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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
May 21, 2021

Terror-linked Pantami demands Nigerians’ phone IMEI for call spying, location tracking

This move is part of the NCC’s ‘Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration,’ ordered by Mr Pantami with President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval.

Buhari Osama Pantami Shekau
May 21, 2021

More Nigerians complained about network providers in Q1 2021 than previous year: NCC

The report also ranked the nature of the complaints, putting issues about billings, quality of service/experience for voice.

May 20, 2021

Malami pursuing ethnic agenda: Senate spokesman

The senator urged President Muhammadu Buhari to remove Mr Malami from office as the statements made are capable of derailing Nigeria’s unity.

Senator Ajibola Basiru
May 20, 2021

Gov. Ben Ayade dumps PDP for APC

Mr Ayade was, until his defection, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade and President Muhammadu Buhari
May 20, 2021

Kaduna government won’t honour FG’s invitation with NLC: El-Rufai

Mr El-Rufai and labour unions in the state are currently engaged in a feisty face-off over the mass sacking of civil servants.

Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and Minister of Labour Chris Ngige
May 19, 2021

N10 Billion: EFCC quizzes PDP auditor, finance director, secretary over fraud

Mr Mustapha had alleged that over N10 billion generated since Mr Secondus became chairman had yet to be accounted for. He also laid allegations of inflated printing contracts.

May 18, 2021

FG warns Nigerians against accepting WhatsApp privacy terms

“The National Information Technology Development Agency under Section 6 (f) of the NITDA Act 2007 wishes to provide this advisory to Nigerians to address Nigerian concerns on changes to Whatsapp

Buhari, Mark, and Pantami
May 18, 2021

FBI nabs Dapo Abiodun’s moneybag Bidemi Rufai over N312 billion job syndicate fraud

He faces up to 30 years in jail for wire fraud “in connection to a presidentially declared disaster or emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Abidemi Rufai and Dapo Abiodun
May 18, 2021

Buhari regime, notorious for fake news, claims 476 unnamed sites set up to defame it

The Buhari-led administration has been vocal about curbing the spread of fake news despite being caught in a lie on a couple of occasions.

Information Minister Lai Mohammed
May 17, 2021

Inappropriate office behaviour, relationship with Epstein caused Gates’ divorce: Report

“Mr Gates was known for making clumsy approaches to women in and out of the office.”

Bill and Melinda Gates