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colourful maulid procession in jalingo Taraba state Capital

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Abdu Yarima, a jalingo based business man has been abducted from his home in Jalingo, capital of Taraba state.

Gunmen invaded the residence of Yarima Abdu located at Kasuwan Yelwa area of Jalingo metropolis, on Sunday night. Our correspondent was told that gunmen about nine in number, stormed the area, they went straight to the house of the businessman and took him. It was after the abductors left the scene with business man that his family raised alarm. A housewife was also abducted from her husband’s house located close to Kogin Mallam Garba, still in Jalingo. The police public relations officer, Taraba command, DSP Usman Abdullahi, did not pick our reporter call. The kidnappers terrorising the area have been using the Kogin Mallam Garba (River Mallam Garba) route to their den in the mountains around Kundo area in Ardo Kola local government area. Over ten people have been kidnapped and scores still missing in jalingo area.

Breaking: Aku Uka Passes On at 84

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 Family sources has confirmed to that the Aku Uka of Wukari is dead. Traditional Rites on announcement of the first class monarch  has commenced with his family officially notified of passing away of the Supreme Ruler of the Kwararafa Kingdom 

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTY FIRST INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2021.

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  Citizens of Nigeria.   It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty first Independence Anniversary.   2.​For 1st of October 1960 to happen, all hands were on deck. East, West, North all came together to celebrate freedom. Today should not only serve as a reminder of the day the British handed over the reins of power to Nigerians, but also unified Nigerians from all ethnic groups, religions and regions.   3.​Today, despite the challenges we face, most Nigerians still maintain the spirit of 1st October. That positive outlook and determination to make Nigeria a peaceful and prosperous nation. It is due to this collective attitude that Nigeria doggedly continues to remain a united and indivisible nation.   4.​Fellow Nigerians, the past eighteen months have been some of the most difficult periods in the history of Nigeria. Since the civil war, I doubt whether we have seen a period of more heightened challenges than what we have witnessed in this pe