Sibusiso Ngobese uses snakes to cure ailments   A South African man acclaimed for his ability to use snakes to heal people has revealed how he does it. Since he was six, Sibusiso Ngobese has been living with snakes around his neck and body.   Ngobese from Germiston, Ekurhuleni says:  “The snakes are my ancestors. I am a traditional healer who helps people using natural means. “I use my snakes instead of throwing the bones.”   In an interview with DailySun ZA, he said many people who visit him come back later with good news about his healing power. He has allegedly turned small pieces of clothing into new women’s underwear, and pieces of paper into chewing gum.   He said all his power came to him through the huge snakes around his neck. Known to people as Fezele Odla Abawusukelayo, he said he became an inyanga in 2005. “My father was an inyanga too, who used to heal people with snakes,”  he said. “I was afraid of them when I w...

Omoyele Sowore - SaharaReporters founder   We reported earlier today that the Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, on Monday, confirmed that Senator Dino Melaye graduated from the school, although under a different name. adding that the senator graduated in 2000 with a third class in BA Geography. “From records, Dino formerly known as Daniel Jonah Melaye graduated from ABU with a BA in Geography,"  Professor Ibrahim Garba said while appearing before the Senate at the National Assembly on Monday.    Meanwhile, Omoyele Sowore, the founder at controversial online news platform, SaharaReporters, in a post on Facebook, released four documents alleging that the embattled Senator, Dino Melaye, manipulated his school result and couldn't have graduated after failing a compulsory course.   He posted the documents and wrote;   "These documents outed ABU VC Prof. Ibrahim Garba, he couldn't manipulate them, so he opt...

Ibrahim Magu   A report by  SaharaReporters  has shown that the Mr Lawal Daura, Director-General of the Directorate of State Security (DSS), Mr. Mamman Daura, the influential nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari, and Mr. Abba  Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Buhari, have secretly begun working on a plan to have Mr. Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), redeployed back to the Nigeria Police Force.   According to the report, top Presidency sources revealed that the moves being made by the three men are independent of President Buhari, who is unwilling to replace Mr. Magu.   The President is said to be unconvinced by the negative DSS report on Mr. Magu's integrity. However, the President's nephew the DSS boss and Mr. Kyari are said to be exploiting President Buhari's brittle health to replace Mr. Magu, who has obdurately resisted their attempts to teleguide him.  “They are capitalizing on B...

Nigeria Customs Service (File photo)   The Comptroller-General of Customs, Compliance Task Force, says it has impounded 223 vehicles, 13 of which belong to a senator in Kano State. The task force also said it seized other items, including foodstuff worth N269.5m in Kano and Jigawa states within eight months.   The Task Force Zonal Commander, Mr. Bala Dole, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria  in Kano on today (Monday). He said the vehicles belonging to the said senator were 12 new Toyota Hilux and one Land Cruiser Jeep. Dole, who declined to name the said senator, said the 13 vehicles were trailed from Maigatari in Jigawa, following an intelligence report.   “Based on the intelligence report, the vehicles were 30 in number, but we were able to trail 13 of them, 12 of which were hidden in the senator’s compound. “We sealed the house and retrieved the vehicles and they are now in our custody,”  Dole said.   ...

    The American president, Donald Trump has not been popular with his people in recent times considering some of the policies he came up with.   The president is considered to be one of the most hated US presidents of all time.   Now, Super Deluxe has decided to make a compilation of Donald Trump's speeches into an early 2000s song and it's totally hilarious.   It is perhaps the funniest video you'll see on the internet today.   Watch the video below:  

Others arrested in the case   Chief Vincent Duru, one of the men convicted in the celebrated case of the ritual murder of an 11-year-old boy, Ikechukwu Okoronkwo, on September 19, 1996 in Owerri, Imo State, has reportedly been hanged.   His sentence said to have been carried out on Sunday, November 13, 2016, is coming 13 years after his 2003 conviction.   To refresh memories on the case, which became popularly known as the ‘Otokoto murder’ at the time, here are 20 things to know:   1. The victim, Okoronkwo, a groundnut seller, was lured into a highbrow hotel called Otokoko in Owerri and beheaded.   2. Okoronko was reportedly given a bottle of Coca-Cola that had been spiked with drug before he was killed.   3. The hotel was owned by Chief Vincent Duru, who became known as Chief Otokoto during the lengthy trial that followed his arrest.   4. Apart from being beheaded, the culprits reportedly removed different other organs ...

