My piece on #MOWAA, #Nigeria, the Benin Bronzes...and where it might all go from here....

Benin City’s Flourishing Art Ecosystem Is Gaining International Attention for a Reason Though MOWAA's planned opening was marred by protests, another festival carried on anyway.

Subastas Millonarias de Arte Japonés, Descubre el Movimiento Wiener Werkstätte de Viena, Apertura del MOWAA Avanza en Nigeria, Artistas de Estados Unidos Frente A Limitaciones DEI. G-Culture Noticias ... Jueves noviembre 20, 2025. Artistas de Estados Unidos Rechazan Apoyos, Presidente Interviene en MOWAA, Arte Sudafricano en el G20, Arte Rupéstre Colombiano, Subastas del Museo Okada, Tradición Hawaiia...

Subastas Millonarias de Arte Japonés, Descubre el Movimiento Wiener Werkstätte de Viena, Apertura del MOWAA Avanza en Nigeria, Artistas de Estados Unidos Frente A Limitaciones DEI. G-Culture Noticias #Podcast (arte y cultura) Episodio 60 shows.acast.com/g-culture/ep...

#DEI #Endowment #NEA #MOWAA

OsazuwaAkonedo Podcast Video ~ NewsBriefRecall @7pm 17-11 Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK #Breaking News #edo #Manchester #MOWAA #Obaseki #Obaze #UK ©November 17th, 2025 ®November 17, 2025 7:11 am Politics of obvious and apparent personal vendetta among some youths in Edo State which has been on-going for years most especially since the immediate former Governor of the State, Godwin Obaseki left office on November 12, 2024 took a new twist on Sunday night in the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom, as a yet to be properly identified man walked into an event hall where the former Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his wife, Betty were scheduled to meet Edo people, and attacked-one of their main political and media supporters, Albert Obaze, who probably had been in the bad books of some Edo youths sequel to his ways of always defending the ex governor Obaseki and exchanging words with those against the ex governor. #OsazuwaAkonedo Nigerian Army Confirms 4 Dead As Terrorists Ambush Brigade In Wajiroko #Nigerian Army #Borno #Wajiroko ©November 16th, 2025 ®November 16, 2025 3:01 am Nigerian Army authority has confirmed the killing of four persons with the inclusion of two soldiers and two civilian JTF when members of the Islamic State West Africa Province, Iswap terrorists on Friday evening ambushed a brigade of Nigeria army, personally led by the Brigade Commander, Brigadier General M Uba around Wajiroko community in Azir Multe area of Damboa local government area of Borno State, which, according to HumAngle news media, the Iswap terrorists opened fired on a convoy of  several military and civilian joint taskforce vehicles, causing the Brigade of the Armed Forces of Nigeria an apparent full destabilization, leading to the Brigadier General missing in action for several hours but started responding to WhatsApp messages few moments later, but, the Nigerian Army authority insisted that the Brigadier General and the commander of the 25 Task Force Brigade personally led the Nigerian Army Troops back to base, after an apparent failed attempt to rescue communities that are probably still under terrorists control in the areas close to Sambisa Forest. #OsazuwaAkonedo Zelenskyy Orders PM To Involve Police In Mass Audits Of Ukrainian Companies #World News #Denmark #Finland #Svyrydenko #Ukraine #Zelenskyy ©November 15th, 2025 ®November 15, 2025 7:52 am President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered the new Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yuliia Svyrydenko to involve law enforcement agencies including the anti-corruption police in the mass audits of Ukraine state-owned companies, Zelenskyy who gave the order this week while in one-on-one meeting with the Female Prime Minister, said, the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine must take immediate action based on the outcome or results of the audits being initiated by Yuliia Svyrydenko, the current Prime Minister of Ukraine who assumed office on July 17, 2025, after being confirmed by the Verkhovna Rada, meaning, Ukraine's parliament, following President Volodymyr Zelenskyy nomination of Svyrydenko as part of a major government reshuffle, replacing the previous Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, who became the new Minister of Defense and Svyrydenko previously served as the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade, the new position made her the second woman in Ukraine's history to hold the position of Prime Minister, meanwhile, during the week, Zelenskyy also announced that the Nordic countries;  Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway – along with other Baltic friendly countries of Ukraine, have decided to commit an additional $500 million to the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, PURL initiative, a NATO-led initiative to expedite the supply of critically needed US manufactured weapons to the country, which, Zelenskyy said will be of a substantial help. #OsazuwaAkonedo Become a supporter of this podcast: ( . Kindly support us for more productivity and efficiency in news delivery. Visit our donation page: Donate ( You can also use our Mobile app for more news in different formats: CLICK TO DOWNDLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY STORE (  

