₦airaland Forum

The Benin Bronzes - thousands of brass, bronze and ivory sculptures and carvings - have become highly charged symbols of injustice. They are originally from what is now Edo State, in southern Nigeria.
Stolen by British soldiers and sailors in 1897, most are in Western museums and private collections.
The British Museum, which has some 950 Benin Bronzes, has come under particular criticism for its refusal to give them back, but is only one of many museums struggling to justify the legitimacy of its collection.
The Edo kings - the obas- campaigned for decades in vain for the Benin Bronzes to be returned.

Since 2017, the Benin Dialogue Group, which brings together the current oba, the Edo state governor, the Nigerian government and museums in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK (including the British Museum) - has been working on a compromise plan for some Benin Bronzes to return to Nigeria.
They have agreed that Benin City, the capital of Edo state, will host a new Benin Royal Museum.
European museums will take turns to lend (although some may donate) a few hundred Benin Bronzes.
The effect, says the Oba's Palace, will be a "permanent collection in rotation" in Benin City.
At long last, the Edo people will be reunited with a significant part of their cultural patrimony.

Governor Godwin Obaseki has been instrumental in the negotiations.
He hired the Anglo-Ghanaian architect, Sir David Adjaye, designer of the acclaimed National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC.

All of which begs the question; what happens if Mr Obaseki, who is seeking another four-year term in state elections on 19 September, loses to his main challenger Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu?
"If Godwin is not re-elected, it would be very difficult indeed to continue with a project like this," Phillip Iheanacho told me. And with Mr Obaseki and Mr Iheanacho gone, it's hard to imagine Sir David hanging around.

Of course, none of the European museums would presume to know who would make the best governor of Edo state, let alone tell people there whom to vote for.
But, privately, they are worried about the prospect of restarting negotiations with a different governor.
The director of one museum in the Benin Dialogue Group told me: "It's been an Obaseki project - he's been a great partner. If it's somebody else, it's concerning, we could lose momentum."

The Benin Bronzes were stolen. It is offensive, they say, to make their return conditional on the construction of a museum, or the machinations of Nigerian politics, just as it is offensive to talk about loans, not permanent returns.
But there is another way of looking at it.
The European museums, I believe, are desperate to fend off the withering criticism of recent years.
They need the Royal Museum to succeed.
A Nigerian negotiator told me how some Europeans within the Benin Dialogue Group feel their Benin Bronzes "have become an embarrassment".
"Quite frankly, if Obaseki set up a shed at the back of his house, they'd hand them over to him. Just to be rid of them."
In other words, the power dynamic has shifted.

Tantalisingly, it is within touching distance. But it is the actions of Nigerian politicians which will determine whether it happens.
And that, in itself, reflects how the world has changed.

Esseite:
How do our leaders think for Gods sake....

Where is the data to share such funds?.. the children humanitarian minister shared food for, how many homes did it take out of poverty?

- Channel the 100k/50k to pay school children fees in primary schools/secondary and university, it would save money for the parents which would boost their businesses. A lot of parents don't even know how to pay fees, some have given up till next year.

That way, schools wont see a reason to retrench teachers due to low turn out of students.

You too wise.
But if they do as you say, it will be very difficult for them to loot the money as it will be obvious when parents and schools complain.

If it can not be looted then it won't work

Nigerians dey learn where these whites dey.
Wetin money go cause.

Everyone please calm down.
There is no cause for alarm

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The book "king eat" comes to mind

Very easy because if it is a left hand drive the hanger handle by the door is always on the passenger side while if converted you will find the hanger handle y the door on the driver side.

Then this should also be an ayelala and court wedding

Thought only in Nigeria this kind of thing can happen.

Back in the day when something is rediculously cheap we say it's chicken change or chicken feed.

Thanks to the Fulani herds men that have choosen to discourage farmers who are ready to farm.

Our fear is that the @OfficialAPCNg is pushing Nigerians to the wall with its obnoxious and anti-people proclivities and we caution that nobody should misinterpret the peaceful and law-abiding nature of Nigerians as a sign of weakness.

If you like push Nigerians to the wall don't expect them to fight back instead they will break the wall and keep on going like zombies

chuka5000:
bro, is Biafra in any way affecting ur mental health?

I never mentioned Biafra
I only gave a location

Guess you forgot to take your medication today, that's why you go about being rude on people's comments.
When you could have just said you peace without the rudeness

JennyEva:
Then edit the rubbish you wrote

Wait for Biafra to be actualized before you start dragging bridge haba

chuka5000:
onitsha bridge AKA Niger bridge is at the South eastern part of Nigeria, that's why it's called onitsha bridge and not asaba bridge.

Biafra never reach una hand na to dey drag bridge with south south wey una dey lobby to join una.

