Iyah-Gbede

Iyáh-Gbẹdẹ is a town located off Km 20 of the Kabba-Ilorin federal highway and along the Ayegunle-Abuji Road. It is in Ijumu local government area of Kogi State, central Nigeria. It is 300 kilometers away from Abuja, the country's capital, 430 kilometers from Lagos, and 23 kilometers from Kabba town. It has the GPS coordinates 7.85674 / 5.94916 and Postcode 261103.

It is in Kogi West senatorial district and Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu federal constituency and is one of the Ten "Gbede" towns that consist of Ayegunle, Ayetoro, Agringbon-Oke gbede, Araromi gbede, Ayeh gbede, Iluafon gbede, Iluagba)Iddo, Iyáh gbede, Odokoro gbede, and Okoro gbede. The original inhabitants of Iyáh-Gbẹdẹ speak a local variant of Okun and Gbede, which are dialects of the Yoruba language.

Iyáh is known for its beautiful scenic views and shares boundaries with Ayegunle Gbede and Ayetoro Gbede. The boundary between Iyáh and Ayetoro is delineated by Jemibewon International Academy, while the boundary with Ayegunle is located at a stream called "Omi Oso". The Iyah setting clearly shows that much effort has been deployed in town planning, as no structures or buildings are allowed near the major road except those that comply with a setback of up to 3 meters from the main Abuji road. The town is well known for its high-quality palm wine. "Emu iyah" people from the surrounding villages and towns in Okunland visit Iyáh weekly to enjoy "emu iyah" . The town is also famous for its "Egungun Epa" annual masquerade festival, which is one of the tourist attractions in Kogi State. Home and abroad, Iyah indigenes are known for hard work and industriousness. They are peaceable, agreeable, and good neighbors. Some of the prominent families in the town include the Ayinmodes, the Jemibewons, the Mowaiyes, the Ologes, the Ayenis, the Omoles, the Fagbemis, the Jeminiwas, the Afolabis, the Ehalaiyes, the Dijis, the Faonis, the Meyanbes, the Bolufawis, the Alemedes, the Anjorins, the Jaiyeolas, the Oloniyos, the Osawus, the Obaniwas, the Elebiyos, Ogunbaiyejes, the Orenibis, the Jemirins, the Emonisayes, the Agodis, the Aiyepekus, the Alemedes, the Kunles, the Ayemowas, the Olorundares, the Olorunyomis, the Yusufs, the Ayiguns, etc. Some of the schools in Iyáh-Gbẹdẹ are Calvary Academy Nursery and Primary School, Baptist LGEA School, Rehoboth Faith Academy, De-International Success Academy Nursery and Primary School, UBE Junior Secondary School, Baptist Secondary Commercial School, and Jemibewon International Academy.