The Burial Right Of d demised of The Atwatse the 11 The Olu Of Warri Kingdom Happening at Ode itsekiri is said to be worth over 1 billion naira. what a bless and So Rich Culture. so much Love
pix 1 and 2 Chief Emami Ayiri sitting close to the demised

pix 3 and 4 first set of dance by the ogboriken community

pix 5 and 6 the okere community giving the second dance of the day

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brief history of the warri kingdom


According to Bini and Itsekiri histories Ginuwa, a prince of Benin founded the Iwerre (Warri) Kingdom about 1480. In the 15th century Warri was visited by Portuguese missionaries. At the beginning of the 17th century, a son of the reigning Olu was sent to Portugal and returned with a Portuguese wife. Their son Antonio Domingo was Olu of Warri in the 1640s. Olu Erejuwa, who reigned from about 1720 to 1800, expanded Warri politically and commercially, using the Portuguese to further Warri's independence of Benin and to establish control over a wider area. Later Warri served as the base for Portuguese and Dutch slave traders. Warri became a more important port city during the late 19th century, when it became a centre for the palm oil trade and other major items such as rubber, palm products, cocoa, groundnuts, hides, and skins. Warri was established as a provincial headquarters by the British in the early 20th century. In May 1952 the government of Western Nigeria changed the title of the Itsekiri ruler from the Olu of Itsekiri to the Olu of Warri, at the request of the Itsekiri. The Ijaw, Urhobo and other people of the community objected to the change, since they felt the new title implied that the Olu was ruler of Warri, not just of the Itsekiri.
In 1997, The Federal Government under General Sani Abacha created a Warri South-West Local Government Council, with headquarters at Ogbe-Ijoh, in the Ijaw area of Warri. Due to political pressure by the Itsekiri, the headquarters was then relocated to Ogidigben, an Itsekiri area of Warri. Riots ensued, hundreds died, and six Shell Nigeria installations were taken over by youths. The crisis is known as the "Warri Crisis".
source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Warri

Pix of the Demised The Olu of Warri.

Previous Rulers

Ginuwa I (1480- 16th century)
Ogbowuru I (16th century)
Irame I (16th century)
Ojoluwa I (16th century)
Esigie I (16th century)
Atorongboye I A.K.A. Sabastian (1570- 1620 AD
Atuwatse I A.K.A Oyeomasan Don Domingos (1625-1643)
Oyenakpara I A.K.A Obanighenren Don Antonio Domingo (1643-1653)
Omoluyere I (17th century)
Abejoye I A.K.A matias (17th century)
Akenjoye I A.K.A Ludivico Domingo (1675-1709)
Omagboye I (18th century)
Akengboye I A.K.A Agostino Sabastiao Octobia (1730-1732)
Atogbuwa I A.K.A Manuel Octobia (1734-1760)
Erejuwa I A.K.A Sabastian Manuel Octobia (1760-1795)
Akengbuwa I A.K.A eyeolusan Joao (1808- 14th June 1848)
Ginuwa II A.K.A Emiko Ikengbuwa (7th February 1936- 8th January 1949)
Erejuwa II A.K.A Wilson Ayoronmitsi Gbesimi Emiko (24th march 1951-17th December 1986)
Atuwatse II A.K.A Godwin Toritseju Emiko (2nd May 1987- 5th September 2015)

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