OsazuwaAkonedo Podcast Video ~ NewsBriefRecall @7pm 17-11

Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK #Breaking News #edo #Manchester #MOWAA #Obaseki #Obaze #UK ©November 17th, 2025 ®November 17, 2025 7:11 am Politics of obvious and apparent personal vendetta among some…

OsazuwaAkonedo Podcast Video ~ NewsHour @8pm 17-11 Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK #Breaking News #edo #Manchester #MOWAA #Obaseki #Obaze #UK ©November 17th, 2025 ®November 17, 2025 7:11 am Politics of obvious and apparent personal vendetta among some youths in Edo State which has been on-going for years most especially since the immediate former Governor of the State, Godwin Obaseki left office on November 12, 2024 took a new twist on Sunday night in the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom, as a yet to be properly identified man walked into an event hall where the former Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his wife, Betty were scheduled to meet Edo people, and attacked-one of their main political and media supporters, Albert Obaze, who probably had been in the bad books of some Edo youths sequel to his ways of always defending the ex governor Obaseki and exchanging words with those against the ex governor. #OsazuwaAkonedo Nigerian Army Confirms 4 Dead As Terrorists Ambush Brigade In Wajiroko #Nigerian Army #Borno #Wajiroko ©November 16th, 2025 ®November 16, 2025 3:01 am Nigerian Army authority has confirmed the killing of four persons with the inclusion of two soldiers and two civilian JTF when members of the Islamic State West Africa Province, Iswap terrorists on Friday evening ambushed a brigade of Nigeria army, personally led by the Brigade Commander, Brigadier General M Uba around Wajiroko community in Azir Multe area of Damboa local government area of Borno State, which, according to HumAngle news media, the Iswap terrorists opened fired on a convoy of  several military and civilian joint taskforce vehicles, causing the Brigade of the Armed Forces of Nigeria an apparent full destabilization, leading to the Brigadier General missing in action for several hours but started responding to WhatsApp messages few moments later, but, the Nigerian Army authority insisted that the Brigadier General and the commander of the 25 Task Force Brigade personally led the Nigerian Army Troops back to base, after an apparent failed attempt to rescue communities that are probably still under terrorists control in the areas close to Sambisa Forest. #OsazuwaAkonedo Zelenskyy Orders PM To Involve Police In Mass Audits Of Ukrainian Companies #World News #Denmark #Finland #Svyrydenko #Ukraine #Zelenskyy ©November 15th, 2025 ®November 15, 2025 7:52 am President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered the new Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yuliia Svyrydenko to involve law enforcement agencies including the anti-corruption police in the mass audits of Ukraine state-owned companies, Zelenskyy who gave the order this week while in one-on-one meeting with the Female Prime Minister, said, the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine must take immediate action based on the outcome or results of the audits being initiated by Yuliia Svyrydenko, the current Prime Minister of Ukraine who assumed office on July 17, 2025, after being confirmed by the Verkhovna Rada, meaning, Ukraine's parliament, following President Volodymyr Zelenskyy nomination of Svyrydenko as part of a major government reshuffle, replacing the previous Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, who became the new Minister of Defense and Svyrydenko previously served as the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade, the new position made her the second woman in Ukraine's history to hold the position of Prime Minister, meanwhile, during the week, Zelenskyy also announced that the Nordic countries;  Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway – along with other Baltic friendly countries of Ukraine, have decided to commit an additional $500 million to the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, PURL initiative, a NATO-led initiative to expedite the supply of critically needed US manufactured weapons to the country, which, Zelenskyy said will be of a substantial help. #OsazuwaAkonedo Become a supporter of this podcast: ( . Kindly support us for more productivity and efficiency in news delivery. Visit our donation page: Donate ( You can also use our Mobile app for more news in different formats: CLICK TO DOWNDLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY STORE (  

