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Home of Chief Isekhure: The Remodeling of a Traditional Chief's Home and its Destruction
The Oba's chief priest, educated in Canada, remodeled his traditional home in 1995. Stripped of his title in January, 2017 for offenses against the new monarch, Oba Ewuare II, parts of his house were…
Oba's Palace, Benin City, Nigeria: Site of the Benin Kingdom's Monarchy for Centuries
The present dynasty built its palace on an earlier dynasty's cemetery, incorporating the ancestors who owned the land.