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Oct 9, 2024 · Cierra Tolentino | Family Trees | October 9, 2024. Nigeria has been a democratic nation since its independence in 1960. However, the country has a storied chieftaincy system of traditional monarchs – many of whom still hold power today. The Yoruba, Hausa-Fulani, and Igbo all have their own royals as glamorous as the next.
From emirs to kings, Nigeria's traditional rulers are increasingly being humiliated by politicians - and mocked by young people who see them as representing an archaic institution.
Oct 13, 2013 · It is not known how many local kings there are in Nigeria, but a new exhibition in London gives a rare glimpse of these monarchs. They were stripped of their constitutional power in 1963, but ...
Chief Chinua Achebe, the Ugonabo of Ogidi, speaking at Asbury Hall, Buffalo, New York, in 2008. Today, many prominent Nigerians aspire to the holding of a title. Both Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, one-time presidents of Nigeria, have belonged to the noble stratum of the Nigerian chieftaincy. [11]
Oct 7, 2021 · Insider spent the day with Nigeria's Prince Kunle and Princess Keisha at their home in London. The couple, who compare themselves to Harry and Meghan, are from the Arigbabuowo ruling house.
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Nigerian traditional rulers often derive their titles from the rulers of independent states or communities that existed before the formation of modern Nigeria. Although they do not have formal political power, in many cases they continue to command respect from their people and have considerable influence in their community. [1]
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May 25, 2021 · A myth among the Efik people of southern Nigeria is that one of their 19th Century kings was married to Queen Victoria of England.
