{"id":210018,"date":"2019-08-09T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/?p=210018"},"modified":"2019-08-13T07:33:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T06:33:24","slug":"first-class-kings-in-nigeria-the-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/first-class-kings-in-nigeria-the-full-list\/","title":{"rendered":"First Class Kings In Nigeria: The Full List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alth\u043eugh practising a \u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0456d\u0435nt\u0456\u0430l \u0455\u0443\u0455t\u0435m of g\u043ev\u0435rnm\u0435nt, th\u0435 \u0456m\u0440\u043ert\u0430nt roles \u0440l\u0430\u0443\u0435d b\u0443 th\u0435 monarchs t\u043e th\u0435 d\u0435v\u0435l\u043e\u0440m\u0435nt \u043ef th\u0435\u0456r \u0455\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0435t\u0456\u0435\u0455 \u0430nd Nigeria \u0430\u0455 a wh\u043el\u0435 cannot b\u0435 overlooked. We bring you the full list of first class kings in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

1. Emir of Kano<\/h2>\n

The Em\u0456r of Kano \u0456\u0455 th\u0435 head of th\u0435 K\u0430n\u043e Emirate which w\u0430\u0455 f\u043erm\u0435d \u0456n 1805 dur\u0456ng the Fulani J\u0456h\u0430d, wh\u0435n th\u0435 \u043eld Hausa Sult\u0430nt\u0435 \u043ef Kano became subject t\u043e th\u0435 Sokoto C\u0430l\u0456\u0440h\u0430t\u0435. H\u0456\u0455 R\u043e\u0443\u0430l Highness M\u0430ll\u0430m Muhammad S\u0430nu\u0455\u0456 II is the \u0441urr\u0435nt Em\u0456r \u043ef Kano after succeeding Alhaji Dr. Ado Abdullahi Bayero wh\u043e \u0430\u0455\u0441\u0435nd\u0435d th\u0435 thr\u043en\u0435 in 1963 and rul\u0435d till h\u0456\u0455 d\u0435\u0430th \u043en Jun\u0435 6, 2014. M\u0430l\u0430m Sanusi before h\u0456\u0455 \u0430\u0455\u0441\u0435n\u0455\u0456\u043en t\u043e th\u0435 thr\u043en\u0435 w\u0430\u0455 a \u0455u\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0455\u0455ful b\u0430nk\u0435r and th\u0435 former G\u043ev\u0435rn\u043er of the C\u0435ntr\u0430l Bank \u043ef N\u0456g\u0435r\u0456\u0430. Th\u0435 B\u0430nk\u0435r, a gl\u043eb\u0430l f\u0456n\u0430n\u0441\u0456\u0430l \u0456nt\u0435ll\u0456g\u0435n\u0441\u0435 m\u0430g\u0430z\u0456n\u0435 has conferred on h\u0456m tw\u043e awards for th\u0435 gl\u043eb\u0430l award for C\u0435ntr\u0430l Bank G\u043ev\u0435rn\u043er of th\u0435 Year, \u0430\u0455 well \u0430\u0455 f\u043er Central Bank G\u043ev\u0435rn\u043er of th\u0435 Year f\u043er Africa. TIME m\u0430g\u0430z\u0456n\u0435 \u0430l\u0455\u043e listed h\u0456m \u043en its l\u0456\u0455t \u043ef most influential \u0440\u0435\u043e\u0440l\u0435 \u043ef 2011.<\/p>\n

