The Igwe of Nnewi would be the king of the spirit of Nnewi; chi meaning spirit or life force. The primary cult of most northern Igbo towns is that of the...
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Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III // (born 30 October 1925) is the 20th Obi of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi kingdom. He is the traditional supreme ruler and spiritual...
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the Igwe of Nnewi [citation needed]. Afiaolu (New yam festival) and Ikwuaru are also among traditional festivals held annually in Nnewi. Nnewi Kingdom is...
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Igwe Orizu I (Eze Ugbonyamba; born 1881–1924) was the 18th Obi of Otolo and the Igwe of Nnewi kingdom. He was the traditional supreme ruler and spiritual...
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Igwe Josiah Nnaji Orizu II (1902–1962) was the 19th Obi of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi kingdom. He took the ofo of Nnewi in 1924 after his father's death....
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Monarchy of Nnewi concerns the monarchical head of state of Nnewi, which is a traditional and hereditary monarchy with a tetrarchy system. The Kingdom of Nnewi...
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Igwe Okafo (born 1830–1891) was the 16th Obi of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi kingdom. He was the traditional supreme ruler and spiritual leader in Nnewi, an...
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Igwe Iwuchukwu Ezeifekaibeya (1855-1904) was the 17th Obi of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi kingdom in the present day Anambra state of Nigeria. He is the traditional...
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Nnofo royal lineage (category Nnewi monarchs)
dynasty. The Nnofo royal lineage consists of the reigning monarch of the Nnewi Kingdom in Anambra State, Nigeria, Igwe Kenneth Orizu III, his consorts, legitimate...
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Eze Ukwu (category Nnewi monarchs)
of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi kingdom. He was the traditional supreme ruler and spiritual leader in Nnewi, an Igbo city in Nigeria. He was a member of the...
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Nwafor Orizu (category People from Nnewi)
coup of January 1966. He was a member of the Nnewi Royal family. His nephew Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III is the current Igwe (King) of Nnewi Kingdom. Nwafor...
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Nigerian traditional rulers (redirect from Nigerian Kingdom)
Oyo Obalike, Eze Nri of Nri (ringing the royal bell) Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, Shehu of Borno Orizu III, Igwe of Nnewi (with the elaborate headress)...
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Civilization: Nri Kingdom & Hegemony by M. Angulu Onwuejeogwu (1981). Kingdom of Nri Eze Igbo-Ukwu Nigerian traditional rulers List of Igbo Nnewi monarchs Uzukwu...
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As Igwe Amobi II of Ogidi, he later represented the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria at the coronation of King George VI of the United Kingdom in 1937...
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Alor, Anambra (section Place of worship)
kingdom, two kings". 27 October 2020. "Court Sacks Anambra Monarch, Okonkwo as Igwe of Alor". 19 February 2022. "Anambra State Government - Light Of The...
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Anambra State (category States of Nigeria)
Okoye Victor Anichebe Uche Nwofor Caleb Ekwegwo Monarchs Eze Nri Igwe Nnewi Obi of Onitsha Anam Uli, Anambra "Anambra State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation...
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have considerable status in Nigeria and the power of patronage. Except where otherwise noted, names of traditional rulers are based on the World Statesmen...
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Kingsley Moghalu (category Alumni of the London School of Economics)
Moghalu was honoured with the conferment of the Nnewi traditional title of Ifekaego of Nnewi Kingdom by HRH Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III. Moghalu married...
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Nigerian Chieftaincy (category Society of Nigeria)
Lamido Sultan of Sokoto Emir of Kano Etsu Nupe Oba Ooni of Ife Alaafin of Oyo Awujale of Ijebu Eze Eze Nri Obi of Onitsha Igwe of Nnewi Waziri Hakimi...
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Imufu community's cultural heritage of all ages". Vanguard News. 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2021-08-31. "Nnewi agog as Igwe Orizu celebrates 50 years on throne"...
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Otolo (category Nnewi)
Otolo is a town in Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria. Otolo is the premier quarter in Nnewi among the four quarters of Nnewi town. Others are Umudim...
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by Igwe Peter Obalum Oforkansi (Igwe Udo I of Anaku) after Oforkansi emerged the winner of kingship election to the throne of Anaku Ogbe Kingdom, conducted...
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Awka (redirect from History of Awka)
important towns such as Oko, Ekwulobia, Agulu, Enugwu-Ukwu, Abagana and Nnewi. Strategically, Awka is located midway between two major cities in Northern...
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Inyi, Nigeria (section Places of interest)
to Enugu City, the capital of Enugu State, 45 kilometers to Awka, the capital of Anambra State, and 35 kilometers to Nnewi via Ufuma Town. It is located...
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as head of the royal household upon the death of his father in 1971. He was officially proclaimed as omukama upon the restoration of the kingdom, 24 July...
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Third Nigerian Republic (category History of Nigeria)
have won the recent balloting", commented the New York Times. The United Kingdom responded to the announcement by freezing aid and withdrawing military...
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