Yagba East is a
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 t ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. Its headquarters is in the town of
Isanlu
Isanlu is a town in Kogi State. It is the headquarters of Yagba East local government area of Kogi State in the South West (Nigeria), south western part of Nigeria. The current Agbana of Isanlu is Oba (king), Ọbá Moses Babatunde Etombi.
Cultur ...
on the
A123 highway, and is populated mainly by the
Okun people
Okun peoples is the term generally used to describe groups of Yoruba communities in Kogi state, North-central Nigeria. Their dialects are generally classified in the Northeast Yoruba language (NEY) grouping.Bayo Ijagbemi (1996)"O-OKUN YORUBA IN ...
.
It had an area of 1,396 km and a population of 140,150 during the 2006 census. By 2016, the population grew to 199,300.
The
postal code
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of the area is 262.
Notable People
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Pius Adesanmi
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Grace Oyelude
Grace Atinuke Oyelude (born November 16, 1931) is a retired registered nurse, midwife, and hospital administrator who rose to prominence as the first Miss Nigeria in 1957.
Early life
Oyelude Atinuke Grace was born on 16, November 1931 in Sabon ...
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HRH Oba Moses Babatunde Etombi
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Karim Sunday Steve
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Jimoh Musa
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Leke Abejide
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Jide Omokore
Jide Omokore is a businessman from Kogi State in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. Omokore has business interests that span oil trading and exploration, marine, haulage services, steel, dredging engineering and property development.
Background
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Town and Villages in Yagba East
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Iddo
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Idofin
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Ijowa
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Ilafin
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Irunda
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Isanlu-Itedo
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Isanlu-Makutu
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Isanlu-Mopo
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Iye
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Lofin
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Odogbe
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Agi
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Aginmi-Isale
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Aginmi-Oke
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Aiyede
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Aiyegunde-Oke
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Aiyegunle-Okeagi
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Alu
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Ejuku
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Ife-Olukotun
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Igbagun
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Igbo-Ero
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Ilai
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Imela
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Isao
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Jege
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Odo-Amu
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Ogbom
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Ohun
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Okeagi
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Oranre
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Ponyan
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Takete- Isao
References
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