Kogi Gist: Guess Whose Birthday It Is Today, Oba Micheal Olobayo, The Obaro Of Kabba

Plus brief history of the kingdom he administers

Kabba was the administrative headquarters of the Kabba division of the defunct Northern Region of Nigeria, which includes all of the current Kogi State. Kabba is a trade centre for coffee, cocoa, yams, cassava, maize, sorghum, shea nuts, peanuts (groundnuts), beans, cotton, and woven cloth produced by the Yoruba, Ebira, and other peoples of the surrounding area.

Kabba people speak a dialect called Owe, or Okun. They all speak Yoruba, as the languages have vowels in common.

Kabba is the headquarters of the Kabba/Bunnu local government area of Kogi state And the current Chairman of Kabba/Bunu Local Government is Hon.E. O. Funsho. Kabba has a traditional head rulers called Obaro, obadofin, Obajemu, Obaro who is also the chairman of the Okun traditional council. The present Obaro is Oba Micheal Olobayo (Obaro Ero I). His palace located at Odo-afin. Other notable settlements in Kabba include Odi-olowo, kajola, Odo-ero, Odolu, fehinti, iyah, Otu, Egbeda, Gbeleko, Okedayo, kakun, Ohakiti, Obele, Ogbagba, Ayonghon, Ayedun,Ayetoro Egunbe of obangogo, Iduge, Adesua, Asanta, Korede, Katu, Apanga and others.

Secondary Schools in Kabba are Saint Augustine's College, Saint Barnabas Secondary School, Saint Monica's College, Sacred Heart College Iyah -Kabba, Bishop McCalla Secondary School, Federal Government Girls College Local Government comprehensive high school, Government SCIENCE School Okedayo, Christ Secondary School, Olruntobi Group of school, Green Valley Gramma School, Local Government Secondary School Kakun, Wise Virgin Secondary School, Local Government school Otu-Egunbe Kogi STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION TECHNICAL and the Kabba College of Agriculture, Division of Agricultural Colleges Ahmadu Bello university Kabba. Also in Kabba is the ancient Sacred Heart Catholic church which has produced numerous priest in Nigeria and across the globe.

Source: Wikipedia