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.[1] Except where otherwise noted, names of traditional rulers are based on the World Statesmen.org list.[2]
| State | Region | Ethnic Group |
Capital | Present ruler | Ruler from |
Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abeokuta | Southwest | Yoruba | Abeokuta | Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III | 2005 | Alake | |
| Abuja | Now the Suleja Emirate | ||||||
| Adamawa | Middle belt | Yola | Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa | 2010 | Lamido | ||
| Agaie | Middle belt | Nupe | Agaie | Muhammadu Kudu Abubakar | 2004 | Etsu | |
| Akure | Southwest | Yoruba | Akure | Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II | 2010 | Deji | |
| Akwa Akpa | Southeast | Ibibio | Calabar | Bassey Ekpo Bassey II | 2008 | Edidem | |
| Bade | Northeast | Kanuri | Gashua | Abubakar Umar Suleiman | 2005 | Mai-Bedde | |
| Bauchi | Northeast | Hausa/Fulani | Bauchi | Rilwanu Adamu Jumba | 2010 | sarki | |
| Benin | Southwest | Edo | Benin City | Erediauwa | 1979 | Oba | |
| Bida | Middle belt | Nupe | Bida | Yahaya Abubakar | 2003 | Etsu | |
| Biu | Northeast | Biu | Maidalla Mustafa dan Muhammad `Aliyu | 1959 | Emir | ||
| Bonny | Southeast | Ijaw | Bonny | Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple III | 1996 | Amanyanabo | Also called Okolo-Ama |
| Borgu | Middle belt | Bariba | New Bussa | Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III dan Muhammadu Sani | 2002 | Emir | Formed by merging Bussa and Kaiama |
| Borno | Northeast | Kanuri | Maiduguri | Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi | 2009 | Shehu | |
| Brass | Southeast | Ijaw | Brass, Nigeria | Alfred Diete-Spiff | Amayanabo | Once part of Nembe | |
| Bussa | See Borgu | ||||||
| Calabar (Old) | see Akwa Akpa | ||||||
| Calabar (New) | see Kalabari Kingdom | ||||||
| Damaturu | Northeast | Kanuri | Damaturu | Hashimi II Ibn Umar El-Kanemi | 1973 | Shehu | |
| Daura | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Daura | Umar Farouk dan Umar | 2007 | Sarkin | |
| Dikwa | Northeast | Kanuri | Dikwa | Mohammed Masta II Ibn Alamin El-Kanemi[3] | 2010 | Shehu | Divided into Bama and Dikwa Emirates in 2010 |
| Edo | See Benin | ||||||
| Eko | see Lagos | ||||||
| Fika | Northeast | Bole | Potiskum | Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa | 2009 | Moi | Distinct from the Potiskum Emirate, also based in Potiskum |
| Gobir | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Sabon Birni | Muhammadu Bawa | 1975 | Sarkin | Hausa city-state |
| Gombe | Northeast | Hausa/Fulani | Gombe | Shehu Usman Abubakar | Modibo | ||
| Gujba | Northeast | Gujba | Mai Shettima Muktar Ibn Ali Gangaram | 2000 | Emir | Formerly part of the Fika Emirate | |
| Gumel | North | Gumel | Ahmad Muhammad Sani dan Maina Muhammad | 1981 | Emir | ||
| Gwandu | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Gwandu | Muhammadu Iliyasu Bashar | Emir | ||
| Hadejia | Northeast | Hausa/Fulani | Hadejia | Adamu Abubakar Maje | 2002 | Emir | |
| Ibadan | Southwest | Yoruba | Ibadan | Samuel Odulana Odugade I | 2007 | Olubadan | |
| Idah | see Igala | ||||||
| Idoani | Southwest | Yoruba | Idoani | Aderemi Atewogboye | Alani | ||
| Idoma | Southeast | Idoma | Otukpo | Elias Ikoyi Obekpa Och'Idoma IV | Och'Idoma | ||
| Igala | Middle belt | Igala | Idah | Aliyu Obaje | 1956 | Ata | |
| Igbirra | Southwest | Okene | Ado Ibrahim | 1997 | Ohinoyi | ||
| Ijebu Kingdom | Southwest | Yoruba | Ijebu Ode | Sikiru Adetonwa Ogbagba II | 1960 | Awujale | |
| Ijebu-Remo | Southwest | Yoruba | Sagamu | Michael Adeniyi Sonariwo Erinjugbo II | 1990 | Akarigbo | See also Ijebu Kingdom, List of the Lords of Remo |
| Ijesa | see Ilesa | ||||||
| Ile Ife | Southwest | Yoruba | Ife | Okunade Sijuade | 1980 | Ooni | Adesoji Aderemi was ruler until 1980 |
| Ilesa Kingdom | Southwest | Yoruba | Ilesa | Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran II | Owa | ||
| Ilorin | 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 | |
| Itsekiri | see Warri | ||||||
| Iwo | Southwest | Yoruba | Iwo | Asiru Olatunbosun Tadese | 1992 | Oluwo | |
| Jama'are | Northeast | Jama'are | Muhammadu Wabi IV dan Muhammadu Wabi | 1975 | Emir | ||
| Jema'a | North | Jema'a | Muhammadu dan Isa | 1999 | Emir | ||
| Jos | Middle belt | Jos | Jacob Gyang Buba | 2009 | Gbong Gwon | ||