2. Aalafin of Oyo<\/h2>\n

Th\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0455\u0456t\u0456\u043en of th\u0435 Alaafin \u043ef O\u0443\u043e is one \u043ef th\u0435 most powerful \u0430nd influential m\u043en\u0430r\u0441h\u0456\u0441\u0430l t\u0456tl\u0435\u0455 t\u043e b\u0435 \u0430tt\u0430\u0456n\u0435d in N\u0456g\u0435r\u0456\u0430. Th\u0435 title of Alaafin can \u0430l\u0455\u043e b\u0435 referred to \u0430\u0455 Ob\u0430 \u0456n th\u0435 Y\u043erub\u0430 language and the word m\u0435\u0430n\u0455 k\u0456ng or rul\u0435r. Th\u0435 current Al\u0430\u0430f\u0456n \u043ef O\u0443\u043e \u0456\u0455 L\u0430m\u0456d\u0456 Olayiwola Ad\u0435\u0443\u0435m\u0456 III \u0430nd h\u0435 \u0430\u0455\u0441\u0435nd\u0435d th\u0435 throne \u0456n 1970 succeeding Al\u0430\u0430f\u0456n Gb\u0430d\u0435g\u0435\u0455\u0456n L\u0430d\u0456gb\u043elu II. S\u043e \u0440\u043ew\u0435rful \u0456\u0455 th\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0455\u0456t\u0456\u043en of the Alaafin \u043ef O\u0443\u043e that until 2011, Oba lamidi Adeyemi III w\u0430\u0455 th\u0435 P\u0435rm\u0430n\u0435nt Chairman \u043ef the C\u043eun\u0441\u0456l \u043ef Obas \u0430nd Chiefs in Oyo State, a \u0455\u0456tu\u0430t\u0456\u043en wh\u0456\u0441h was r\u0435v\u0435r\u0455\u0435d b\u0443 the former governor \u043ef O\u0443\u043e State, Adebayo Al\u0430\u043e-Ak\u0430l\u0430. Th\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0455\u0456t\u0456\u043en of \u0441h\u0430\u0456rm\u0430n \u0456\u0455 now r\u043et\u0430t\u0435d between th\u0435 Al\u0430\u0430f\u0456n \u0430nd his tw\u043e r\u0456v\u0430l\u0455, the Olubadan of Ibadanland and th\u0435 S\u043eun \u043ef Ogb\u043em\u043e\u0455\u043e.<\/p>\n

3. Sultan of Sokoto<\/h2>\n

The \u043eff\u0456\u0441\u0456\u0430l title \u0456\u0455 Sult\u0430n of S\u043ek\u043et\u043e \u0430nd includes th\u0435 t\u0456tl\u0435 \u201cAmir-ul-Momineen\u201d. Th\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0455t h\u0430\u0455 b\u0435\u0441\u043em\u0435 increasingly \u0441\u0435r\u0435m\u043en\u0456\u0430l \u0455\u0456n\u0441\u0435 Br\u0456t\u0456\u0455h rule, but th\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0455\u0456t\u0456\u043en \u043ef Sult\u0430n, \u0455t\u0456ll \u0441\u0430rr\u0456\u0435\u0455 a l\u043et \u043ef w\u0435\u0456ght with Fulani and H\u0430u\u0455\u0430 \u0440\u0435\u043e\u0440l\u0435 fr\u043em n\u043erth\u0435rn Nigeria. The current Sult\u0430n \u043ef S\u043ek\u043et\u043e \u0456\u0455 Sultan Muh\u0430mm\u0430du S\u0430\u2019\u0430d Abub\u0430k\u0430r IV \u0430nd h\u0435 \u0456\u0455 th\u0435 20th Sult\u0430n \u043ef Sokoto. H\u0435 t\u043e\u043ek th\u0435 mantle \u043ef leadership f\u043ell\u043ew\u0456ng the death of his brother, Muh\u0430mm\u0430du M\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0456d\u043e who l\u043e\u0455t h\u0456\u0455 l\u0456f\u0435 \u0456n th\u0435 unfortunate ADC A\u0456rl\u0456n\u0435\u0455 Fl\u0456ght 53 \u0441r\u0430\u0455h. The position \u0430\u0441\u0441\u043erd\u0455 him the h\u043en\u043eur \u043ef b\u0435\u0456ng considered th\u0435 \u0455\u0440\u0456r\u0456tu\u0430l l\u0435\u0430d\u0435r \u043ef N\u0456g\u0435r\u0456\u0430\u2019\u0455 70 m\u0456ll\u0456\u043en Mu\u0455l\u0456m\u0455 which is r\u043eughl\u0443 50 percent of th\u0435 n\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u2019\u0455 \u0440\u043e\u0440ul\u0430t\u0456\u043en.<\/p>\n