  Dino Melaye   With this current situation of politician and senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Dino Melaye, it is imperative to note that the law makers are mostly the first breakers of their own laws.   It has been reported that Dino melaye didn’t graduate from Ahmadu Bello Unibversity Zaria (ABU) as he claimed. He also claimed he’s a graduate of London school of Economics and student of Harvard University. The both higher institutions have come to deny the claims why ABU is yet to make a statement on Dino graduating from Geography department from the prestigious university.   Here are 7 things I have learnt from this Dino melaye certificate saga, and I believe you should also take a clue from this incident: (1). Most Nigerian Politicians are not loyal and care about the feelings of the masses:   If a Nigerian politicians are not loyal to this country. They are not afraid of the masses or our feelings. They just do wha...

The players before the match   Chelsea defender, Ola Aina made his first appearance for Nigeria in a closed door friendly between two teams formed from the Super Eagles squad at the Hive Stadium in London, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.   Also making an appearance at your in the encounter were Eberchi Eze from Queens Park Rangers, Chuba Akpom, Noah Bazee, Tyronne Ebuehi and Manchester City defender Nathan Oseni.   The match was played in place of a botched friendly against Burkina Faso at the same venue after seven Stallions players failed to secure entry visas to fly into the United Kingdom.   The game ended 1-1 with Kelechi Iheanacho and Kayode Olanrewaju on target for both sides.   Stand-in skipper Ogenyi Onazi led a Team 'A' side comprising of Daniel Akpeyi, Leon Balogun, Ola Aina, William-Troost Ekong, Elderson Echiejile, Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Kelechi Iheanacho, Moses Simon, Alex Iwobi.   The Team 'B' side cap...

You can buy goods and services online with bitcoins   Bitcoins are electronic currency, otherwise known as 'cryptocurrency'.  Bitcoins are a form of digital public money that is created by painstaking mathematical computations, and policed by millions of computer users called 'miners'.   How Do Bitcoins Work? Bitcoins are, in essence, electricity converted into long strings of code that have money value. Bitcoins are completely virtual coins designed to be 'self-contained' for their value, with no need for banks to move and store the money. Once you own bitcoins, they behave like physical gold coins: they possess value and trade just as if they were nuggets of gold in your pocket.   You can use your bitcoins to purchase goods and services online, or you can tuck them away and hope that their value increases over the years.   Bitcoins are traded from one personal 'wallet' to another.  A wallet is a small personal database that yo...

  File Photo   A Twitter user with the handle @fatimaaliu, in series of tweets, alleged that Indians are currently beating up black races, especially Africans.   In some of the tweets, she revealed that Nigerian students, in India, are currently being held and beating blue black, because an Indian boy got missing in the compound, where foreigners live.    It should be noted that Nigerians in South Africa are also dealing with the bitter trend of xenophobia which takes place periodically.   Read her tweets below:  

Muslims performing Hajj in Saudi Arabia (File photo)   The death has been announced of Alhaji Bishir Babba-Kaita, the former Chairman of Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State.   A senior brother to the deceased, Alhaji Kabir Babba, made the announcement in Kankia on Monday. He said that his brother died in Saudi Arabia after performing the lesser hajj and was buried in the Holy Land in accordance with Islamic rites.   Until his death, Bishir was a Permanent Member, Katsina State Civil Service Commission.   He died at the age of 55 and is survived by two wives and seven children.   The deceased is a senior brother to the member representing Kankia/Kusada/Ingawa Federal Constituency, Alhaji Ahmad Babba.   -NAN

  Speaking exclusively to  Dailymail , a 35-year-old mother, Bruna Ferraz, and her 19-year-old daughter, Eduarda Morais, competing in Brazil's Miss Bumbum competition, have both admitted that they are desperate to be crowned the country's queen of shapely bottoms.   The s*xy pair also disclosed further that their obsession to win the coveted prize led to the mother's partner of six years walking out on them.     With both women virtually neck-and-neck in the race with less than two weeks until the grand final on November 9, Bruna and Eduarda both claim they will do anything to pip the other to the post.   'Winning means everything to me, it will change me life forever. But I know it means everything to my mum too.   'Now we're both in the final it will all depend on who's got the most beautiful bottom. I admire my mum's bottom. I hope mine will be as firm as hers when I'm her age,'  said Eduarda.     It ...

Joy Chinenye Azubike   A Nigerian writer, Joy Chinenye Azubike has shared one heartbreaking story that will leave many people in tears. The woman who was hosted on "TRIPLES WITH S-BUCHI" by Solomon Buchi Bartholomew opened her heart to share her story with the world.   She revealed details of abuse, beating and forced marriage. Azubike narrated how fear of the unknown forced her to stay with her tormentor and r*pist.   She wrote:   "I am Azubuike Jhoy Chinenye. A single mother of three from a nuclear family of five children. I am child number three. I was raised in strict home of a military father and my mother a business woman and a teacher. I am also A business woman. A speaker. A teacher and a writer. I guess that's all for now. Oh yes. Really tough but thank God for His grace.  I met him when I was 17. Started off as friends. I was asleep in my hostel in a private university when my phone rang, I answered and it was a wrong number. H...