List of Nigerian traditional states
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There are many traditional states in Nigeria
. A partial list follows.
Although the traditional rulers no longer officially have political power, they still have considerable status in Nigeria and the power of patronage.
Except where otherwise noted, names of traditional rulers are based on the World Statesmen.org list.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. A partial list follows.
Although the traditional rulers no longer officially have political power, they still have considerable status in Nigeria and the power of patronage.
Except where otherwise noted, names of traditional rulers are based on the World Statesmen.org list.
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| Abeokuta Egba Alake Egba Alake is one of the four sections of Egbaland, the others being Oke-Ona, Gbagura and the Owu, and is a traditional state which joins with its bordering sections to form something of a High Kingship.... |
Southwest | Yoruba | Abeokuta Abeokuta Abeokuta is the largest city and capital of Ogun State in southwest Nigeria and is situated at , on the Ogun River; 64 miles north of Lagos by railway, or 81 miles by water. As of 2005, Abeokuta and the surrounding area had a population of 593,140.... |
Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III was elected the Alake of Egbaland, based in Abeokuta, Nigeria on 2 August 2005.He scored 15 out of 23 votes in an election conducted by the Egba kingmakers, defeating eight competitors including his younger brother, Adeleke.Gbadebo was born on 14 September 1943, and is... |
2005 | Alake | |
| Abuja | Now the Suleja Emirate Suleja Emirate The Suleja Emirate is a Hausa principality in what is now Niger State, Nigeria.The emirate was established as the Abuja Emirate during the 19th century, located just north of the site of the present-day federal capital city named Abuja... |
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| Adamawa Adamawa Emirate The Adamawa Emirate is a traditional state located in Fumbina, what is now the Adamawa State, Nigeria, and previously also in the three northern provinces of Cameroon . It was founded by Modibo Adama, a commander of Sheikh Usman dan Fodio, the man who began the Fulani jihad in 1809... |
Middle belt | Yola Yola, Nigeria Yola is the capital city and administrative center of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Located on the Benue River, it has a population of 88,500 . Established in 1841, Yola was the capital of a Fulani state until it was taken by the British in 1901. Daytime temperatures can easily exceed during the dry... |
Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa was turbaned on 18 March 2010 as the traditional ruler, or Lamido, of the Adamawa Emirate in Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria.... |
2010 | Lamido | ||
| Agaie Agaie Emirate The Agaie Emirate was a state created by Malam Baba, a Fulani warrior who conquered the Nupe people of the area in 1822.It was based around the present town of Agaie in Niger State, Nigeria, and was subject to the Sokoto Caliphate.... |
Middle belt | Nupe | Agaie Agaie Agaie is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Agaie on the A124 highway.It has an area of 1,903 km² and a population of 132,907 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 911.-History:... |
Muhammadu Kudu Abubakar Muhammadu Kudu Abubakar Muhammadu Kudu Abubakar Ubandoma III was appointed Etsu of the Agaie Emirate, a traditional state based in Agaie in Niger State, Nigeria on 30 April 2004.... |
2004 | Etsu | |
| Akure Akure Kingdom The Akure Kingdom is a traditional state with headquarters in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. It is the successor to an ancient Yoruba city state. The ruler bears the title "Deji of Akure".... |
Southwest | Yoruba | Akure Akure Akure is a city in the southwestern region of Nigeria, and is the largest city and capital of Ondo State. The city has a population of approximately 387,087... |
Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II was chosen as the traditional ruler, or Deji, of the Akure Kingdom, based in the city of Akure in Ondo State, Nigeria on 13 August 2010.State governor Olusegun Mimiko presented him with the staff of office.... |
2010 | Deji | |
| Akwa Akpa Akwa Akpa Akwa Akpa, known to colonialists as Old Calabar or Duke Town was an Efik city-state that flourished in the 19th century in what is now southeastern Nigeria.Although absorbed into Nigeria, traditional rulers of the state are still recognized.... |
Southeast | Ibibio | Calabar Calabar Calabar is a city in Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. The original name for Calabar was Atakpa, from the Jukun language.... |
Bassey Ekpo Bassey II Bassey Ekpo Bassey Obong Bassey Ekpo Bassey II is a Nigerian journalist and politician who was crowned as the Obong or traditional ruler of the Efik people of the Akwa Akpa kingdom on 6 April 2008.-Early career:... |
2008 | Edidem | |
| Bade Bade Emirate The Bade Emirate is a traditional state with headquarters in Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria. Alhaji Abubakar Umar Suleiman is the 11th Emir of Bade , of the Bedde dynasty, turbaned on 12 November 2005.... |
Northeast | Kanuri | Gashua Gashua Gashua is a community in Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, on the Yobe River a few miles below the convergence of the Hadejia River and the Jama'are River. Average elevation is about 299 m. The population in 2006 was about 125,000.... |
Abubakar Umar Suleiman Abubakar Umar Suleiman Abubakar Umar Suleiman was turbaned as the 11th Emir of Bade on 12 November 2005. He is head of the traditional state of Bade with headquarters in Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria.- Biography :... |
