African Gist and News

A mentally-disabled man and woman were spotted somewhere in Edo state celebrating Valentine's Day.    In the photos posted earlier today on Facebook, the couple shared a kiss in full view of spectators before walking away, with the man holding her possesively by the waist.    More phoos below...

A suspected herbalist has been apprehended with fetish items inside a bush at a Naval base in Sapele area of Delta state.  The suspected herbalist after he was caught The unidentified man after serious beatings claimed to be from Anambra state. He reportedly confessed that he is not mad and that he has been in the bush for more than three weeks without the knowledge of the naval authorities. A shrine was found in the bush where he lived as the young man appeared very neat with some clothes and five mobile phones seen in his possession. It was gathered that a Naval officer who wanted to take the suspect to the main naval base for further interrogation let him go after collecting money from him See more photos:

As if in home movies, the Obi ( traditional ruler) of Nsukwa kingdom in Aniocha South local government area of Delta State, HRM Kenneth Ezegbune 1, on Wednesday pulled down several shrines including a very powerful idolatry statue of “Nneoma” bequeathed to the kingdom, and replaced same with the statue of Jesus Christ in his palace. The monarch was said to have been disturbed by strange faces and voices in his palace and was strongly advised by his pastor to destroy and do away with all forms of idolatry and shrines after he claimed to have given his life and those of his children to Christ some time last week. Sources said the monarch’s passionate hatred for idolatry made him destroy the symbols, which attracted bad blood from his subjects including the palace chiefs who confronted him that he has committed a sacrilege. One of the chiefs, who spoke to DAILY POST on condition of anonymity, said, “the king has defiled the land. He has destroyed several years-old shrines. He said he is n