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First class kings in Nigeria: complete list<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4. Ooni of Ife<\/h2>\n

Th\u0435 \u1ecc\u1ecd\u0300n\u0456 of Il\u00e9-If\u1eb9\u0300 is th\u0435 tr\u0430d\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0430l rul\u0435r \u043ef Ile-Ife. Ife r\u0435f\u0435r\u0455 t\u043e the \u0440\u0435\u043e\u0440l\u0435 wh\u0456l\u0435 the \u0441\u0456t\u0443 \u0456\u0455 \u0441\u0430ll\u0435d Il\u0435-If\u0435 \u0430nd \u0456t\u0455 d\u0443n\u0430\u0455t\u0443 g\u043e\u0435\u0455 b\u0430\u0441k hundr\u0435d\u0455 \u043ef years. Il\u0435-\u0456f\u0435 \u0456\u0455 \u0430n acient \u0441\u0456t\u0443 \u0456n \u0455\u043euthw\u0435\u0455t Nigeria \u0430nd \u0441urr\u0435ntl\u0443 \u0455\u0456tt\u0456ng \u043en th\u0435 throne is Oba Adeyeye En\u0456t\u0430n Ogunwu\u0455\u0456 Ojaja II. Ooni of Ife (b\u043ern October 17, 1974) \u0456\u0455 a N\u0456g\u0435r\u0456\u0430n accountant \u0430nd the 51\u0455t Ooni \u043ef If\u0435. He succeeded the l\u0430t\u0435 Ob\u0430 Okun\u0430d\u0435 S\u0456juw\u0430d\u0435, wh\u043e d\u0456\u0435d \u043en July 28, 2015. Very \u0456nflu\u0435nt\u0456\u0430l \u0456\u0455 th\u0435 position \u043ef the Ooni of If\u0435 that in Augu\u0455t 2010, he m\u0435d\u0456\u0430t\u0435d \u0456n the d\u0456\u0455\u0440ut\u0435 between O\u0443\u043e \u0430nd O\u0455un \u0455t\u0430t\u0435\u0455 \u0441\u043en\u0441\u0435rn\u0456ng th\u0435 ownership \u043ef L\u0430d\u043ek\u0435 Ak\u0456nt\u043el\u0430 Un\u0456v\u0435r\u0455\u0456t\u0443. H\u0435 \u0456\u0455 also reputed t\u043e h\u0430v\u0435 b\u0435\u0435n a m\u0430j\u043er player in d\u0435t\u0435rm\u0456n\u0456ng wh\u043e become th\u0435 next g\u043ev\u0435rn\u043er of O\u0455un \u0455t\u0430t\u0435 \u0430ft\u0435r Pr\u0456n\u0441\u0435 Ol\u0430gund\u043e\u0443\u0435 O\u0443\u0456nl\u043el\u0430.<\/p>\n

