A church-based funeral service in Nigeria, showing mourners gathered for prayer and rites visualising the Christian prayer component that often complements traditional burial protocols in syncretic royal funerals. Photo credit:…
The Kingdoms of Benin and Warri share deep cultural, political, and historical linkages that date back to the late 15th and early 16th centuries, particularly through the migration of Prince…
The Olu of Warri Kingdom with a group of chiefs, symbolising the enduring aristocratic institutions rooted in the historic migration of Ginuwa with the seventy Benin noble sons. Photo credit;…
Traditional canoeing on a major West African river system, reflecting the kinds of vessels that symbolise movement through riverine landscapes like the Niger Delta. Photo credit; Dotun55 via Wikimedia Commons.
The…
Artistic depiction of Benin royal warriors and attendants from the classical Benin period. Photo credit; Julia Manzerova via Wikimedia Commons
The migration of Prince Ginuwa from the Benin Empire in the…
Amayanabo. Photo credit; TVC news.
The Kalabari kingdom, one of the most prominent Ijaw-speaking polities in the Niger Delta, developed a sophisticated socio-political structure shaped by centuries of commerce, migration, and…
The image is an illustration of the Walls of Benin, also known as the Benin Moat. The image is a drawing from the 1975 book “The Archaeology of Benin City…