OsazuwaAkonedo Podcast Video ~ NewsHour @8pm 17-11

Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK #Breaking News #edo #Manchester #MOWAA #Obaseki #Obaze #UK ©November 17th, 2025 ®November 17, 2025 7:11 am Politics of obvious and apparent personal vendetta among some youths in…

OsazuwaAkonedo Podcast Video ~ NewsHour @8pm 17 11 Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK #Breaking News #edo #Manchester #MOWAA #Obaseki #Obaze #UK ©November 17th, 2025 ®November 17, 2025 7:11 am Politics of obvious and apparent personal vendetta among some youths in Edo State which has been on-going for years most especially since the immediate former Governor of the State, Godwin Obaseki left office on November 12, 2024 took a new twist on Sunday night in the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom, as a yet to be properly identified man walked into an event hall where the former Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his wife, Betty were scheduled to meet Edo people, and attacked-one of their main political and media supporters, Albert Obaze, who probably had been in the bad books of some Edo youths sequel to his ways of always defending the ex governor Obaseki and exchanging words with those against the ex governor. #OsazuwaAkonedo Nigerian Army Confirms 4 Dead As Terrorists Ambush Brigade In Wajiroko #Nigerian Army #Borno #Wajiroko ©November 16th, 2025 ®November 16, 2025 3:01 am Nigerian Army authority has confirmed the killing of four persons with the inclusion of two soldiers and two civilian JTF when members of the Islamic State West Africa Province, Iswap terrorists on Friday evening ambushed a brigade of Nigeria army, personally led by the Brigade Commander, Brigadier General M Uba around Wajiroko community in Azir Multe area of Damboa local government area of Borno State, which, according to HumAngle news media, the Iswap terrorists opened fired on a convoy of  several military and civilian joint taskforce vehicles, causing the Brigade of the Armed Forces of Nigeria an apparent full destabilization, leading to the Brigadier General missing in action for several hours but started responding to WhatsApp messages few moments later, but, the Nigerian Army authority insisted that the Brigadier General and the commander of the 25 Task Force Brigade personally led the Nigerian Army Troops back to base, after an apparent failed attempt to rescue communities that are probably still under terrorists control in the areas close to Sambisa Forest. #OsazuwaAkonedo Zelenskyy Orders PM To Involve Police In Mass Audits Of Ukrainian Companies #World News #Denmark #Finland #Svyrydenko #Ukraine #Zelenskyy ©November 15th, 2025 ®November 15, 2025 7:52 am President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered the new Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yuliia Svyrydenko to involve law enforcement agencies including the anti-corruption police in the mass audits of Ukraine state-owned companies, Zelenskyy who gave the order this week while in one-on-one meeting with the Female Prime Minister, said, the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine must take immediate action based on the outcome or results of the audits being initiated by Yuliia Svyrydenko, the current Prime Minister of Ukraine who assumed office on July 17, 2025, after being confirmed by the Verkhovna Rada, meaning, Ukraine's parliament, following President Volodymyr Zelenskyy nomination of Svyrydenko as part of a major government reshuffle, replacing the previous Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, who became the new Minister of Defense and Svyrydenko previously served as the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade, the new position made her the second woman in Ukraine's history to hold the position of Prime Minister, meanwhile, during the week, Zelenskyy also announced that the Nordic countries;  Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway – along with other Baltic friendly countries of Ukraine, have decided to commit an additional $500 million to the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, PURL initiative, a NATO-led initiative to expedite the supply of critically needed US manufactured weapons to the country, which, Zelenskyy said will be of a substantial help. #OsazuwaAkonedo

