President Goodluck
President Goodluck of Nigeria,
What news do you have for the Nigerians?
For many are already dead and gone in the name of the oil fields in the Niger Delta!
But the trees are still standing and watching us all on this issue.
Try to put things right to save your own people from the Niger Delta,
For the Niger Delta means a lot to the Nigerians and the world at large;
So i am ready to hear more positive news on this issue about the Niger Delta.
poem by Edward Kofi Louis
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River Niger
Many rivers join up to the River Niger,
As it flows along many West African countries to reach up to the sea;
Port Harcourt will give you the clue because,
The Niger Delta meets up the Atlantic Ocean with love and care.
River Niger has been a lot of benefits to the West African People,
And out of the Niger Delta comes Oil to satisfy Nigerian people!
The Africans have benefited from this oil and the World as well,
And of the routes of the River Niger to settle many people as their homes;
For ths river is very important to us all in Africa and the world over.
poem by Edward Kofi Louis
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Best
The best gift in the world comes
from the best part of the world
and the best part of the world comes from Africa,
and the best part of Africa comes from west Africa and the best part
of west Africa comes from Nigeria,
and the best part of Nigeria comes
from Niger delta,
and the best part of Niger delta
comes from Delta State and the
best part of Delta State comes
from Warri,
and the best part of Warri comes from my community and
the best thing that has happened
in my community is you&me.
poem by Senator alufalism
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A Une.. Fille...Que.. J'ai Aimé....
i am a knee urgently fix me niger
me
kill me my tiger....i need to swim
and you catch me...
babi tiger...
my nigger...
my savior, my hesus...
i need your head...TO BE STUFF ED so you
can
FLOOD ME WITH KNEWLEDGE
so
I WILL FLOOD YOU WITH MY HOT WATER...
now...
1x1=1!
? ?
cause babi niger....i am the one....
do you get that
babi jesus not Hesus...niger...
i am north affrica....
not chad...zambabi bwo boo wahaba babi
papa babi....niger, ....
fela
I MEAN THE SINGER fela....
but i swim
YOU CATCH ME
I LOVE
YOU
YOU DO
I DO NOT...
SORRY! !
THIS IS AMERICA BABI....
IT IS TAFF.....AND I AM STAFF MEMBER TOO...
babi i am an african tiger
i am a niggar..
poem by Atef Ayadi
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Chidi
Of the Niger Delta crises and the love of your muse,
And like the 'Ekiti Elections crises' to clear my view;
But greater in merit is what i need from you my love,
Because the whole world is watching us.
To bring forth the bud of your love to me and,
Shedding no tears of love on this matter;
For my name is Chidi from the land of the crises,
A place where i found my lover.
Oh my beautiful one,
You are the right one in my eyes;
And my vineyard of love is set for you only.
Do i need to nag you my love?
And out of the thick forest with the red stew;
But try to eat nothing unclean to night,
For i have more that meets your heart.
poem by Edward Kofi Louis
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Delta
Delta,
The finest shelter
For air flying birds and
Fishes swimming in the river
Peace friendly, to the land-occupant
The big heart
Best of arts
And most conducive habitat.
Fenced away from trouble
Bundled with riches
And customs
Delta the luxury land
Caused to be gorgeous
Crowned to be triumphant
Sh…h
Sleep on delta.
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poem by Onyekachukwu Vincent Onyeche
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Rise Up, Nigeria
Nigeria,
Giant of the blackworld
Created as a trigger
For the development of Africa.
On your skies
Are the brightness of the sun
And the illumination of the moon.
Within your belly flows the Niger.
Inside your womb criss-crosses Benue
All meandering to form a confluence
And proceeds to the Niger creeks
Excreting great alluvia
That makes our land fertile.
Nigeria,
Beautiful land of the savannah
A land adorns with evergreen forests
An earth crust emiting ceaseless wealth
A land that vomits immeasurable blackgold
Making nations to flow to you daily
For their survival
Nigeria, great nation!
Nigeria, good people!
Other nations romances you
They wish they are like you
They dream to have half of your resources
Natios hope to to have your resources
Rise up, great nation!
Stand up, good people!
African nations look towards you.
Blackworld beacons that you take the lead.
Do not allow these talennts to waste
Stamp out corruption in your midst.
Rise against violence.
Let schism be foreign.
Let's join hands together,
Let's take our place, again
Arise, Nigeria,
Arise, great people.
poem by Babatunde Aremu
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Catfish John (studio Outtake)
Mama said, "Don't go near that river,
Don't be hanging around old Catfish John."
Come in the morning I'd always be there,
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.
Take me back to another morning, to a time so long ago,
When the sweet magnolia blossomed, cotton fields as white as snow.
Catfish John was a river hobo who lived and died by the river's bed,
Looking back I still remember I was proud to be his friend.
Mama said, "Don't go near that river,
Don't be hanging around old Catfish John."
Come in the morning I'd always be there,
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.
Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg, traded for a chestnut mare,
Lord her never spoke in anger though his load was hard to bear.
Mama said, "Don't go near that river,
Come in the morning I'd always be there,
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn.
Walking in his footsteps in the sweet Delta dawn
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Delta Blues
From Mali to Memphis,
And of the odyssey of the West Africans in the name of slavery;
But today, a Blackman has made it to the top! !
Yes, the 44th U.S. President,
And like the Delta Blues with the petals of love.
Do not let your spirit down my friend!
But go for your dreams always by working towards them;
And from the sandy banks of the rivers of West Africa,
But the spirit of the slavery still lives on.
Delta Blues,
To be stoned to death of to be shot with arrows;
But slavery came in and took them away!
And like a premature birth to my people,
However, you will surely reach the heights if you surely believe.
poem by Edward Kofi Louis
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He raised his voice
Ken Saro-Wiwa spoke out
against
the environmental degradation
of the land
and waters of the Ogoni.
Ken Saro-Wiwa raised his voice
but not his fist
His home land in the Niger delta
ravaged, polluted
by decades of crude oil dumping.
Ken Saro-Wiwa raised his voice
but not his fist
He chastised
the Nigerian government
for refusing
to enforce regulations
that would have protected
Ogoni land
Ken Saro-Wiwa raised his voice
but not his fist
for this,
Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged.
Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged
but not silenced
His words live on
to be read
a thousand times
by millions of other
outspoken voices.
poem by Diana Rosser
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Elegy Written In A Desert Creek
Can’t you feel?
How you gnaw my tongue so hard, yet pledge
To heal this wound thereof
You scratched the silver panel off my skin
Yet promise to restore
A supple, flaming fur
Still, you scorn this waning, failing coat
And left folks to spatter foul on my feeble shoulder
Can’t you see?
How you threw me into an isle of fools
Who climb lofty mountains in dark nights
I mean those folks who spew on the rivers
For me to drink, and my brothers also
Only to be plagued with soul-tearing infirmities
And yet find our way into dead sanatoriums
Hijacked by an army decked in fuming facade
Can’t you hear?
That Niger-Delta has developed grave insomnia
Not because of the fumes emanating from my generator
Nor the chair my brothers throw at each other daily
In our highly-esteemed chambers
But that my brothers are fleeing, like troubled bees
Into clouds unknown
Leaving million eyes in their pool of tears
Now are we tired to see a tireless, scorching sun
Who refuse to bid farewell to the quiet hiss of eve
poem by Gilbert Alasa
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Cat's Eye Apple Pie (B- Side To Shanghai'd In Shanghai)
Cat's eye, apple pie, what am I going to do,
The woman I loved walked out on me,
What am I going to do.
Hound dog, bull frog, she just up and gone,
The woman I love has done me wrong,
What am I going to do.
Green beans, blackeyed peas,
What am I going to do,
The woman I love has let me down,
What am I going to do.
She's a delta queen know what I mean,
As mean as wildfire lightnin',
She can win and break the heart of any man,
She's the delta queen of New Orleans ,
And she loved me somethin' frightnin',
But she left me for a dollar wavin' man
song performed by by Nazareth
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Get A BIgger Boat
The way I feel at the current moment is not in good favor,
For tis someone of close relations,
Who has not lived up to good behavior.
Sitting,
Waiting,
Wondering,
Hoping to be in the thoughts of being wrong,
I can’t hope to grasp what lies around thy bend,
Thy bend in the river of happiness that feeds into the delta of love.
But,
One can only see so far around this bend,
For once past the delta,
Ever eternally lies the ocean,
The ocean of sorrow.
poem by Daniel Walker
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Everyone's allowed to dream. Whether it's big or small, it will take you somewhere. Remember that everything happens for a reason and you've got to think positive.
quote by Delta Goodrem
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Cats Eye, Apple Pie
(copyright nazareth, tiflis tunes,inc.-ascap)
Cats eye, apple pie, what am I going to do,
The woman I loved walked out on me,
What am I going to do.
Hound dog, bull frog, she just up and gone,
The woman I love has done me wrong,
What am I going to do.
Green beans, blackeyed peas,
What am I going to do,
The woman I love has let me down,
What am I going to do.
Shes a delta queen know what I mean,
As mean as wildfire lightnin,
She can win and break the heart of any man,
Shes the delta queen of new orleans,
And she loved me somethin frightnin,
But she left me for a dollar wavin man.
song performed by by Nazareth
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A man who lives on the banks of the Niger should not wash his hands with spittle.
Film people are coming into TV, because they can't get any work.
quote by Delta Burke
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I put the weight on after we were together. I put on about 20 pounds when we got married, and people were flipping their lids. And then I put on more after that, and I've gone up and down since then.
quote by Delta Burke
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You've got to run your own race. There's nothing else you can do.
quote by Delta Goodrem
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I like it when I strut.
quote by Delta Burke
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Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal.
quote by Desmond Tutu
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