There’s A New King In Town! Meet Ogiame Atuwatse III, formerly known as Omoba Tshola Emiko, has been crowned as the 21st Olu of Warri Kingdom. The coronation held on Saturday in the ancient city of Warri in Delta State with many traditional rulers and political leaders in attendance. Born on April 2, 1984, to the then Prince Godwin Toritseju Emiko, who later became 20th Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse II and Gladys Durorike Emiko in Warri, the new monarch is a descendant of Olu Akengbuwa. According to Bini and Itsekiri histories, Olu Ginuwa, a prince of Benin Kingdom founded the Warri kingdom about 1480. In the 15th century it was visited by Portuguese missionaries. At the beginning of the 17th century, a son of the reigning Olu was sent to Portugal and returned with a Portuguese wife. Their son Antonio Domingo was Olu of Warri in the 1640s. Olu Erejuwa, who reigned from about 1720 to 1800, expanded the kingdom politically and commercially, using the Portuguese to further its independence of Bini and to establish control over a wider area. Warri later served as a the base for Portuguese and Dutch slave traders. Warri became a more important port city during the late 19th century, when it became a centre for the palm oil trade until it became the provincial headquarters for the British early in the 20th century. Today marks a notable moment in history, that on the 21st day of the 21st year in the millennium, Ogiame Atuwatse III, formerly known as Omoba Tshola Emiko, was crowned as the 21st Olu of Warri Kingdom. #sarauta #sarautaarchive #sarautalifestyle #historyclass #today #oluofwarri #nigeria #culture (at Nigeria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS2bQfrMzA3/?utm_medium=tumblr