OsazuwaAkonedo Podcast Video ~ NewsHour @8pm 17 11

Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK #Breaking News #edo #Manchester #MOWAA #Obaseki #Obaze #UK ©November 17th, 2025 ®November 17, 2025 7:11 am Politics of obvious and apparent personal vendetta among some youths in…

Art museum opening derailed by protests and Benin Bronze dispute In the latest row over the artefacts, Edo State has revoked the new museum’s planning application

Disruption of the opening of the Museum of Western African Art by protesters and #EdoState’s revocation of its planning permission are the latest twists in a long-running saga connected to the return of the #BeninBronzes stolen during the colonial era. #MOWAA

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OsazuwaAkonedo ShortReel ~ Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK #Breaking News #edo #Manchester #MOWAA #Obaseki #Obaze #UK ©November 17th, 2025 ®November 17, 2025 7:11 am Politics of obvious and apparent personal vendetta among some youths in Edo State which has been on-going for years most especially since the immediate former Governor of the State, Godwin Obaseki left office on November 12, 2024 took a new twist on Sunday night in the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom, as a yet to be properly identified man walked into an event hall where the former Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his wife, Betty were scheduled to meet Edo people, and attacked-one of their main political and media supporters, Albert Obaze, who probably had been in the bad books of some Edo youths sequel to his ways of always defending the ex governor Obaseki and exchanging words with those against the ex governor. #OsazuwaAkonedo

OsazuwaAkonedo ShortReel ~ Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK

Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK #Breaking News #edo #Manchester #MOWAA #Obaseki #Obaze #UK ©November 17th, 2025 ®November 17, 2025 7:11 am Politics of obvious and…

OsazuwaAkonedo Podcast Video ~ Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK #Breaking News #edo #Manchester #MOWAA #Obaseki #Obaze #UK ©November 17th, 2025 ®November 17, 2025 7:11 am Politics of obvious and apparent personal vendetta among some youths in Edo State which has been on-going for years most especially since the immediate former Governor of the State, Godwin Obaseki left office on November 12, 2024 took a new twist on Sunday night in the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom, as a yet to be properly identified man walked into an event hall where the former Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his wife, Betty were scheduled to meet Edo people, and attacked-one of their main political and media supporters, Albert Obaze, who probably had been in the bad books of some Edo youths sequel to his ways of always defending the ex governor Obaseki and exchanging words with those against the ex governor. #OsazuwaAkonedo Become a supporter of this podcast: ( . Kindly support us for more productivity and efficiency in news delivery. Visit our donation page: Donate ( You can also use our Mobile app for more news in different formats: CLICK TO DOWNDLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY STORE (  

OsazuwaAkonedo Podcast Video ~ Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK

Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK #Breaking News #edo #Manchester #MOWAA #Obaseki #Obaze #UK ©November 17th, 2025 ®November 17, 2025 7:11 am Politics of obvious and…

OsazuwaAkonedo Video ~ Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK #Breaking News #edo #Manchester #MOWAA #Obaseki #Obaze #UK ©November 17th, 2025 ®November 17, 2025 7:11 am Politics of obvious and apparent personal vendetta among some youths in Edo State which has been on-going for years most especially since the immediate former Governor of the State, Godwin Obaseki left office on November 12, 2024 took a new twist on Sunday night in the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom, as a yet to be properly identified man walked into an event hall where the former Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his wife, Betty were scheduled to meet Edo people, and attacked-one of their main political and media supporters, Albert Obaze, who probably had been in the bad books of some Edo youths sequel to his ways of always defending the ex governor Obaseki and exchanging words with those against the ex governor. #OsazuwaAkonedo

OsazuwaAkonedo Video ~ Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK

Edo Politics; Ex Governor Obaseki Aide Albert Obaze Attacked-In UK #Breaking News #edo #Manchester #MOWAA #Obaseki #Obaze #UK ©November 17th, 2025 ®November 17, 2025 7:11 am Politics of obvious and apparent…

Protesters target major new Nigerian museum embroiled in looted artefacts row Protest at Mowaa comes amid dispute over ownership of Benin bronzes looted by British colonial forces

#Nigeria
Protesters target major new Nigerian museum embroiled in looted artefacts row

Protest at #Mowaa comes amid dispute over ownership of #BeninBronzes looted by British colonial forces

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Protesters Storm Campus of Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art, Forcing Abrupt End to Preview The museum's opening has been postponed.