See why Biafra is dead on arrival. Where the bridge start from and where it end?

Dey there dey drag bridge wey you no know the begining or the end of

Nigerian police have which animal as logo again.

No wonder rojer is in the blood of elephant

darfay:
Considering how uselessly useless oil is going especially in the next 30yrs, is such capital intensive project still advisable?

The man who saw tomorrow.

30 years is more than enough time for them to make their money back, so it's worth investing

RingRoadMafia:
IMAGINE! 4 ENTIRE YEARS??


How can a pastor lie so effortlessly??

4 YEARS??



My wife and two of my sister's were employed in may last year along with 3 batches of teachers in my community ALONE! KAI!! God will never forgive you Osagie Ize Iyamu! I'm now convinced that you are a FAKE PASTOR!

This kind lie is equal to hate speech against the governor.
Well hate speech na for the poor

Funkebi:
The video is less than 1 min, trust me, this is the most entertaining video you will come across today

He said a whole 4 years no teacher has been employed.
Lies upon lies, any way thank God Oshiomhole was there to counter the lies.

Thank God for Oshiomhole who has made it easy for Obaseki to governor again ,.

When you have finished watching please can you shalaye for those of us that are interested but don't have data to watch the video please.

This is old news.
The so called pastors like Adeboye.,Oyedepo, Osibanjo all from the south west did not see this.

Na me want come talk?

When government said men ofGod should go and register their business, all of a sudden their mouth sharp.

Let's enjoy the CHANGE together so that next time we will shine our eyes well we'll.

Johnbestman:
NAME: GIFT... AGE: 18.. NUMBER: WILL UPLOAD SOON

Na so disease go dey upload and download at every sexual inter course

And my girlfriend will come and be asking me why I nick named her "colour me bad" where as she be fine not to small but with make up she come be like wilie wilie

Will show her this Ghanaian pic when she comes back from work.

Obaseki is now the only option.

APC could not stop Obaseki to PDP on a free transfer.

APC shot itself in the foot for not supporting such a credible governor.

Be rest assured this is an opportunity for PDP to shine and give the people of Edo state the deserved dividend of democracy.

Without being told PDP will make Edo people happier because this is an opportunity for PDP to right the wrong of the past and they say opportunity comes but once, so I doubt if they won't out shine what ever APC have ever done in Edo state just to set the records straight.

A great opportunity to do right for Edo people who have always been PDP at heart.

Thank God for this miraculous feat.
Am so happy to hear this kind of news coming from Nigeria.

No wonder Europe is looking for every means to take our doctors away.

dont8:
Army, Air Force and Navy Personnels are all Soldiers.

Thanks for letting me know.
Much appreciated, unlike other ITK who will want to insult you and at the end of the day they won't correct you but just point out your k leg.
Lol

KingAzubuike:
Some of you will just come online to say nonsense. How will someone who will fight on sea or air undergo the same training with someone who fights on land?

Ask about the recruit training it is NDA training they give their personal and those in the NDA as in Nigeria defence Academy all comprise of the different forces before they go and major in their various field.

Like in the university where you have a faculty with different department.

I stand to be corrected if this is no longer the practice.
A guy I came across who was a Rating in the Navy some years back told me so.
Like I said I still stand to be corrected.

Be ware of the Greek gift.

Why not use it to equip Aso rock hospital so that we know once and for all no need for our leaders to travel up and dan

Terver90:
I love NAF because aside their military obligation, they are so humane, I remember them sharing food items during lockdown, the cojoined twins treatment, I rarely hear Nigerians complain about them.

Air force and Navy personnel get your time na then you go know say soldier na your friend.

For your information Army, Navy and Air force undergo the same training but soldier dey learn for where Air force and Navy dey in terms of action.

When it set, nobody go tell you say make you pick race other wise wetin happen for 1964 go repeat it self

Over 30% of bus drivers in benin city have been using auto gas for over 10 years now.
Note Benin city was the first place that auto gas was first introduced due to it's citizens awareness nature and being the heart beat of the nation.
Benin city was made the first choice of establishing auto gas stations because of the friendly nature of it's citizens and for the fact that in the whole of Nigeria Benin city is first followed by the other states struggling to measure up till date.
If not that I don't want to brag this morning I would have given you guys over 200 reasons why federal government choose Benin city over all the other states or is it the modular refinery, they are just too many to mention.

Conspiracy theory with claims and counter claims

This one the landlord is crying it means there is more to this story than meet the eye.
My advice is for the landlord to take the matter to the nearest police station.

It is wrong to be sleeping with your supposed tennant other wise I can't fathom why the tennant will behave as such and the landlord starts to cry and bitch.

Normal landlord will cast rain and the rain must fall haba.