Monday, October 12, 2026

Ahmed Oluwasanjo

Ahmed Oluwasanjo is a general news reporter. Prior to joining Peoples Gazette, he was with The Interview Magazine as a reporter and video editor. He is on Twitter @ahmedrazak3
October 9, 2026

U.S. warns citizens travelling to South Africa over crime, terrorism, unrest

The acting national police commissioner said at least 10 vehicles were burnt in Johannesburg and 14 in Durban.

October 9, 2026

Anti-foreigner protests force South Africa to withdraw asylum seekers applications 

The protests erupted over a Constitutional Court ruling easing access to asylum.

October 9, 2026

After Gazette report, Meta deletes ‘Nigeria Islamic Revolution’ Facebook page for inciting terrorism among Muslims

“No place on our platforms for people or content that promote or incite violence, and we have removed the content and page…,” the Meta spokesperson told The Gazette.

Facebook/Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg
October 9, 2026

Cars burnt, properties looted in South Africa’s fresh xenophobic violence

A new wave of xenophobic violence rocked South Africa on Thursday, with several cars razed and properties looted.

Xenophobic violence in South Africa
October 9, 2026

Trump admin to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s public execution, says Pentagon

Mr Hegseth told Real America’s Voice that Mr Hasan would be executed by firing squad to send a message that there are consequences for terrorist acts.

Hegseth, Hasan
October 8, 2026

Trump awards Elon Musk National Medal of Science; calls him modern-day Thomas Edison

Lauding Mr Elon as a modern-day Thomas Edison, Mr Trump highlighted the impact of his innovations in different human endeavours.

Trump standing with Musk
October 8, 2026

U.S. court jails Nigerian celebrity Edikan Adiakpan for acting as money mule for Yahoo Boys

The DOJ said Mr Adiakpan kept a percentage of transferred funds as a fee.

October 8, 2026

MTN announces network outage in Abuja, Lagos, other states

Telecommunications company MTN has announced a network outage in Abuja and other states.

MTN
October 8, 2026

Ex-Australian Catholic bishop bags six-year jail term for sexually abusing young men

Six years ago, amid allegations against him in 2020, Mr Saunders resigned as Bishop of Broome.

Ex-Australian Catholic bishop Christopher Saunders