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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
February 26, 2021

Supplementary budget for COVID-19 vaccines ready by March: Finance minister

“There will be a supplementary budget. The first one will be in March.”

Finance minister Zainab Ahmed (Credit: Twitter)
February 26, 2021

Ghana security forces shut down LGBTQ+ centre

“This morning, our centre was invaded by National Security.”

Nana Akufo-Addo
February 25, 2021

Airline industry to lose $95 billion, IATA mulls digital travel pass

Annual cash burn for airlines is pegged between $75 billion and $95 billion.

February 24, 2021

Senate confirms Bawa as EFCC chair, overlooking records of theft, arrest

In confirming Mr. Bawa, the Senate showed no indication of investigating accusations that Mr. Bawa sold at least 244 oil trucks to cronies at ridiculous prices, leading to his arrest.

Abdulrasheed Bawa
February 24, 2021

Transparency International condemns arrest of Georgian opposition leader Melia

The political crisis in the former Soviet country worsened as Georgian police breached the country’s opposition party headquarters.

Nika Melia
February 24, 2021

Auto crash: Tiger Woods stable after surgery

The golf player suffered “comminuted open fractures.”

February 24, 2021

Trump’s immigration policies set aside as U.S. allows asylum seekers

First, a travel ban on 13 mostly Muslim-majority and African countries was lifted.

Joe Biden
February 24, 2021

Three arrested after suspect in Maltese journalist murder pleads guilty

The prime minister stepped down from office when several of his collaborators were implicated.

George Vella, Malta president
February 24, 2021

Prison riots leave 50 inmates killed in Ecuador

The prosecutor’s office said firearms, machetes, knives, and mobile phones were found and seized in Guayaquil.

Ecuador president, Lenín Moreno