Rest in Peace Madiba!

We have lost a courageous fighter who never lost sight of the prize...Nelson Mandela, may your passion for justice inspire a new generation!  

Thanksgiving Dey Around the Corner--Wetin Dey Your Table Top?

Oya Africans come and report yourself regarding what will be on your Thanksgiving table.  Just imagine, you people have come here, they said there is something called Thanksgiving and that we should eat turkey and mashed potatoes and apple pie but oh no, not my pipu.  We need jollof, kenkey, kelewele, omo tuo, fufu, gari foto, stew, shito, chin-chin, and all our other African accouterments (I know this word is not for food but I go fi use am anyway) before we know we are celebrating Thanksgiving.  

To top it off, they said season the turkey with just a little salt and pepper but oh no, my pipu must grind ginger, onions, pepper, and all our seasonings otherwise "e be ye nyan (it will have a raw taste)!"  LOL

Who am I kidding, I just listed my Thanksgiving menu and seasonings...lol

Oya, report your Thanksgiving menu!


© 2013 Akua B.G.

Using Twittter to Bring Peace to a Kenyan Village

Eish my pipu,

Looks like somepeople are not just using Twitter for gisting...Chief Francis Kariuki (@Chiefkariuki), a Kenyan chief is using the social media outlet to foil robberies, prevent latrine drownings, recover stolen livestock, and much more!
Chief you force waaaa...great job and great example!
Link to the Article

So what about Twitter use throughout Africa?

According to an article in the Guardian, Kenya has one of the highest levels of use on the African continent, so the Chief has made a great choice indeed.  There is also a really great map that illustrates Twitter use across the continent (to the left). Check it out!

As for my Ghana peeps, UP YOUR GAME!  Haba!  We are barely a blip on the African TwitterVerse.  Oya, add Tweeting to your texting and Facebooking.

Okay ohhhh, I am going to go Tweet about this post.

© 2012 Akua B.G.

New terms--VIM SWAGG

In fact, I have come up with a new term-- #vimswagg

I was talking to my girl @AIDgirl and we were talking about the level of vim we all applied to the Atlantic Lobster issue and then it came to me...we applied much vim so we are on our #vimswagg

So Vim Swagg means you are on you are on your grind and you handle your business with much vim!  So handle your schoolwork, job, business, etc. with #vimswagg

BTW, vim mean force...so if you apply vim to something it means you apply energy and force to something!

Use it but oya give me credit!!!

© 2011 Akua B.G.

Atlantic Lobster Closed!

Per a reliable source in Ghana, the whites-only establishment has been closed....apparently the police, immigration and Minstry of Tourism were on the scene. 

Oyiwa!!!

NOT IN GHANA!!!

© 2011 Akua B.G.

Racism in Ghana...Errrrrrm, My Pipu Tell Me This Is Not True!!!

When it's coming, it's doing...

WHITES ONLY CLUB IN GHANA

I am actually going to reserve my rant until I confirm from my peeps living in Ghana that this is true.  Charley if this is true we better get to action to stop this nonsense!  Not that I would be surprised because certain groups in Ghana have long acted as if they are superior because of skin color. Can you imagine?!?!?

Here is the link: Oya Check This Link

My pipu, the vim we use for other things better be applied to bringing this mess to light and putting a stop to this ASAP!

Mtcheeeeeeeeew


© 2011 Akua B.G.

Nollywood's Sam Loco Efe has Died!

He is one of the funniest Nollywood actors!  Loved him in The Tom and Jerry!  RIP Mr. Efe.
Read the Story Here

See the Tom and Jerry here:
Part I:

Part II:

© 2011 Akua B.G.