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The United States Senate is the smaller body, of the United States Congress, often referred to as the "upper chamber." Together, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, (commonly referred to as the "lower chamber" of Congress) comprise the federal bicameral legislature of the United States. Each of the 50 states is represented by two senators who serve staggered terms of six years, for a total of 100 senators.

The Benin Empire or Edo Empire (1440-1897), also known as the Kingdom of Benin, was a large pre-colonial African state of modern Nigeria. The first Oba or king, was Eweka I who died in 1246. The Benin Empire was one of the oldest and most highly developed states in the coastal part of West Africa until it was annexed by the British Empire in 1897. The Oba opposed the colonialists and so they burned his capital. However, after the death of the exiled 35th Oba, who had stubbornly resisted them, they allowed the 36th to return to Nigeria. Along with other traditional leaders in the post-colonial nation state of Nigeria, the Oba of Benin is today recognized as a member of the House of Chiefs.