A self-acclaimed traditional healer, Edem Bassey Otu, arrested with two human skulls while allegedly preparing some cultists for an outing, said the Police have no right to arrest him because the skulls were left behind by his father, who died some eight years ago.
Bassey Otu, who did not show any sign of remorse during the parade, chided the Police for arresting him, “I am a herbalist and I heal people of different sickness. I have my license to operate as a herbalist.
“Somebody ran in front of my house and the Police came to my house to arrest me. They have no right because I have been using these skulls for my job since my father left them for me some eight years ago,” Bassey said.
The Lord Mayor of Sheffield has declared Donald Trump banned from visiting the city, branding him a 'wasteman.'
For those over the age of 25, that means a "man who acts like a boy, lacking maturity, and generally wastes his time and life by doing everything to achieve nothing."
Magic Magid has breathed new life into the city's stuffy council chamber since taking the honorary title in May.
And today, he announced that the President of the United States is officially not welcome in his city.
Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Wednesday sacked all his commissioners and asked them to hand government property to the permanent secretaries in their respective ministries, in a move that foreshadows his planned move to switch to the Peoples Democratic Party.
Malam Abubakar Shekara, Director General Media and Public Affairs in Government House, announced the dissolution in a statement. Shekara explained that the dissolution would pave way for “restructuring and re-strategising the cabinet for optimum efficiency and service delivery to the people of State”.
A Spanish woman is set to become the first ever transsexual model to represent her country in the Miss Universe competition.
Angela Ponce will strut her stuff on the big stage after winning top spot in a 23-contestant qualifying pageant in her native country on Friday.
The 5ft 9in beauty queen, who first identified as a woman when she was three, will compete at this year's Miss Universe in the Philippines.
Angela, 26, couldn't contain her emotions as fellow contestants rushed to congratulate her on the big win.
These famous faces might have look like they are living it up with their showbiz lifestyles and millions in the bank, but just like the rest of us they've got those cringe-worthy moments from the past they just wish they could just do over.
From the heartbreaking to the hilariously trivial (looking at you, Kim Kardashian), we give a run down of some the biggest regrets of a host of female celebs.
Sarah Silverman
The sassy comedian gave some great life advice on Twitter back in April 2011.
"If you don't have enough regret in your life, try cutting bangs," she said.
Nigerian male barbie, Bobrisky took to his Instagram page hours ago to share new sexy photos of himself in a black see-through top and blue jeans but some of his followers are not having it as they noticed something unusual about the photos. See more photos and their reactions below;
A 22-year-old dancer has lost both her legs after a boat exploded in the Bahamas, leaving a woman dead.
Stefanie Schaffer is also believed to have suffered serious internal injuries in the blast on a tour boat.
Several others were injured in the incident shortly after 9am on Saturday, and a woman, whose identity has not been revealed, was killed.
Stefanie, an American from Rutland, Vermont, was on holiday with her mother, stepfather and sister.
Joey Chestnut scored another victory at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island yesterday afternoon breaking his own record after shoving 74 wieners down his mouth, a new world record.
Chestnut's previous record was 72. Chestnut recently explainsd how he prepares for competition and looks like his method paid off because he out did his competition by almost 30 hot dogs. Carmen Cincotti came in second place with 45 dogs.
The win is Chestnut's third straight victory and 11th overall in the last 12 years, but it didn't go without incident. Oficials first said he only ate 64 dogs after a plate of 10 dogs hadn't been counted, not that it would've mattered for the win, becuase he clearly beat others to it.
Janet Jackson will make her headlining gig at Essence Festival despite the recent death of her father, Joe Jackson.
There was fan concern that Janet would cancel her performance after Joe passed away last week.
Sources close to Janet say she's currently en route to New Orleans for the fest where she's scheduled to perform Sunday. She has other dates lined up through August on her State of the World tour too, which she's also planning to fulfill.
Janet thanked her fans for their support during this hard time yesterday in an Instagram video, where her kid also made a small cameo.
She and other family members on monday laid her dad to rest.
President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday that the world is waiting to see if the Presidents coming after him will return the loots and assets being recovered by his administration from those who looted the treasury.
He noted that stolen assets seized from looters under his military rule were returned to them when he was ousted in 1983.
Buhari said his administration is selling off assets recovered from looters and putting the money in the government coffers to forestall what happened in the past.
A woman scaled the Statue of Liberty on the 4th of July in a move that can either be called the most patriotic thing ever or just plain stupid.
It forced park officials to evacuate the island of tourists Wednesday. It's unclear what the climber's intentions were but earlier in the day 7 people were arrested on the grounds by the United States Park Police after unrolling a banner that read "Abolish I.C.E."
Victoria and David Beckham enjoyed a low key dinner date as they celebrated their milestone 19th wedding anniversary on Wednesday evening.
The couple paid tribute to one another by sharing the same shot on their individual Instagram accounts while enjoying an al fresco meal.
