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Looted Benin Bronzes Amid His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, Ogidigan’s call for the Federal Government to temporarily take custody of the 1,130 stolen Benin artefacts in Germany after they are repatriated from Europe, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed government’s determination to take possession of the artefacts. He disclosed this at a media briefing in Lagos yesterday. The Benin Palace and the Edo State govern...

In addition to the 1130 looted artefacts expected from Germany, the Federal Government says it will take possession of other stolen antiquities from U.S. and Scotland in October. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Saturday in Lagos at a media briefing on the efforts by the federal government to repatriate looted smuggled artefacts from around the world. “In March 2021, the University of Aberdeen in Scotland agreed to return a Benin Bronze from its c...

Permanent delegate of Azerbaijan to UNESCO, Ambassador Elman Abdullayev has delivered a declaration on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at the Sixth Meeting of States Parties to the 1970 Convention. The declaration reads: “It is a great honor for the Republic of Azerbaijan, in its capacity