According to Independent Uk.com, Arise Television, a small African television network operating out of London – it suddenly vanished from the airwaves. The message beneath logo of the station, which is broadcast on Sky channel 519 and which operates from prime studios overlooking Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace and Big Ben, simply read: “Normal service will resume as soon as possible.”
But those who work at the channel, run by a flamboyant media baron, knew there was more to it than transmission problems.
Nduka Obaigbena, sometimes known as “The Duke”, and who has been photographed in the company of George Bush and Tony Blair, and hangs out with stars including Naomi Campbell and Beyonce, has employed many senior British journalists and is being pursued over a trail of debts – estimated at £3m and including nearly £1m owed to the station’s own workers.
The network faces a High Court winding up petition brought by a British television company, having only settled a similar action brought by a British publisher last summer. It also owes money to global news agencies which supply its pictures, including Reuters and Associated Press.
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