Isanlu is a town in

Kogi State Kogi State is a States of Nigeria, state in the North Central Nigeria, North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti State, Ekiti and Kwara State, Kwara, to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Fe ...

. It is the headquarters of

Yagba East Yagba East is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Isanlu on the A123 highway, and is populated mainly by the Okun people. It had an area of 1,396 km and a population of 140,150 during the 20 ...

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

in the south western part of

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. The current Agbana of Isanlu is Ọbá Moses Babatunde Etombi.

Culture

Isanlu is the political, social, and cultural center of the

Mopa-Muro Mopa-Muro is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Mopa on the A123 highway. It has an area of and a population of 59100 at the 2016 censusbr> The postal code A postal code (also known local ...

, and

Yagba West Yagba West is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria, in the west of the state adjoining Kwara State. Its headquarters is in the town of Odo Ere. It has an area of 1,276 km and a population of 149,023 at the 2006 census. By 2016, the ...

local government areas. It is mainly populated by the indigenous

Okun people The Okun people are the Yoruba speaking people found majorly in Kogi, but with settlements in Kwara, Ekiti, and Ondo states of Nigeria. Their dialects are generally classified in the Northeast Yoruba language (NEY) grouping.Bayo Ijagbemi (199 ...

Economy

Isanlu is populated by mainly farmers, and a few traders. This is mainly because of lack of infrastructure and development in the town.

Festival

*New Yam festival *Egungun Festival *Christian festivals e.g. Christmas and Easter celebrations *Muslim festivals e.g. Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha celebrations *Isanlu Day * iyinfest

Notable people

Pius Adesanmi Pius Adebola Adesanmi (27 February 1972 – 10 March 2019) was a Nigerian-born Canadian academic and author. He was the author of '' Naija No Dey Carry Last'', a 2015 collection of satirical essays. Adesanmi died on 10 March 2019, when Ethiopian ...

* Grace Oyelude *

Eyitayo Lambo Eyitayo Lambo was appointed the Nigerian Federal Minister of Health in July 2003, holding office until May 2007 during the second term of the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo. Background Lambo was born on 28 December 1944 in Isanlu, the headqua ...

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 ...

Education

; Tertiary Institution *Okunland International College of Nursing Science, Isanlu ; Secondary schools *Isanlu Community Secondary, Isanlu *St Kizito's College, Isanlu *Oluyori Muslim Comprehensive High School, Isanlu *African Church Secondary School, Isanlu *Folu International Schools, Isanlu *Government Day Secondary School, Isanlu *Lg Secondary School Idofin Isanlu *Michaelian Group of Schools, Isanlu *Isanlu High School, Ijowa Isanlu ; Primary schools *Community Primary School, Isanlu *St. Joseph Primary School, Isanlu *St Michael the Archangel Nursery/Primary School, Isanlu *Ecwa Rev. Thamer Nursery and Primary School, Isanlu *Yelgea Primary School, Isanlu *Michaelian Catholic Nursery and Primary, School

Religion

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

is the dominant religion in Isanlu, seconded by

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

and Traditional beliefs.

References

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{{Yoruba topics Populated places in Kogi State