Looted Benin News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Looted benin. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Looted Benin Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Government set to take possession of returned artefacts


Looted Benin Bronzes
Amid His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, Ogidigan’s call for the Federal Government to temporarily take custody of the 1,130 stolen Benin artefacts in Germany after they are repatriated from Europe, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed government’s determination to take possession of the artefacts. He disclosed this at a media briefing in Lagos yesterday.
The Benin Palace and the Edo State government have been at loggerheads over where the artefacts will be housed. While the palace wants the artefacts kept in the Benin Royal Museum, which will be built within the palace, the state government wants the items preserved in the proposed Edo Museum of West African Arts (EMOWAA). ....

New York , United States , Igbo Ukwu , France General , Benue River , United Kingdom , City Of , Edo State , Heiko Maas , Stephen Steinlein , Monika Grutters , Alhaji Lai Mohammed , Ezelekhae Ewuare , Godwin Obaseki , Alhaji Mohammed , Harmann Parzinger , Omo Noba Nedo , University Of Aberdeen , Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation , University Of Cambridge , Ministry Of Information , Edo Museum Of West African Arts , Benin Royal Museum , London Metropolitan Police , National Commission For Museums , Looted Benin ,