Tuesday, November 10, 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
February 16, 2025

World’s first openly gay Muslim cleric shot dead in South Africa

Mr Hendricks, 57, runs a mosque in Cape Town regarded as safe place for gay Muslims.

Muhsin Hendricks
February 15, 2025

Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf defeats Kenya’s Raila Odinga to win AU Commission chairmanship

Mr Youssouf, 59, who has been Djibouti’s foreign minister since 2005, polled 33 votes to garner the two-thirds majority required to win the seat.

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Raila Odinga
February 15, 2025

Nigerian lawmakers told us they didn’t demand $150 million bribes from Binance: House of Reps

He said the State Security Service (SSS) was involved in Nigerian lawmakers demanding $150 million from Binance.

House of Representatives
February 15, 2025

Hamas releases three Israeli hostages as Israel frees 369 Palestinian prisoners

The Israeli Defence Force, in a tweet, announced the release of Israeli hostages held in captivity for 498 days.

HAMAS GUNMEN
February 15, 2025

Nigerians enjoying positive impact of Tinubu’s economic policies: Sunday Dare

An X user, @echoesofself, said “Of all the things you listed here, which one is below 50k and how much is the minimum wage?

Tinubu giving an address
February 15, 2025

Binance offered Tinubu’s govt $5 million to free abducted Gambaryan but it was rejected: Information Minister

The minister said Mr Gambaryan’s allegations against Nigerian officials lacked credibility and were unsubstantiated.

Tigran Gambaryan and President Bola Tinubu
February 14, 2025

Monkey disrupts power grid, plunges Sri Lanka into darkness

Sri Lanka’s power minister Kumara Jayakody blamed the power outage in the country on “a monkey that disrupted a grid station in a Colombo suburb.”

Monkey on a power grid
February 14, 2025
Gambaryan, NSA
February 14, 2025

Canada can go to hell, says Nigeria, after visa denial for top military officers

“Thank you for the courage to say Canada denied you visas. They can go to hell,” Mr Ribadu said.

Tinubu, Trudeau, Ribadu
February 13, 2025

EU condemns detention of Kano singer, says Sharia blasphemy laws violate human rights

In its (2025/2548(RSP) resolution on Mr Sharif-Aminu’s detention, the EU called for the musician’s immediate release.

Kano singer Yahaya Sharif-Amin