2005 | Mai-Bedde | |
| Bauchi Bauchi Emirate The Bauchi Emirate was founded by Fula in the early 19th century in what is now Bauchi State, Nigeria, with its capital in Bauchi. The emirate came under British "protection" in the colonial era, and is now denoted a traditional state.-History:... |
Northeast | Hausa/Fulani | Bauchi Bauchi Bauchi is a city in northeast Nigeria, the capital of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate. The city has a population of 316,173... |
Rilwanu Adamu Jumba | 2010 | sarki | |
| Benin Benin Empire The Benin Empire was a pre-colonial African state in what is now modern Nigeria. It is not to be confused with the modern-day country called Benin, formerly called Dahomey.-Origin:... |
Southwest | Edo | Benin City Benin City Benin City, is a city and the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria. It is a city approximately twenty-five miles north of the Benin River. It is situated 200 miles by road east of Lagos... |
Erediauwa Erediauwa Erediauwa was crowned the 38th Oba of Benin, head of the traditional state of Benin, Nigeria on 23 March 1979.He is the traditional ruler of the Edo people, with his capital in Benin City.... |
1979 | Oba Oba of Benin The Oba of Benin, or Omo N'Oba, is both the oba of the Edo people and the pretender to the defunct title of the king of the Benin Kingdom... |
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| Bida Bida Emirate The Bida Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria, a successor to the old Nupe Kingdom, with its headquarters in Bida, Niger State. The head of the state is the Etsu Nupe, considered the leader of the Nupe people.-History:... |
Middle belt | Nupe | Bida | Yahaya Abubakar Yahaya Abubakar Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar Kusodu was appointed the 13th Etsu Nupe, or traditional ruler of the Nupe people on 11 September 2003.... |
2003 | Etsu | |
| Biu Biu Emirate The Biu Emirate is a traditional state based in Biu in Borno State, Nigeria. Prior to 1920 it was referred to as the Biu Kingdom. The current ruler is Maidalla Mustafa dan Aliyu who became Mai Biu, also styled Kuthli, in 1959.... |
Northeast | Biu Biu, Nigeria Biu is a town and a Local Government Area in southern Borno State of Nigeria. The town is the administrative center of the LGA. The town was once the capital of the Biu kingdom, and is now capital of the Biu Emirate... |
Maidalla Mustafa dan Muhammad `Aliyu | 1959 | Emir | ||
| Bonny Kingdom of Bonny The Kingdom of Bonny is a traditional state based on the town of Bonny in Rivers State, Nigeria. Founded in the 14th century AD, it became an important slave trading port, later trading palm oil products. During the 19th century the British became increasingly involved in the internal affairs of... |
Southeast | Ijaw | Bonny Bonny Bonny is a town and a Local Government Area in Rivers State in southeast Nigeria, on the Bight of Biafra. It was also the capital of the Kingdom of Bonny. Traditionally it was a major trading post of the eastern delta.... |
Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple III | 1996 | Amanyanabo | Also called Okolo-Ama |
| Borgu Borgu Emirate The Borgu Emirate is a Nigerian traditional state with its capital in New Bussa, Niger State, Nigeria. The Emirate was formed in 1954 when the Bussa and Kaiama emirates were merged... |
Middle belt | Bariba Bariba people The Bariba people, self designation Baatonu , are the principal inhabitants of Borgou Department, Benin, and cofounders of the Borgu kingdom of what is now northeast Benin and northwest Nigeria. There are perhaps a million Bariba, 80% of them in Benin, where they are the fourth largest ethnic group... |
New Bussa New Bussa New Bussa is a town in Niger State, Nigeria. It is the new site of Bussa after the Kainji Lake dam set the previous location underwater. As of 2007 New Bussa had an estimated population of 24,449.... |
Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III dan Muhammadu Sani | 2002 | Emir | Formed by merging Bussa and Kaiama |
| Borno | Northeast | Kanuri | Maiduguri Maiduguri Maiduguri, also fondly called Yerwa by its locals, is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad... |
Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi | 2009 | Shehu | |
| Brass Twon-Brass Twon-Brass is a community on Brass island in the Nun River estuary of Southern Bayelsa State, Nigeria, in the Brass Local Government Area.The royal Chief is His Royal Majesty Alfred Diete-Spiff.... |
Southeast | Ijaw | Brass, Nigeria Brass, Nigeria Brass is a Local Government Area in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Twon-Brass on the coast. It has a coastline of approximately 90 km on the Bight of Bonny. Much of the area of the LGA is occupied by the Edumanom National Forest.... |
Alfred Diete-Spiff Alfred Diete-Spiff Alfred Papapreye Diete-Spiff was the first Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria after it was created from part of the old Eastern Region, Nigeria. He held office from May 1967 until July 1975 during the military administration of General Yakubu Gowon.... |
Amayanabo | Once part of Nembe | |
| Bussa | See Borgu Borgu Borgu was a 15th-16th century state in West Africa, partitioned between the Great Britain and France by the Anglo-French Convention of 1898. It lies in what is now Nigeria and the Republic of Benin.People of Borgu were known as Bariba and Borgawa.... |
