#FlashbackFriday - Obama As A Boy With His Grandfather!

Yes, that is Barack Obama playing in the surf with his grandpa, his mother's father. Who would've thunk it? That that little boy with his grandpa in the backwoods of Hawaii would become the 44th president of the United States? With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961.

Now, the president and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia, 16, and Sasha, 13. See more pics below from the Barack Obama Chilhood Photos collection.

#ThrowbackThursday - Charly Boy Rocks The Stage In 1983

Some of us reading were not even born in 1983! But Charly Boy is an Area Fada and it's not just a nick name. The verteran musician has been in the industry for more than 40 years. The 63 year old shared these pictures on Instagram to the years when he was just beginning.

See more below...

In Defence of The Bad Man

By Onyinye Orabuike

Back in my university days in Zaria, I had chance on a horrifying scene; three armed robbers had just been lynched.

They were healthy young men, unclad bodies strewn across the busy road in varied unsightly death postures, each in a pool of his blood. They had been thoroughly beaten and later shot.  Motorists and cyclists tried to avoid driving over the bodies as they manoeuvred their vehicles past.

Infidelity Double Standards Through The Eyes Of A Non-Feminist

By Onyinye Orabuike

I have never been accused of being a feminist, neither do I hope to be mistaken for one.

In truth I am not particularly passionate about the plight of women. I found out early that my sentiments are painfully unpopular among girls my age whose goals were either to get married to a very wealthy man and live a life of ease, or ditch men altogether and make their own way in life.

King Sunny Ade Likes Them Dark-skinned - Shows Off His Many Wives

King Sunny Ade, one of Nigeria's premier Afro Juju musicians, is a traditionalist and believes in having many wives. According to some reports, he has 7 wives, others say there are more than seven, and the seven named wives are the officials ones. See all of them below...

One Of These Men Wants To Be President Of Nigeria - Can You Guess?

Political commentator and writer, Tolu Ogunlesi shared this throwback picture on his Instagram with the caption; "One of these men wants to be president of #Nigeria #spotthefineboy #WomensVoteSorted #Nig2015"

Can you guess which one it is? See below for the answer...

Sexy Ebola Nurse, Fat Girl Costumes - Insensitive Or Perfect For Halloween?

#CrappyHalloweenCostumes. We've seen the sexy nun costume on Black Chyna, then the sexy Ebola nurse costume hoax a few days ago, and now there's a real "Sexy Ebola Containment Suit" and also "Fat Girl" costumes from Walmart.

Nigerian Law School Graduate Says 'Try Again' To Those Who Failed Bar Finals

Thousands of students from the Nigeria Law School have been protesting the mass failure at the Bar examinations, since the results were released a few days ago. However, a law school graduate who is among the 30% that passed the exams have spoken out, calling on those who failed to do it another time. Passing the final exams is a prerequisite for lawyers to be called to Bar in Nigeria.

[Photo + Video] Can Witches Fly Like Birds Then Fall And Become Human?

I'm sorry to bring you this graphic image but I think we need to talk about this. A Twitter user @spicybebe shared the photo above on Twitter, and according to her and certain other Nigerian Twitter users, she is a bird which fell from a power line in the Oshodi part of Lagos and turned into a woman by the time she landed on the ground. Confusing, right? Is it even possible?

A mob immediately gathered calling her a witch and it took the intervention of police men or the poor woman would've been lynched. Hmmm...

Blast From The Past - Jack Johnson And The History of Interracial Marriage in America

Jack Johnson was the first black heavyweight boxer of the world back in the early 1900's. He had three white wives, and refused to date a black woman. He was arrested and jailed for being with these white women and was recommended to be lynched for marrying them.

Johnson was married three times. All of his wives were white, a fact that caused considerable controversy at the time. In January 1911 Johnson married Etta Terry Duryea. A Brooklyn socialite, their romantic involvement was turbulent. Beaten several times by Johnson and suffering from depression, she committed suicide in September 1912.

Less than three months later, on 4 December 1912, Johnson married Lucille Cameron, a young prostitute. After Johnson married Cameron, two ministers in the South recommended that Johnson be lynched. Cameron divorced him in 1924 on the grounds of infidelity. The next year Johnson married Irene Pineau; also white.

Miss Akwa Ibom Iheoma Nnadi Emerges Winner Of The Most Beautiful in Nigeria 2014 Pageant

The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant finale took place tonight in Bayelsa. And the winner is Iheoma Nnadi representing Akwa Ibom State!

Iheoma Nnadi will be representing Nigeria at the Miss World contest, she also gets a brand new car and a grand prize of N3million.

The judges of the night included actress Osas Ighodaro, ex MBGN Sylvia Nduka, and former Mr Nigeria Bryan Okwara.

More photos from the finale below and other contestants who were runner-ups or got other awards.

Long Legs! Gisele Bundchen Shares Throwback Picture From When She Was 12 Years Old!