Protestas en MOWAA, Pop Brasil en Buenos Aires, Inversiones en Vietnam y Arte Africano en Barcelona. G-Culture Noticias (arte y cultura) Episodio 52 | G-Culture Noticias Lunes noviembre 10, 2025. Museo de Artes del Oeste Africano, Pigmentos Rupéstres, Pop Brasil, Wilfredo Lam, Vingroup, ART MUMBAI 2025, Arts Pasifika Awards, Project a Black Planet

Protestas en MOWAA, Pop Brasil en Buenos Aires, Inversiones en Vietnam y Arte Africano en Barcelona. G-Culture Noticias # Podcast (arte y cultura) Episodio 52 shows.acast.com/g-culture/ep... via @acast

#MuseodeArtes #OesteAfricano #MOWAA #benin #nigeria #PopBrasil #MALBA #BuenosAires #WilfredoLam

MOWAA Archeological Project Releases Findings While the new museum was being constructed, insights into a vanished African kingdom were revealed.

Nigeria: a Benin City apre il Museo dell’arte dell’Africa occidentale Il museo di arte africana MOWAA sarà inaugurato a novembre con una versione ampliata della mostra ospitata alla Biennale Arte di Venezia

Inaugura a novembre il Museum of West African Art a Benin City, in #Nigeria. Il #MOWAA ospiterà mostre di artisti contemporanei e collezioni storiche, tra cui opere trafugate durante il colonialismo come i famosi “bronzi del Benin”.
#esposizioni #benincity #arteafricana #musei #AfricaOccidentale

#SaveLunch #EndtheWait Support your local #MealsonWheels program today! #mowwp #mowwpny #mowaa

The event welcomed the public and Unearth 2025 Fellows, part of MOWAA’s program with the British Museum and @onlaah_.

#ICArEHB #Unearth2025 #CommunityArchaeology #MOWAA #HeritageEducation #Onlaah #ArchaeologyMatters
@sfonseca75 @ccordeirocosta @ceelin_mag @onlaah_ @mowaaofficial

Foto einer Gruppe Menschen, von hinten gesehen, in Warnwesten und Schutzhelme gekleidet, die vor einer Reihe Informationstafeln zum Edo|Cation-Projekt stehen.

🏺 Interkultureller #Wissenstransfer:

Im Bildungs- und Forschungsprojekt #edocation vertiefen #MOWAA und #KAAK_DAI gemeinsam die archäologische und kulturelle Zusammenarbeit zwischen Nigeria und Deutschland nach der Rückgabe der Benin-Bronzen im Jahr 2022:

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Aerial photo showing the perspective of a drone looking down at three people in a green landscape, handling another drone.

Photo showing a lecture hall. A man is standing at the podium, a large screen shows a slide with a group photo and the title "Community Engagement and Mapping: Benin Inner Moat".

Photo showing a man sitting at the desk, looking at his notebook computer. Bookshelves and a metal transport box with a fan can be seen in the background. Another fan is standing to the right on the desk.

A screenshot showing digital scan results of a dense city grid.

From 12th to 25th August, the #edocation team met at #KAAK_DAI in Germany.

During the two-weeks #workshop researchers from the Museum of West African Art #MOWAA and DAI extended skills of drone-based #StructureFromMotion, #LiDAR and data processing - presenting research results to the public.

I was lucky to be the guest of @britishmuseum & #MOWAA at groundbreaking excavations at the former palace site. I describe these in @archaeologymag, with Benin kingdom history and visits to a historic palace & modern brass-casters...