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Pages in category "Nigerian royalty" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Nigerian traditional rulers often derive their titles from the rulers of independent states or communities that existed before the formation of modern Nigeria. Although they do not have formal political power, in many cases they continue to command respect from their people and have considerable influence in their community.
Modern Nigeria is a federation, composed of a plethora of governorates and kingdoms.Some of the latter had a huge significance in the history of Nigeria before they were subdued by the British during Colonial Nigeria.
Nigeria operates a two-tier honours system. Whereas the national honours of Nigeria are within the gift of the Federal Government itself, titles in the Nigerian chieftaincy system fall under the purview of the monarchs of the sub-national traditional states of the country. A number of the Heads of State that have served since Independence in ...
The Nigerian Chieftaincy is the chieftaincy system that is native to Nigeria. Consisting of everything from the country's monarchs to its titled family elders , the chieftaincy as a whole is one of the oldest continuously existing institutions in Nigeria and is legally recognized by its government.
From 1960 to 1963, Nigeria was a sovereign state and an independent constitutional monarchy. Nigeria shared the monarch with Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and certain other sovereign states. The monarch's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the governor-general of Nigeria. Elizabeth II was the only monarch to reign during this ...
Royalty of Borno (1 C, 16 P) Y. Yoruba royal families (9 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Nigerian royal families" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The Monarch and the members of the Royal Family undertake a variety of official, unofficial and other representational duties within Nnewi, Nigeria and abroad. [3] Since 1477 till date, the List of Igbo monarchs gives a list of Igbo chieftains and kings from their earliest known history up to the current monarch.