Friday, August 21, 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
June 19, 2026

Sharia-based investment firm commits $626 million to Lagos-Calabar coastal highway 

The policy provides 95% coverage across two tranches: $276 million with a seven-year tenor, and $350 million with a nine-year tenor.

Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
June 19, 2026

FBI places $10 million bounty on drug baron Yulan Carias

FBI is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of fugitive drug baron Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias, aka ‘Porky’.

June 19, 2026

COVID-19: Trump admin releases documents accusing Fauci of funding Chinese Wuhan lab research

Mr Trump’s administration has released documents accusing Anthony Fauci, a former head of NIAID, of funding Wuhan Lab research that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Donald Trump and Anthony Fauci
June 19, 2026

Trump govt moves to revoke citizenship of 250 naturalised Americans

The move is targeted at Americans who obtained their citizenship fraudulently or engaged in criminal acts.

U.S. President Donald
June 18, 2026

Ooni preaches unity as Yoruba lawyers gather in Ile-Ife 

Mr Olagunju expressed appreciation to the Ooni for his exceptional support and hospitality towards the association.

2026 National Conference in Ile-Ife, Osun State
June 18, 2026

Zimbabwean lawmakers vote tenure elongation for sit-tight Robert Mugabe’s successor 83-year-old President Mnangagwa

The development comes barely a year after Mr Mnangagwa said he would step down after his second term.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa
June 18, 2026

U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Tigray hardliners behind crisis in Ethiopia

According to the U.S. Department of State, hundreds of thousands of civilians across northern Ethiopia already fled their homes, fearing a return to war.

Ethiopia and U.S. flag
June 17, 2026

God cleared me of corruption charges: Diezani

She said the ruling marked the end of 11 years of torment.

Diezani Alison-Madueke
June 17, 2026

UK court clears ex-Nigerian minister Diezani Madueke of bribery charges

Mrs Alison-Madueke’s trial bordering on corruption and bribery came to an end after about a decade in the UK court.

Diezani Allison-Madueke
June 17, 2026

Nigeria, Ghana have highest number of African inmates in U.S. federal prisons: Document

Nigeria’s 283 inmates constitute 30.8 per cent of the 914 Africans serving various jail terms in U.S. federal prisons, far away from their continent.

Faces of some Africans jailed in U.S. and President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria and President John Dramani of Ghana (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo/Peoples Gazette)