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 Nne ...
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Anambra State
Anambra () is a States of Nigeria, state in Nigeria. It is located in the South East (Nigeria), South-eastern region of the country. The state was created on 27 August 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State and Ri ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
. 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.
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Uruagu and
Nnewichi
Nnewichi is a town in Nnewi North, Anambra State with villages such as Abubor, Odida, and two more villages Nigeria. Nnewichi is the fourth of four quarters in Nnewi town. Others quarters are Otolo, Uruagu and Umudim
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.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 9 October 2019 and was buried this year. The heir to the throne he left has not been announced.
Gallery
File:St.-Cletus-Catholic-church-Nnewi.jpg, St.-Cletus-Catholic-church-Nnewi
File:Innoson factory entrance.jpg, Innoson factory entrance
File:Nnewi Skyview 1.jpg, Nnewi Skyview
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Populated places in Anambra State
Nnewi