If you’ve never taken time to admire Castro De Destroyer’s talent, I am sure Sarkodie’s song-Adonai puts him straight into your mind as you can’t ignore his sweet voice.
Sarkodie has released a video for Adonai— and in the video, he is seen dancing it off, giving thanks to God for how far HE has brought him.
From the ‘ghetto’ to the church, the two talented Ghanaians are seen giving thanks to God and when time permits, they get to their dancing feet.
“When I get older… I will be stronger … They will call me freedom … just like a waving flag …and then it goes back… oh oo o ” … Four years ago, Somalia’s K’naan rose to prominence with this theme song for the World Cup in South Africa, and while Shakira’s Waka Waka had a groove about it, Waving Flag just tugged at your heart strings in a special way…
Four years ago, Nana Borro’s “Aha y3d3” became another unofficial theme song, especially after Ghana games; Four years ago, Octopus Paul was your go to guy for match predictions; Four years ago, the Cedi was 1.4 to the Dollar…. Oh how the times have changed since the last World Cup!
But those moments are back; those moments when you, including your boss, steal office hours; dash from the office to the pub or rush home, if your wife is the “house master” type, to catch the action live on TV, or simply tune in to radio commentary from your car. For one long month from June 12 – July 13, our daily routines will be rearranged because the 2014 FIFA World Cup is here; live from the home of football, Brazil! and you know what that means; a football party!
For us this side of the Atlantic, we are concerned with how our beloved Black Stars would kick start the campaign against perennial World Cup foes, United States of America (USA), on Monday June 16, 2200 GMT in Natal. In keeping with the World Cup fever, I have got a couple of tips for Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah on how to beat the USA from a purely scientific angle, nothing Kwaku Bonsam-ish. And oh, while I am at it, I will attempt an ideal line up too.
Arrest Michael Bradley
US Coach Jurgen Klinsmann, a former German international, recently stated that formations do not matter as much as tactics. In the lead up to the tournament, Klinsmann has departed from his favoured 4-2-3-1 in favour of a diamond 4-4-2 and tried several combinations with different players, although one has been ever present; Michael Bradley, son of former US and Egypt Coach Bob Bradley.
The problems of tribalism and racism are not far from each other with Ghanaians (black people) always being the first to cry racial discrimination. However, in our little country, we seemingly cannot respect each other and close the various tribal gaps created by historical developments. The sad part of it all is that, we’ve taken the tribal fight and the gross manner we hate each other onto the internet, calling each other names—-supported by unfounded stereotyping.
Before my recent article, my ‘Nigerian’ girlfriend had it at the back of her mind that, majority of Ghanaians hate Nigerians and that is why anytime an article is published about Nigeria or Nigerians on a Ghanaian website, several insults and unpleasant comments are thrown out.
But having read the comments the above mentioned article attracted, she has accepted that Ghanaians do not particular hate Nigerians. Rather, a large number of Ghanaians on the web are hostile towards anyone who they cannot identify as being part of them. It is a matter of if you are not one of us, then you are an enemy. And I sort of agree with the position she has speedily arrived at…
I cannot understand why the different layers of Akans in Ghana cannot accept each other without stereotyping themselves. If the Fantis and the Ashantis cannot be sisters and brothers with equal respect, how can we expect the Ashantis and the Dagombas or the Frafras and the Gas to live alongside each other in total respect?
On Mother’s Day she celebrated her mom. But now that it’s father’s day, she has refused to show us her father. Instead she says her mother is her father. So if you didn’t know, Yvonne Nelson’s has just told you she is a child of a single parent. But Yvonne, how is your mother a man suddenly?
That is highly questionable. Is it that she doesn’t know him or he did not take care of her? Or he did not stay with her mother?
Well, whichever it is, we just want to know where Mr. Nelson is! Because his daughter is always talking and has never thanked him for anything. I wonder if there’s anything private about Yvonne we do not know because she is always squealing out every piece of information about herself anyway. Gosh, sometimes I wish she wouldn’t tell us everything.
Safety belt or what we normally refer to as Seat belt is one of the most effective means of reducing the number and severity of injuries in motor-vehicle crashes. According to one study, the risk of dying in an automobile accident is reduced by 45 percent when passengers make proper use of safety belts. The risk of serious injury is reduced by about 50 percent.
Violators are often subjected to fines and in some cases even risk having their driving privileges suspended. Some governments in other countries have enacted laws that require passengers in all seating positions (both front and rear seats) to wear safety belts.
In Ghana, the 2004 Road Traffic Act (Act 683 – Section 13) states that; a person of 18 years or above who drives a motor vehicle on a road, or sits on the front or rear seat of a motor vehicle being driven on a road without wearing a seat belt commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or to both.
However, here is the situation where safety belts are cut off from their respective seats right after a car is cleared from the harbor. The reason why they take those steps is best known to them. There are countable numbers of Taxis (Brand new ones of course) in Ghana that cannot boast of having safety belts attached to all the seats. As for Trotros, the least said about them the better. I have never sat in a Trotro that has a safety belt attached to the seats before.
Today is father’s day and I am sure we all know that. Have you wished your father a direct and thoughtful day, have you shown little acts of love, appreciation and kindness to the men in your life who have been influential and loving to you? Who have helped shape your life or are you one of those who only sing their praises on facebook?
I was going through social media today and twitter is the worse of such empty praise avenues.
Your dad is not on Facebook / twitter, but you are on it dancing with his picture saying emotional things you have never said to him in person…Why? I hope all those posting will be nice enough to let their fathers know how they feel.
I have also seen the annoying posts that seek to glorify mothers as fathers on a day like this.
Your mother no matter how amazing she is cannot be a father. Do not call her that. She may be a mother who raised you alone and went above and beyond her call to make you turn out right. She has done everything for you that your father didn’t do. That is phenomenal but please do not post her picture today and wish her happy father’s day…
