The Ibru family is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

business dynasty from

Agbara-Otor Agbarha Otor (Agbarha-Otor) is a town and one of the Urhobo kingdoms in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The town is home to the famous Ibru family. Besides private and public primary and secondary schools, Agbarha-Otor has ...

, Delta State that rose to prominence with

Michael Ibru Michael Onajirevbe Ibru (25 December 1930 – 6 September 2016) was a Nigerian pioneer industrialistbillionaire business magnate and the founder of the Ibru Organization, one of the largest conglomerates in Africa. As a traditional chieftain of ...

, who founded the

Ibru Organization The Ibru Organization, established in 1956, became one of the largest conglomerates in Africa. By 1990 it had between 9,000 and 11,000 employees. By 2009 the Ibru Organization was a multi-billion dollar business with interests that included shippin ...

. The family

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was Chief Peter Epete Ibru, a missionary who worked for much of his life in

Yorubaland Yorubaland () is the homeland and cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa. It spans the modern-day countries of Nigeria, Togo and Benin, and covers a total land area of 142,114 km2 or about 60% of the land area of Ghana. Of this ...

. He rose to the position of nursing superintendent at Igbobi Orthopedic hospital,

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. His wife, Janet Omotogor Ibru, was the matriarch of the Ibru Dynasty. She was a trader and daughter of Chief Adjefia Osadjere of Olomu, a wealthy 19th century merchant who built the first story building in Urhoboland. His eldest son, Ovedje Osadjere, was a warrant chief (1918-1923) in colonial-era Nigeria and reigned as Ohworode (King) of Olomu (1924-1949). The family's fortune is derived from the

, one of the largest conglomerates in Africa. The Ibru dynasty is one of Africa's foremost business dynasties and has also produced prominent figures in politics. Chief Goodie Ibru is the current head of the family.

Notable family members

Felix Ibru Felix Ovudoroye Ibru (7 December 1935 – 12 March 2016) was a Nigerian architect the first democratically elected Governor of Delta State and Senator for Delta Central Senatorial District. Until his death he held the position of President Gene ...

* Goodie Ibru *

Alex Ibru Alex Ibru (1 March 1945 – 20 November 2011) was a Nigerian people, Nigerian businessman, founder and publisher of ''The Guardian (Nigeria), The Guardian'' (Nigeria) newspaper, who was minister of internal affairs from 1993 to 1995 during the mi ...

* Maiden Alex Ibru *

Cecilia Ibru Cecilia Ibru (born 22 March 1946) is the former managing director and chief executive officer of Oceanic Bank.Online Nigeria"Cecilia Ibru" ''Online Nigeria'', Accessed December 9, 2012. Ibru began her work at the Ibru Organization. In 2009, she wa ...

* Oskar Ibru *

Elvina Ibru Elvina Esewvre Ibru is a Nigerian actress and On Air Personality from Delta State. Early life and education She attended London Academy of Performing Arts (LAPA) in England. She later attended Webster University, Regents Park, London where s ...

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References

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