[2] Obaje reigned for 56 years making him one of the longest serving monarch in Nigeria's history.

[3] Born in 1910, Aliyu Obaje was the youngest person to be installed ah Àtá Ígáláà; he mounted the stool at the age of 36 on 2 November 1956 following the death of his predecessor Ameh Oboni I. Obaje ruled for 52 years before he died at the age of 102.

[4] The Àtá's palace (the seat of power in the Igala Kingdom) is located in the ancient city of Idah.

[citation needed] Aliyu Obaje was the chairman of the Kogi State council of Traditional chiefs.

He held the Nigerian national honour of GCFR (Grand Commander of the Federal Republic).