The first museum to display the Benin bronzes in 1897 became the first to 'give them back' in 2022. But the truth is these 'returned' historical artefacts are vanishing into the ether.
The post The Benin Bronzes Are Vanishing appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Nigeria has failed to look after the Benin bronzes it has and shouldn't be given any more, says leading Swiss ethnologist Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin as she opposes the restitution movement. They belong to humanity.
The post Nigeria Has Failed to Look After the Benin Bronzes it Has and Shouldn’t Be Given Any More, Says Top Swiss Ethnologist appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Last week Nigeria's national grid collapsed entirely. A recent poll found 73% of the population wants to leave. The country is no fit state to look after 'restituted' precious artefacts, says Mike Wells.
The post Nigeria is in No Fit State to Look After Precious Artefacts appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Mike Wells asks why British museums are morally obliged to return the Benin bronzes, given that they were created by a brutal, slave-owning regime that engaged in ritual human sacrifice, including the crucifixion of women.
The post Carry On Crucifying: The Last Days of Old Benin appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
In the latest twist to the farce of the Benin bronzes, a Nigerian Prince has proposed that the restituted artefacts be sold off and the proceeds shared with the "descendants of the slaves".
The post Nigerian Prince Proposes to Sell Off Benin Bronzes in Latest Twist to Restitution Farce appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Since the overthrow of Niger’s US-friendly government, West African nations of the ECOWAS bloc have threatened an invasion of their neighbor. Before leading the charge for intervention, ECOWAS chair Bola Tinubu spent years laundering millions for heroin dealers in Chicago, and has since been ensnared in numerous corruption scandals. Hours after Niger’s Western-backed leader was detained by the country’s presidential guard on July 28, Nigerian President and chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bola Tinubu leapt […]
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (8/5/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth Read More...
The first experiment in an all cashless society running on nothing by Central Bank Digital currency in Nigeria is in... and it was a…
The post NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE NEFARIUM MAY 25 2023 appeared first on The Giza Death Star.
Tomorrow, Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology was suppose to return 116 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. But the Museum is now having second thoughts, reports Mike Wells in the Daily Sceptic.
The post Are Museums Finally Realising that Handing Back Benin Bronzes to Nigeria May Not be Such a Great Idea? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Germany returned its Benin Bronzes to Nigeria last December on the understanding they’d be housed in a new museum in Benin. Instead, the Nigerian President has decided to give them to the king of Benin.
The post What is the Nigerian Government Doing With the Benin Bronzes Returned by Germany? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
