Tag: Oba of Benin
The Growing Power of Wealthy Nigerian Monarchs
Nigeria’s traditional rulers have always represented history, identity and cultural authority, but a new reality is changing how…
Oba of Benin’s Royal Spiritual Exercise With Traditional Priests and Native Doctors in June 2026
Silence settled over parts of Benin City before dawn as preparations quietly gathered pace around one of Nigeria's…
Why the Oba of Benin summoned Native Doctors, Priests, and Priestesses in June 2026
Traditional authority in Nigeria often operates through quiet structures of consultation, cultural responsibility, plus spiritual oversight that rarely…
The questions emerging from Tinubu’s recent meeting with Oba of Benin Ewuare II
There are moments in politics that do not announce themselves with noise, yet they settle quietly into the…
Why Traditional Rulers remain Key Power Brokers in Nigeria
Power in Nigeria does not always sit where the constitution places it, and it does not always speak…
Peller controversy sparks Chief’s Suspension and Queen’s expulsion risk – Benin Palace rules explained
In the heart of Benin Kingdom, where centuries of tradition and spiritual authority converge, the palace of the…
A ₦395 million bill & a royal ban: Why Peller’s multi-state tour might be cut short?
Weeks after being publicly brushed aside during streamer, IShowSpeed’s high-profile visit to Lagos, fast-rising Nigerian streamer Habeeb Hamzat,…
Peller’s multi-state tour: Cultural welcome in Benin & the Queen’s unexpected request
Peller’s multi-state tour began on a culturally significant note in Benin City, where the popular entertainer received a…
Ewere rite: What the Oba of Benin recently prayed for that could change Edo
In the heart of Benin City, something stirs that cannot be explained by the wind or the sun.…
Don Pedro Obaseki: Why veteran filmmaker & cousin of ex-gov was stripped naked, beaten & forced to kneel at the Oba of Benin’s palace
On Sunday December 28, 2025, renowned Nollywood filmmaker and cultural advocate Don Pedro Obaseki, cousin of former Edo…
Oba of Benin sacks Chief Priest of Holy Arousa Cathedral
His Royal Majesty Omo N’Oba Ewuare Ogidigan 11, the Oba of Benin, has approved the removal of the…
Oba of Benin’s wife, Queen Ewuare places a curse on online scammers
Queen Ewuare, one of the wives of the Oba of Benin has placed a curse on online scammers.…