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| Calabar (Old) | see Akwa Akpa Akwa Akpa Akwa Akpa, known to colonialists as Old Calabar or Duke Town was an Efik city-state that flourished in the 19th century in what is now southeastern Nigeria.Although absorbed into Nigeria, traditional rulers of the state are still recognized.... |
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| Calabar (New) | see Kalabari Kingdom Kalabari Kingdom The Kalabari Kingdom, also called Elem Kalabari , or New Calabar by the Europeans, was an independent trading state of the Kalabari people , an Ijaw ethnic group, in the Niger River Delta.... |
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| Damaturu Damaturu Emirate The Damaturu Emirate is a Nigerian traditional state based in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, Nigeria. It is a first-class emirate.At one time the Damaturu Emirate was part of the Ngazaragamo emirate, which is based in Gaidam and extended as far as Chad to the east and Niger to the north.In... |
Northeast | Kanuri | Damaturu Damaturu Damaturu is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Damaturu, the State capital.The postal code of the area is 620.... |
Hashimi II Ibn Umar El-Kanemi | 1973 | Shehu | |
| Daura Daura Emirate The Daura Emirate is a traditional state in Katsina State, Nigeria based on the town of Daura.Daura's traditional ruler, the Emir of Daura still rules as a ceremonial hereditary monarch, and maintains a palace.Umar Farouk dan Umar became Emir on 28 Feb 2007.... |
Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Daura Daura Daura is a city, emirate, and Local Government Area in Katsina State, northern Nigeria. It is the spiritual home of the Hausa people.The University of California's African American Studies Department refers to Daura, as well as Katsina, as having been "ancient seats of Islamic culture and... |
Umar Farouk dan Umar | 2007 | Sarkin | |
| Dikwa Dikwa Emirate The Dikwa Emirate is one of the successor states to the old Bornu Empire, a traditional state within Borno State, Nigeria. It was established in 1901 at the start of the colonial period after the Bornu empire had been partitioned between the British, French and Germans.-History:The old Bornu... |
Northeast | Kanuri | Dikwa Dikwa -History of Dikwa:Dikwa used to be part of the kingdom of Borno before being captured by Rabih in 1893. The latter had the place fortified and Dikwa became the capital of his kingdom from 1893 to 1900.In 1900, the French defeated Rabih and captured Dikwa... |
Mohammed Masta II Ibn Alamin El-Kanemi | 2010 | Shehu | Divided into Bama and Dikwa Emirates in 2010 |
| Edo | See Benin Benin Empire The Benin Empire was a pre-colonial African state in what is now modern Nigeria. It is not to be confused with the modern-day country called Benin, formerly called Dahomey.-Origin:... |
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| Eko | see Lagos Lagos Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa... |
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| Fika Fika Emirate The Fika Emirate is a traditional state with headquarters in Potiskum, Yobe State, Nigeria.Dr. Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa received his staff of office as 43rd Emir of Fika from Yobe governor Ibrahim Gaidam on 12 May 2010.... |
Northeast | Bole | Potiskum Potiskum Potiskum is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Potiskum on the A3 highway at.It has an area of 559 km² and a population of 205,876 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 631.... |
Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa Alhaji Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa was appointed 13th Emir, or traditional ruler, of the Fika Emirate on 16 March 2009... |
2009 | Moi | Distinct from the Potiskum Emirate Potiskum Emirate The Potiskum Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria, with headquarters in Potiskum, Yobe State. The Emir holds the title "Mai".... , also based in Potiskum |
| Gobir Gobir Gobir was a city-state in what is now Nigeria. Founded by the Hausa in the eleventh century, Gobir was one of the seven original kingdoms of Hausaland, and continued under Hausa rule for nearly seven hundred years. Its capital was the city of Alkalawa... |
Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Sabon Birni Sabon Birni Sabon Birni is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Sabon Birni.Sabon Birni shares a border with the Republic of Niger to the north. It has an area of 2,354 km² and a population of 207,599 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 842.... |
Muhammadu Bawa | 1975 | Sarkin | Hausa city-state |
| Gombe Gombe Emirate The Gombe Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria that roughly corresponds in area to the modern Gombe State. It includes the five chiefdoms of Cham, Dadiya, Kaltungo, Tangale and Waja.... |
Northeast | Hausa/Fulani | Gombe Gombe, Nigeria Gombe is a city in northeastern Nigeria . It is the capital city of Gombe State and has an estimated population of 261,536. The city is the headquarters of the Gombe Emirate, a traditional state that covers most of Gombe State... |
Shehu Usman Abubakar | Modibo | ||
| Gujba | Northeast | Gujba Gujba Gujba is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Buni Yadi at towards the south of the area; the eponymous town of Gujba lies in the north of the area.... |
Mai Shettima Muktar Ibn Ali Gangaram | 2000 | Emir | Formerly part of the Fika Emirate Fika Emirate The Fika Emirate is a traditional state with headquarters in Potiskum, Yobe State, Nigeria.Dr. Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa received his staff of office as 43rd Emir of Fika from Yobe governor Ibrahim Gaidam on 12 May 2010.... |
