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Ruke1991:
All those kings you mentioned are powerful in your eye because they are connected to your tribe or because you are limited in knowledge. Their level of influence is local to their domain. For a full list of high ranking kings to boost your knowledge beyond your local culture, look at the list below. These kings have influence over separately different domains

SOUTH SOUTH
1) Oba of Benin
2) The Orodje of Okpe
3) Asaba of Asaba
4) Olu of Itsekiri
4) Obong of Ibom
5) Amanyanaboh of Opobo
6) Obong of Calabar
7) Ovie of ughelli
Dein of agbor

SOUTH WEST
1) ooni of ife
2) Alafin of Oyo
3) Soun of Ogbomosho
4) Oba of Lagos
5) Ewi of Ado
6) Deji of Akure

SOUTH EAST
1) Obi of Onitsha

NORTH WEST
1) Emir of Sokoto
2) Aku okar of wukari
3) Emir of jalingo

NORTH CENTRAL
1) Emir of Ilorin
2) Ohinohyl of Ebiraland
3) Tor Tiv
4) Attah of Igala

NORTH WEST
1) Lamido Adamawa
2) Shehu of Borno
3) Mai Kanuri

Speak for your culture if you are not knowledgeable about more popular kings outside your culture. There is no such thing as one king being more superior to another simply because they are from a large ethnic group. That doesn't make them powerful

There's no title called "Mai of Kanuri." The correct title is Shehu of Borno. "

Ruke1991:
All those kings you mentioned are powerful in your eye because they are connected to your tribe or because you are limited in knowledge. Their level of influence is local to their domain. For a full list of high ranking kings to boost your knowledge beyond your local culture, look at the list below. These kings have influence over separately different domains

SOUTH SOUTH
1) Oba of Benin
2) The Orodje of Okpe
3) Asaba of Asaba
4) Olu of Itsekiri
4) Obong of Ibom
5) Amanyanaboh of Opobo
6) Obong of Calabar
7) Ovie of ughelli
Dein of agbor

SOUTH WEST
1) ooni of ife
2) Alafin of Oyo
3) Soun of Ogbomosho
4) Oba of Lagos
5) Ewi of Ado
6) Deji of Akure

SOUTH EAST
1) Obi of Onitsha

NORTH WEST
1) Emir of Sokoto
2) Aku okar of wukari
3) Emir of jalingo

NORTH CENTRAL
1) Emir of Ilorin
2) Ohinohyl of Ebiraland
3) Tor Tiv
4) Attah of Igala

NORTH WEST
1) Lamido Adamawa
2) Shehu of Borno
3) Mai Kanuri

Speak for your culture if you are not knowledgeable about more popular kings outside your culture. There is no such thing as one king being more superior to another simply because they are from a large ethnic group. That doesn't make them powerful

Your list get wahala abeg. The 1st list make sense.

Ruke1991:
All those kings you mentioned are powerful in your eye because they are connected to your tribe or because you are limited in knowledge. Their level of influence is local to their domain. For a full list of high ranking kings to boost your knowledge beyond your local culture, look at the list below. These kings have influence over separately different domains

SOUTH SOUTH
1) Oba of Benin
2) The Orodje of Okpe
3) Asaba of Asaba
4) Olu of Itsekiri
4) Obong of Ibom
5) Amanyanaboh of Opobo
6) Obong of Calabar
7) Ovie of ughelli
Dein of agbor

SOUTH WEST
1) ooni of ife
2) Alafin of Oyo
3) Soun of Ogbomosho
4) Oba of Lagos
5) Ewi of Ado
6) Deji of Akure

SOUTH EAST
1) Obi of Onitsha

NORTH WEST
1) Emir of Sokoto
2) Aku okar of wukari
3) Emir of jalingo

NORTH CENTRAL
1) Emir of Ilorin
2) Ohinohyl of Ebiraland
3) Tor Tiv
4) Attah of Igala

NORTH WEST
1) Lamido Adamawa
2) Shehu of Borno
3) Mai Kanuri

Speak for your culture if you are not knowledgeable about more popular kings outside your culture. There is no such thing as one king being more superior to another simply because they are from a large ethnic group. That doesn't make them powerful

You try but and a very big BUT let me just add to Norh - central and southeast
North - central: you shouldn't omit Etsu Nupe and for southeast Eze Nri comes first.

