Yoruba kings

alt=|thumb|A statue of Oduduwa Odùduwà (, also pronounced Ooduwa, Odudua or Oòdua) was a Yoruba divine king, an Oriṣa in the Yoruba religion, and the progenitor who ushered in the classical period that later led to the foundation of the Ife Empire. His earthly origins are from the village of Oke Ora. According to tradition, he was the holder of the title of the Olofin of Ile-Ife, the Yoruba holy city. He ruled there briefly and also served as the progenitor of a number of independent royal dynasties in Yorubaland, with the praise names Olofin Adimula and Olofin Ayé.

oba of Lagos (1893–1964)

Alaafin of the Oyo people

Ọ̀rànmíyàn, () also known as Ọranyan, was a legendary Yoruba king from the kingdom of Ile-Ife, and the founder of the Benin Kingdom and the Oyo Empire. Although he was the youngest of the descendants of Oduduwa, he became the prime heir of Oduduwa upon his return to claim his grandfather's throne.

Obanta (originally Ogborogan) was a king of the Ijebu kingdom who reigned in the 14th or 15th century in what is now Ogun State, Nigeria.

Alake of Abeokuta