Okene is a Local Government Area and city in Kogi State, Nigeria based at the town of Okene on the A2 highway.The LGA has an area of 328 km² and a population of 320,260 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 264.The predominant people are the Ebira of central Nigeria and the Yoruba; the local languages are Ebira and Yoruba