Saturday, October 3, 2026

HILLARY ESSIEN

Hillary Essien is a reporter with Peoples Gazette focusing on special reports and critical national news. She is a lawyer with 2 years of writing and reporting. Prior to working with The Gazette, Hillary served as an administrative assistant at a non-profit organisation focused on food security for children of low income households.She is on Twitter @Hillary_essien
July 11, 2021

Head of Planned Parenthood Nigeria Ibrahim Ibrahim is dead

Mr Ibrahim was involved in a car crash that also killed two others on Sunday morning in Abuja, family sources told Peoples Gazette.

Dr Ibrahim Ibrahim
July 11, 2021

#EndSARS: Ogun panel recommends N218 million compensation to victims

Aside recommending the payment of N218 million as compensation to victims of police brutality, the panel found that police officers involved in the crimes lacked professional training.

July 10, 2021

#EndSARS: Lagos panel admits autopsy reports of 99 corpses recovered in October 2020

The Lagos state #EndSARS judicial panel has admitted the post mortem results of all 99 bodies deposited at the Lagos morgue between the 20th and the 27th of October 2020.

Lagos State Judicial Panel
July 9, 2021

Boko Haram: U.S. special forces train Nigerian Navy on countering IEDs

The United States, in collaboration with the Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service, has carried out training on countering improvised explosive devices.

July 9, 2021

#BuhariMustGo: Detained activists sue Dunamis Pastor Enenche, SSS

Activists detained by the SSS after being turned in by Paul Enenche, senior pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, have sued the SSS and Mr Enenche.

Paul Enenche and SSS Officers used to illustrate the story
July 8, 2021

COVID-19: UK takes off travel warning against Nigeria

The United Kingdom has taken off the COVID-19 travel advisory warning for Nigeria.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
July 8, 2021

FG demands unconditional return of 1,130 looted Benin artefacts from Germany

These artefacts were obtained during auctions, after Britain’s soldiers had seized thousands of metal castings and sculptures in 1897 during a raid on the Kingdom of Benin.

Oba of Benin, Art and Obaseki
July 7, 2021

PDP Senators, Reps back southern governors’ resolution

The opposition legislators at the National Assembly promised to ensure all the demands of the governors presented before the National Assembly are met.

Eyinnaya Abaribe and Ndudi Elumelu
July 7, 2021

Haiti President Jovonel Moise assassinated

Haitian President Jovonel Moise has been assassinated.

Haiti President Jovonel Moise
July 6, 2021

Twitter Ban: ECOWAS Court adjourns to July 9 to consolidate suits by SERAP and others

The court adjourned to July 9 to enable it go over the proceedings once since the same parties are involved in all the applications.

ECOWAS Court