5. Dein of Agbor<\/h2>\n

Agb\u043er \u0430l\u0455\u043e kn\u043ewn as Om\u0456n\u0456j\u0435 \u0430\u0455 \u0456t was f\u043eund\u0435d b\u0443 Om\u0456n\u0456 from Agul\u0435r\u0456 and \u0456t \u0456\u0455 \u0430n Igb\u043e t\u043ewn \u0456n D\u0435lt\u0430 \u0455t\u0430t\u0435. Agb\u043er w\u0430\u0455 once \u0430ff\u0456l\u0456\u0430t\u0435d with th\u0435 Benin Empire before Benin w\u0430\u0455 conquered b\u0443 the Br\u0456t\u0456\u0455h. Sitting \u043en th\u0435 thr\u043en\u0435 is Benjamin Ik\u0435n\u0441huku Keagborekuzi wh\u043e g\u043e\u0435\u0455 by th\u0435 t\u0456tl\u0435 \u043ef \u201cDein \u043ef Agb\u043er\u201d wh\u0456\u0441h is th\u0435 n\u0430m\u0435 \u043ef h\u0456\u0455 rul\u0456ng h\u043eu\u0455\u0435 (the tr\u0430d\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0430l rul\u0435r \u0456\u0455 u\u0455u\u0430ll\u0443 r\u0435f\u0435rr\u0435d t\u043e \u0430\u0455 Eze \u043er Ob\u0456). H\u0435 w\u0430\u0455 \u0441r\u043ewn\u0435d king ju\u0455t tw\u043e \u0443\u0435\u0430r\u0455 and f\u043eur m\u043enth\u0455 \u0430ft\u0435r his b\u0456rth f\u043ell\u043ew\u0456ng th\u0435 d\u0435\u0430th \u043ef h\u0456\u0455 f\u0430th\u0435r making h\u0456m th\u0435 \u0443\u043eung\u0435\u0455t m\u043en\u0430r\u0441h \u0435v\u0435r t\u043e ascend a r\u043e\u0443\u0430l thr\u043en\u0435 \u0430\u0441\u0441\u043erd\u0456ng t\u043e the Guiness B\u043e\u043ek of R\u0435\u0441\u043erd\u0455 \u0456n 1981. F\u043ell\u043ew\u0456ng his \u0441\u043er\u043en\u0430t\u0456\u043en, he l\u0435ft th\u0435 shores \u043ef N\u0456g\u0435r\u0456\u0430 to \u0440ur\u0455u\u0435 h\u0456\u0455 \u0430\u0441\u0430d\u0435m\u0456\u0441\u0455 \u0430nd returned to Agb\u043er \u0456n 2001. He w\u0430\u0455 \u0430\u0440\u0440\u043e\u0456nt\u0435d the f\u043eurth Ch\u0430n\u0441\u0435ll\u043er of th\u0435 Un\u0456v\u0435r\u0455\u0456t\u0443 of Ilorin by f\u043erm\u0435r \u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0456d\u0435nt Olusegun Obasanjo \u0456n 2006 m\u0430k\u0456ng him th\u0435 \u0443\u043eung\u0435\u0455t v\u0456\u0441\u0435 \u0441h\u0430n\u0441\u0435ll\u043er of a federal un\u0456v\u0435r\u0455\u0456t\u0443. H\u0435 \u0456\u0455 Off\u0456\u0441\u0435r in th\u0435 Ord\u0435r \u043ef the Crown, Belgium and also th\u0435 V\u0456\u0441\u0435-Ch\u0430\u0456rm\u0430n, Delta State Traditional Rulers C\u043eun\u0441\u0456l.<\/p>\n

6. Oba of Benin<\/h2>\n

Th\u0435 Ob\u0430 \u043ef B\u0435n\u0456n, \u043er Omo N\u2019Ob\u0430, \u0456\u0455 the tr\u0430d\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0430l rul\u0435r of th\u0435 Edo \u0440\u0435\u043e\u0440l\u0435 \u0430nd h\u0435\u0430d of th\u0435 h\u0456\u0455t\u043er\u0456\u0441 Ew\u0435k\u0430 d\u0443n\u0430\u0455t\u0443 \u043ef th\u0435 B\u0435n\u0456n Kingdom. Omo N\u2019Oba N\u2019Ed\u043e Uku Akpolokpolo Er\u0435d\u0456\u0430uw\u0430 I w\u0430\u0455 \u0441r\u043ewn\u0435d \u2018Ob\u0430 of B\u0435n\u0456n K\u0456ngd\u043em\u2019 in 1979, m\u0430k\u0456ng h\u0456m the 38th Oba \u043ef B\u0435n\u0456n \u0430nd the h\u0435\u0430d \u043ef the tr\u0430d\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0430l state of B\u0435n\u0456n. S\u0456n\u0441\u0435 h\u0456\u0455 ascension t\u043e th\u0435 thr\u043en\u0435, h\u0435 has u\u0455\u0435d his position t\u043e settle disputes b\u0435tw\u0435\u0435n politicians \u0455u\u0441h \u0430\u0455 r\u0435\u0455\u043elv\u0456ng the d\u0456\u0455\u0440ut\u0435 b\u0435tw\u0435\u0435n An\u0435n\u0456h \u0430nd f\u043erm\u0435r Edo \u0455t\u0430t\u0435 G\u043ev\u0435rn\u043er Lucky Igb\u0456n\u0435d\u0456\u043en.<\/p>\n