You do well bro...

Op no sabi anything jor.

sleek214:
Only 2 are kinda powerful. Oba of Benin and Sultan of Sokoto. Nnamdi kanu is more powerful than the two kings( Obi of Nnewi and Obi of Onitsha) in the South East. Emir of Kano used to be powerful but now it is being used to play chess by politicians....

what makes them powerful?

Ruke1991:
All those kings you mentioned are powerful in your eye because they are connected to your tribe or because you are limited in knowledge. Their level of influence is local to their domain. For a full list of high ranking kings to boost your knowledge beyond your local culture, look at the list below. These kings have influence over separately different domains

SOUTH SOUTH
1) Oba of Benin
2) The Orodje of Okpe
3) Asaba of Asaba
4) Olu of Itsekiri
4) Obong of Ibom
5) Amanyanaboh of Opobo
6) Obong of Calabar
7) Ovie of ughelli
Dein of agbor

SOUTH WEST
1) ooni of ife
2) Alafin of Oyo
3) Soun of Ogbomosho
4) Oba of Lagos
5) Ewi of Ado
6) Deji of Akure

SOUTH EAST
1) Obi of Onitsha

NORTH WEST
1) Emir of Sokoto
2) Aku okar of wukari
3) Emir of jalingo

NORTH CENTRAL
1) Emir of Ilorin
2) Ohinohyl of Ebiraland
3) Tor Tiv
4) Attah of Igala

NORTH WEST
1) Lamido Adamawa
2) Shehu of Borno
3) Mai Kanuri

Speak for your culture if you are not knowledgeable about more popular kings outside your culture. There is no such thing as one king being more superior to another simply because they are from a large ethnic group. That doesn't make them powerful

The O.P is right. Here is a picture that says it all
The closer the more prestigious they are to King Charles.

Ruke1991:
All those kings you mentioned are powerful in your eye because they are connected to your tribe or because you are limited in knowledge. Their level of influence is local to their domain. For a full list of high ranking kings to boost your knowledge beyond your local culture, look at the list below. These kings have influence over separately different domains

SOUTH SOUTH
1) Oba of Benin
2) The Orodje of Okpe
3) Asaba of Asaba
4) Olu of Itsekiri
4) Obong of Ibom
5) Amanyanaboh of Opobo
6) Obong of Calabar
7) Ovie of ughelli
Dein of agbor

SOUTH WEST
1) ooni of ife
2) Alafin of Oyo
3) Soun of Ogbomosho
4) Oba of Lagos
5) Ewi of Ado
6) Deji of Akure

SOUTH EAST
1) Obi of Onitsha

NORTH WEST
1) Emir of Sokoto
2) Aku okar of wukari
3) Emir of jalingo

NORTH CENTRAL
1) Emir of Ilorin
2) Ohinohyl of Ebiraland
3) Tor Tiv
4) Attah of Igala

NORTH WEST
1) Lamido Adamawa
2) Shehu of Borno
3) Mai Kanuri

Speak for your culture if you are not knowledgeable about more popular kings outside your culture. There is no such thing as one king being more superior to another simply because they are from a large ethnic group. That doesn't make them powerful

U really do justice to it. U spell it out well. I agreed with you

Ruke1991:
All those kings you mentioned are powerful in your eye because they are connected to your tribe or because you are limited in knowledge. Their level of influence is local to their domain. For a full list of high ranking kings to boost your knowledge beyond your local culture, look at the list below. These kings have influence over separately different domains

SOUTH SOUTH
1) Oba of Benin
2) The Orodje of Okpe
3) Asaba of Asaba
4) Olu of Itsekiri
4) Obong of Ibom
5) Amanyanaboh of Opobo
6) Obong of Calabar
7) Ovie of ughelli
Dein of agbor

