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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
June 24, 2022

U.S. Senate passes first gun control bill

The United States Senate has passed a bill that would see gun control measures put in place at the state level.

June 23, 2022

European Union to send €1 million in aid to Afghanistan 

The allotment will be used to address the “most immediate needs” of Afghans.

European Union
June 23, 2022

UK police arrest Senator Ekweremadu, wife Beatrice Nwanneka, for human trafficking, organ harvesting

The development was announced on Thursday morning shortly after the couple were arrested, they will be arraigned at Uxbridge before a magistrate.

Ike Ekweremadu and Nwanneka Ekeremadu
June 22, 2022

Court revokes Mompha’s bail, orders immediate arrest

The bench warrant has been issued following Mr Mustapha’s absence in court for the past two scheduled dates.

Mompha
June 21, 2022

Despite carrying APC membership card, Buhari says CBN Governor Emefiele not political

In contravention of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, Mr Emefiele is a card-carrying member of the ruling APC, and was recently involved in partisan politics.

CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele and President Muhammadu Buhari
June 20, 2022

Japanese court upholds ban on same sex marriage

Last year, another court in Sapporo had ruled that the country authorities not allowing same-sex couples to marry was “unconstitutional”.

Same sex marriage
June 20, 2022

India recruits female sailors for its Navy for first time

Though women have been inducted into the Indian armed forces since the 1990s, they have only served as officers.

Indian female sailors
June 20, 2022

Belgium returns Congo independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s tooth to family

Belgium has returned a tooth belonging to the murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba.

Patrice Lumumba