Thursday, July 30, 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
September 12, 2022

Kenyan government clears Nigerian tech companies of money laundering claims, withdraws case

Flutterwave has always denied Kenya’s money laundering accusations, saying it complied with regulatory standards while conducting business in the country.

Kenya's Assets Recovery Agency
September 11, 2022

Foreign leaders attending Queen Elizabeth’s funeral barred from using private jets, helicopters

Helicopter use between airports and venues have also been prohibited “due to the number of flights operating at this time.”

Westminster/Queen Elizabeth II
September 10, 2022

Funeral for Queen Elizabeth II set for September 19

The queen’s funeral is expected to be attended by dignitaries and heads of states and officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Queen Elizabeth
September 9, 2022

PETA praises Nigeria Customs for intercepting 7,000 donkey penises at Lagos airport

PETA stated that “the donkey parts would have been used in traditional Chinese medicine as a supposed enhancement for virility.”

DONKEYS
September 9, 2022

Australia decries China’s continued detention of CGTN journalist

Before her detention, the Chinese-born Australian had worked for Beijing-run media outlet CGTN.

Cheng Lei; CGTN
September 9, 2022

Detained Hong Kong journalist released on bail

The Hong Kong journalist was arrested and detained for obstruction of police and disorderly conduct.

Ronson Chan
September 8, 2022

King Charles of England mourns Queen Elizabeth’s death as greatest sadness

“The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,” King Charles said in a statement Thursday.

King Charles of England mourns Queen Elizabeth's death as greatest sadness
September 8, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II is dead at 96

The Queen of England died on Thursday.

Queen Elizabeth II
September 8, 2022

Former Trump adviser Stephen Bannon turns himself in over fraud allegations

Mr Bannon is facing criminal charges for his part in ‘We Build the Wall Inc.’, a group that raised $25 million to build a wall along the border with Mexico.

September 8, 2022

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to join Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral

A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed that they were heading to Scotland.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle