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Who is Prince Emiko Olu of Warri-designate
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.
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 will be the 21st Olu of Warri, crowned after a 90-day seclusion period in which he would be educated on Itsekiri culture and custom, as well as kingship protocols.
The coronation will take place on August 21, 2021.
WHO IS PRINCE EMIKO
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.
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.
In 2014, he married Ivie Okunbo, the daughter of billionaire Capt. Idahosa Okunbor, in a lavish wedding ceremony. The union is blessed with children.