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| Gumel | North | Gumel Gumel Gumel or Gummel is a town and traditional emirate in Jigawa State, Nigeria.-Geography:Gumel is located 120 km northeast of Kano, and lies about 20 km south of Nigeria's northern border with Niger. As of 2007 the estimated population of Gumel was 44,158.-History:The emirate was founded... |
Ahmad Muhammad Sani dan Maina Muhammad | 1981 | Emir | ||
| Gwandu | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Gwandu Gwandu Gwandu, also called Gando, is a town and emirate in Kebbi State, Nigeria. The seat of government for the emirate and district of this name is in Birnin Kebbi, which is the capital of Kebbi State and was capital of the historical Kingdom of Kebbi... |
Muhammadu Iliyasu Bashar | Emir | ||
| Hadejia | Northeast | Hausa/Fulani | Hadejia Hadejia Hadejia is a Hausa town in eastern Jigawa State, northern Nigeria. The population was approximately 47,400 . The people of Hadejia are largely Muslim, although some follow indigenous belief systems... |
Adamu Abubakar Maje | 2002 | Emir | |
| Ibadan | Southwest | Yoruba | Ibadan Ibadan Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State and the third largest metropolitan area in Nigeria, after Lagos and Kano, with a population of 1,338,659 according to the 2006 census. Ibadan is also the largest metropolitan geographical area... |
Samuel Odulana Odugade I | 2007 | Olubadan | |
| Idah | see Igala Igala Igala are an ethnic group of Nigeria. Igala practice a number of different religions, including animism, Christianity, and Islam.The home of the Igala people is situated east of the river Niger and Benue confluence and astride the Niger in Lokoja, Kogi state of Nigeria... |
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| Idoani Idoani Confederacy The Idoani Confederacy is a traditional state based in the town of Idoani in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. The origins of the state date back at least to 15th century, when the Oba Ozolua "the Conqueror" The Idoani Confederacy is a traditional state based in the town of... |
Southwest | Yoruba | Idoani Idoani Idoani is a quiet small town in Ondo State of Nigeria where the Federal Government College, Idoani, is located.It is the seat of the Idoani Confederacy, a Nigerian traditional state.... |
Aderemi Atewogboye | Alani | ||
| Idoma Idoma The Idoma are an ethno-linguistic group that primarily inhabit lower and western areas of Benue State, Nigeria, and kindred groups can be found in Cross Rivers and Nasarawa States in Nigeria. The Idoma are closely related to the Igbo people. The Idoma language is classified in the Akweya subgroup... |
Southeast | Idoma | Otukpo Otukpo Otukpo is a town in Benue State, Nigeria located in the middle belt. Otukpo is the headquarters of the Otukpo Local Government Area. It was the headquarters of the former Idoma Province, and remains an important town in Idomaland, the area mainly populated by the Idoma speaking tribe, though with... |
Elias Ikoyi Obekpa Och'Idoma IV | Och'Idoma | ||
| Igala Igala Kingdom The Igala Kingdom also known as the Kingdom of Idah was a pre-colonial West African state of what is now Nigeria. The kingdom was founded by the Igala, a people living north of the Igbo with its capital at Idah. It was heavily influenced by the Igbo, Yoruba, Bini and Jukun kingdoms.The first... |
Middle belt | Igala | Idah Idah Idah is a town in Kogi State, Nigeria, on the eastern bank of the Niger River in the middle belt region of Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Igala Kingdom, whose traditional ruler, the Attah of Igala, is Alhaji Aliyu Obaje.... |
Aliyu Obaje Aliyu Obaje His Royal Majesty Alhaji Aliyu Ocheja Obaje is the paramount ruler of the Igala Kingdom in Nigeria.He holds the title of Attah, Igala. Tha Attah's palace is located in the ancient city Idah.... |
1956 | Ata | |
| Igbirra | Southwest | Okene Okene Okene is a Local Government Area and city in Kogi State, Nigeria based at the town of Okene on the A2 highway.The LGA has an area of 328 km² and a population of 320,260 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 264.... |
Ado Ibrahim | 1997 | Ohinoyi | ||
| Ijebu Kingdom | Southwest | Yoruba | Ijebu Ode Ijebu Ode Ijebu Ode is a Local Government Area and city located in south-western Nigeria, close to the A121 highway. The city is located 110 km by road north-east of Lagos; it is within 100 km of the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern part of Ogun State and possesses a warm tropical climate.With an... |
Sikiru Adetonwa Ogbagba II | 1960 | Awujale | |
| Ijebu-Remo Akarigbo of Remo The Akarigbo of Remo or Lord of Remo is a title of Kingship attributed to the Obas or Lords of the Yoruba town of Sagamu . This town and its surrounding areas are part of a larger community known as the Ijebu Kingdom.-Background:... |
Southwest | Yoruba | Sagamu Sagamu atSagamu or Shagamu is a city and the headquarters of the Local Government Area of the same name in southwestern Nigeria located in Ogun State near the Ibu River.The LGA has an area of 614 km² and a population of 253,412 at the 2006 census.... |
Michael Adeniyi Sonariwo Erinjugbo II | 1990 | Akarigbo | See also Ijebu Kingdom, List of the Lords of Remo |
| Ijesa | see Ilesa Ilesa Ilesa is a city located in the south west of Nigeria; it is also the name of a historic state centered around that city. The state was ruled by a monarch bearing the title of Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland... |
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| Ile Ife | Southwest | Yoruba | Ife Ife Ife is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria. Evidence of inhabitation at the site has been discovered to date back to roughly 560 BC... |
Okunade Sijuade | 1980 | Ooni | Adesoji Aderemi was ruler until 1980 |
