The Aren Eggon is the first-class traditional ruler of the Eggon people of Nasarawa Eggon, Nasarawa State.
- Type
- Chiefdom
- Still exists
- Yes
The Aren Eggon is the traditional ruler of the Eggon and holds one of the 22 first-class traditional stools of Nasarawa State listed by Daily Trust in 2012. Daily Trust names the Nasarawa Eggon stool among those the military administration raised to first class after the state's creation in 1996. Blueprint (2022) reports that the Aren Eggon Bala Angbazo, born in 1933 in Wakama District of Nasarawa Eggon LGA, ascended the throne on 11 July 1981 and died in 2022 after 41 years.
- The Story Of Nasarawa State's 22 First Class Chiefs — Hir Joseph, Daily Trust, 2012-08-18 · link
- In Nasarawa, Eggon nation loses monarch Bala Angbazo at 89 — Blueprint, 2022-07-13 · link
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Archive ID: POL-AREN-EGGON · Last updated 26 September 2026.
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