Monday, 25 June 2012


Meet  Hauwa yusuf -the   most outstanding  NTA  journalist  in  Europe.She  is  based  in the  UKThe Nigerian Television Authority, NTA is a National Television Network in Nigeria and it is also Africa's largest television network.
(NTA) is the National Television Network, for the people of Nigeria. Its key function is to provide as a public service in the interest of Nigeria, independent and impartial television broadcasting for general reception.Last  year  Mrs  Hauwa  Yusuf  received  a  prestigious   award from  the  BEN  TV DIPLOMATIC  AWARDS in  the category  of  Distinguished  services  and  resources  to  Diplomacy.  She  has  been  at  the forefront  of telling the  good  story  of  Nigeria  by  a  Nigerian.She  is  a  true  flag carrier

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23 June 2012
Action urgently needed to stop off budget financing to Mugabe’s regime

The international community must act to prevent off budget financing of Mugabe’s feared secret police, said Global Witness in a report published today.

The report, Financing a Parallel Government?, reveals that Zimbabwe’s Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) appears to have received off budget financing from a Hong Kong-based businessman at the same time that the CIO is alleged to be engaging in a campaign to discredit key members of Zimbabwe’s opposition.

CIO members exercise joint control over Sino Zimbabwe Development (Pvt) Ltd, a diamonds, cotton and property company in Zimbabwe. Their partner is businessman Sam Pa, a prominent member of the Queensway Syndicate, a network of companies with a track record of negotiating opaque resource for infrastructure deals across the African continent.

The report also exposes how a Zimbabwean military lawyer owns half of Anjin Investments (Pvt) Ltd, the biggest diamond company in Zimbabwe’s controversial Marange diamond fields, on behalf of Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Defence.

“Given the violent reputation of the CIO and military, we fear that this money could fund human rights abuses during the forthcoming election,” said Nick Donovan of Global Witness. “Off-budget financing of the security sector undermines Zimbabwean democracy by subverting civilian control over key organs of the state. The international community should investigate the activities of Sam Pa, Sino Zimbabwe Development (Pvt) Ltd, and Anjin Investments (Pvt) Ltd to see whether their actions justify imposing targeted sanctions such as asset freezes.”

Information given to Global Witness by sources within the CIO suggests that Sam Pa provided funding and material to the organisation in return for access to Zimbabwe’s diamond, cotton and property sectors. One CIO document put this support at $100 million and 200 pick-up trucks. Two sources also told Global Witness that the money has been allocated by the CIO towards Operation Spiderweb, covert activities designed to discredit Prime Minister Tsvangarai, Finance Minister Biti, and Industry Minister Ncube, although Global Witness cannot confirm the existence of these programmes.  We gave Mr Pa an opportunity to comment on our findings but he has not responded.

Anjin Investments claims to be the world’s biggest diamond miner. Previous research by Global Witness revealed how Anjin’s Executive Board members include senior serving and retired military and police officers, and the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence. In the report published today, Global Witness reveals that 50% of Anjin’s shares are owned by Brigadier General Charles Tarumbwa, the Judge Advocate General at the Ministry of Defence, acting through Matt Bronze (Pvt) Ltd, a front for the Zimbabwean military.

“Since ZANU PF lost control of the Ministry of Finance, they appear to have engaged on a hunt for off-budget financing for the military and secret police,” said Donovan. “Zimbabwe’s civilian government must exercise democratic control over the budgets of security forces. If not, there is a real danger of a shadow security state emerging, with both a monopoly on violence and secret sources of funding.”



 Bwana Gulfraz, akisalimiana na Mkurugenzi wa Kituo cha Biashara cha Tanzania, London, Bwana Yusuf Kashangwa kabla ya makabidhiano ya msaada wa Vifaa vya mchezo kwa Timu ya Cricket ya Tanzania.
 Mkurugenzi wa Kituo cha Biashara cha Tanzania, London nchini Uingereza, Bwana Yusuf Kashangwa (tatu kushoto), akipokea msaada wa Vifaa vya mchezo wa Cricket kwa Tanzania kutoka kwa Mwenyekiti wa Timu ya Cricket ya Totteridge Millhill, Bwana Stewart Wenham (kwanza kushoto). Msaada huo wa Vifaa vilikabidhiwa kwa Mkurugenzi, Bwana Kashangwa, ni moja ya ushirikiano mzuri uliopo baina ya Timu ya Tanzania ya mchezo wa Cricket, Shirikisho la mchezo huo hapa Uingereza na Timu ya Cricket ya Watford. Wengine pichani ni maafisa wa Kituo cha Biashara cha Tanzania, London.
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Timu ya Cricket ya Watford ikiongozwa na Bwana Gulfraza Riaz, imekuwa ushirikiano wa karibu na Timu yetu ya Taifa ya mchezo wa Cricket, Tanzania, vile vile timu hiyo imekuwa mstari wa mbele kuitangaza Tanzania katika mchezo huo hapa nchini Uingereza, pamoja na kuandaa michezo ya majaribio kwa Tanzania kila mara.

