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Olu Ginuwa First Of His name . Olu Ginuwa (also known as Iginuwa) was an Itsekiri king who was the first Olu of Warri. [1] He was the eldest son of Oba Olua, the 14th Oba of Benin (1473–1480 A.D.) and Heir Apparent to the throne of the Great Benin Kingdom. He migrated from Benin Kingdom and was crowned the first Olu of Warri.
Olu Ginuwa First Of His name . Olu Ginuwa (also known as Iginuwa) was an Itsekiri king who was the first Olu of Warri. [1] He was the eldest son of Oba Olua, the 14th Oba of Benin (1473–1480 A.D.) and Heir Apparent to the throne of the Great Benin Kingdom. He migrated from Benin Kingdom and was crowned the first Olu of Warri.
According to Bini and Itsekiri histories, Olu Ginuwa, a prince of Benin Kingdom founded the Warri kingdom about 1480. In the 15th century, it was visited by Portuguese missionaries. [3] At the beginning of the 17th century, a son of the reigning Olu was sent to Portugal and returned with a Portuguese wife. [3]
Olu Atuwatse Third Of His Name. Ogiame Atuwatse III (born 2 April 1984) is a Nigerian traditional king of the Kingdom of Warri in the Delta State.He was born Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko, also known as Tsola Emiko, on April 2, 1984 to Olu Atuwatse II, the 19th Olu of Warri, and Gladys Durorike Emiko. [1]
In the Warri Kingdom, one the earliest instances of the pursuit of a western education by a Nigerian was by a Itsekiri prince in 1600. [citation needed] and are noted for producing one of its earliest university graduates – the Olu of Warri Kingdom, Olu Atuwatse I, Dom Domingo [19] a 17th-century graduate of Coimbra University in Portugal.
Olu Ginuwa Second Of His Name. Olu Ginuwa II was a Nigerian traditional title holder and paramount leader of the Itsekiri who was Olu of Warri from 1936 to 1949. [1] [2] He was the 17th Olu of Warri Kingdom with the title Ogiame Ginuwa II. [3] [4] He was born Emiko Ikengbuwa.
Olu Ginuwa Second Of His Name. Olu Ginuwa II was a Nigerian traditional title holder and paramount leader of the Itsekiri who was Olu of Warri from 1936 to 1949. [1] [2] He was the 17th Olu of Warri Kingdom with the title Ogiame Ginuwa II. [3] [4] He was born Emiko Ikengbuwa.
Ekpenede and his men pursued Ginuwa, but when they were cut off by the Warri River with no way to cross, they established a community upland, which they named "Okere". [3] Ekpenede is said to have planted his staff at the centre of the settlement, proclaiming "Ogungbaja Okere" (translated as "war will never come to Okere").