| Ilesa Kingdom | Southwest | Yoruba | Ilesa Ilesa Ilesa is a city located in the south west of Nigeria; it is also the name of a historic state centered around that city. The state was ruled by a monarch bearing the title of Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland... |
Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran II | Owa | ||
| Ilorin Ilorin Emirate The Ilorin Emirate is a traditional state based on the city of Ilorin in Kwara State, Nigeria. It is considered to be one of the Banza Bakwai, or copy-cats of the Hausa Kingdoms.... |
Southwest | Yoruba | Ilorin | Ibrahim Sulu Gambari | Emir | ||
| Isedo | Southwest | Yoruba | Ila Orangun | Oyedeji Ajide | Obalumo | Related to the Igbomina state of Oke Ila | |
| Itele | Southwest | Yoruba | Itele, Ado-Odo/Ota | Adesanya Mufutau Kasali | Moyegeso | See also Ijebu Kingdom | |
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| Iwo Iwo Kingdom The Iwo Kingdom is a traditional state based on the city of Iwo in Osun State, Nigeria. The Yoruba kingdom, whose ruler is titled "Oluwo of Iwo", was established in the 14th century AD.... |
Southwest | Yoruba | Iwo Iwo, Nigeria Iwo is a city in Osun State, Nigeria that is the seat of the Iwo Kingdom, a traditional state. The Iwo people, like all other people of Yoruba stock are said to have originally belonged to Ile-Ife from where they migrated sometimes in the 14th century. The earliest settlement initiated by Adekola... |
Asiru Olatunbosun Tadese | 1992 | Oluwo | |
| Jama'are | Northeast | Jama'are Jama'are Jama'are is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Jama'are.It has an area of 493 km² and a population of 117,883 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 751.... |
Muhammadu Wabi IV dan Muhammadu Wabi | 1975 | Emir | ||
| Jema'a | North | Jema'a Jema'a Jema'a is a Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kafanchan.It has an area of 1,661 km² and a population of 278,735 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 801.... |
Muhammadu dan Isa | 1999 | Emir | ||
| Jos Jos Jos is a city in the Middle Belt of Nigeria.The city has a population of about 1.5 million residents. Popularly called "J-town" or "Jesus Our Saviour" by the residents, it is the administrative capital of Plateau State.... |
Middle belt | Jos Jos Jos is a city in the Middle Belt of Nigeria.The city has a population of about 1.5 million residents. Popularly called "J-town" or "Jesus Our Saviour" by the residents, it is the administrative capital of Plateau State.... |
Jacob Gyang Buba | 2009 | Gbong Gwon | ||
| Jukun | see Wukari Wukari Wukari is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Wukari on the A4 highway. The Donga River flows through the area and the Benue River forms a boundary with Nasarawa State to the northwest.... |
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| Kaiama | Merged with Bussa into Borgu Borgu Borgu was a 15th-16th century state in West Africa, partitioned between the Great Britain and France by the Anglo-French Convention of 1898. It lies in what is now Nigeria and the Republic of Benin.People of Borgu were known as Bariba and Borgawa.... |
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| Kalabari Kalabari Kingdom The Kalabari Kingdom, also called Elem Kalabari , or New Calabar by the Europeans, was an independent trading state of the Kalabari people , an Ijaw ethnic group, in the Niger River Delta.... |
Southeast | Ijaw | Buguma Buguma Buguma is a larger town in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Asari-Toru Local Government Area and base of the Kalabari Kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state.The town has an official Post Office.... |
Amakiri XI (Theophilus J.T. Princewill) | 2002 | Amanyanabo | |
| Kano Kano Emirate The Kano Emirate is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Kano, capital of the modern Kano State.The Emirate was formed in 1805 during the Fulani jihad, when the old Hausa Kingdom of Kano became subject to the Sokoto Caliphate.During and after the colonial period... |
North | Hausa/Fulani | Kano Kano Kano is a city in Nigeria and the capital of Kano State in Northern Nigeria. Its metropolitan population is the second largest in Nigeria after Lagos. The Kano Urban area covers 137 sq.km and comprises six Local Government Area - Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nassarawa - with a... |
Ado Bayero | 1963 | Emir | |
| Katagum | Northeast | Katagum Katagum Katagum is a town, a local government area and a traditional emirate in Bauchi State of northern Nigeria. The town is located on the northern bank of the Jama'are River, which is a tributary of the Hadejia. Most of the inhabitants are Muslim, along with people from the Fulani, Kanuri, Hausa,... |
Muhammadu Kabir `Umar | Emir | |||
| Katsina | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Katsina Katsina Katsina is a city , and a Local Government Area in northern Nigeria, and is the capital of Katsina State. Katsina is located some 160 miles east of the city of Sokoto, and 84 miles northwest of Kano, close to the border with Niger. As of 2007, Katsina's estimated population was 459,022... |
Abdulmumini Kabir Usman | 2008 | Emir | |
| Kazaure | North | Hausa/Fulani | Kazaure Kazaure Kazaure is an Emirate and a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the ancient city of Kazaure.-Early history:The city of Kazaure has been the emirate’s headquarters since 1819... |
Najib Husaini Adamu | Emir | ||
| Kebbi Kebbi Emirate The Kebbi Emirate, also known as the Argungu Emirate is a traditional state based on the town of Argungu in Kebbi State, Nigeria. It is the successor to the ancient Hausa kingdom of Kebbi.... |
Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Birnin Kebbi Birnin Kebbi Birnin Kebbi is a city located in northwestern Nigeria. It is the capital city of Kebbi State and headquarters of the Gwandu Emirate. As of 2007 the city has an estimated population of 115,547.... |
Muhammadu Mera Muza dan Muhammadu Sani | 1960 | Amir Argungu | |
| Keffi | Middle belt | Keffi Keffi Keffi is a Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Keffi.It has an area of 138 km² and a population of 92,664 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 961.- Education :... |
Muhammadu Cindo Yamusa II | Emir | |||
| Kontagora Kontagora Emirate The Kontagora Emirate is a traditional state with the capital city of Kontagora, Niger State, Nigeria.- History :Kontagora is made up of territory originally divided between various minor chiefdoms which were conquered by the Fula people between 1858 and 1864, and turned into the emirate of... |
Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Kontagora Kontagora Kontagora is a major town on the south bank of the Kontagora River in north-west Niger State, Nigeria. It is the capital city of the Kontagora Emirate.... |
Sa`idu Namaska dan Malam | 1974 | Emir | |
| Koton Karifi | Middle belt | Ebira | Koton Karifi | AIhaji Shuaibu Mamman Lafiya | 1970 | Ohimege | |
| Lafia | Middle belt | Lafia Lafia Lafia is a town in central Nigeria. It is the capital city of Nasarawa State and has a population of 330,712 inhabitants according to the 2006 census results .It is the largest town in Nasarawa state.- History :... |
Isa Mustafa Agwa | 1978 | Emir | ||
| Lagiagi | Southwest | Lafiagi | Sa'adu Kawu Haliru | Emir | Fulani jihad state founded 1824 | ||
| Lagos History of Lagos Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria and the second largest in Africa after Cairo.-Location:Modern day Lagos is now a state in South-Western Nigeria... |
Southwest | Yoruba | Lagos Lagos Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa... |
Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu I | 2003 | Oba | Formerly the Eko state |
| Lapai Lapai Emirate The Lapai Emirate, today in Nigeria, is a traditional state that lies near the Gurara River, a tributary to the Niger River, and was originally inhabited by the Gbari people, covering roughly the same area as the modern Lapai local government area.... |
Middle belt | Nupe | Lapai Lapai Lapai is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria, adjoining the Federal Capital Territory. Its headquarters are in the town of Lapai on the A124 highway in the west of the area at.... |
Umaru Bago Tafida Umaru Bago Tafida Alhaji Umaru Bago Tafida III became 12th Emir, or traditional ruler of Lapai in Niger State, Nigeria in July 2002, at the age of 48.He succeeded Emir Alhaji Muhammadu Kobo, who died at the age of 92 after ruling for 48 years, and was appointed to the stool by the Niger State governor Abdulkadir... |
2002 | Emir | |
| Lere Lere, Nigeria Lere is a Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Saminaka.It has an area of 2,158 km² and a population of 331,161 at the 2006 census.BRIEF HISTORY OF LERE TRADITIONAL INSTITUTION... |
North | Lere Lere, Nigeria Lere is a Local Government Area in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Saminaka.It has an area of 2,158 km² and a population of 331,161 at the 2006 census.BRIEF HISTORY OF LERE TRADITIONAL INSTITUTION... |
Umaru Mohammed Sani | Emir | |||
| Machina Machina, Nigeria Machina is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Machina at. It shares a border in the north with The Republic of Niger.... |
North | Machina Machina, Nigeria Machina is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Machina at. It shares a border in the north with The Republic of Niger.... |
Alhaji Bashir Albishir Bukar | Emir | |||
| Misau | Northeast | Misau Misau Misau is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Misau.It has an area of 1,226 km² and a population of 263,487 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 750.... |
Muhammadu Manga III | Emir | |||
| Mubi | Northeast | Mubi Mubi Mubi is a town in Adamawa state, Nigeria. The major tribes are Fulanis from Digil as well as the Fali People from Vimtim. Names like Nuhu Auwalu Wakili are very common in the state. The Nuhu Wakili's family is the ruling family in the town. It is home to the state university, Adamawa State... |
Abu Bakar `Isa Ahmadu | Emir | |||
| Muri | North East | Muri | Alhaji Abbas Tafida | 2003 | Emir | ||
| Nasarawa | Middle belt | Lafia Lafia Lafia is a town in central Nigeria. It is the capital city of Nasarawa State and has a population of 330,712 inhabitants according to the 2006 census results .It is the largest town in Nasarawa state.- History :... |
Ibrahim Ramalan Abubakar | 1992 | Emir | ||
| Nembe Nembe Kingdom The Nembe Kingdom is a traditional state in Niger Delta. It includes the Nembe and Brass Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The traditional rulers take the title "Amanyanabo"... |
Southeast | Ijaw | Nembe Nembe Nembe is a Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nembe in the east of the area at.It has an area of 760 km² and a population of 130,931 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 562.... |
Edmund Maduabebe Daukoru, Mingi XII | 2008 | Amanyanabo | |
| Nembe Bassambiri | Southeast | Ijaw | Bassambiri | Ralph Michael Iwowari, Mein VII | Amanyanabo | ||
| Ningi Ningi, Nigeria Ningi is a town, a local government area, and an emirate in Bauchi State, Nigeria. The Ningi emirate comprises two local government areas, Ningi and Warji, with a combined area of 5,250 km2 and a population of 501,912 according to the 2006 Census. The Ningi local government area covers an area of... |
