Ayetoro Gbede
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| Coordinates: 7°59′00″N 6°00′00″E / 7.98333°N 6.00000°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kogi State |
| Local government | Ijumu |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT (UTC+1)) |
Ayetoro Gbede is a town along the Ilorin – Kabba federal highway in Ijumu, a kingdom and local government area in Kogi state, Nigeria. Ayetoro gbede is located in central Nigeria, approximately 420 kilometers northeast of Lagos, while it is 315 kilometers away from Abuja, the nation's capital. It is in the Kogi west senatorial district and Kabba/Ijumu federal constituency. The town was established over ninety-one years ago.[1] The inhabitants of the town speak their local dialect of Okun and Gbede, which is a Yoruba dialect.
It is located within the geographical coordinates: 7° 59' 0" North, 6° 0' 0" East[2] in the Guinea Savanna.
Notable people
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- Shola Ameobi, an Ayetoro Gbede born English footballer, plays for Newcastle United as a striker.
- Dino Melaye, a Senator of the Federal Republic representing Kogi west constituency.
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