Nri hegemony of divine kingship at one time in history stretched beyond its shores.

So much so that Benin kings would travel to Nri kingdom to receive their right to rule from an Nri Divine king.

In the book They Lived Before Adam, the Oba title conferred on Benin Kings originated from Nri and still remains the highest title for chiefs in Nri kingdom.

Accordingly, the king's court is made up of a roundtable of Oba chiefs, whose seats are engraved with the Oba title.

Meanwhile, I was informed, authoritatively, by a Chief of the Eze Nri council that the tradition of Benin kings receiving their rights of kingship from Nri Kingdom stopped in the 1940s.