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 2, 2022

Tourist Visa: FG says Nigerians under 40 years not allowed in UAE 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Nigerians under the age of 40 will no longer be issued tourist visas to the United Arab Emirates.

UAE embassy
September 1, 2022

U.S. excludes Nigerians from diversity visa programme for 2023

Nigerians are the only Africans who aren’t eligible for this year’s Diversity Visa program.

Visa lottery
September 1, 2022

Twitter rolls out edit button for users’ test

The edit feature is to be tested on a smaller group of paid users, subscribers of Twitter Blue, to gather feedback on how it works.

Twitter
September 1, 2022

Russian Lukoil chairman Maganov falls to death in Moscow after asking Putin to end Ukraine war

Ravil Maganov, chairman of the board of Russia’s largest private oil company, Lukoil, has died after falling from a Moscow hospital window.

Ravil Maganov with Russian President Vladimir Putin
August 31, 2022

Akinyemi, Ajumogobia, 16 other Nigerian diplomats condemn Atiku, Obi, Tinubu for holding political meetings abroad 

The body of top Nigerian diplomats conveyed their disavowal of the politicians’ actions in a statement on Wednesday.

Bolaji Akinyemi
August 31, 2022

CTV’s sack of Canadian journalist LaFlamme sparks sexism outrage

“35 years of service – of journalism – of work that I have dedicated my life to – over. I was, and still am, shocked and saddened by Bell Media’s decision.”

Lisa LaFlamme
August 30, 2022

Tinubu visits Jonathan, seeks his blessing, support for 2023

Mr Tinubu was accompanied by his running mate Kashim Shettima, and governors Dapo Abiodun, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Bello Matawalle, Abubakar Badaru and Simon Lalong.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kashim Shettima and APC Governors with Goodluck Jonathan at his resident
August 30, 2022

Hong Kong court upholds warrant on tycoon Jimmy Lai’s phones

Mr Lai is being accused of “colluding with foreign forces,” an offence that carries up to life in prison under Beijing’s national security law imposed two years ago.

Jimmy Lai
August 30, 2022

Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies in Moscow at 91

He led the Soviet Union from 1985 until it was dissolved in 1991 after he introduced several social and economic reforms that were more popular abroad than at home.

Gorbachev
August 30, 2022

India denies entry to Emmy-nominated U.S. journalist Angad Singh

The video documentary producer for Vice News was sent back to New York within three hours of his landing at Delhi’s IGI Airport on August 24.

Angad Singh