| Jukun | see Wukari | ||||||
| Kaiama | Merged with Bussa into Borgu | ||||||
| Kalabari | Southeast | Ijaw | Buguma | Amakiri XI (Theophilus J.T. Princewill) | 2002 | Amanyanabo | |
| Kano | North | Hausa/Fulani | Kano | Ado Bayero | 1963 | Emir | |
| Katagum | Northeast | Katagum | Muhammadu Kabir `Umar | Emir | |||
| Katsina | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Katsina | Abdulmumini Kabir Usman | 2008 | Emir | |
| Kazaure | North | Hausa/Fulani | Kazaure | Najib Husaini Adamu | Emir | ||
| Kebbi | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Birnin Kebbi | Muhammadu Mera Muza dan Muhammadu Sani | 1960 | Amir Argungu | |
| Keffi | Middle belt | Keffi | Muhammadu Cindo Yamusa II | Emir | |||
| Kontagora | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Kontagora | Sa`idu Namaska dan Malam | 1974 | Emir | |
| Koton Karifi | Middle belt | Ebira | Koton Karifi | AIhaji Shuaibu Mamman Lafiya[4] | 1970 | Ohimege | |
| Lafia | Middle belt | Lafia | Isa Mustafa Agwa | 1978 | Emir | ||
| Lagiagi | Southwest | Lafiagi | Sa'adu Kawu Haliru | Emir | Fulani jihad state founded 1824 | ||
| Lagos | Southwest | Yoruba | Lagos | Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu I | 2003 | Oba | Formerly the Eko state |
| Lapai | Middle belt | Nupe | Lapai | Umaru Bago Tafida | 2002 | Emir | |
| Lere | North | Lere | Umaru Mohammed Sani | Emir | |||
| Machina | North | Machina | Alhaji Bashir Albishir Bukar[5] | Emir | |||
| Misau | Northeast | Misau | Muhammadu Manga III | Emir | |||
| Mubi | Northeast | Mubi | Abu Bakar `Isa Ahmadu | Emir | |||
| Muri | North East | Muri | Alhaji Abbas Tafida[6] | 2003 | Emir | ||
| Nasarawa | Middle belt | Lafia | Ibrahim Ramalan Abubakar | 1992 | Emir | ||
| Nembe | Southeast | Ijaw | Nembe | Edmund Maduabebe Daukoru, Mingi XII | 2008 | Amanyanabo | |
| Nembe Bassambiri | Southeast | Ijaw | Bassambiri | Ralph Michael Iwowari, Mein VII | Amanyanabo | ||
| Ningi | North | Hausa/Fulani | Ningi | Yunusa Muhammad Danyaya | Chief | ||
| Nnewi | Southeast | Igbo | Nnewi | Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III | 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 | Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso Karunwi III | 1989 | Oshile | |
| Okolo-Ama | Southeast | Ijaw | Bonny | Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple III | 1996 | Amanyanabo | Known as Bonny in colonial times |
| Okpe | Southeast | Edo | Orerokpe | Orhue I | 2006 | Orodje | |
| Okrika | Southeast | Okrika | Alfred Semenitari Abam Ado IX | 2002 | Amanyanabo | ||
| Ondo | Southwest | Yoruba | Ondo | Adesimbo Victor Kiladejo | 2006 | Osemawe | |
| Onitsha | Southeast | Igbo | Onitsha | Nnayelugo Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe | 2002 | Obi | |
| Opobo | Southeast | Ijaw | Ikot-Abasi | 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 | Southwest | Yoruba | Oyo | Lamidi Adeyemi III | 1970 | Alaafin | |
| Pategi | Middle belt | Nupe | Pategi | Haliru Ibrahim Chatta | Etsu | ||
| Potiskum | Northeast | Ngizim | Potiskum | Umar Bubaram[7] | Emir | Not to be confused with the Fika Emirate, based in the same town | |
| Sokoto | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Sokoto | Sa’adu Abubakar | 2006 | Sultan | See also List of Sultans of Sokoto |
| Suleja | Middle belt | Hausa/Fulani | Suleja | Awwal Ibrahim | 2000 | Sarkin Zazzau | Formerly Abuja Emirate |
| Tiv | Middle belt | Tiv | Gboko | Alfred Akawe Torkula | 1991 | Tor Tiv | |
| Ubani | see Okolo-Ama | ||||||
| Warri | Southeast | Itsekiri | Warri | Ogiame Atuwatse II[8] | 1987 | Olu | Formerly Olu of Itsekiri. See also Warri Crisis |
| Wase | Middle belt | Fulani | Wase | Haruna Abdullahi Maikano | 2001 | Emir | Fulani Emirate |
| Wukari | Middle belt | Jukun | Wukari | Shekarau Angyu Masa Ibi Kuvyon II | Aku Uka | ||
| Yauri | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Yauri | Muhammad Zayyanu | Sarkin | ||
| Zamfara | Northwest | Hausa/Fulani | Gusau | Muhammad Attahiru Ahmad | Sarkin | ||
| Zaria | Alternate name for Zazzau Emirate | ||||||
| Zazzau | Northern | Hausa/Fulani | Zaria | Shehu Idris | 1975 | Sarkin | Ruler of Suleja Emirate also uses the title "Sarkin Zazzau" |
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[edit] References
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