Customs and Traditions of Nigeria

Olusanya Adegboyega Dosunmu

Olusanya Adegboyega Dosunmu; Amororo II, is the 13th Olowu of Owu; a direct descendant of a past Oba. The political terrain in Abeokuta witnessed Oba Olusanya Dosunmu’s luminous footprints…

EWEKA

Eweka; Second Oba of Benin kingdom in present day Nigeria who reigned for 35 years. At his demise, his two children ruled in succession. They were Oba: Uwa-khuanhen c. 1235AD-1243AD and Oba…

ODELEYE Adisa

Odeleye Adisa; Olowu of Owu. Odeleye assumed traditional authority of Owu in 1993, bringing glamour and his urbane attribute to the throne. His ten years as monarch featured also a conflict with…

Omolade Olufemi Jacob

Jacob Olufemi Omolade; Monarch of Ibara in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Omolade was one of the pioneer Lagos State civil servants who came in as graduates. He succeeded Morakinyo Ayinla Odunjo,…

Shehu IDRIS

Shehu Idris; Nigerian monarch in the northern region, in 1975 ascended the throne as Emir of Zauzzau corrupted as Zaria by the British Colonialists, a position in which he carried out traditional…

Ndayako Umar Sanda

Ndayako Umar Sanda; Monarch and administrator, was the chairman of the Technical Committee set up by the federal government on the review of the structure of local government councils in Nigeria….

Ereduiauwa Uku

Erediauwa Uku Akpolokpolo; Oba of the famed ancient kingdom of Benin in Nigeria. As a Cambridge-trained lawyer, Ereduwa worked in the Federal Civil Service for 21 years before his appointment…

Yemi Elebuibon

Elebuibon Yemi; Traditionalist from Nigeria. A number of publications by Elebuibon was translated into Spanish and he was a constant invitee to foreign forums notably from North and Latin America…

Layiwola Peju

Layiwola Peju; Nee Olowu, leading figure among the new generation of metal sculptures in Nigeria. A grand-daughter to Oba Akenzua II of Benin, her career was shaped by the Royal Art of the…

Tejuosho Adedapo

Tejuosho Adedapo Adewale; Egba monarch titled Karunwi III, the eight Osile of Oke-Ona, also medical practitioner and industrialist. In 1989, following the death of Oba Ademola II, Dr. Adedapo…

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