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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
April 4, 2021

Oshiomhole celebrates 69th birthday week after Tinubu

The APC put out a statement celebrating the ex-national chairman who turns 69 on Sunday.

Adams-Oshiomhole
April 4, 2021

Ford Foundation West Africa chief Innocent Chukwuma dies of blood cancer

For nearly three decades, the revered Nigerian civil society leader served the nation and community with dignity and propriety.

The head of Ford Foundation West Africa, Innocent Chukwuma.
April 3, 2021

DisCos blame TCN’s load shedding for protracted power outage

“Dear customer, we regret to inform you of the ongoing load shedding from our TCN partners.”

Power Grid
April 3, 2021

Yinka Odumakin is dead

The source said the late activist had been on ventilator for two weeks at an undisclosed medical facility.

Yinka Odumakin
April 2, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: CBN suspends all loans to NIRSAL as corruption scandal rocks Anchor Borrowers, CEO Abdulhameed

President Muhammadu Buhari’s flagship policy has been beset by escalating allegations of incompetence, nepotism and payroll racketeering.

NIRSAL's Managing Director, Aliyu Abdulhameed
April 2, 2021

U.S. Supreme Court acquits Facebook of auto-texting violations

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a 9-0 decision, held up Facebook’s argument that its text messages did not violate a 1991 federal law.

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg
April 2, 2021

Burna Boy nominated for BRIT awards

This is the second year Burna Boy was nominated in the category.

Burna Boy
April 2, 2021

Derailed Taiwan train kills 36 people

The Central News Agency reported a truck that was “not parked properly.” The vehicle is suspected of sliding into the path of the train.

April 1, 2021

Month after, Senate fails to swear in PDP Senator-elect

It has been over a month since the apex court gave its ruling but Mr. Jarigbe is yet to take his oath as a Senator-elect.

President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan
April 1, 2021

Buhari regime looting Nigeria with impunity: U.S.

President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in 2015 on the back of a widely parroted claim of fighting corruption.

President Buhari