With Victoria reaching for her husband across a dining table littered with wine glasses, the couple looked very much in love - just days after furiously dismissing claims of an imminent divorce.
Kim Kardashian reached way back into her photo archives on Wednesday to wish her fans a Happy 4th Of July.
The 37-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star posed an image with her sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner to her website kimkardashianwest.com. With them appeared to be Adrienne Bailon.
'Since it's the Fourth of July, I wanted to throw it back to these pictures we took in 2008 when we had a pool party,' said the star.
Did a supervisor with Chrisland Schools in Lekki, Lagos, Adegboyega Adenekan, accused of defiling a 35-month-old pupil, lie about his relationship with the girl? Yes, says a report of the polygraph test conducted on him by an expert, Mr Falola Adebayo.
A polygraph machine is used to determine whether a person is deceptive or lying. Justice Sybil Nwaka of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court will on October 10 rule on the admissibility of the report.
Adenekan’s counsel Olatunde Adejuyigbe (SAN) objected to the admissibility of the report when the prosecutor, Babajide Boye, sought to tender it in evidence.
A former Oyo State Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala has declared his intention to contest the governorship seat in 2019.
Alao-Akala said he was bowing to intense pressure from his admirers. The former governor spoke yesterday at his Bodija, Ibadan, home while hosting members of the Akala Support Group.
He said: “Patriotic people of Oyo State, for quite some time now, I have been inundated by telephone calls and text messages from well-meaning citizens and subjected to intense pressure.
Five teachers of the Polytechnic Academic Staff Secondary School Birnin Kebbi, have been sacked for impregnating an SS3 student of the school.
The girl was also expelled from the school. Sources confirmed that the decision to dismiss the five teachers followed the recommendation of a committee set up by the school to investigate the matter.
“The committee submitted report on Monday and recommended that all the five teachers should be dismissed from service immediately.
A 37-year-old man, Leo Columbus, told reporters in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, yesterday that he set his three-year-old niece ablaze because she defecated in a neighbour’s house in Akamkpa Local Government Area.
Columbus said he did not intend to kill her but acted out of anger because of the child’s behaviour.
The man, who was among the 50 suspects paraded by Police Commissioner Hafiz Inuwa for various offences, said he started taking care of the child, his brother’s daughter, two years ago.
Genevieve Nnaji was among the many actors who stepped out yesterday for the Celebrate African Culture at the Afrikan Shrine which had France President, Emmanuel Macron in attendance.
He is considered one of the greatest rappers in hip hop history, but Tupac Shakur's career came to a tragic end when he was murdered in a drive-by shooting in 1996.
Despite the myriad of conspiracy theories and attempts to solve the case of his murder, the identity of the gunman that took Tupac's life has remained a mystery for 22 years.
But the truth may have just been revealed in an interview with Tupac murder suspect Duane Keith Davis - also known as 'Keefe D'.
Tyra Banks has banked 1.5million profit on the sale of a house just two years after buying it.
The model and TV personality sold her ocean-view Pacific Palisades home for $9.25million, having paid $7.35million for it in 2016.
The America's Next Top Model host - who is believed to have bought a neighbouring home for $7million in March - listed the five-bedroom cliff-top house in May.
Tina Turner's oldest son Craig Raymond Turner has committed suicide. Craig was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, aged 59, at his home in Studio City, California on Tuesday, TMZ reports.
Craig was pronounced dead at the scene at 12.38pm and Los Angeles County coroner's office assistant chief Ed Winter confirmed his death was being reported as suicide, although the official autopsy is pending.
His famous mother Tina, 78, who was seen attending Haute Couture Paris Fashion Week just a few short hours before her son was found dead, was just 18 when she gave birth to Craig, whose father was a saxophonist named Raymond Hill.
Oh dear! Senator Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna) has made it clear yesterday in Abuja to reporters that he is leaving APC for good and nothing can stop that fact. He says the Governor of Kaduna State has treated fellow party members badly and the Presidency has not been able to caution him for once. Shehu says he is goneeeeeeeeeeee.
The Senator said; “I wish Adams has come earlier because like I said these grenades that were laid by the former chairman will explode in a matter of days.”
Fuji lord, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal popularly known as K1 has explained why he visited President Buhari in Abuja last week and why he proudly endorsed him for second term. Want to know why? Read….
Vincent Uche Mbanefo, an undergraduate of the Anambra State University, Igbariam, was yesterday struck to death by thunder following a heavy downpour.
Mbanefo, a 100-level student of Agriculture Extension, was said to be alone in his Achalla Logde about 5pm when the incident happened.
A student, who pleaded for anonymity, said the deceased was found lifeless with his skin turned to black.
He was in Abuja yesterday where he promised to help three states in Nigeria with the sum of $475m on projects. Now here are photos from the signing of the agreements. You will also see our Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun getting so busy!
