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Why UK Is Returning Nigeria’s Cultural Artefacts

In a historic move, the University of Cambridge has returned 116 Benin artefacts to Nigeria, restoring centuries-old cultural treasures taken during the 1897 British invasion of Benin City. The objects, mostly brass with some ivory and wooden sculptures, were formally handed over
February 9, 2026
We'll Protect Benin Artefacts, Tinubu Assures Oba

We’ll Protect Benin Artefacts, Tinubu Assures Oba

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to protect Benin artefacts returned to the country from different parts of the world as a way of archiving the history of the people. Speaking when he received the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku
July 15, 2023

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