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
August 3, 2022

UN atomic agency warns of nuclear accident over Russia-Ukraine nuclear plant standoff

Rafael Grossi, director general of the IAEA raised concerns about the state of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Enerhodar.

August 3, 2022

Roe v Wade: Kansas voters reject attempt to remove abortion rights

The statewide vote is the United States’ first statewide electoral test since Roe v Wade was overturned in June, returning legal protections to the state level.

abortion
August 3, 2022

Internet Fraud: Judge rejects Hushpuppi’s plea for compassionate release from American jail

Mr Abass entered a plea bargain agreement with the U.S. government in July 2021, seeking a lighter sentence.

Ramon Abbas, better known as 'Hushpuppi'.
August 2, 2022

UAE tightens visa for Nigerians; now demands six-month bank statements, other requirements

Emirati authorities have been imposing stringent conditions or outright bans on Nigerian seeking visas since last year, with the recent cult clashes exacerbating the situation.

Burj Khalifa
August 2, 2022

U.S. assassinates Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike

President Biden announced that the operation had delivered justice and that “one more measure of closure” would have been provided to families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks.

Ayman al-Zawahri
July 30, 2022

Emirates cuts Nigerian flights as CBN withholds $85 million revenues over forex crisis

Nigeria’s forex crisis has advanced on all fronts as the naira continues to fall against the dollar, sending prices soaring and spiking the cost of living.

July 29, 2022

ECOWAS intelligence says bandits plotting mass abductions, recruitments in Abuja

The alert follows multiple security breaches around Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory.

July 28, 2022

Gun battle rages between Nigerian soldiers, bandits near Abuja

The bandits were reportedly making an eastern push into the nation’s capital when Nigerian soldiers intercepted them at joint security forces barricades close to Zuma Rock.

Bandits
July 28, 2022

Ebonyi Governor Umahi’s brother rejects Buhari’s appointment as RMAFC secretary

Mr Umahi said in a statement that the appointment was good for job seekers or retired civil servants.

Austin Umahi
July 28, 2022

UAE imposes visa ban on Nigerians after Eiye, Aiye cult clashes in Dubai, Sharjah 

Last week, a video made the rounds on social media where a group of men with machetes were yelling in an apartment parking lot, chasing one other and damaging public properties.

UAE embassy