Of Royals And Unroyal Entanglements

Royalty enjoyed tremendous reverence when my gen­eration was growing up. As a schoolboy in Benin City those days, the Oba savoured profound reverence and conjured trepidation amongst his subjects. He was and still is introduced with the prefix Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo. Much as this simply means “His Royal Majesty, the Oba of Benin,” […]