The Kingdom of Warri, Warri Kingdom or Iwere Kingdom, (Itsekiri: Oye Iwere) was established in 1480, was part of the Nigerian traditional states its ancestral capital is based in Ode-Itsekiri, Warri South LGA, Delta State, Nigeria[1] with a palace erected in 1950s in the heart of the city of Warri, Warri South LGA, Delta State, Nigeria.
The current Olu of Warri is Ogiame Atuwatse III, who was crowned on 21 August 2021.[2]
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^"All hail Olu of Warri, Atuwatse III". Vanguard News. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
The KingdomofWarri, WarriKingdom or Iwere Kingdom, (Itsekiri: Oye Iwere) was established in 1480, was part of the Nigerian traditional states its ancestral...
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Augustinian and Capuchin monks from Portugal to the KingdomofWarri. The Songhai Empire also occupied part of the region. Through contact with Europeans, early...
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Ijaw community. Warri South West has an estimated land area of 1,722 km2 (665 sq mi) and a population of 116,681 from the census of 2006 but this population...
passing in 1952. The God's Kingdom Society (GKS) spread from Warri in Delta State to many parts of Nigeria as a sabbatical movement with doctrine which resembles...
name of one of the two Urhobo kingdoms in Warri South Local Government, Delta State, Nigeria, the other being Okere-Urhobo. The name 'Agbassa' is of British...
was the 13th Olu ofWarri who ruled over the KingdomofWarri. He succeeded his father, Olu Omagboye (Miguel) as the 13th Olu ofWarri. He took the title...
11th Olu ofWarri who ruled over the Itsekiri and non Itsekiri people in the kingdom. He was the son to Olu Abejoye, the 10th Olu ofWarriKingdom. He succeeded...
Olu Atuwatse I (Olu Dom Domingos) was the 7th Olu ofWarri who ruled over the WarriKingdom. He was the son to Olu Atorongboye (Olu Sebastian) and succeeded...
10th Olu ofWarri who ruled over the Itsekiri and non Itsekiri people in the kingdom. He was the son to Olu Omoluyiri, the 9th Olu ofWarriKingdom. He succeeded...
political predecessors of current sovereign states. List of Bronze Age states List of Iron Age states List of Classical Age states List of states during Late...
(died between c. 1870 and 1875), was a ruler of the Itsekiri KingdomofWarri in Nigeria from 1848. Daughter of King Erejuwa and his wife Emaye, Iye Idolorusan...
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