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen just posted a throwback pic to her Instagram page of herself at 12-years-old with some friends dressed for a dance recital. Not too long after that, two years later actually, Giselle was discovered in a McDonald's by a modeling scout at 14!

Gisele, second from the left, captioned the pic, which was taken in 1992:

Ready to the show ... How about the hairdo?? hahahaha #tbt #1992 #greatmemories

Check out the picture below, big hair and all :)

Blast From The Past - When Lagos To New York Round Trip Flight Was N17,000

I can't claim to have experienced those good old days, but a lot of older Nigerians enjoyed the largese of a rich, young and vibrant Nigeria, when out Naira had value, and our country was respected around the world.

A friend shared this on Nigeria Airways newspaper advert from the early 80s on FB and a commenter added his own reminiscence -

Them good ol' days. I still remember paying N1,040 as airfare for Nigeria Airways to and fro London from Lagos in 1980 (British Caledonian then was N1, 240). Reminiscence.

do you think inflation accounts for the high price now, more than 10X what it used to be, or the general decline of the economy is to blame? Is Nigeria Airways still working now BTW?

Want Proof That Money Can't Buy Sense? Check Out The #RichKidSnaps #Instagram Account.

Snapchat is a new social media tool that young teenagers are flocking to, believing that Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are for their parents and other oldies. The attraction for them is the anonymity and the ease with which you can chat as you share your photos.

The rich kids of snapchat have decided to step up their game. On the Snapchat app and their corresponding Instagram page, they show off the lifestyle of some of the private school children of wealthy parents who send them their pictures on Snapchat. How much common sense can so many people lack?

Checkout some photos posted on the Instagram page @RichKidSnaps - Instagram.com/richkidsnaps

More Pictures of Charlyboy at His Father's Funeral Service With His Wife, Mother and Children

The funeral mass of late Jus­tice Chukwudifu Oputa took place at the Sa­cred Heart Catho­lic Church, Oguta, Imo State. Many comments have been passed about how Charly boy presented himself at the funeral, but we must not forget the burial is not about Charlyboy but his father.

May the soul of Justice Oputa rest in peace.

Billionaire Black Wives Club - Behind Every Rich Man Is An Equally Rich Wife

Titi Adenuga is the second wife of Globacom and Conoil owner Mike Adenuga, who's worth $4.7 billion.

Forbes recently released its list of billionaires, and topping the chart weren't many surprises: Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and more. But th the women who are black women who are married to billionaires? There had to be some.

So I started doing some research and what do you know? There are in fact quite a few black women who've married billionaires. Enough to form their own exclusive group of what can be called The Billionaire Wives Club. Check them out...

14-Year-Old Girl Who Escaped Her Older Husband And Gets A Divorce Tells Her Story

Maimuna Abdullahi was sold into marriage by her parents for £120 and abused by her new husband, who locked her away and forced hard labour on her.

When she ran home she was beaten, first by her father, then her husband, and was summarily divorced by her husband for daring to flee – and she is still just 14 years old.

She is one of thousands in Nigeria with similar stories – and, shockingly, her husband blames his beaten former bride for her ordeal, saying she was disobedient and over-educated.

Maimuna’s former husband, Mahammadu Saidu, blames her few years of school for her disobedience. A handsome man of 28 who is obviously proud of his ankle-high boots, he does not deny beating his wife.
‘She had too much ABCD,’ he says. ‘Too much ABCD.’

Blast From The Past - Dress Victoria Beckham Wore on First Date With David Beckham in 1997

Victoria Beckham showed off her sentimental side by posting a photo on Twitter of the mini dress she wore the first time she went out with her now-husband David Beckham in 1997. Victoria captioned the photo of the rust-coloured suede design, featuring a built-in belt, saying;

"Look what I found! The dress I wore on my first date with David!! X so cute!! X vb," 

Read on for the background of how the couple met and how far they've come in almost 20 years together.

Blast From The Past - Gowon and Wife

In this June 1973 picture, we can see the Head of the Federal Military Government and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the First Lady, Mrs. Victoria Gowon, rocking oleku. The Queen of England, Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh are the hosts at the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in honour of Yakubu Gowon.

See more pictures of the couple from Gowon and Victoria's traditional engagement in 1968 to the present day. Gowon will be 80 years old by October later this year.

Uzo Aduba Talks About Growing Up in America With Her Nigerian Name

Nigerian-American actress Uzo Aduba plays Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren in popular Netflix series, “Orange is the New Black", and in an interview published on The Daily Beast, Uzo Aduba talks about her childhood, growing up as a child of Nigerian immigrants in America.

She identifies with her character, Suzanne’s struggles to fit in as a child who feels different from others, and talks specifically about her Nigerian name. This is one side of the American dream for African immigrants that is not often discussed. How you name might be misspelt, mispronounced, or just plain lock you out of opportunities.

Uzo Aduba shared her story thus;