The Netherlands on Saturday officially handed back to Nigeria 119 precious ancient sculptures, stolen from the former kingdom of Benin more than 120 years ago during the colonial era.

The Netherlands on Saturday officially handed back to Nigeria 119 precious ancient sculptures, stolen from the former kingdom of Benin more than 120 years ago during the colonial era. "The German ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- The Netherlands on Saturday officially handed back to Nigeria 119 precious ancient sculptures, stolen from the former kingdom of Benin more than 120 years ago during the ...

Benin bronzes looted in the past and returned to Nigeria are examined during a handing over ceremony in Lagos Nigeria, Saturday June 21, 2025.

A seventy-million-dollar renovation beautifully presents the museum’s non-Western art—even if doubts remain about whether all ...

The leopard’s solitary nature and calculated hunting style also paralleled the idealized leadership qualities of discernment, strategic thinking, and decisive action that were expected of African ...

The Ashanti Kingdom of present-day Ghana, for instance, reserved leopard symbolism exclusively for the Asantehene (king), while in the Kingdom of Dahomey (now Benin), leopard imagery adorned royal ...

The Netherlands on Saturday officially handed back to Nigeria 119 precious ancient sculptures, stolen from the former kingdom of Benin ...