Saturday, 23 June 2012


WELCOME  TO  HAWAII
The fresh, floral air energises you. The warm, tranquil waters refresh you. The breathtaking, natural beauty renews you. Look around. There’s no place on earth like Hawaii. Whether you're a new visitor or returning, our six unique islands offer distinct experiences that will entice any traveller. We warmly invite you to explore our islands and discover your ideal travel experience.



 Hear exceptional sounds of blues and jazz, played by internationally acclaimed performing artists and stellar local jazz musicians. The journey begins with evening jazz sessions on June 27 and 28; continues with an invitational "Meet the Artists" party at Common Ground on June 29 and culminates on the 30th with the 5th Annual Red Clay Jazz Festival at Kauai Lagoons. Enjoy an afternoon and evening celebration of extraordinary music in an outdoor setting with spectacular views. This year's line up includes the nationally-renown Miss E.C. Scott (blues), the Venissa Santi sextet 

 scover why the six Islands of Aloha are home to treasures unlike any other on earth: The dramatic cliffs of the Napali Coast on Kauai. The vibrant shores of Waikiki Beach onOahu. The kilometres of white sands of Papohaku Beach on Molokai. The dolphin-friendly waters of Hulopoe Bay on Lanai. The summit of Haleakala on Maui. The primal energy ofHawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii's Big Island. It won’t be easy choosing which island to visit on your first trip to Hawaii, but you’ll find there are no wrong answers














Conservatives
MARCH 2012
Sayeeda Warsi
Dear ayoub,
Politicians should always be judged on what they do, not what they say. At the General Election we made you promises; we put them into a contract with the British people and signed it very publicly. You can see it on our website. Two years on, we're going to be just as up front about how we are getting on with delivering on those promises.
Now, I know we haven't got everything right, but we have made a strong start. You can see how we are getting on at conservatives.com/contract. We're tackling the debt, helping with the cost of living, increasing spending on the NHS, and raising standards in schools - just as we promised.
Of course, there are areas where we need to work harder and there is a lot more to do. But I hope you'll agree that we are making progress, and continue to hold us to account.
Tonight sees the launch of our new Party Political Broadcast. In it, David Cameron talks about our progress and how we are making politics, and politicians, more accountable.
The broadcast will be shown tonight (Wednesday) on BBC1 (at 18:55), BBC2 (at 17:55) and ITV (at 18:25), but you can watch it below now:
Video
I do hope you'll take a few minutes to watch this film, as well as forwarding it to all your friends and family.
Yours,
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Sayeeda Warsi




The Company
BEN is a Black and Ethnic oriented, urban, diverse and cosmopolitan Family Channel, established to provide a wholesome mix of entertaining, educative and informational programmes suitable for family viewing. It also includes a range of cultured programming to empower, transform and challenge the conventional perception of Africa, Caribbean and African-descendants in Diaspora. “Bridging the Gap”.
A major differentiation and what sets BEN apart from other channels is its positive general black-oriented, youthful and diverse cultural-educational programming format along with its enlightening current affairs shows which serve to throw light on issues plaguing the African-Caribbeans and the African Continent especially through our major content scheduling in Nigeria.

The UK is estimated to have an ethnic population count of more than 3 million which represents about 6% of its total population. This in addition to the Ethnic population in Europe and Americas, North Africa and globally gives a strong consumer presence to which BEN Television reaches.

