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11 local governments · 5 stories
Local government…
Akko
Balanga
Billiri · 1
Dukku · 1
Funakaye · 1
Gombe
Kaltungo · 2
Kwami
Nafada
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Yamaltu/Deba
5 stories
01
Lost history · Gombe
Kaltungo, and the night Antu carried her own snake to hospital
The snakebite hospital of Kaltungo →
02
Custom · Gombe
Pissi Tangale, seven clans and a new year moved to December
Pissi Tangale, the Tangale Day →
03
Lost history · Gombe
Mbormi, the field where a Sultan of Sokoto lies among the farms
The tomb of Sultan Attahiru I at Mbormi →
04
Lost history · Gombe
Gombe Abba, the emirs' capital the British left behind
The first capital of Gombe Emirate →
05
Lost history · Gombe
Tula, the hidden cave beneath the village and the chiefdom never conquered
Wuro Titilo, the refuge cave of Tula →