Omawumi ft. 2Face Idiba - What a Bang bang

Omawumi,

(Tell Them, tell ) 2 Baba in the building,

Thank you very much, Danke Schön, Asante sana..

Verse (Omawumi)

I don’t wanna be a guest in my home (i be oo)
I no want to dey feel like I be stranger with my very own (at all)
I want my people back at home to live in peace and unity o (na so, na so)
But them wuru wuru people dey feed on we like bread and tea 

Coda

Dem dey claim diplomatic immunities
On top of the civil political ingenuity
And them people dem using spirituality
Like a mask to hide their anxiety 

In case you no notice
There’s a guy on vacation called justice
When he approaches
You’ll be mumbling words like
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Chorus

Monkey work, Baboon chop
Fire in the jungle
What a bang bang, What What a bang bang (x2)

E be like dem don see monkey
God forbid I no be suffer head
One day (this country go better)
Na me and you (go do am together)
Coz if we no try (our people go suffer)
And wuru wuru people oo

Coda 

Dem dey claim diplomatic immunities
On top of the civil political ingenuity
And them people dem using spirituality
Like a mask to hide their anxiety

In case you no notice
There’s a guy on vacation called justice
When he approaches
You’ll be mumbling words like
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Chorus

Monkey work Baboon chop
Fire in the jungle
What a bang bang, What What a bang bang (x2)

God forbid I no be suffer head
One day (this country go better)
Na me and you (go do am together)

Verse (2Face )

I dey fear for the thing wey I dey see
Day by day dem upgrade their thiefability
This kind of thiefing don turn to insanity
How long shall we wait for the poverty subsidy
If na u na u need am pass

Na only for your mouth money sweet pass
Instead of to go go work pass
You say na reverse
Make all your people to dey carry last
Many days for the thief
Osino ga e che o de ya
As we hope and pray for the messiah

I hope I live to see
My people living in harmony
Everything guy na monanry
And there’s no reason to thief money
I hope and pray one day
Only better thing go dey come my way
Stop all corruption of yesterday
And replace it with honesty today

Chorus

Monkey work Baboon chop
Fire in the jungle
What a bang bang, What What a bang bang  (x2)

Make e no burn you
Make e no burn me
Fire(x2)

Me sef go work oo
You sef go work too
One day (x4)

We will be great
Them go catch all the thief ooo

Bang Bang yeah yeah!

What Russian President Vladmir Putin said about Crimea crisis.

 Dear friends, we have gathered here today in connection with an issue that is of vital, historic significance to all of us. A referendum was held in Crimea on March 16 in full compliance with democratic procedures and international norms.
More than 82% of the electorate took part in the vote. Over 96% of them spoke out in favour of reuniting with Russia. These numbers speak for themselves.

 To understand the reason behind such a choice it is enough to know the history of Crimea and what Russia and Crimea have always meant for each other.

President Putin said the Crimea vote numbers "speak for themselves"

Everything in Crimea speaks of our shared history and pride. This is the location of ancient Khersones, where Prince Vladimir was baptised. His spiritual feat of adopting Orthodoxy predetermined the overall basis of the culture, civilisation and human values that unite the peoples of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The graves of Russian soldiers whose bravery brought Crimea into the Russian empire are also in Crimea.

This is also Sevastopol - a legendary city with an outstanding history, a fortress that serves as the birthplace of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Crimea is Balaklava and Kerch, Malakhov Kurgan and Sapun Ridge. Each one of these places is dear to our hearts, symbolising Russian military glory and outstanding valour.

Crimea is a unique blend of different peoples' cultures and traditions. This makes it similar to Russia as a whole, where not a single ethnic group has been lost over the centuries. Russians and Ukrainians, Crimean Tatars and people of other ethnic groups have lived side by side in Crimea, retaining their own identity, traditions, languages and faith.

Incidentally, the total population of the Crimean peninsula today is 2.2 million people, of whom almost 1.5 million are Russians, 350,000 are Ukrainians who predominantly consider Russian their native language, and about 290,000-300,000 are Crimean Tatars, who, as the referendum has shown, also lean towards Russia. more here

Animals in Ghana : AFRICAN CIVET.

Whiles traveling from Saltpond in the Central Region to the capital Accra of Ghana, the driver stopped in one of the towns en-route Accra. Two young men approached our car holding two of these animals, obviously on sale.