North | Hausa/Fulani | Ningi Ningi, Nigeria Ningi is a town, a local government area, and an emirate in Bauchi State, Nigeria. The Ningi emirate comprises two local government areas, Ningi and Warji, with a combined area of 5,250 km2 and a population of 501,912 according to the 2006 Census. The Ningi local government area covers an area of... |
Yunusa Muhammad Danyaya | Chief | ||
| Nnewi Nnewi Nnewi is the second largest city in Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria. Nnewi as a metropolitan city encompasses two local government areas, Nnewi North and Nnewi South; Nnewi North is commonly referred to as Nnewi central, and comprises four autonomous quarters: Otolo, Uruagu, Umudim, and... |
Southeast | Igbo | Nnewi Nnewi Nnewi is the second largest city in Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria. Nnewi as a metropolitan city encompasses two local government areas, Nnewi North and Nnewi South; Nnewi North is commonly referred to as Nnewi central, and comprises four autonomous quarters: Otolo, Uruagu, Umudim, and... |
Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III is the Traditional supreme ruler in Nnewi metropolitan city, an Igbo city in Nigeria. He is the 17th monarch in the Nnofo Royal lineage and the successor to his father Igwe Kenneth Orizu II... |
1963 | Igwe | |
| Obioko | Southeast | Obioko | Ekpo Eyo Abassi Eyo III | 2008 | Obong | ||
| Oke Ila | Southwest | Yoruba | Oke Ila | Olufemi Oladapo Babalola | Obalumo | Related to the Igbomina state of Isedo | |
| Oke-Ona Egba | Southwest | Yoruba | Abeokuta Abeokuta Abeokuta is the largest city and capital of Ogun State in southwest Nigeria and is situated at , on the Ogun River; 64 miles north of Lagos by railway, or 81 miles by water. As of 2005, Abeokuta and the surrounding area had a population of 593,140.... |
Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso Karunwi III | 1989 | Oshile | |
| Okolo-Ama | Southeast | Ijaw | Bonny Bonny Bonny is a town and a Local Government Area in Rivers State in southeast Nigeria, on the Bight of Biafra. It was also the capital of the Kingdom of Bonny. Traditionally it was a major trading post of the eastern delta.... |
Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple III | 1996 | Amanyanabo | Known as Bonny in colonial times |
| Okpe Okpe Okpe is a kingdom in Delta State, Nigeria. Its capital is Orerokpe. The kingdom plays host to the Warri Airport, which is actually located at Osubi and the Delta State Trade Fair Complex.-History:... |
Southeast | Edo | Orerokpe Orerokpe Orerokpe is the headquarters of Okpe LGA in Delta state, Nigeria.... |
Orhue I | 2006 | Orodje | |
| Okrika | Southeast | Okrika Okrika Okrika is a port town in Rivers State, Nigeria, capital of the Local Government Area of the same name. The town is situated on a small island just south of Port Harcourt, making it a suburb of the much larger city.... |
Alfred Semenitari Abam Ado IX | 2002 | Amanyanabo | ||
| Ondo Ondo Kingdom The Ondo Kingdom is a traditional state that traces its origins back for over 500 years, with capital in Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria. The kingdom survived during and after the colonial period, but with a largely symbolic role... |
Southwest | Yoruba | Ondo Ondo City Ondo City is the largest city in Ondo State, Nigeria. It has a population of 275,917.Local industries include food processing and cocoa manufacture.... |
Adesimbo Victor Kiladejo Adesimbo Victor Kiladejo Oba Adesimbo Victor Kiladejo Adenrele Ademefun Kiladejo, or Jilo III, was appointed the 44th Osemawe, or traditional ruler of the Ondo Kingdom in Nigeria on 1 December 2006... |
2006 | Osemawe | |
| Onitsha Onitsha Onitsha is a city, a commercial, educational, and religious center and river port on the eastern bank of the Niger river in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria.... |
Southeast | Igbo | Onitsha Onitsha Onitsha is a city, a commercial, educational, and religious center and river port on the eastern bank of the Niger river in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria.... |
Nnayelugo Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe | 2002 | Obi | |
| Opobo Opobo Opobo is a traditional state in southern Nigeria. The state was founded in 1870.A part of the traditional state is now Ikot-Abasi in Akwa Ibom State.-History:... |
Southeast | Ijaw | Ikot-Abasi Ikot-Abasi Ikot Abasi is located in the South West corner of Akwa Ibom State at latitude 40` 32` to 400 N and longitude 70` 25` to 70045` E. It is bounded by Oruk Anam Local Government Area in the North, Mkpat Enin and Eastern Obolo Local Government Areas in the West and the Atlantic Ocean in the South... |
Daneson Douglas Jaja V | 2002 | Amanyanabo | |
| Oshogbo | Southwest | Yoruba | Oshogbo | Iyiola Oyewale Matanmi III | 1976 | Ataoja | |
| Owo | Southwest | Yoruba | Owo | Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi III | 1999 | Owo | |
| Oyo Empire Oyo Empire The Oyo Empire was a Yoruba empire of what is today southwestern Nigeria. The empire was established before the 14th century and grew to become one of the largest West African states encountered by European explorers. It rose to preeminence through its possession of a powerful cavalry and wealth... |
Southwest | Yoruba | Oyo Oyo, Nigeria Oyo is a city in Oyo State, Nigeria, founded as the capital of the Oyo Kingdom in the 1830s and known to its people as 'New Oyo' to distinguish it from the former capital to the north, 'Old Oyo' ) which had been deserted as a result of rumors of war. Its inhabitants are mostly of the Yoruba people... |
Lamidi Adeyemi III | 1970 | Alaafin | |