The primary target audience is and rational to about 6% of the daily growing audience of more than 10 million homes in Britain who uses Satellite and Digital reception and accessible to millions across the world – www.bentelevision.com.
COVERAGE (MAP)
BEN is free to air, with a core cultured influence that provides a window into Africa and a link to “home” for Nigerians, Congolese, Ghanaians, South Africans, East Africans, Africans and the black in Diaspora. BEN showcases diverse content and reaches out to an audience profile that is intelligent and affluent with increasing economic net worth.
We are here to promote understanding and diversity of tolerance between communities and to create as well as develop employment opportunities for our people, which is demonstrate through many of our training, internship, volunteer schemes to people who wish to begin a career in media or television.
Available research in the UK amongst BEN’s target audience has focused our general entertainment offering on the following genres: News and Current Affairs, Comedy, Films and Soaps content and spiced with Music videos and Sports. BEN has distilled the programming to the right mix that appeals to a broad spectrum of its target audience and the expansion will consolidate its enviable place in advertising marketplace.
BEN also has a presence in cyber space with our Internet Radio available through link to listeners worldwide and the live streaming online at www.bentelevision.com.
BEN prides itself as a channel presenting African Policy positions and views with its coverage of major African initiatives like the live broadcast of The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) initiative of the African Union (AU), Africa Business Roundtable events as well as other major African political and private sectors’ initiatives and projects such as The AGOA Conferences, World African Business Congress, Presidential Elections, and many more.
Whilst in the UK home territory, BEN have been  producing and partnering major organizations such as CITY of London’s Mayor for the African date events, working and produced for UNESCO (slave trade); UNIDO, UNICEF, LBDA, The Queen’s Forces Ethnic documentaries, Music Awards and Concerts, Products launching and promotion from financial institutions, just to mentioned few; creating and delivering economically and fair priced corporate contents  for usage on DVD, MiniDV Tape and VHS (as where applicable) for the organisations while providing much low budget production for voluntary and charitable businesses.
PRODUCTION SERVICES:
We are fully focused to producing high quality contents and programmes attracting international broadcaster’s interest to rebroadcast them on their channels across the World. Our live studio in central London uses top International Digital state of the art equipments with four cameras and another online real-time broadcasting studio in North London. We use Newtek Video Toasters, AVID, ADOBE FINAL CUT, and PREMIER Digital non-linear. Sony Cameras and Canon are part of the equipments we use for outside broadcast in real time.
BEN Television recognises the expectations of our core black & ethnic segment and strives to provide a service that meets the demand of this niche market.







Please  call  07960811614 for  coverage  enquiries or   email: swahilidiaries@yahoo.co.uk

Friday, 22 June 2012


Pelotero Trailer [US Theatrical Premiere at the Maysles Cinema, July 13th - 19th] from Maysles Cinema on Vimeo.
Mazishi   ya  Peter Mwenguo

Terrorist Designations of Boko Haram Commander Abubakar Shekau, Khalid al-Barnawi and Abubakar Adam Kambar


Media Note



Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
June 21, 2012

The Department of State designated Abubakar Shekau, Abubakar Adam Kambar, and Khalid al-Barnawi as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224. Shekau is the most visible leader of the Nigeria-based militant group Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad, commonly referred to as Boko Haram. Khalid al-Barnawi and Abubakar Adam Kambar have ties to Boko Haram and have close links to al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.
Under Shekau’s leadership, Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks in northern Nigeria, its primary area of operation. In the last 18 months, Boko Haram or associated militants have killed more than 1,000 people. Boko Haram is credited with the August 26, 2011 attack on the United Nations building Abuja that killed at least 23 people and wounded scores more. Boko Haram also claimed responsibility for the December 25, 2011 attack on the Saint Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Nigeria, that killed at least 35 and wounded dozens more. Boko Haram’s deadliest violence occurred on January 20, 2012 in Kano, Nigeria, with a series of attacks that killed more than 180 people. Boko Haram's victims have been overwhelmingly civilian.
The designation under E.O. 13224 blocks all of Shekau’s, Kambar’s and al-Barnawi’s property interests subject to U.S. jurisdiction and prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with or for the benefit of these individuals. These designations demonstrate the United States’ resolve in diminishing the capacity of Boko Haram to execute violent attacks. The Department of State took these actions in consultation with the Departments of Justice and Treasury.

THE  TOTTENHAM  RIOTS :Many shop fronts on the high streets of Tottenham, Brixton and Enfield were damaged in looting .I  remember  driving  around  the  aftermath  of  the  riots  taking  these  photos.
The images  below show the extent of the damage














These  are  the MPs  representing the  areas  that were  affected   by  the  riots

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