A small number of artefacts will remain at the museum on loan, allowing them to be accessed and appreciated by visitors, students and researchers. Meanwhile the transfer of the remaining artefacts back to Nigeria will be arranged in due course. 3/3 📸 Ẹgba, Benin City, Nigeria. Image credit: MAA

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These artefacts, made of brass, ivory and wood, were taken when British soldiers sacked Benin City in 1897. Their return follows increased national and international support for the repatriation of artefacts seized through colonial violence. 2/3 📸 Emwiegbe, Benin City, Nigeria. Image credit: MAA

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Legal ownership of 116 Benin artefacts cared for at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has been transferred to Nigeria's National commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM). 1/3 📸 Uhunmwun Elao, Benin City, Nigeria. Image credit: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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Wrote this about flags and patriotism in 2021 (in The Decade In Tory). Stand by every word now.

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football is back!

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