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Netherlands To Return 119 Looted Benin Artefacts to Nigeria June 21

Felix Ifijeh, THEWILL -
June 05, (THEWILL) – The Government of the Netherlands has announced plans to return 119 Benin artefacts looted from Benin City during the infamous 1897 British expedition. According to a statement released by the Dutch Embassy in Nigeria, the official...
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Oba Of Benin Notifies Netherlands Of Nigeria’s Gazette On Repatriated Artefacts

Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL -
April 24, (THEWILL) – The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has notified the Dutch Government of the Nigerian Government Gazette, recognising and vesting custody and management of repatriated looted Benin artefacts in the Oba of Benin. Iguobaro Osaigbovo, the...
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Country Music Legend, Dolly Parton, Dies at 80

Her family announced her death Tuesday, with her nephew Bryan Seaver sharing the news in a video on social media. Seaver, who served as Parton’s head of security for more than two decades, said she had asked him years ago to make the announcement.
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