#benincity — Public Fediverse posts
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Blessing Agbebaku: From Suspension to Speakership — And Back Into the Political Storm
Yesterday’s political victim can become tomorrow’s political kingmaker. Yesterday’s opposition politician can become tomorrow’s occupant of the very office controlled by the political establishment he once opposed. -
On the Sartorial Decline of the Nigerian Political Class: Monday Okpebholo, Yekini Idiaye, and the Wardrobe of Impunity By Lawson Akhigbe
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State is a man who, on the evidence of a recent photograph shaking hands with new Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly Yekini Idiaye, appears to have mistaken the office of Chief Executive for a weekend errand run. A branded baseball cap. Clothing better suited to a beer parlour than a state formal meeting. Khaki trousers that suggest safari rather than sovereignty. This is not a man dressing down to meet the people. This is a man dressing as though the people are an inconvenience he is squeezing in between other appointments. -
Edo State: A Historical Analysis of Its Colonial Origins, Ethnic Composition, and Linguistic Heritage by Lawson Akhigbe
To truly understand Edo State today, one must trace its lineage back to the colonial provinces that formed its core: Benin Province and Afemai Province. -
Silence is Golden (Especially When It’s About Your Land) by Lawson Akhigbe
In most functional societies, those quaint places where governments occasionally remember they exist to serve rather than to frustrate, when a citizen submits an application requiring official action, a few basic courtesies are observed. An acknowledgment. A request for missing documents if needed. Perhaps even a timeline, however optimistic. The machinery of state, however rusty, at least coughs to confirm it has received your papers. -
The Speaker as a Herald: How Edo’s Power of the Purse Got Turned Upside Down by Lawson Akhigbe
On the surface, it sounds like great news for infrastructure. But listen closely to the phrasing: "The Governor has told me that he’s going to construct so many roads… The Governor has even approved the construction… Another road that the Governor has said he will also do…" -
The Double-Entry Ledger of Suffering: How Nigeria Taxes the Poor Twice and Delivers Nothing Once by Lawson Akhigbe
Reform, when it comes, will be welcomed. The question is whether the reformers are counting the same things Mama Chioma is counting. So far, the evidence suggests they are operating from entirely different ledgers and that only one of those ledgers is written in the ink of lived consequence. -
Welcome to Nigeria: Where Premium Security is a Myth and Survival is a Sport by Lawson Akhigbe
Whether you are in your living room, a classroom, a place of worship, or just trying to navigate a highway without praying for divine intervention, lives are being lost to blood-thirsty bandits. Thomas Hobbes once described life in the state of nature as "short and brutish." If he were alive today, he’d probably look at Nigeria and say, "See? I told you so." -
If you want to see the incredible artistry and history of our ancestors up close, you need to check out this digital archive. 🎨⚔️
The Horniman Museum holds a stunning collection of historical artifacts from the ancient Benin Kingdom. From the intricate brass castings to the detailed ceremonial regalia, you can explore the preserved history and see firsthand how art, royalty, and traditions were beautifully woven together in Edo history.
Seeing these pieces really makes you appreciate the deep legacy and skill of Benin's royal guilds.
📖 Explore the museum gallery and see the artworks here: https://www.horniman.ac.uk/resource/ancient-benin/
#BeninKingdom #EdoArt #BeninCity #AfricanHistory #Museums #Art #ArtHistory #Culture #Fediverse
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🌍🏛️ In 1897, British forces looted thousands of artifacts from #BeninCity. Now, the University of #Cambridge is returning legal ownership of 116 objects to #Nigeria.
Dr. Mark Elliott and Professor Nicholas Thomas discuss the #history of these brass heads and ivory carvings, and why repatriation is the right step for the #museum sector.
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/returning-benin-bronzes-cambridge-university
#africa #art #culture #england #uk #ethics #sculptures #statues #thebritishmuseum #war #westafrica #tksst #video
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🌍🏛️ In 1897, British forces looted thousands of artifacts from #BeninCity. Now, the University of #Cambridge is returning legal ownership of 116 objects to #Nigeria.
Dr. Mark Elliott and Professor Nicholas Thomas discuss the #history of these brass heads and ivory carvings, and why repatriation is the right step for the #museum sector.
