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Her predecessor was known for his rhetorical outbursts, whereas Tanzania’s new president is calm. Where he was contentious, President Samia Suluhu Hassan is more conciliatory. Where he was autocratic, she appears to be more inclusive. It is less than two months since the death of the former President, John Magufuli, […]

Donald Trump’s ban from Facebook and Instagram has been upheld by Facebook’s Oversight Board. But it criticised the permanent nature of the ban as beyond the scope of Facebook’s normal penalties. It has ordered Facebook to review the decision and “justify a proportionate response” that is applied to everyone, including […]

Workers may see their salaries slashed as the Federal Government has proposed the move in a bid to reduce the high cost of governance in the West African nation. This was made known by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed, who said the FG was working […]

Another Nigerian student, Olisa Odukwe, declared missing since Saturday has been found dead. Police divers searching for the Bristol University student found his body in the city’s harbour. Twenty-year old Odukwe was last seen at his home in Redland at 7am in the morning. His disappearance sparked an urgent police […]

After months of being suspended from several social media platforms, former President Donald Trump has launched his own personal media website. Titled From The Desk of Donald J Trump, the platform appears on the website: www.DonaldJTrump.com/desk. It features short essay-like posts and videos, as well as links by which website […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has said Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, is not in its custody. DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunnaya, made this known in a text message sent to The PUNCH on Wednesday. “He (Mbaka) is not with the DSS, please,” Afunnaya wrote […]

A senior Muslim cleric in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been shot dead while praying in the main mosque in Beni city. The gunman shot Sheikh Ali Amini during evening prayers on Saturday and then fled, a human rights activist said. The cleric was a strong critic of Islamic […]

Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed Hon. Adebayo Solomon Akeweje, the Commissioner in the Kogi State Pension Board. According to reports, he was shot dead on Saturday evening, May 1 along Yagba – Ilorin Road in Kogi State. Akeweje’s driver, who also got shot, managed to drive the vehicle to Egbe […]

British pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca reported on Friday $275 million (227 million euros) in sales from its Covid vaccine in the first three months of the year. It is the first time that the company discloses figures from sales of one of the world’s leading vaccines. AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab was developed […]

Barely a few months after two favourite queens of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, left the palace, another queen of the monarch has exited the palace. This comes a few weeks after the aged monarch gifted one of his wives, Memunat Omowumi, a beautiful mansion. The social media […]