I was surprise at the sight of these animals because i thought they were from the family of raccoons which are found largely in Europe and the North Americas. After posting in a Facebook group, i finally got the name of the animal; An African spotted CIVET.

They are mostly nocturnal mammals. They feed on small vertebrates, invertebrates, eggs, carrion and vegetable matter. They are capable of taking on poisonous invertebrates (such as the millipedes most other species avoid) and snakes.

Civets have a broadly cat-like general appearance, though the muzzle is extended and often pointed, rather like that of a mongoose. 

They  produce a musk (also called civet) highly valued as a fragrance and stabilizing agent for perfume. Both male and female civets produce the strong-smelling secretion, which is produced by the civet's perineal glands. 

The musk is harvested by either killing the animal and removing the glands, or by scraping the secretions from the glands of a live animal. The latter is the preferred method today.

Civets are endangered species and can also be used as pets. I will sure love to have one as a pet in the future.

The African Spirits

Even in those centuries, they abhorred  corrupt people,
Here we are, filled with all the Godly people,
Whiles toddlers and infants die of malaria and measles.
Wondering how the Spirits will render us clean of these malady,
Wondering how the spirits shall lead us to Electricity and Water.

Here we are, sitting in abundance and shame,
Our amulets began to wane when we threw our hands inane,
We are back to centuries afore when The vultures landed ashore,
O sour memory of extorted kisses,
Promises mutilated by daily whisperings,
Known men, we never really knew,
To our satisfaction, we christen them; Spirits.
-Kwesi Moore

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Once while reading an article from an online outlet, i read a post where an African Bishop blames the woes of the land to Spirits. I was a bit upset but on a second thought acknowledged the sense in what he said. Truly, the African leaders are Spirits. The poem was a 15 minutes thought with two lines inspired by David Diop's, The Vulture.
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Futurism : Will Europe survive its wild horses

For some few years that i have been reading and following events unfold across Europe, i have had a bizarre feeling of the most bizarre future of Europe. The financial crisis has changed and continues to rapidly change many European countries for the worse. This disaster has lead to the collapse of many philosophies and ideals. And an increasing migration of people across continents and imaginary boundary lines creates panic and fear.

If you believe in evolution as formulated by Darwin, then you're right to consider this an evolutionary process. As riots upon riots set in across many cities, so will common sense loose grounds. The signs are clear as many major European countries shift towards right-wing politics. This is a dire consequence for foreigners or migrants especially non-caucasians.

Economic conditions in Europe are fast changing the way many issue are solved. An increase to information accessibility to general populace is creating a well-informed generation. Albeit an over-load of information is creating sects or cults as people seek for information that only asserts their views. People are sticking to their views and seeking only those who share in similar views.  The death of reasoning and  argumentation.

Europe's access to many markets will shrink as Asia gets stronger and USA will either become heavily militarized to fight off anything against its interest or face stronger opposition from other nations who feel threatened by the US dominance.  Economics, especially debt-management, will play a big role in the coming years for global players.

The mistrust among leadership will create an environment for bad leaders to rise. These leaders will not follow the rules and norms but will make their own choices irrespective of global issues.  Many similar leaders will create the conducive environment for a major calamity :(.

As Asian markets become stronger and more competitive, African markets will benefit.  More competition for African products and goods and services will open wider opportunities for many Africans. Many resources which in years past were obtained for pittance will increase in cost as Asian markets will also be bidding for such products.

** To be continued

Profiling at the Rosenheim police station

I always found it hard to reconcile with people protesting racial profiling. I felt somehow, it was untrue but i guess it was because i had not come into the reality of such an incident.

As a research worker in Austria, and having lived in Germany for more than a year in the past, it was shocking to say the least of how border control police workers accurately profile anyone who did not look German ('wondering what that will even mean') traveling across the border.

On my way to a conference at Obergurgl, Tyrol from Linz, Upper Austria, i had to pass through Rosenheim , the border town between Germany and Austria only to be accosted by the police just about 100meters into German territory.

The police requested for my passport to which i handed over my Austrian residence permit. To my surprise, the police (Bundespolizei) did not accept the residence permit as a form of identity. I was kept at the Rosenheim police station for over two hours with police protection. They needed someone in Linz to go to my room, take my passport and send it to the Linz police station to be faxed to them.

As absurd as it sounds, this is how the German police reasons. I was probably going to be kept in the cells because the keys to my house were in my pocket as we argued on such a silly demand. How was someone ever going to enter my house, search my drawers, find a passport and report to the police station.

Unfortunately, this is what happens to many people. The police chef and his co-workers exploit foreigners at their will. Even after confirming by telephone conversation from the Linz Police station that i was a resident in Linz. The police officer looks at me and says, "what if you stole this residence card?"

I was charged 25€ for not carrying my passport and given a poorly written receipt that the police could not even spell "zwanzig" correctly or just didn't care because the money was just going to be shared amongst them.

Indeed, after such an incident, one has to come to reality that the Bundespolizei, Deutschland really has a specialty in racial profiling and that such issues are happening on daily basis. Who can really protect us from the police?

>>>this article was a contribution to the deutche welle article on racial profiling: http://www.dw.de/are-the-german-police-using-racial-profiling/a-16921363<<<<< (#polishit)

When Hitler Visited Linz.

Today marks the 75th year of Hitler's speech in Linz, Austria. Hitler was born in 1889 at the Gasthof zum Pommer, a town on the border with Bavaria, Germany. When Hitler was three, the family moved to Passau, Germany. In 1894 the family relocated to Leonding (near Linz). After many years of service in Germany and rising to the leadership of the country. He finally gets to visit Linz.

The preceding days were tumultuous and angst-gripping as He did not give a direct plan for his invasion. Nonetheless, the German troops walked into some Austrian cities and took over within days without waging war. Many Austrians were struck with fear about the Nazis' invasion. Some cities had armed themselves in the face of the invasion but his address from Linz changed the fate of many. With thunderous cheers of "Hitler!Hitler!Hitler!" broadcast across Bavaria and the other cities, the Nazis' had captured Austria. He was back to his land of birth and his aim was to rebuild it and give it a  befitting status. The main city center in Linz used to be called "Adolf Hitler platz" during those years of the occupation...

From a Balcony at the old Rathaus (City center), this is what he had to say:

"I thank you all for your words of greetings. But above all I thank you who are assembled here and testified to the fact that it is not the will and desire of only a few to establish this great Reich of the German race, but the wish and the will of the German Volk (people)!"

[Crowd shouting: Hitler!Hitler!Hitler!]

"There be those among you this evening, our reputed international truth-seekers, who will not only perceive for themselves this reality, but admit it afterward too. When i first  set forth from this city, i carried within me exactly the same devout that fills me today. Try to fathom my inner emotion at having finally made this faithful pledge come true after so many long years."

[Crowd shouting: Hitler!Hitler!Hitler!]

"The fact that providence once summoned me forth from this city to the leadership of the Reich, must have meant it was giving me a special assignment, and it can only have been  the assignment of restoring my cherished home to the German Reich! "

"I...[Crowd shouting: Hitler!Hitler!Hitler!] I have believed in this assignment, i have lived and fought for it, and i believe i have now fulfilled it!"

[Crowd shouting: Hitler!Hitler!Hitler!]

"May you all witness and vouch for this! I do not know when you yourselves will be summoned. I hope the time is not far off. Then you shall be asked to stand up to your own pledge, and it is my belief that i will be able to point to my homeland with pride before the entire German Volk.

[Crowd shouting: Hitler!Hitler!Hitler!]

"The outcome must then prove to the world that any further attempt to tear this Volk assunder will be in vain."

[Crowd shouting: Hitler!Hitler!Hitler!]

"Just as you will then under an obligation to make your contribution to make your obligation to this German future, the whole of Germany is likewise willing to make its contribution."


[Crowd shouting: Hitler!Hitler!Hitler!]

"And this, it is already doing today! May you see in the  German soldiers who are marching here this very hour from all the Gaus of the Reich fighters willing and prepared to make sacrifices for the unity of the great German Volk as a whole, and for ..."

[Crowd shouting: Hitler!Hitler!Hitler!]

"...and for the power and the glory and splendor of our Reich, now and forever!Deutschland, Sieg Heil!"

[Crowd shouting: Sieg Heil!Sieg Heil!Sieg Heil!]