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Kumbwada defies tradition with female rule

MYSTERIOUS DEATHS Despite wide belief that men should lead, fears over a two-century-old curse have left a woman on the throne for six generations

AFP , KUMBWADA, NIGERIA

"This is an exceptional situation none of us can change. A woman chief is a necessity given our peculiar circumstances," he said.

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