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'''Idah''' is a town in [[Kogi State]], [[Nigeria]], on the eastern bank of the [[Niger River]] in the middle belt region of [[Nigeria]]. It is the headquarters of the Igala Kingdom, whose traditional ruler, the [[Attah of Igala]], is Alhaji [[Aliyu Obaje]](GCFR).
Idah, an old river port, lies on the eastern bank of the river Niger on latitude 7* 5` North and Longitude 5* 45` East. It has commercial routes on the river Niger linking [[Lokoja]] (Kogi state capital) to the North of the country and Onitsha (Anambra state) to the South, Agenebode (Edo State) to the west. Its population is primarily [[Igala]].
Idah hosts a federal [[polytechnic]]. The [[Federal Government College Ugwolawo]] is also within the periphery of Idah. Idah is a major food base of Kogi State and the natural capital of the [[Igala]] kingdom.
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