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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 9, 2026

Social media influencer Blessing CEO faces fresh EFCC arraignment over N69.1 million fraud amid N36 million trial 

Justice Oshodi remanded her in EFCC custody and adjourned the matter until July 16, 2026, for the hearing of the bail application and the commencement of trial.

Blessing CEO
June 9, 2026

Oyo Abduction: Nobody can stop me from visiting anywhere in Nigeria, says Gumi

On November 19, 2025, Mr Gumi visited the state as a special guest and speaker at the Southern Nigerian Ulama Summit held at the University of Ibadan.

Sheikh Gumi
June 9, 2026

U.S. extradites fugitive govt official Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu to Ghana over $6 million fraud 

Mr Attionu, who fled to the U.S. after heading MASLOC between 2013 and 2016, was tried and convicted by the Accra High Court in her absence in 2014.

Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu
June 9, 2026

Nigerian Gift Oladele, other migrant rapists should be deported after serving jail terms, says UK Shadow Home Secretary

Mr Oladele, 24, a UK-based Nigerian national was sentenced to 25 years jail term in April at the Caernarfon Crown Court for the violent rape of a 19-year-old woman in Wrexham, Wales.

June 9, 2026

Second UK-based Nigerian Chibueze Chukwurah charged with murder of Taiwo Ekerin

Another UK-based Nigerian, Chibueze Chukwurah, has been charged with murder following an assault in Lewisham that led to the death of Taiwo Ekerin.

Murdered Taiwo Ekerin (Credit: UK Met)
June 9, 2026

Oyo abduction plot by politicians to overthrow Tinubu as they did to Jonathan: Father Mbaka

The cleric compared the Oyo abduction to the Chibok girls’ abduction in 2014.

Catholic Father Ejike Mbaka
June 9, 2026

UN decries kidnapping of Christians, sexual violence, forced marriage in Nigeria

Nigerian government has repeatedly denied Christian genocide in the country.

United Nations
June 8, 2026

FULL LIST: Names, countries of individuals Trump admin wants to revoke their American citizenship

Andrea Marroquin, 44, became a naturalised citizen in 2009 by concealing her crimes.

U.S. Department of Justice
June 8, 2026

Trump govt to revoke citizenship of 17 Americans accused of immigration fraud: Report

The 17 people targeted for the latest denaturalisation had been convicted of violent crimes, ranging from sex offences against children, wire and immigration fraud.

U.S. President Donald
June 8, 2026

Several people killed after 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Philippines

Footage of buildings collapsing during the earthquake, as people scramble for safety, emerged on social media in the early hours of Monday.

earthquake in Philippines