Over 1,500 youths have climbed the historic site of Bima Hills, in the Hina Community of Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area in Gombe State, as part of the 2022 Annual Cultural Festival of Hina.

The hill is a tourism site situated along Gombe -Biu Road, which stands at 764 meters by 259 feet above sea level and often is visited by local and international tourists.

The President of the Hina Youth Forum, Mr. Umar Musa, said climbing the hill was part of the seven days Programme, aimed at fostering unity, and peaceful coexistence, as well as recognizing outstanding sons and daughters of the community.

Mr. Musa said that the annual festival also enhanced interactions and Social activities among indigenes living within and outside the Hina Community.

He said the forum had recognized 11 illustrious sons and daughters of the community with an award for their various contributions to the development of indigent persons and the community.

According to him, “Last year, only 300 youths climbed the hill in 2021 while 1,577 youths participated in 2022. “Bima Mountain is a historic site full of site attractions. We intend to do more next year and the time of the end-of-year festival is to foster unity, peace and the bond of brotherhood,” Musa said.

He said that Hina Youth Forum had in 2022, conducted numerous activities for the development of the community, such as the sponsoring of over 123 youths for the 2022 secondary school certificate Examination and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Examination, which would enable them to secure admissions to tertiary institutions.

“In our various interventions, we supported 123 youths to write secondary school leaving examinations, 58 Joint Admission and Matriculation Examination, five in diploma d Higher National Diploma. “HYF also conducted a tree planting campaign to avert dissatisfaction,” he said.

In the meantime, the Hina Community Leader of Hina, Mr. Adamu Galadima, said the youths were the backbone for meaningful development in any society, hence their continued engagement in skills would help in reducing the burden of unemployment and promote self-reliance.

Aside from climbing the Bima Hills, the youths participated in various cultural activities, which included the display of traditional delicacies, sporting competitions, traditional dances, as well as visitations among others.

Rain over the past few days has brought flooding to land in Carmarthenshire, including a farm in the Towy Valley.

Footage shows a farm surrounded by floodwater as forecasters warn of more rain and possible flooding.

It comes as heavy rain is expected to cause disruption across large parts of Wales on Tuesday.

The Met Office said the heaviest rain was expected over higher ground, with up to 10cm (3.9in) possible in parts.

The alert covers 19 of 22 counties across Wales between 06:00 GMT and 20:00.

An apparent meteor has been spotted lighting up the sky across England.

Video footage and reported sightings of the event on Monday evening were shared from London, Hertfordshire and Wolverhampton in the West Midlands.

The Met Office tweeted at 20:15 GMT: “Reports of a meteor in the sky over the UK just now. If you managed to take any footage we’d love to see it”.

Clear skies contributed to the quality of sightings, it said.

Becky Roberts said she and her family were in the garden of their home in Lichfield, Staffordshire when they spotted it.

Sightings were also reported in West Sussex, Slough and Wiltshire.

Monowi is a very small village that is incorporated in Boyd County, which is located in the northeastern part of the State of Nebraska, within the United States of America.

Being quite small, the popularity of Monowi comes from the population that lives here, and it is only one person.

According to the population census of 2010, nowadays the village still counts a single resident, and Monowi itself is the only incorporated municipality in the States with a population as such.

The name is derived from some of the Native American languages that can not be traced today, however it is thought to have the meaning of “flower”, perhaps maybe because of the many wildflowers which are growing in the previous location of the village.

The first inhabitants are considered to arrived here in 1902, when the Elkhorn Railroad that connected the Midwestern United States was extended to the village.

With a total area of some 0.54 squre km (0.21 square mi), the population peak was in 1930s when it counted around 150 citizens.

As it was expected at that time, the younger residents were bound to leave the village, and move to the bigger cities in the search of better life and better jobs.

Up until 2004, there were only 2 residents, Rudy and Elsie Eiler, however, when Rudy Eiler passed away, today only Elsie Eiler is the sole resident who acts as mayor, librarian, and bartender.

Since Elsie pays taxes to herself and grants her own liquor license, she is becoming somewhat a celebrity in the area, and while keeping the Monowi Tavern open for people passing by, she definitely is a local novelty that people want to come and see.

Still, there are some locals from around who visit the tavern regularly and also chat about the past times when the village was livelier and something was always happening.

All in all, offering a variety of food and beverages to the visitors, Elsie Eiler is always available to sit down and chat with every visitor that would like to learn something more about the small village that was thriving a lot in the past, however, nowadays is struggling to keep up with the modern times.