Social class in Nigeria
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The social structure in Nigeria is the hierarchical characterization of social status, historically stratified under the Nigerian traditional rulers and their subordinate chiefs, with a focus on tribe
Alfred Achebe, king of Onitsha and chair of the board of Unilever.
Aliko Dangote, chief executive of the Dangote Group and Nigeria's richest man.
Folorunsho Alakija, vice-chair of Famfa Oil Limited and Nigeria's richest woman.
Efunroye Tinubu, an aristocrat who served as the princess consort of Oba Adele Ajosun of Lagos and the paramount chieftess of Egbaland.
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
Social class in Nigeria
…Alfred Achebe, king of Onitsha and chair of the board of Unilever. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, king of the Kano Emirate and non-executive director of the MTN Group. Aliko Dangote, chief…
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