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Here are the 3 Nigerians who made Barack Obama’s favorite music of 2022 list

Former U.S. President Barack Obama listed his favorite 25 songs that made his 2022 playlist on Saturday. Three Nigerian artists made the list of the revered former president. Burna boy’s song ‘Last...

Without Jimmie Lee Jackson, there would have been no Barack Obama or Kamala Harris

Some civil rights activists gathered at the Zion United Methodist Church in Marion, Alabama, on the evening of February 18, 1965. Their mission: to march in support of James Orange, the field secretary...

Barack Obama reveals he met his Kenyan father only once

In a recent episode of Barack Obama’s joint Renegades: Born in the USA podcast with Bruce Springsteen, the former U.S. president opened up about his on-and-off relationship with his deceased Kenyan...

Barack Obama says he broke a childhood friend’s nose for using racial slur on him

In the second episode of Barack Obama’s joint Renegades: Born in the USA podcast with Bruce Springsteen, the former president took listeners back to a moment in his childhood where he made a friend...

We should all be sad that Kwame Kilpatrick never came close to Barack Obama – Here’s why

It was Chris Rock who first called Kwame Kilpatrick the “Hip Hop Mayor” back when the burly young man in a suit and adorning himself with a diamond earring was only too glad to talk about politics...

Barack Obama opens up on how his time at the White House took a toll on his marriage

In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir obtained by CNN, former US president, Barack Obama, opened up on how his time at the White House took a heavy toll on his marriage with his wife Michelle due to pressures...

Four things we learned from Barack Obama’s fiery 2020 DNC speech

Former President Barack Obama took the gloves off on Wednesday night when he addressed the country at the virtual Democratic National Convention (DNC), laying particularly into his predecessor in the White...

America’s democracy is at stake because of Trump, warns Barack Obama

Former U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned Americans that Donald Trump is prepared to “tear down democracy” to get a second term in the White House. Speaking on primetime...

These African artistes made Barack Obama’s 2020 summer playlist

Barack Obama is continuing his annual ritual of sharing his favorite tunes to his followers on social media. As usual, this year’s playlist – which features a smorgasbord of artistes across...

Court officer suspended for posting photo of Barack Obama hanging from a noose

A Brooklyn court officer, Terri Pinto Napolitano, has been suspended for 30 days without pay after she posted to Facebook a photo of former President Barack Obama hanging from a noose. Napolitano posted...

Barack Obama shares his favorite books of 2019

Barack Obama has yet again continued his ritual of sharing his favorite books, films, and music for the year. Starting off, the former U.S. president took to his social media platforms on Saturday to reveal...

Why Barack Obama feels the world would be better off with women as leaders than men

Barack Obama begs to differ as to who should be in charge when it comes to running the affairs of a nation. According to the former president of the United States, having women as leaders across all countries...

Why the misery of Libya and a no post-Gaddafi plan will forever haunt Barack Obama

At the end of August 2011, the BBC published the musings of its diplomatic editor, Mark Urban, on what future interventions in troubled countries would look like. At the time, the former Libyan leader,...

Barack Obama’s high school basketball championship jersey sold for $120k

It appears Barack Obama made number 23 famous before Michael Jordan. A high school basketball jersey the ex-president of the United States wore was sold for $120,000 at an auction in Dallas over the weekend....

Check out Barack Obama’s 2019 summer reading list

Barack Obama has yet again shared his summer reading list and as expected, his recommendations are all worth a read. The former U.S. president took to his social media platforms on Wednesday to reveal...

Celebrating Barack Obama’s birthday with 10 of his greatest quotes

Barack Obama, who turns 58 today, arguably has to be one of the most loved and most popular personalities ever. His charm, charisma, ability to empathize and affability is second to none and is largely...

Barack Obama and daughter honoured with life-size bronze statue in South Dakota [Photo]

A life-size bronze sculpture of former U.S. President Barack Obama and daughter Sasha has been unveiled in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota. The sculpture is a part of the City of Presidents collection,...

Meet the Chinese, Indonesian, Brazilian and others who look like Barack Obama [Photos]

When Barack Obama made history in 2008 as the first African-American president of the United States, he was hailed around the world for the very obvious reasons. It was also a moment in history that got...

Barack Obama’s name has been immortalized in these places outside the U.S.

Barack Obama arguably has to be one of the most loved and most popular presidents ever. His charm, charisma, ability to empathize and affability is second to none and is largely the reason why he is the...

Barack Obama scores Billboard debut with song?

Well, from all indications, it looks like Barack Obama is clearly having an enviable and extremely fun post-presidential life. Just this week, the ex-president of the United States secured his first debut...