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WHITAKER, GLOVER NOW NIGERIAN CHIEFS: Actors honored with titles while visiting African Movie Academy Awards.
*Actors Forest Whitaker and Danny Glover were given chieftaincy titles by the people of Nkwere in Nigeria after a DNA test revealed their Igbo ancestral roots.
The Hollywood stars were introduced to the people and chiefs of the ancient town by Chief Nze Chukwuka Anyiam-Osigwe, the eldest son of the Anyiam-Osigwe brothers who is also a title chief of Nkwerre.
The actors were in town for the just-concluded African Movie Academy Awards in Bayelsa. According to Nigeria's Vanguard Web site, the town cheered wildly when their motorcade entered the ancient palace of Eshi of Nkwere while traditional drummers and women dancers welcomed the guests with songs.
The eldest Anyiam-Osigwe said, "This is our lost brother. We have found him and brought him home. It is only an Nkwere man that can find his way home after many years. We are a people from unparallel kingdom. We are pride of Igboland. Today our brother Whitaker and his friend Mr. Glover will be made Nkwerre Chiefs and it is not an easy task to be an Nkwerre chief because there are only 30 Nkwerre chiefs in the whole world," he said.
Whitaker was honored with the title of Nwannedinambar of Nkwerre which means a brother in foreign land while Glover had the title of Enyioma which means a good friend of Nkwerre.
The traditional ruler of Nkwerre told the people at the ceremony that good things are happening to black race with a black man becoming American president.
"The black race is an intelligent race. You will see how the Obama stimulus package will bail out the world economy already in recession," he said. "It is the same level of black intelligence that made it possible for our son and brother to get to the height of their career as Hollywood stars.
While accepting the honor, Whitaker and Glover thanked the people and the king for accepting them and recognizing their achievements as movie stars and for finding them worthy to be honored. They promised the people that they will live up to the demand of their traditional offices.
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