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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
March 8, 2026

IGP Disu replaces Hundeyin with Anthony Okon as force spokesperson

The newly appointed police spokesperson was born on December 2, 1970, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

Anthony Okon(Credit: Daily post Nigeria)
March 8, 2026

NDLEA nabs ex-Lagos councillor, legislative aide Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan for drug trafficking

Mr Olalekan, a former two-term councillor in the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Council in Lagos State, was arrested on March 2.

Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan arrested for drug trafficking
March 8, 2026

Heavy rains, flooding kill at least 23 in Kenya

About 30 people have reportedly been rescued from the flood, according to authorities.

flooding in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya
March 7, 2026

Israeli envoy accuses Iran of sponsoring terrorism in Nigeria, other nations

Mr Freeman said, “Nigeria has been on the receiving end of terrorism from Iran.”

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March 6, 2026
Ghanaian soldiers
March 6, 2026

Peter Obi failed leadership test in ‘unserious’ LP; I’m better in Tinubu-led APC: Valentine Ozigbo

Mr Ozigbo, who left the LP in February last year, said he left the party for the ruling APC because “in my own case, I was literally sacrificed.”

Valentine Ozigbo, Peter Obi
March 5, 2026

Nepal holds first general election after 2025 youth-led protests toppled govt

In September 2025, violent youth-led protests toppled Nepal’s government.

Nepal voters [Photo Credit
March 5, 2026

Trump fires Kristi Noem as homeland security boss, appoints Markwayne Mullin

The newly appointed DHS secretary will assume office on March 31.

Markwayne Mullin
March 5, 2026

Trump rejects Khamenei’s son, insists he must be involved in selection of Iran’s next leader

The Jnr Khamenei is widely regarded as the most likely successor, following the death of his father in a joint attack launched by U.S. and Israeli forces.

Donald trump and Mojtaba Khamenei
March 5, 2026

U.S. shuts down embassy in Nigeria amid security concerns over pro-Khamenei’s protests 

The U.S. has shuttered its embassy in Nigeria amid security concerns over a potential protest by Shia Muslims to remonstrate the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei

Richard M. Mills, Jr.