OGBENI

EDO GLOBAL ORGANIZATION ANNUAL UNITY CONFERENCESPORTS HOTEL VERONELLO, VERONA, ITALY 12-14 NOVEMBER 2004Dear Brothers and Sisters, it is an honour to ...

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I Cannot Write the Story of Mid-Western Region, Edo State, or Bendel State Because I was Too Involved

By Professor Omo Omoruyi

REVISITING THE STORY OF MIDWEST OR EDO STATE WOULD NOT BE HELPFUL NOW       Should we eulogize the Midwestern Region or Bendel Sta...

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IGUE FESTIVAL 2009 PROGRAMME

PUBLIC NOTICES                                  OMO N'OBA ANNUAL ...

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LINKS TO OTHER EDO CLANS WEB PAGES

 ISHANOWANETSAKOAKOKO-EDO/INEMEURHOBOISOKOITSEKIRIENGENNI/MEIN IJAWASABA - Edo perspectiveONITSHAEDO-YORUBA DIASPORAYORUBA NATIONEDO-NUPE/IGALA D...

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MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH IN A NOXIOUS POLITICAL CLIMATE & AILING ECONOMY

By DR STEPHEN E.O.OGBONMWAN FMCOG (Nig.)

presented atEDO NATION ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS ANNUAL CONVENTION 3-6 SEPTEMBER 2004Held atCROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, DETROIT METRO AIRPORT, DETROIT MICHI...

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OGISO TIMES AND EWEKA TIMES: A PRELIMINARY HISTORY OF THE EDOID COMPLEX OF CULTURES

By By Peter P. Ekeh

In many ways, this lecture is a celebration of theuniqueness of Benin and its culture. Let me hurry tosay, however, that I have not come here to prais...

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ORAL TRADITION OF BENIN KINGSHIP

By Prince Edu Agharese Akenzua , the Enogie of Obazuwa-Iko, near Benin, Edo State

As Chairman of the organising committee of the Benin Centenary, I congratulate New York University(NYU), on the 20th anniversary of its Museum Studies...

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Politics and Prescriptions for Contemporary Nation Building in Nigeria

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...

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PROTEST AGAINST BILL H22 OUTLAWING "FGM" IN NIGERIA

By Nowa Omoigui, MD, MPH, FACC

I want to state unequivocally that I do not support the proposed HB22 Billsponsored by Janet Adeyemi and aimed at outlawing "FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION...

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RE-YORUBA ORIGIN CONTROVERSY :PROF ADE-AJAYI'S VIEW IS POLITICISED,ETHNICISED AND AHSTISTORICAL

By By Ewaen Edoghimioya

The interview granted your paper by the Emeritus Prof J.F.Ade-Ajayi of the University of Ibadan on the Yoruba origin controversy and his views are mos...

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THE 1892 BRITISH-BENIN TREATY: Legal and Diplomatic Implications for Contemporary Nigeria.

By PROF. AKIN OYEBODE

THE TENTH JACOB U. EGHAREVBA (MBE) MEMORIAL LECTURE IN BENIN,NOVEMBER 2008.ORGANIZED BYINSTITUTE FOR BENIN STUDIES18, Ezoti Street, Behind Oba’s Pal...

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The correct history of edo

By naiwu osahon

Historical accounts are vague as to when and if the Bini (Edo), migrated from the Nile valley.  What is not in doubt is that the earliest rulers ...

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THE EDO OF BENIN, NIGERIA.

By OSAMUYIMEN STEWART, Ph.D

This posting is a collection of oral tradition passed down to me, my critical evaluation of folklore, and ideas from a variety of written sources (Egh...

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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