Monday 22 September 2014

Cameroon: Government Bans TB Joshua, Calls Him Son of the Devil Posted on

 

TB-JoshuaThe Cameroonian government has blacklisted Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, saying that he is an agent of Satan hoodwinking unsuspecting members of the public with “diabolical miracles”.
Cameroon Foreign Affairs minister Henri Eyebe Ayissi, in an official communiqué he issued last week titled The Devil Is In the House, described TB Joshua as a “son of the devil” pretending to be “a man of God”.
The minister warned hundreds of Cameroonians trooping to Lagos, South West Nigeria, for miracles in Joshua’s church, to desist from taking the trip or face the consequences as the country will not stand by them.
The communiqué written in French reads in part: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns those who by naivety or deception of Emmanuel TV’s captivating images, or even those who by hopelessness, envisage taking the pilgrimage to Pastor TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church Of All Nations in Lagos, that they will do so at their own risk.
“The Cameroonian government warns these pilgrims that they will face the consequences alone. This is motivated by the painful and shameful fact that Cameroonian men and women, in search of deliverance and blessings, once in that church, find themselves in bestial and pitiable conditions,” the minister said.
“Women are raped; pilgrims dispossessed of their belongings by armed robbers and left to sleep in the streets at the mercy of gangs. “Many cases of assassinations have even been recorded. And this is without other cases that are not recorded at the Cameroonian Embassy in Lagos with the victims too ashamed to narrate their infernal odysseys once they are out of Hell.”
Ayissi said that while the bible asked people to be discreet with gifts and donations to the poor, TB Joshua was seen daily dolling out bags of rice to indigent people.
Cameroonian newspapers which published the communiqué last week, had tales of hundreds of Cameroonians who sold their properties or borrowed money in the hope of getting miracles in TB Joshua’s church, only to be disappointed in Lagos.
The newspapers reported that Joshua’s TV station had gained popularity in Cameroon and many people were tempted to take the trip and receive healings and sudden blessings.
The papers noted that Joshua was now in many households in Cameroon and many people believed the flashy images they watched on television. One newspaper wrote in French: “Witnesses who come back from that pandemonium reveal that to secure an appointment with this Jesus-Christ-reincarnate, they had to spend 150 000 FCA (about N50 000) and the amount keeps going up, depending on the treatment and the case.
“This has led to confusion and disillusionment from Cameroonians, who on their way to Damascus, now find themselves refugees at the Cameroonian Embassy in Lagos.”
TB Joshua recently prophecied the death of the late Malawian President, Bingu wa Mutharika, who suffered a heart attack. Wa Mutha-rika’s death came days after TB Joshua predicted the death of a nation’s president.
In Zimbabwe, Zanu PF officials also appear very uncomfortable with the prophet’s prophecies. Zanu-PF legislator for Tsholotsho North, Jonathan Moyo, accused TB Joshua of being part of the conspiracy in the death of President wa Mutharika. He alleged that wa Mutharika had been killed by his enemies who used TB Joshua’s pronouncement to divert attention from them.
Recent State media reports insinuated that TB Joshua might not be allowed to enter Zimbabwe. This followed reports that the popular prophet intended to visit the country.
But many of TB Joshua’s predictions have come true. He has accurately predicted the death of Michael Jackson and the Polish plane crash, among other prophecies.

Thursday 18 September 2014

Tanzanian faces 20 years in US jail for Sh3bn scam

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SHARE BOOKMARKPRINTEMAILRATINGA model of the Maserati luxury sedan that cost more than Sh60 million. A similar car and a top of the range Mercedez Benz were impounded from a Tanzanian national facing jail for fraud 0in the US. PHOTO | FILE      
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Posted  Thursday, September 18  2014 at  09:49
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He had one problem, though: His riches were built on a fake foundation—conning old and feeble pensioners. And now, harsh reality has finally caught up with 38-year-old Mtaza.
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Dar es Salaam. He led a fabulous lifestyle in the land of plenty and enjoyed luxuries that few back home in Tanzania would even dream of. Amon Rweyemamu Mtaza had made it big time in America, it seemed. 
He had one problem, though: His riches were built on a fake foundation—conning old and feeble pensioners. And now, harsh reality has finally caught up with 38-year-old Mtaza.
The Tanzanian national living in Houston, Texas, faces up to 20 years in jail for running a tax returns scam in which he and an accomplice reportedly conned 600 pensioners of more than $1.8 million (over Sh3 billion).
The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that Mtaza pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft.
Federal prosecutors in Houston say the Tanzanian and a woman accomplice were responsible for the $1.8 million tax refund scheme in which they stole the identities of the pensioners.
It was not clear when Mtaza and his co-accused hatched and carried out the scandalous scheme.
According to prosecutors quoted by AP, Mtaza and co-accused Dion Hatch, 40, obtained personal identity information of their victims--including names and Social Security numbers--to prepare fraudulent US income tax returns.
The pair allegedly used this data to electronically file income tax returns. They then had refunds deposited onto reloadable debit cards or disbursed as US Treasury cheques.
The cash, according to the prosecution, enabled the pair to lead posh lifestyles at the expense of their victims.
On his arrest, Mtaza owned two luxury cars as part of a fleet including a 2006 Mesarati and 2007 Marcedes Benz S 550, each with a showroom price of over $40,000 (Sh60 million).
A judge has signed a preliminary forfeiture order for the impounded cars because they were proceeds from the illegal scheme.
US District Judge Gray Miller, who accepted the plea on Tuesday, has set sentencing of the two for January 9, 2015. In the meantime, they will spend time in custody.

