The Beautiful Palace of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland Palace. Located along Itakpe Road, Okene, Kogi- -Cyclergist

THE OHINOYI OF EBIRA LAND PALACE

The palace is located along Itakpe Road, Okene, Kogi State.

Rated as one of the most beautiful palaces in West Africa, this elegant palace is a sight to behold. Currently the residence of the present Ohinoyi Ado Ibrahim, it serves as a political, historic, traditional and religious powerhouse for the Ebira people.

Okene is a town in the Nigerian state of Kogi. The town is based in a Local Government Area of the same name. Okene runs along the A2 highway. It had an area of 328 km² and a population of 320,260 at the 2006 census.^[1]

The predominant people are the Ebira of central Nigeria; the local languages is Ebira.

Okene is the birthplace of American Hockey League player and National Hockey League prospect Akim Aliu.^[3] Another prominent Nigerian that hails from Okene is Engineer Joseph Makoju, the former managing director of the power Holding Company of Nigeria and currently the Honorary Adviser to Mr. President on Electric Power and the Honorary Adviser to the President/CEO Dangote Group on Strategies.

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