- Akpọlọkpọlọ,
Akenzua II (7
January 1899 – 11 June 1978) was the thirty-seventh Oba of
Benin reigning from 1933
until his
death in 1978.
Akenzua II was enthroned...
-
people in
Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
Formerly known as
Prince Solomon Akenzua, Oba Erediauwa's full
title was His
Royal Majesty Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo...
- (1914 AD – 1933 AD)
Akenzua II (1933 AD – 1978 AD)
Erediauwa (1979–2016)
Ewuare II (2016 – present)
Iyoba of
Benin Ogiso Akenzua II "The
Benin Kingdom...
-
Eweka Eweka II, c.1920 Oba of
Benin Reign 1914–1933
Predecessor Ovonramwen Successor Akenzua II Born
Aiguobasinwin Ovonramwen Died
February 1933...
- succession, however, was
disputed between his two sons
Ozuere and
Akenzua.
Akenzua and his
close ally, a
traditional chief who bore the
title Ezomo, eventually...
- Authority. His daughter,
Omosede G.
Igbinedion is the
former wife of Avan
Akenzua, a
dynastic Prince of
Benin Kingdom. She is a
former member of the House...
- Parliament.
Omosede was
married for two
years to Aven
Akenzua, a
Benin Prince and
grandson of
Akenzua II. They have one son. "Barr.
Omosede ****ures indigenes...
- do****enting the
final and
elaborate traditional burial ceremony for Oba
Akenzua's mother in 1935. Alonge's
talent was
recognized early on by the British...
- with his
maternal uncle,
Ejima of Okeluhen,
where he died
shortly after.
Akenzua I, Ewuakpe's
eldest son, then
ascended the throne,
maintaining the royal...
- tradition. With
works such as The
Dominican Institute,
Ibadan and The
Akenzua Cultural Center, Benin, to his credit,
Nwoko is one "artist-architect"...
