WORLD● LOWAug 30 · Aug 30, 2026, 2:59 PM
Prominent Kogi monarch, Eleta of Iyara, dies at 75
Vanguard Nigeria · sub saharan africa
By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja The people of Iyara community in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State have been thrown into mourning following the death of their traditional ruler, Oba (Engr.) Jacob Babatunde Meduteni, the Eleta Oluyara of Iyara Land. The monarch, aged 75, reportedly died peacefully in his palace in Iyara after battling an […] The post Prominent Kogi monarch, Eleta of Iyara, dies at 75 appeared first on Vanguard News.
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