TO this villager, going to Benin City from Oghada, a distance of some 64 kilometres, was an annual pilgrimage of sorts. From an early age, I accompanied my parents to the city where they sold yams, ...

Ahead of this year’s celebration of the Igue Festival, an annual Benin traditional festival this Decembe, the Association for Cultural and Economic Renaissance of Edo (ACERE) is re-enacting the ...

THE best of the ancient Benin Kingdom as exemplified in her culture was at display at the just celebrated annual Igue festival. Igue: The Oba of Benin with Chief Nosakhare Ishekure and other chiefs ...

The Palace of the revered Oba of Benin, on Saturday, said it was not in support of the planned dramatisation of the popular Igue Festival in Lagos. The Palace also noted a Lagos High Court order ...

This year’s Igue Festival in Benin City, the Edo State capital, is to boosted with the hosting of a second-leg travelling art exhibition, workshop, performance art and presentation of art journal in ...

THERE is a decline in the acceptability of the Igue Festival, particularly in our rural areas, where the festival was originally held in the highest esteem. In the Benin Kingdom, the Igue Festival is ...

According to Iguobaro the planned event, scheduled for Sunday at the Muson Centre in Lagos, is being organised without the consent or consultation with the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II. The Palace of Oba ...

The Palace of Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has distanced itself from a planned dramatisation of the Igue Festival by the Association for Cultural and Economic Renaissance of Edo in Lagos. A statement ...