TURKISH RADIO TO SET UP HAUSA SERVICE

TURKISH RADIO TO SET UP HAUSA SERVICE
                             By
                  Nurudeen Dauda
                 19th January, 2023
nurudeendauda24@gmail.com
nurudeendauda24@yahoo.com
nurudeendauda.blogstop.com

To start with, from the 1950s "Africa" saw the recognitions of foreign media radio stations broadcasting news in African languages through the three major spoken languages in Africa; namely: The Hausa language in West Africa, Swahili in East Africa, and Arabic in North Africa.

According to Daily Trust Newspaper: BBC Hausa service staff resigned to join the soon-to- launch Africa section of Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) in Istanbul. The Turkish government decided to establish TRT Africa: Hausa, Swahili, French and English for Africa. TRT wants us to change the narrative of storytelling. Other international media organisations have been reporting mainly hunger, wars and other negative narratives about Africa. There are good, positive stories in Africa – business and employment opportunities. There are cultural values, sports, innovations; people that are involved in artificial intelligence-related work. These are what TRT Hausa Service will be covering. Many international media are not reporting these things(18th January, 2023).

Some "analysts" were of the opinion that the two major western blocs of the "Capitalist" and the "Socialist" blocs set up broadcasting services in African languages in order to extent their politico- economic ideological campaings across Africa. Immediately after the Second World War of 1939-1945 the Cold War era began. Cold War was an ideological warfares through the waged of "political", "economic" and "propaganda" with limited recourse to weapons. The Cold War era sharply divided the world into two major politico -economic ideologies of the Capitalist West led by the United States of America and the Socialists East led by Russia of the United Soviet Socialist Republic.

In reactions to the Cold War era we have had the Non- Aligned movement which drew countries mostly from what was (or is) referred to as the "Third World" countries in their struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, and all forms of foreign aggression, occupation, domination, interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics.

However, for whatever "purpose" the foreign media were set up one could say that the ordinary "Hausa" man has become more politically, economically ,educationally, socially, and internationally "enlightenment" and "exposed" than his peers through the influence of ; namely: Radio Moscow World Service, Hausa (Russia) established in 1961. Radio Sin (China) International Hausa Service established in 1941. Deutech welle Radio(Germany) Hausa Service established in 1953. British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, Hausa Service established in 1957. Voice Of America,VOA, Hausa Service established in 1979. Radio Libya, Hausa; Radio Tehran (Iran) IRIB, Hausa Service ; and Radio Muryan Alkahira, Egypt. Radio, Radio France International (RFI) established in 2007 etc.

The Hausas are equally blessed with their language being taught as a course of study in universities in Germany, England, United States of America, Belgium, Netherland, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and many other African Universities. A lot of european researchers study Hausa Language in order to make their research work easier in terms of data gathering, especially in West Africa and other parts of Africa. There are many europeans who are professors in Hausa Language.

The Hausa people are the kanawas, Hadejawas, Katsinawas, Daurawas, Sakkwatawas, Gobirawas, Kebbawas, Zamfarawas, Zazzagawas, and Jasawas etc.Hausa Language is being spoken in Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Chad, Togo, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Gambia, Central Africa Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Ethiopia, Eretria, Sudan, Libya and Egypt etc. There are newspapers published in Hausa language; such as: Leadership Hausa, Aminiya, Murya 'yanci and Rariya etc.

Finally,  permit me to speak some home truth, Just like every ethnic group, the Hausa people have their "weaknesses" which should and or must be addressed. The challenges in my thought, are having too much beggars, divorcees, the Al-majiri system, out of school children among others.

May God bless Nigeria!

Popular posts from this blog

ISRAEL V. PALESTINE :THE HYPOCRISY OF TWO STATES SOLUTION

ISRAEL V. PALESTINE :THE HYPOCRISY OF TWO STATES SOLUTION                             By:                 Nurudeen Dauda                October 19, 2023 nurudeendauda24@yahoo.com nurudeendauda24@gmail.com nurudeendauda.blogspot.com "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict"-Martin Luther King, Jr. Permit me to add my voice on the ongoing massacre of women, children, and armless civilians in Palestine. In my thought, it is not about who triggers the present massacre of the Palestinians , but it is time to talk about the 76 years of massacre of women, children, and the armless civilians of Palestine by the state of Israel which is being watched helplessly by the entire world. Before 1948, the Jews worldwide lived predominantly outside Palestine.They lived predominantly in easter...
Read more

INDEPENDENT CANDIDACY ON THE WAY

INDEPENDENT CANDIDACY ON THE WAY                                By:                          May 19th, 2023 nurudeendauda24@yahoo.com nurudeendauda24@gmail.com nurudeendauda.blogspot.com Barring any last minute changes a "bill" for the recognition of an independent candidacy will be transmitted to Mr president for his "assent". In my thought, if the "bill" is finally "signed" into law it will largely "checkmate" the "excesses" of "governors" and "moneybags" politicians who often denied "credible" candidates "tickets"in order to pave ways for their "anointed" ones no matter their weaknesses. In our modern day politics, we have had enough cases where "credible", "competent", and "popular" candidates loss primary elections due to lack of "money" or "godfather" or state governor's anointment.  In my thought, allowing independent...
Read more

ZAINAB'S ORDEAL: A CASE OF INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES

ZAINAB'S ORDEAL: A CASE OF INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES                         By              Nurudeen Dauda                May 5, 2019 nurudeendauda24@gmail.com nurudeendauda24@yahoo.com nurudeendauda.blogspot.com To begin with, there is now an alleged "drug cartel" in our airports which specialised in planting drugs on unsuspecting airtravellers. Of the six alleged members of the drug cartel arrested in connection with planting of Tramadol in a bag bearing Zainab Habibu Aliyu's name, three were said to be "clearing agents", two were said to be staff of a"security company" and one a staff of an "airline handling company". In my observation, the arrest of Miss Aliyu in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in respect of 2000 packs of "Tramadol" said to be found in a bag bearing her name has nothing , but succeeded in exposing our institutional weaknesses.Heads shoul...
Read more