Since there was drama presentation, it could have been that she was part of the cast and the attire was used in the process.

tinuolababy: What is this?

masquerade!

Now that's making an impression

Exponental:
masquerade!

THAT IS WHAT WE CALL "ISHAWURU"KIND OF DRESSING!!!

...I luv naija..we are hapi people..kate norin does u

I am totally and completely foxed!

Hahahahahahaheheheehhohohoho

Aunty Kate, is everything ok!

I am not lmpressed .

What was she thinking?
I almost mistake her for Jaja of Opobo

was that dress meant for that occassion? hmmmmmmm.

She looks 2 serious with d dressing.

Kate!kate!!kate!!how many times did I called u?

she has a masculine face

No scatter people head with this your seriousness

Cnt stop laughing

Na wao, Katie no de smile o.

tinuolababy: What is this?

Ezemmuo

hummmm ,na wai oooo. dnt kw wot to say sef

Hmmmmm, Kate my dear, what happened to you?

simplifier: She is not smiling
looks like she was forced to wear them

I agree. maybe she was part of a performance at the event.
This story is not complete.

Am sure Kate Hanshaw mistaken d birthday party 4 a coronation ceremony.let look @ her IV very well nxt tym!

Was she invited 4 a local wrestling?

na sword b dat or wat?

LOL she looks masculine, not cool! And she looks scary lol.. *hurries away*

initiate: she has a masculine face

Duh in the pic not naturally. :-)

Nuzo':
I think this was a costume for one of the stage drama performances that night.
Our journalists and overnight bloggers are doing very bad job.

However, if she was trying to dress up like a proper benin chief...then she failed utterly.

I expected only wrapper around the waist and beeds.
Good a thing a thing she doesn't have pot belly.

Did u read d post at all! Did u read d topic sef abi! Wat has Niger delta nd Benin chief got 2 do wit each other! U see its u who failed! Unto d topic Nigerians/most Nairalanders can neva be satisfied! If she had worn a foreign dress naw people wee still talk 2 short, 2 long, 2 exposed! Kate well done be proud of ur HERITAGE! Smh

WTF is ND traditional outfit? na wa ooo forsome people's problem.
The woman is an Efik indigenous. The outfit is probably an Efik traditional outfit and it is not found in all ethnic groups in ND.

She's a real actress. see her serious expression like she's going to cut off someone's head!

I commend Kate Henshaw for the attire she put on. Long have we seen celebrities, - i mean Nigerian Celebrities - display sure class in exposing their cultural background to the rest of the world.