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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 2, 2022

Several people killed in U.S. clinic mass shooting

The shooting came a day after gunshots erupted at a New Orleans high school graduation and a week after a shooter attacked a primary school killing 19 children and two teachers.

St Francis Hospital, Tulsa
June 1, 2022

Johnny Depp wins defamation case; Amber Heard ordered to pay $15 million

Mr Depp was also found guilty on some counts of defamation in Ms Heard’s countersuit against him and has been asked to pay $2 million in compensation.

Johnny Depp and Amber
June 1, 2022

South-East APC delegates shun Tinubu’s summons to Abuja, demand he come to Igboland

“We have asked him what disdain he has for our region that makes it impossible for him to visit us,” an APC delegate who received the invitation disclosed to Peoples Gazette.

Bola Tinubu [Credit: BAT]
May 31, 2022

One dead, three injured after shooting at high school graduation ceremony

The shooting was an offshoot of a fight between two females at the school’s parking lot.

Police officers at Xavier University
May 31, 2022

Shiba Inu founder deletes all social media information

“I am not important, and one day I will be gone without notice. Take the SHIBA and journey upwards frens,” Ryoshi wrote.

cryptocurrency
May 31, 2022

Israel, UAE sign historic free trade deal

Israel has signed a free trade deal with the United Arab Emirates that will abolish tariffs on food, agriculture, medical equipment and medicine.

Emirati Trade Minister Thani al Zeyoudi
May 30, 2022

Netherlands, Denmark face gas cut off over refusal to pay Russia in rubles

Russia cut off gas exports to Finland from May 21. This was after earlier cutting off Poland’s PGNiG and Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz over their refusal to deal in rubles.

Orsted and GasTerra logos
May 30, 2022

John Oyegun, Tinubu’s arch enemy, emerges APC presidential screening committee chairman

The development could deepen concerns within Bola Tinubu’s camp of a purported scheme to frustrate his efforts to clinch the party’s ticket at its convention on June 6.

Bola Tinubu and John Oyegun
May 30, 2022

U.S. Hepatitis A outbreak linked to organic strawberries sold at major retailers

The FDA instructed households and businesses such as restaurants to discard the contaminated fruit from brands FreshKampo and HEB, purchased in March or April.

Strawberry (Credit: Modern farm)
May 28, 2022

Atiku Abubakar emerges PDP presidential candidate for 2023 election

Mr Abubakar, a retired customs office and Nigeria’s vice-president from 1999 to 2007, won the most votes from the 767 delegates accredited for the convention.