MEET PRINCE EMIKO, THE NEW OLU OF WARRI
Prince Emiko, Olu of Warri designate was born on April 2, 1984, to Prince Godwin Toritseju Emiko (The Late Ogiame Atuwatse ll) & Gladys Durorike Emiko in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.
The death of the Olu of Warri, HRM Ogiame Ikenwoli, was officially pronounced in Itsekiri kingdom and now an Olu of Warri designate has been chosen. He is Prince Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko, son of Prince Godwin Toritseju Emiko, the late Ogiame Ikenwoli Atuwatse 11.
Prince Emiko has been crowned the 21st Olu of Warri, after a 90-day seclusion period in which he would be educated on Itsekiri culture and custom, as well as kingship protocols.
The coronation took place on August 21, 2021. Dignitaries at the ceremony include the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, Ooni of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi, Deputy Governor of Edo state Phillip and many others.
BIOGRAPHY
Prince Utieyınoritsetsola Emiko, Olu of Warri designate was born on April 2, 1984, to Prince Godwin Toritseju Emiko (The Late Ogiame Atuwatse ll) & Gladys Durorike Emiko in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.
EDUCATION
He attended the prestigious NNPC primary school in Warri and for his secondary education, he went to Adesoye college, Offa, Kwara State from 1995 to 2001.
Between 2002 and 2006, Prince Emiko attended Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Political Science with minors in History and Economics.
He obtained a degree in a Masters in Science in Management from Case Western Reserve University in 2007 before returning to Nigeria for his NYSC in 2008, where he worked in the Public Affairs Department of the National Petroleum Investment Management Service (NAPIMS), among other private sector and entrepreneurship experiences.
CAREER
Prince Emiko worked from 2009 to 2010, as a Government Relations Officer for Sahara Energy and as an officer at the Shell Night Closed Pension Fund Administrator (SNCFPA) (2010-2012).
He is Chairman of Ocean Marine Security Ltd, as well as a Director of Gulf of Guinea Ltd and Vessellink Nig Ltd. His father’s business acumen is said to have passed down to him.
FAMILY
In 2014, he married Ivie Okunbo, the daughter of billionaire Capt. Idahosa Okunbor, in a lavish wedding ceremony. The union is blessed with children.
NET WORTH
The estimated net worth of Prince Tsola Emiko, the Olu of Warri, is between $5 million and $20 million US dollars.