| Pategi Pategi Pategi is a town in Kwara State, Nigeria. It is inhabited by the Nupe people.... |
Middle belt | Nupe | Pategi Pategi Pategi is a town in Kwara State, Nigeria. It is inhabited by the Nupe people.... |
Haliru Ibrahim Chatta | Etsu | ||
| Potiskum Potiskum Emirate The Potiskum Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria, with headquarters in Potiskum, Yobe State. The Emir holds the title "Mai".... |
Northeast | Ngizim | Potiskum Potiskum Potiskum is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Potiskum on the A3 highway at.It has an area of 559 km² and a population of 205,876 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 631.... |
Umar Bubaram | Emir | Not to be confused with the Fika Emirate Fika Emirate The Fika Emirate is a traditional state with headquarters in Potiskum, Yobe State, Nigeria.Dr. Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa received his staff of office as 43rd Emir of Fika from Yobe governor Ibrahim Gaidam on 12 May 2010.... , based in the same town |
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| Sokoto | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Sokoto Sokoto Sokoto is a city located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2006 it has a population of 427,760... |
Sa’adu Abubakar Sa’adu Abubakar Amirul Mumineen Sultan Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III is the 20th Sultan of Sokoto, the titular ruler of Sokoto in northern Nigeria, head of Jama’atu Nasril Islam , and president-general of the Nigerian National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs... |
2006 | Sultan | See also List of Sultans of Sokoto |
| Suleja Suleja Emirate The Suleja Emirate is a Hausa principality in what is now Niger State, Nigeria.The emirate was established as the Abuja Emirate during the 19th century, located just north of the site of the present-day federal capital city named Abuja... |
Middle belt | Hausa/Fulani | Suleja Suleja Suleja is a city in Niger State, Nigeria, pop. local government area, 216,578,just north of Abuja, capital of the Suleja Emirate. It is sometimes confused with the nearby city of Abuja, due to its proximity, and the fact that it was originally called Abuja before the Nigerian government adopted... |
Awwal Ibrahim Awwal Ibrahim Alhaji Mohammed Awwal Ibrahim is a Nigerian traditional ruler who served as governor of Niger State from October 1979 to December 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic... |
2000 | Sarkin Zazzau | Formerly Abuja Emirate |
| Tiv | Middle belt | Tiv | Gboko Gboko Gboko is a town in the Benue State of North-central Nigeria. The population is over 500,000, mostly Tiv people. It is the traditional capital of the Tiv tribe and it has the official residence of the Tor-Tiv, who is the paramount traditional ruler of the Tiv people spread in Benue, Taraba, Plateau... |
Alfred Akawe Torkula | 1991 | Tor Tiv | |
| Ubani | see Okolo-Ama | ||||||
| Warri Kingdom of Warri The Kingdom of Warri is a traditional state based on the town of Warri in Delta State, Nigeria. Warri is an inland port on one of the Niger River channels in the Niger Delta... |
Southeast | Itsekiri | Warri | Ogiame Atuwatse II | 1987 | Olu | Formerly Olu of Itsekiri. See also Warri Crisis Warri Crisis While the Ijaw and the Itsekiri have lived alongside each other for centuries, for the most part harmoniously, the Itsekiri were first to make contact with European traders, as early as the 16th century, and they were more aggressive both in seeking Western education and in using the knowledge... |
| Wase | Middle belt | Fulani | Wase Wase, Nigeria Wase is a town and Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. Situated some 216 km south east of Jos, the Plateau State capital, Wase State is a traditional state founded in the area in 1820; this became part of the British Niger River Protectorate in 1898... |
Haruna Abdullahi Maikano | 2001 | Emir | Fulani Emirate |
| Wukari Wukari Federation The Wukari Federation is a traditional state in Nigeria, a successor to the Kwararafa state of the Jukun people. The state is based in the town of Wukari in Taraba State, in the south of the Benue River basin... |
Middle belt | Jukun | Wukari Wukari Wukari is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Wukari on the A4 highway. The Donga River flows through the area and the Benue River forms a boundary with Nasarawa State to the northwest.... |
Shekarau Angyu Masa Ibi Kuvyon II | Aku Uka | ||
| Yauri | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Yauri Yauri, Nigeria Yauri is an emirate in Nigeria's Kebbi State, occupying the Yauri Local Government Area. Today, Yauri is one of the smallest historical emirates in Northern Nigeria... |
Muhammad Zayyanu | Sarkin | ||
| Zamfara | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Gusau Gusau Gusau is a city and Local Government Area located in northwestern Nigeria. It is the capital of Zamfara State.The LGA has an area of 3,364 km² and a population of 383,162 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 880.-Geography:... |
Muhammad Attahiru Ahmad | Sarkin | ||
| Zaria | Alternate name for Zazzau Emirate | ||||||
| Zazzau | Northern | Hausa/Fulani | Zaria Zaria Zaria may refer to:*Zaria, a city in Kaduna State, Nigeria*Zaria , or Zoria, the Slavic goddess of beauty*Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, a member of the Dutch royal family... |
Shehu Idris | 1975 | Sarkin | Ruler of Suleja Emirate Suleja Emirate The Suleja Emirate is a Hausa principality in what is now Niger State, Nigeria.The emirate was established as the Abuja Emirate during the 19th century, located just north of the site of the present-day federal capital city named Abuja... also uses the title "Sarkin Zazzau" |