This epoch making event will forever remain notable in the annals of history, as one of the world’s renowned ancient kingdoms celebrates the final coronation rites ceremony of Crown Prince (Amb.) Eheneden Erediauwa, the Edaiken N’Uselu, as the new and 39th Oba of Benin, after the successful completion of a very rigorous process that is in line with the customs and tradition of this great kingdom, for ascension to the highly revered throne of his forefathers.
The great Benin Kingdom remains one of the most famous kingdoms in the history of Africa and the world. With “Benin” as the name of the kingdom as well as its central city, it is famous for its oral history traditions and highly skilled craftsmanship and arts, especially wood carving, weaving and brass casting. Even more, its social structure is complex and sophisticated, and the territory is well developed with the Oba residing in an extremely well-fortified and masterfully designed palace.
Benin was central to the cultural and pre-colonial political evolution of some contemporary States of Africa, and its glory cannot diminish as long as history provides the bedrock of rational reasoning; this perhaps accounts for the land mark statement by High ...............
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