Social Democrats get permission to govern


Social Democrats get permission to govern
Stefan Löfven is set to become Prime Minister. Photo: TT



    After two days of talks with the leaders of the eight parties in the Riskdag, speaker Per Westeberg said on Thursday afternoon he had tasked Stefan Löfven with putting together a coalition.
    “Let me state that this is a complicated election result,” Westerberg said as he gave the Social Democrat head the official go-ahead to put together a cabinet to rule Sweden.
    The Social Democrats ruled Sweden for most of the 80-year period leading up to 2006, but the party has spent an unprecedented eight years in opposition.  
    Stefan Löfven stressed again that he wants to forge broad-based agreements across the left-right divide.
    “I want to cooperate,” said Löfven, adding he believed the era of bloc politics had served its purpose.
    But the Speaker revealed that the four centre-right Alliance parties were unbending in their commitment to stay together.
    The leaders of the four parties had told Westerberg they would only abstain from a vote to approve Löfven as prime minister if he could convince them he would be able to get his budget passed.
    This has been a sticking point for the Social Democrats, who broke a long-standing gentleman’s agreement by moving to block a segment of the Alliance’s last budget with the support of the Sweden Democrats.
    Parties in the Alliance have indicated that they could follow suit if they thought elements of Löfven’s budget were too costly for Sweden.
    Löfven must also clear a potential hurdle in the form of Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson, who has hinted he would consider voting for the opposition’s budget if he felt Löfven’s plan was harmful for Sweden.
    This would potentially trigger new elections next spring.  
    Stefan Löfven now has until Friday September 26th to report back to the Speaker on the results of his coalition groundwork.
    The Social Democrat leader wants to form a minority coalition government with the Green Party.
    He will also seek to convince other parties to “take responsibility” and help guide Sweden into next year with a government intact.
    “Sweden is too big for major conflicts,” he said.
    Löfven has said he is willing to talk to all parties bar the Sweden Democrats, the anti-immigration group that secured a historic 12.9 percent of the vote to become Sweden’s third-largest party.
    The party’s leader, Jimmie Åkesson, criticized other parties for refusing to deal with him.
    “You don’t have to think like us, but in the current parliamentary situation it’s important to probe the possibilities," he said. 

    TANZANIA DAY - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 27 September 2014.


    Tafadhali sana chama na jumuiya ya watanzania Sweden wanomba mfikishe hizi habari kwa watanzania wote mahali popote walipo. Tupo pamoja na kufika kwenu ni furaha yetu, kujumuika nasi ni njia moja ya kutuwezesha kuimarisha maendeleo na misingi endelevu. Naambatanisha mfano wa freeticketi baada ya kujiandikisha.
     
    natanguliza sana shukrani
    Tengo Kilumanga
    Mwenyekiti
     

    TANZANIA DAY - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
    27 SEPTEMBA 2014

    MKUTANO WA WATANZANIA SWEDEN WA

    KUMKARIBISHA

    BALOZI MPYA WA TANZANIA


    UBALOZI WA TANZANIA  UNAPENDA KUWAARIFU KWAMBA
    BALOZI MPYA WA TANZANIA, MHE. DORA MSECHU AMEWASILI RASMI SWEDEN.


    TAREHE 27 SEPTEMBA 2014 KUTAKUWA NA MKUTANO MAALUMU WA KUMKARIBISHA
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    MKUTANO HUU UTAFUATIWA NA BURDANI YA SIKU YA WATANZANIA ("TANZANIA DAY") ILIYOANDALIWA NA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA SWEDEN (TANZANISKA RIKSF?RBUNDET)


    SHUGHULI ITAFANYIKA KATIKA
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    KUANZIA SAA KUMI ALASIRI (1600HRS)

    MKUTANO RASMI WA KUMKARIBISHA BALOZI UTAANZA NA KUFUATIWA NA BURDANI YA CHAKULA, VINYWAJI NA MUZIKI.

    WATANZANIA MLIOPO SWEDEN MNAOMBWA MJITOKEZE KWA WINGI KWENYE SHUGHULI HII YA KUWA PAMOJA NA KUMKARIBISHA BALOZI WETU MPYA.