Indeed, during the colonial rule, the British colonialists deposed Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi of the Benin Kingdom as well as King Jaja of Opobo. The Western Region government deposed the late ...

Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi tried to protect his kingdom by avoiding all contact with the British. In 1897, a group of British officials tried to visit Benin to depose the Oba, although they claimed ...

He added that it had happened before; the Oba of Benin was suspended, and Ovonramwen was deposed and banished. The cleric who is a descendant of Oba Ewuare 1 has been appealing to the revered Oba ...

Oba Ovonramwen Square and adjoining roads in Benin City as they protested the continued detention of two human rights activists, Kola Edokpayi and Hadson Oracle. They were arrested by men of the ...

Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi tried to protect his kingdom by avoiding all contact with the British. In 1897, a group of British officials tried to visit Benin to depose the Oba, although they claimed ...