SOUTH WEST
1) ooni of ife
2) Alafin of Oyo
3) Soun of Ogbomosho
4) Oba of Lagos
5) Ewi of Ado
6) Deji of Akure

SOUTH EAST
1) Obi of Onitsha

NORTH WEST
1) Emir of Sokoto
2) Aku okar of wukari
3) Emir of jalingo

NORTH CENTRAL
1) Emir of Ilorin
2) Ohinohyl of Ebiraland
3) Tor Tiv
4) Attah of Igala

NORTH WEST
1) Lamido Adamawa
2) Shehu of Borno
3) Mai Kanuri

Speak for your culture if you are not knowledgeable about more popular kings outside your culture. There is no such thing as one king being more superior to another simply because they are from a large ethnic group. That doesn't make them powerful

Ur list make sense but in South west Soun of ogbomosho, oba of lagos can't come b4 deji of akure, Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Awujale, Alake, Osemawe, owa obokun ijesa, Olowo, Orangun ila, Akarigbo Remo e

You didn't include the Gbong Gwom Jos...haba

Obviouslyblunt:
Wanna know how I know this is a thrash propaganda article? Sanusi is the current Emir of Kano and not any Aminu

I tire o. The guy got me confused for a while.

Obviously the list was compiled by a Yoruba. The person biasely populated the top spots with Yoruba monarchs. There's absolutely no monarch that is as influential as Sultan of Sokoto who is the leader of all muslims in Nigeria. Traditionally, all the northern emirs defer to him including the influential emir of Kano.
The next in position should be Ooni of Ife because the whole Yoruba race defer to him. The Oba of Benin follows up close because the Binis are not as populous as the Yorubas.

For the new generation Yorubas.. Ooni is not a king. He's a priest.. It's the british who changed things.. The real King is the Alaafin of Oyo, all other obas and any other royal nonsense are merely Baales and Chiefs. No one king is more powerful than the other. In conclusion, the writer is a jobless Nigerian trying to stir controversy. They live for likes..

Ruke1991:
All those kings you mentioned are powerful in your eye because they are connected to your tribe or because you are limited in knowledge. Their level of influence is local to their domain. For a full list of high ranking kings to boost your knowledge beyond your local culture, look at the list below. These kings have influence over separately different domains

SOUTH SOUTH
1) Oba of Benin
2) The Orodje of Okpe
3) Asaba of Asaba
4) Olu of Itsekiri
4) Obong of Ibom
5) Amanyanaboh of Opobo
6) Obong of Calabar
7) Ovie of ughelli
Dein of agbor

SOUTH WEST
1) ooni of ife
2) Alafin of Oyo
3) Soun of Ogbomosho
4) Oba of Lagos
5) Ewi of Ado
6) Deji of Akure

SOUTH EAST
1) Obi of Onitsha

NORTH WEST
1) Emir of Sokoto
2) Aku okar of wukari
3) Emir of jalingo

NORTH CENTRAL
1) Emir of Ilorin
2) Ohinohyl of Ebiraland
3) Tor Tiv
4) Attah of Igala

NORTH WEST
1) Lamido Adamawa
2) Shehu of Borno
3) Mai Kanuri

Speak for your culture if you are not knowledgeable about more popular kings outside your culture. There is no such thing as one king being more superior to another simply because they are from a large ethnic group. That doesn't make them powerful

Why they put Ooni of Ife as the first is that his influence resonates not only amongst Yoruba people in Nigeria,Benin,Togo etc but also in Brazil,Cuba,the Carribeans etc.
The other kings are mainly local.

