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President Barack Obama has visited his father's homeland a few times in the past; in 1988, 1992, 2006 before his visit yesterday. His first visit was in  1988. He was on a journey of self-discovery to know more about his heritage and his father, who split from his mum 2 years after he was born. On his second trip in 1992, he traveled with Michelle, who was his fiancee at the time. They married a few months after that visit. He wanted Michelle to meet his paternal grandmother & other extended family members. He then visited in 2006 as a US senator. He  moved around relatively freely and visited his father’s grave and his grandmother’s tin-roof house. Two years later, he became the president of the United States of America. (he's pictured with his grandmother above). More photos after the cut... Barack Obama's father, also named Barack Obama, and mother, Stanley Ann Dunham k

It’s meaning:  We all know the popular saying “Health is Wealth”. By health we do not mean the absence of physical troubles only. But it is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. The loss of health is a loss of all happiness. Mahatma Gandhi also says, “ It is health which is real wealth, and not pieces of gold and silver ”. Health is more important than wealth. A rich person can afford various luxuries of life such as a big car, large house, costly accessories, air-conditioners, etc. But, he can enjoy these luxuries only if his health is good. Importance of light, air and water:   Good health depends on several things. Fresh air and sunlight are very important for our health. Fresh air helps us to improve our immune system and overall health. So a   morning walk   is very useful for health. Sunlight helps our body to produce vitamin-D. A dirty and damp atmosphere causes lots of diseases. Fresh and pure drinking water is also necessary fo...

President Buhari arrived the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja this morning after concluding his 4 day visit to the US. He was received at the airport by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.

  An innocent boy was buried alive in Ngwo area of Enugu over the weekend by some occultic men. The 10-year-old boy was kidnapped along Independence Layout Axis of Enugu while hawking plantain before being taken to Ngwo to be used as sacrifice by some suspected secret society members. The shocking discovery was made during a 3-day fasting and prayer crusade organized to clean Ngwo community of evil men. One of the men who saw the boy as he was being buried informed a Catholic priest from Abia State, Rev. Father Modestus Chilaka who promises to rescue the innocent boy. Three days after the ritual, Rev Chilaka took some men there to rescue the boy who was buried to his neck. The ritualists plan to allow the boy to die slowly so they didn’t cover his head with sand. A traditional ruler in Ameke Ngwo, Igwe Jerome Okolo who also witnessed the ritual said: “I was here and I saw a small boy who was buried alive as a sacrifice.” The marvelous hand ...

14 girls have been rescued from an illegal maternity home in Abia state The pregnant teenagers were rescued from a baby factory at Umukpeyi village in the Isiala Ngwa LGA of Abia yesterday. According to Abia Police spokesman, Onyeke Udeviotu, the baby factory belonged to a  “notorious child trafficking syndicate leader in the state, simply known as Madam Nma”. He is currently on the run. God save nigeria.

Photographer girl captures a breathtaking moment when beasts caught a helpless antelope as stunned tourists watch just inches away from open car windows.   23-year old Briton amateur photographer, Carolyn Dunford, who is completing an internship at Kruger National Park, South Africa, has a breathtaking moment when two lions brought down and savaged an antelope just inches from the cars of stunned tourists at a game reserve. She captured the bloody drama along with wide-eyed nature-lovers with some watching the spectacle through their car windows wide open. She said; "The kudu (a type of antelope) burst from the bushes and the lions chased it into the cars. The first lion grabbed onto its back and the second came in and grabbed its throat. They both tackled it." The biology graduate from Romsey, Hampshire, was taking an early morning drive through the park when she came across the rare scene and pulled out her camera. "I think I had been driving for a...

Nigerian social media has been buzzing after world number one female tennis player, Serena Williams won the Wimbledon Women’s final over the weekend. She was pictured placing her trophy tray on her head with no hands. As usual, Nigerians saw the humor in this and started creating the funniest memes ever. C   heck on the hilarious street hawker-inspired memes below:  

A weird story of a man named,Beatie, 34 has emanated as he reportedly gave birth to a baby.   Beatie in the hospital labour room   An American man from Bend, Oregon named Beatie,34 has reportedly given birth to a baby girl which makes him the first man in the world to do such.    Beatie was originally a female but he had his breasts removed through surgery and has been living  as a man ever since. He conceived with sperm from a donor and was inseminated at home by his 45-year-old wife Nancy, using a do-it-yourself kit. Beatie reportedly spoke for the first time about the 40-hour labour, describing it as the ‘experience of a lifetime’   In his words: " It was simply amazing and beautiful and is a moment I will cherish for the rest of my life. "Everyone thought I was going to have a caesarean but I always knew I wanted a natural birth and I had one. "As she was being born the midwife said she had this mass of dark hair like me. "I coul...