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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
November 9, 2020

Nigerian government official indicted as UAE convicts six for funding Boko Haram

The indictments were reportedly delivered by an appellate court on Monday.

November 9, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Bank documents expose how Tinubu’s Alpha-Beta moved billions with Internet fraud syndicate

The controversial Lagos tax contractor moonlights as a conduit for large volumes of unexplained transactions, its bank records show.

A composite of Former Lagos State governor Bola Tinubu and Alpha Beta
November 9, 2020

INEC names acting chair among these seven

The person named today will fill the seat while Mahmood Yakubu waits for a Senate verdict on his reappointment.

A picture of Nigerians voting. [PHOTO CREDIT NAN]
November 9, 2020

Nigerian top permanent secretary is dead

Babatunde Lawal passed on Monday morning at 56, family sources said.

Babatunde Lawal, a prominent Nigerian permanent secretary from Lagos.
November 7, 2020

#LekkiMassacre: Sanwo-Olu rejects CCTV request , says FoI law not applicable in Lagos

The Lagos governor sidestepped an appellate court ruling that the Freedom of Information Act is binding on all federating units.

Babajide Sanwo-Olu2
November 7, 2020

#EndSARS activists boycott Lagos judicial panel over CBN’s freezing of bank accounts

The protesters are standing in solidarity against punitive measures of Godwin Emefiele and other government actors.

The Lagos panel of inquiry on #EndSARS. [CREDIT: Bella Naija]
November 7, 2020

Explainer: Does the Lagos #EndSARS panel have powers to probe the army?

Friction between the panel and the army has brought forward questions about the panel’s powers and the likely outcome of this probe.

The Lagos panel of inquiry on #EndSARS. [CREDIT: Bella Naija]
November 6, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Court documents confirm CBN froze bank accounts of Rinu, Pamilerin, Gatefield, 17 other #EndSARS champions

Governor Godwin Emefiele obtained a court order freezing bank accounts of members of the historic #EndSARS campaign.

CBN Godwin Emefiele (credit: Bloomberg)
November 6, 2020

No-Fly List: Immigration ready to release Modupe Odele’s passport

The #EndSARS campaigner confirmed the development on Friday afternoon.

Modupe-Odele
November 6, 2020

#EndSARS protesters ‘arrested’ in Abuja, crackdown threatened in Lagos

An organiser says they were dispersed as they made protest art in front of the National Assembly.

EndSARS protest in Abuja. [CREDIT: Twitter]