#africa #art #culture #england #uk #ethics #sculptures #statues #thebritishmuseum #war #westafrica #tksst #video
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𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆'𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
Archaeologists uncover Benin City's ancient palace complex in Nigeria's largest excavation in 50 years, revealing sophisticated urban planning, metalworking evidence, and ritual sites.
#ancientorigins #ancienthistory #benincity
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#OsasIghodaro
🌹 Homecoming tings 🌹
Off to the #EdoState Premiere
of 3 Cold Dishes!!! Pinch me 🥹🙏🏾#actor #execproducer #film #nollywood #edostate #benincity #homecoming #blessed #GodisGood 🌹🌹🌹 #bahdlex
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Archaeologists in Benin City are uncovering the buried royal heart of a once-mighty West African empire beneath a modern museum site — rewriting Africa’s urban history. #Archaeology #BeninCity #CulturalHeritage #HumanHistory https://www.anthropology.net/p/beneath-benin-rediscovering-a-city
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Nicholas Cullinan, director of the British Museum: ‘We can’t give things away, but there is nothing preventing us from sharing the collection’.
The 48-year-old Briton just completed his first year as head of the institution, and is faced with carrying out its biggest renovations ever.
#BritishMuseum #NicholasCullinan #Museum #History #Culture #UK #ParthenonMarbles #ElginMarbles #BeninCity #RosettaStone
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Mit dem #edocation Projekt hat sich unsere #KAAK_DAI, gefördert von @AuswaertigesAmt und gemeinsam mit den Kolleginnen und Kollegen vor Ort Capacity Building sowie der Dokumentation und Bewahrung des Kulturerbes von #BeninCity gewidmet.
Zum Abschluss des Projekts gibt ein Dokumentarfilm Einblick in diese Arbeiten:
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In this time #edocation work includes:
🔘 hosting a seminar on #heritage #digitization (09.-20.09., register here: http://forms.office.com/r/fhgDcmiTgD)
🔘presenting a short project movie
🔘 submitting a preprint about the Inner City #Moat documentation
🔘 attending #MOWAA's opening in #BeninCity
🔘 co-hosting the #FuturesOfArchaeology seminar in Benin -
The meeting furthermore offered a great opportunity to discuss progress on a currently developed research paper about the #documentation of #BeninCity's Inner City #Moats and the ongoing research programme for the coming four months.
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Nach heftigen Debatten um Raubkunst und Restitution ist mit dem Ostflügel nun auch der letzte Teil des Humboldt Forums eröffnet. Highlight der Präsentation sind die als koloniales Raubgut geltenden Benin-Bronzen.
Humboldt Forum final eröffnet | DW | 16.09.2022
#HumboldtForum #BeninBronzen #HermannParzinger #ClaudiaRoth #Raubkunst #Beutekunst #Kolonialzeit #KönigreichBenin #BeninCity #Kolonialismus -
Nach heftigen Debatten um Raubkunst und Restitution öffnet mit dem Ostflügel nun der letzte Teil des Humboldt Forums. Highlight der Präsentation sind die als koloniales Raubgut geltenden Benin-Bronzen.
Humboldt Forum öffnet final | DW | 16.09.2022
#HumboldtForum #BeninBronzen #HermannParzinger #ClaudiaRoth #Raubkunst #Beutekunst #Kolonialzeit #KönigreichBenin #BeninCity #Kolonialismus -
Frankreich gibt Artefakte an seine einstige Kolonie Benin zurück. Auch Deutschland zeigt sich offen für Restitution. Wie verhält sich das restliche Europa?
Afrikas verlorenes Erbe und Europas Restitutionspolitik | DW | 09.11.2021
#Beutekunst #Benin-Bronzen #BenedicteSavoy #BeninCity #FelwineSarr #Restitution #Dahomey #Afrika #Frankreich -
#schiavitù #sessuale eterna #pandemia #criminale LEGGI ARTICOLO QUI https://www.qcodemag.it/indice/interventi/schiavitu-sessuale-leterna-pandemia-criminale-che-non-si-e-mai-fermata/
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