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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
December 10, 2020

I’m taking 100 million Nigerians out of poverty: Buhari

The Nigerian leader says he has doubled the scope of implementation for social investment programmes.

President Muhammadu Buhari
December 10, 2020

Maina faints in court during pension fraud trial

The legal team was preparing to file a no-case submission in the federal corruption trial.

December 10, 2020

Electoral Act amendment ready by early 2021: Lawan

The bill seeks to resolve issues concerning INEC’s introduction of modern technologies into the electoral process.

Nigerian Senate
December 9, 2020

Why Buhari cannot appear before National Assembly: AGF Malami

Invoking the Constitution, the attorney-general argued that federal lawmakers have no powers to summon the president.

Nigeria's Attorney General, Abubakar Malami
December 9, 2020

Alleged Assault: Nigerian Feminist Forum slams Ortom for shielding Channels’ reporter

The prominent women’s group said the governor “went beyond his office to condone grievous bodily harm and domestic violence.”

Samuel Ortom (Credit: Benue State Government Website)
December 8, 2020

Buhari purchased spying tools to monitor Nigerians’ calls, text messages: Toronto University

The privacy rights researchers said they traced a suspicious IP address to the DIA headquarters in Abuja.

President-Buhari
December 5, 2020

Soldiers deployed spiritual warfare to suppress #EndSARS: Army Chief Buratai

Military and civil authorities under the Buhari administration have been rendering false accounts of what transpired on October 20.

Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Yusuf Buratai. [CREDIT: Thisday]
December 4, 2020

APC Senator Abbo caught in another slapping scandal of Adamawa resident

Elisha Abbo appears to have learnt little from the nationwide uproar that trailed his attack on a woman in Abuja last year.

Senator Elisha Abbo
December 4, 2020

Police IG Adamu withdraws controversial lawsuit against SARS judicial panels

Nigerians online said the charges underscored bad faith negotiations on the part of the police and the Buhari administration at large.

Mohammed Adamu
December 1, 2020

For third time, Senate demands sack of ‘incompetent’ service chiefs

They also sought compensation for the families of rice farmers who were killed by the insurgents in Zabarmari, Borno.

Nigerian Senate