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Elizabeth Olowu Born on 1939 in Benin city, Edo State in the Southern part of Nigeria. Her Father was the paramount ruler of Benin kingdom and he is known as the King (Oba) Akenzua II, As a child, Olowu worked alongside her mother, learning to she sculpt items related to palace life and
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Damarea Liao (born August 8,2005) Princess Royal of Benin, is the daughter of the Oba of Benin and niece of
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