Burna Boy, Olamide earn spots on Obama’s favourite songs list for 2025

Former United States President Barack Obama has unveiled his yearly compilation of favourite books, films and songs, continuing a tradition he began while in office.

The list, released on Thursday, features Nigerian Afrobeats heavyweights Burna Boy and Olamide among the standout acts selected for his 2025 music picks.

Tanzania loses $238m over internet blackout, ongoing X suspension

A non-profit organisation, Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has raised concerns over Tanzania’s election period internet blackout and continued suspension of X (formerly Twitter).

The Executive Director, PIN, Mr Gbenga Sesan, said during a virtual media briefing that there was also ongoing bandwidth throttling reported in parts of the country.

An Internet blackout was imposed in Tanzania, after protests erupted on the nation’s election day, Oct 29.