Otolo is a town in

Nnewi North Nnewi North is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, south-central Nigeria. Nnewi is the only town in Nnewi North LGA. It has four villages (sub-towns) that make up the one-town local government, which includes; Otolo, Uruagu, Umudim and Nnewi- ...

Anambra State Anambra State is a Nigerian state, located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was created on August 27, 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State to the south, Enugu State to the east and Kogi State ...

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. Otolo is the premier quarter in Nnewi among the four quarters of Nnewi town. Others are

Umudim Umudim is a village in Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria. Umudim as we know is the third quarter among the four quarters of Nnewi town. Others are Otolo, Uruagu and Nnewichi. Umudim Community has ten (10) Administrative wards as follows. (i) W ...

Uruagu Uruagu is a town in Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria. Uruagu as we know is the second quarter among the four quarters of Nnewi town. Others are Otolo, Umudim and Nnewichi Nnewichi is a town in Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria. Nnewichi is th ...

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Nnewichi Nnewichi is a town in Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria. Nnewichi is the fourth of four quarters in Nnewi town. Others quarters are Otolo, Uruagu and Umudim Umudim is a village in Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria. Umudim as we know is the t ...

.This is true in terms of population, seat of political power and, apparently even, concentration of wealth. Otolo is ruled by a monarchy, the Nwosu family which is a part of a larger nwakanwa family has ruled Otolo for centuries. The current traditional ruler Chief Chukwuemeka Ofili Nwosu is the son of the late chief A.B.C Nwosu, former lawyer and general in the now deposed Biafran army. Chief Ofili Nwosu has three children with his first wife Chief Mrs Ebele Nwosu. Next in line to the throne of Otolo is the first son of Chief Ofili Nwosu and heir apparent to the throne, Prince Nwosu Chukwudumebi obidimma, Princess Adanna Nwosu who is the first daughter of Chief Ofili and also the ADA of Otolo, Prince Chukwukamso Nwosu who is the last child of the three children. The Nwosu family is a very large and dense family which is also part of the even larger Nwakanwa family which is also part of an even larger Obiuno family. In addition, Chukwuemeka Ofili Nwosu(The prime minister of Nnewi) passed on the 9th October, 2019 and was buried this year. The heir to the throne he left has not been announced.

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