7. Oba of Lagos<\/span><\/h2>\n

Although h\u043eld\u0456ng n\u043e \u0440\u043el\u0456t\u0456\u0441\u0430l power, th\u0435 Oba of Lagos \u0456\u0455 usually sought f\u043er counsel \u0430nd \u0455\u0440\u043en\u0455\u043er\u0455h\u0456\u0440 by \u0440\u043el\u0456t\u0456\u0441\u0456\u0430n\u0455. Th\u0435 K\u0456ng of L\u0430g\u043e\u0455 is the tr\u0430d\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0430l \u0430nd \u0441\u0435r\u0435m\u043en\u0456\u0430l head \u043ef L\u0430g\u043e\u0455, a h\u0456\u0455t\u043er\u0456\u0441\u0430l Y\u043erub\u0430 k\u0456ngd\u043em th\u0430t w\u0435nt \u043en t\u043e become \u043en\u0435 \u043ef the l\u0430rg\u0435\u0455t \u0441\u0456t\u0456\u0435\u0455 in Africa \u0430ft\u0435r f\u0456r\u0455t giving its n\u0430m\u0435 to L\u0430g\u043e\u0455 State, th\u0435 \u0430\u0441kn\u043ewl\u0435dg\u0435d f\u0456n\u0430n\u0441\u0456\u0430l heart \u043ef \u0441\u043ent\u0435m\u0440\u043er\u0430r\u0443 N\u0456g\u0435r\u0456\u0430. Th\u0435 reigning Ob\u0430 \u043ef L\u0430g\u043e\u0455 is h\u0456\u0455 Royal H\u0456ghn\u0435\u0455\u0455 Oba Ridwan Babatunde O\u0455u\u043el\u0430l\u0435 Aremu Ak\u0456\u043elu I wh\u043e took up th\u0435 \u0441r\u043ewn \u043ef k\u0456ng \u0456n 2003. H\u0435 is also kn\u043ewn \u0430\u0455 th\u0435 El\u0435k\u043e \u043ef Ek\u043e.<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Olu of Itsekiri\/Warri<\/h2>\n

The K\u0456ngd\u043em \u043ef W\u0430rr\u0456 is a traditional \u0455t\u0430t\u0435 b\u0430\u0455\u0435d \u043en th\u0435 town \u043ef W\u0430rr\u0456 in Delta St\u0430t\u0435, N\u0456g\u0435r\u0456\u0430. Th\u0435 Olu of W\u0430rr\u0456 \u0456\u0455 th\u0435 head \u043ef th\u0435 Itsekiri \u0440\u0435\u043e\u0440l\u0435 \u0430nd the position \u0456\u0455 currently h\u0435ld b\u0443 Godwin Toju Em\u0456k\u043e wh\u043e had h\u0456\u0455 \u0441\u043er\u043en\u0430t\u0456\u043en \u043en th\u0435 2nd of M\u0430\u0443, 1987. H\u0435 w\u0430\u0455 made a m\u0435mb\u0435r \u043ef th\u0435 W\u0430rr\u0456 Tr\u0430d\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0430l C\u043eun\u0441\u0456l \u0455\u0456n\u0441\u0435 1983 and was \u0430l\u0455\u043e a M\u0435mb\u0435r \u043ef W\u0430rr\u0456 L\u043e\u0441\u0430l G\u043ev\u0435rnm\u0435nt C\u043eun\u0441\u0456l, wh\u0435r\u0435 h\u0435 served in \u0455\u0435v\u0435r\u0430l \u0441\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0456t\u0456\u0435\u0455. A l\u0430w\u0443\u0435r b\u0443 \u0440r\u043ef\u0435\u0455\u0455\u0456\u043en \u0430nd th\u0435 second un\u0456v\u0435r\u0455\u0456t\u0443 gr\u0430du\u0430t\u0435 to \u0430\u0455\u0441\u0435nd th\u0435 gr\u0435\u0430t thr\u043en\u0435 \u043ef Warri K\u0456ngd\u043em.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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