Tanzania’s president cancels Independence Day celebrations

Tanzania’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has canceled Independence Day celebrations scheduled for Friday and directed that the budget instead be used to build dormitories for children with special needs. The 61st Independence Day event was to cost $445,000, money that…

Plane crashes into Lake Victoria

A Tanzanian passenger plane has crashed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba. The Precision Air flight was carrying 43 people, 26 of whom have been rescued and sent to hospital, said a…

Tanzania, Kenya agree to step up fight against cross-border crime

Tanzanian and Kenyan leaders have agreed to step up the fight against cross-border crime, including human trafficking and poaching. Addressing a news conference at State House in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her…

*Super TV CEO: Court remands Chidinma in prison for 30 days (Punch)*2 convicted fraudsters lose 3 duplexes, over N200m to FG (Guardian)

Super TV CEO: Court remands Chidinma in prison for 30 days (Punch) Magistrate Adeola Adedayo of the Lagos State Magistrate Court in Yaba has ordered the remand of Chidinma Ojukwu, who allegedly stabbed the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV,…

*LIRS urges taxpayers to voluntarily file 2021 returns (ThisDay)*12,720 vaccinated in Lagos in 48 hours (Nation)

LIRS urges taxpayers to voluntarily file 2021 returns (ThisDay) The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has enjoined all taxable persons, including self-employed, employees, professionals in Lagos State to file their individual annual tax returns for the 2021 Year of…

*Man held for ‘assault’ on Ikeja Electric’s employee (Nation)*Why we met with Sarkin Fulani of Lagos- US Mission (Tribune)

Man held for ‘assault’ on Ikeja Electric’s employee (Nation) A man identified as Saheed Olanrewaju aka Usama, has been arrested by the police in Lagos over alleged assault on an Ikeja Electric worker, Popoola Olakunle. Olanrewaju, a resident of 12,…

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