Iyara is the headquarters of
Ijumu
Ìjùmú is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Iyara. Other towns in the local government include Ayetoro Gbede, Iyah-Gbede, Ayegunle Gbede, Araromi Gbede, Ayere, Ayeh Gbede, Okoro Gbede, Odokoro Gb ...
local government area in
Kogi State
Kogi State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti and Kwara, to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, to the northeast by Nasarawa State, to the northwest by Niger State, to the s ...
, Nigeria.
The zip code for Iyara is 261103.
The Iyara people are part of the
Okun, which is a
Yoruba
The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...
sub group.
Notable people
*
Smart Adeyemi
Smart Adeyemi (born 18 August 1960 at Iyara in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State ) was elected Senator for the Kogi West constituency of Kogi State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the APC. Re-elected as senato ...
, A Serving senator and a past National President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists from 1999 to 2006.
* Oba Michael Asaju, former president, Nigeria Union of Journalist and late king (Eleta) of Iyara land
*Olu Obanure, Assistant General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCG.
References
Populated places in Kogi State
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