Ruke1991:
All those kings you mentioned are powerful in your eye because they are connected to your tribe or because you are limited in knowledge. Their level of influence is local to their domain. For a full list of high ranking kings to boost your knowledge beyond your local culture, look at the list below. These kings have influence over separately different domains

SOUTH SOUTH
1) Oba of Benin
2) The Orodje of Okpe
3) Asaba of Asaba
4) Olu of Itsekiri
4) Obong of Ibom
5) Amanyanaboh of Opobo
6) Obong of Calabar
7) Ovie of ughelli
Dein of agbor

SOUTH WEST
1) ooni of ife
2) Alafin of Oyo
3) Soun of Ogbomosho
4) Oba of Lagos
5) Ewi of Ado
6) Deji of Akure

SOUTH EAST
1) Obi of Onitsha

NORTH WEST
1) Emir of Sokoto
2) Aku okar of wukari
3) Emir of jalingo

NORTH CENTRAL
1) Emir of Ilorin
2) Ohinohyl of Ebiraland
3) Tor Tiv
4) Attah of Igala

NORTH WEST
1) Lamido Adamawa
2) Shehu of Borno
3) Mai Kanuri

Speak for your culture if you are not knowledgeable about more popular kings outside your culture. There is no such thing as one king being more superior to another simply because they are from a large ethnic group. That doesn't make them powerful

Bros at the bolded, nothing concern wukari and Jalingo with north west oo

Ruke1991:
All those kings you mentioned are powerful in your eye because they are connected to your tribe or because you are limited in knowledge. Their level of influence is local to their domain. For a full list of high ranking kings to boost your knowledge beyond your local culture, look at the list below. These kings have influence over separately different domains

SOUTH SOUTH
1) Oba of Benin
2) The Orodje of Okpe
3) Asaba of Asaba
4) Olu of Itsekiri
4) Obong of Ibom
5) Amanyanaboh of Opobo
6) Obong of Calabar
7) Ovie of ughelli
Dein of agbor

SOUTH WEST
1) ooni of ife
2) Alafin of Oyo
3) Soun of Ogbomosho
4) Oba of Lagos
5) Ewi of Ado
6) Deji of Akure

SOUTH EAST
1) Obi of Onitsha

NORTH WEST
1) Emir of Sokoto
2) Aku okar of wukari
3) Emir of jalingo

NORTH CENTRAL
1) Emir of Ilorin
2) Ohinohyl of Ebiraland
3) Tor Tiv
4) Attah of Igala

NORTH WEST
1) Lamido Adamawa
2) Shehu of Borno
3) Mai Kanuri

Speak for your culture if you are not knowledgeable about more popular kings outside your culture. There is no such thing as one king being more superior to another simply because they are from a large ethnic group. That doesn't make them powerful

emir of Zazzau too North west

Capernum:
No doubt Oni should be number 1 and Alafin 2, Oba of Benin is right on 3rd.


Do you know Awujale? He should definitely be among the 1st 10.

Jokers , even ooni no fit look northern kings face

U09ce:
Obviously the list was compiled by a Yoruba. The person biasely populated the top spots with Yoruba monarchs. There's absolutely no monarch that is as influential as Sultan of Sokoto who is the leader of all muslims in Nigeria. Traditionally, all the northern emirs defer to him including the influential emir of Kano.
The next in position should be Ooni of Ife because the whole Yoruba race defer to him. The Oba of Benin follows up close because the Binis are not as populous as the Yorubas.

Leave religion out of it.Nobody made the Sultan the leader of all Muslims in Nigeria.
Ooni of Ife is more influential than the Sultan because his influence is beyond Nigeria.
He is the only king that has influence beyond Nigeria,up to Cuba,Brazil etc.He is well revered even without the influence of the FG.

amazingspiderma:
The Oba of Lagos, also known as the Eleko of Eko is regarded as the custodian of the cultural heritage of Lagos the commercial city of Nigeria.
The Oba of Lagos is not a political position

but that doesn’t downplay his influence in the region as Oba. The current Oba of Lagos is Oba Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu and he ascended the throne in May 24, 2003.


Hmmm

Oba of Lagos is the custodian of Lagos awori history.
Lagos Island is just a small town in Lagos.
He's not suppose to be on the list lol

Any king without any known empire should not be on the list. We are talking about real empires not one fabricated by some Ifa worshippers after gulping kegs of palm wine

Rayjnr:
Jokers , even ooni no fit look northern kings face

Those ones are Ooni's babies.
Ooni of Ife's influence resonates not only amongst Yoruba people in Nigeria,Benin,Togo etc but also in Brazil,Cuba,the Carribeans etc.
The other kings are mainly local.

