Alfred Achebe
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Nnaemeka Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe CFR, mni, known by the regnal appellation Agbogidi, is a Nigerian traditional ruler, corporate executive and patron of the arts. He has served as the 21st Obi of Onits
Achebe in an official portrait
Achebe in royal regalia, including the okpu ododo crown
Achebe and Onitsha chiefs at the Ofala Festival
The Obi of Onitsha's palace
Obi of Onitsha
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The Obi of Onitsha is the traditional monarch and a principal cultural and ritual authority of the indigenous people of Onitsha, an Igbo community in Anambra State, south-eastern Nigeria. The office i
Alfred Achebe
…1941), known by the regnal appellation Agbogidi, is a Nigerian traditional ruler, corporate executive and patron of the arts. He has served as the 21st Obi of Onitsha, the traditional head of Onitsha in Anambra State, since 14 May 2002. Before his accession, Achebe spent about 30 years with the Royal Dutch Shell group…
Obi of Onitsha
A modern monument to Eze Chima, the ancestral founder to whom the Onitsha royal line traces the office
A senior chief paying homage to the Obi during a royal ceremony