By Dmitri .M. Bondarenko and Peter .M. Roese First of all, let us set up in chronological order several different statements from the mythology of the Edo. One of the earliest reports comes from the...

Written By Ademola Iyi Eweka Edegbake/Oghodoghodo caves Those two caves are located near Fugar in Etsako Central Local Government Area. They are prehistoric and are believed to have been the bode of...

By Prince E.Eweka It is said that the Benin monarch date back to Ogiso Igodo who was reputed to have begun his reign in the year 900 AD. It is not entirely sure if that year is the appropriate year...

EDO is what you can describe as the “generic name given to a group of people who have a common ancestor and have a common language, with some different variants, depending on the distance...

Edo state has a rich tradition of festivals and masquerades through which the people either appease the various gods and goddesses, purification of both the land and individual celebrant, initiate...

The founding of the kingdom: Igodo or Obagodo established the kingdom in the sense that it was during his period the components of Benin were united and formed into a central Administrative Unit....

Edo state inhabitants’ enjoy the freedom of religious worship. Inside and outside Observers give credit to the state, as one of the most peaceful places in Nigeria. The state has escaped the ethnic...