Putinofrussia:
Leave religion out of it.Nobody made the Sultan the leader of all Muslims in Nigeria.
Ooni of Ife is more influential than the Sultan because his influence is beyond Nigeria.
He is the only king that has influence beyond Nigeria,up to Cuba,Brazil etc.He is well revered even without the influence of the FG.

Where did you get that from about Ooni of Ife? Have you ever stepped in Brazil or Cuba? Do you even know the sheer number of Afro-Brasilians and Cubans with direct relationship with Alaafin of Oyo? Several quarters in Salvador have names of some Alaafins clearly visible.

Dongquairootx:
kids.
Are you arguing my ancestry with me?
I said i as an esan man from uromi my ancestors are from the great benin kingdom hence oba of benin is my oba.
What has that got to do with spain, England and Portugal?

Una normal for this space so?

I said there is no powerful king in nigeria chikina I don't care if your from benue or zamfara

King that cannot even protect his kingdom, is that one king? Nonsense kings, these are just decorated old men answerable to the state's commissioner of lands and chieftancy affairs.

Putinofrussia:
Leave religion out of it.Nobody made the Sultan the leader of all Muslims in Nigeria.
Ooni of Ife is more influential than the Sultan because his influence is beyond Nigeria.
He is the only king that has influence beyond Nigeria,up to Cuba,Brazil etc.He is well revered even without the influence of the FG.

For your information, the FG/colonialists only waned the influence of the sultan. His mandate extends into parts of Niger Republic. We should also note that being influential beyond the shores of the country doesn't mean that one will is the most influential within the country. The Yorubas reached places in the Americas due to the Atlantic slave trade

Omission sighted: the Emir of Iwo, Osun State

Ruke1991:
All those kings you mentioned are powerful in your eye because they are connected to your tribe or because you are limited in knowledge. Their level of influence is local to their domain. For a full list of high ranking kings to boost your knowledge beyond your local culture, look at the list below. These kings have influence over separately different domains

SOUTH SOUTH
1) Oba of Benin
2) The Orodje of Okpe
3) Asaba of Asaba
4) Olu of Itsekiri
4) Obong of Ibom
5) Amanyanaboh of Opobo
6) Obong of Calabar
7) Ovie of ughelli
Dein of agbor

SOUTH WEST
1) ooni of ife
2) Alafin of Oyo
3) Soun of Ogbomosho
4) Oba of Lagos
5) Ewi of Ado
6) Deji of Akure

SOUTH EAST
1) Obi of Onitsha

NORTH WEST
1) Emir of Sokoto
2) Aku okar of wukari
3) Emir of jalingo

NORTH CENTRAL
1) Emir of Ilorin
2) Ohinohyl of Ebiraland
3) Tor Tiv
4) Attah of Igala

NORTH WEST
1) Lamido Adamawa
2) Shehu of Borno
3) Mai Kanuri

Speak for your culture if you are not knowledgeable about more popular kings outside your culture. There is no such thing as one king being more superior to another simply because they are from a large ethnic group. That doesn't make them powerful

You omitted Awujale of Ijebu land from the south west list

Afriifa:
Olu of Itsekiri, where is Jaja of Opobo? Deign if Agbor? Agadagba of Gbaramatu?

NE emirs? The list is lame.

NothingDoMe:
Izon people nor get king?

They way I recall it, there are seven Ijaw kingdoms. All those Amanyanabos you hear, are Ijaw. There are some theY call "pere" (king).

Afriifa:
Olu of Itsekiri, where is Jaja of Opobo? Deign if Agbor? Agadagba of Gbaramatu?

I thought that one died long ago?

Dongquairootx:
nobody would have attended to you, we don't do business with kids.

Nobody will buy your fake product. We don't do business with fraudsters that think an ordinary oba of Benin is a God.