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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
May 12, 2022

I’m having fun, Nigerians can keep having heart attacks over my presidential ambition: Emefiele

The central bank governor has come under criticism over his determination to run for president while sitting tight in office.

Godwin Emefiele/APC
May 12, 2022

Global panic as crypto continues unprecedented crash

The cryptocurrency market has suffered massive losses as cryptocurrencies overall have lost nearly $800 billion in market value in the past month, according to data site CoinMarketCap.

cryptocurrency
May 12, 2022

Google Chrome launches virtual credit card number to protect users

Google has announced its Chrome browser will now offer users the option to use a virtual credit card number while filling payment forms online.

Chrome and Credit card
May 12, 2022

Buhari has ordered Emefiele to resign from CBN before Monday, SGF Boss Mustapha says

The president’s directive came via a circular on Thursday that asked multiple categories of public officeholders seeking different elective positions next year to quit.

CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele and President Muhammadu Buhari
May 12, 2022

Presidential Ambition: Odinkalu, Ralph-Collins sue Emefiele for violating CBN Act

The suit also seeks to clarify whether Mr Emefiele’s public service as CBN governor comes second to his constitutionally protected right to belong to a political party and participate in party

CBN Godwin Emefiele (credit: Bloomberg)
May 11, 2022

Britain pledges to defend Sweden, Finland in event of war

The security deal comes as Sweden and Finland consider joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) amid Russia’s threats.

Boris Johnson, Magdalena Andersson and Vladimir Putin
May 11, 2022

Appeal Court axes Section 84(12), says political appointees can contest primaries without resigning

Section 84(12) was passed by the parliament and signed into law by President Buhari earlier this year. It blocked political appointees from contesting primaries while in office.

Court
May 11, 2022

Israel-Palestine Crisis: Al Jazeera reporter Abu Aqla shot dead

Shireen Abu Aqla, a veteran Al Jazeera reporter in Palestine, has been shot dead.

Shireen Abu Aqla
May 10, 2022

Donald Trump’s Twitter ban ‘bad, foolish’: Elon Musk

Mr Trump had previously said he would not return to Twitter, preferring to remain on his Truth Social platform.

May 10, 2022

Son of exiled dictator wins Philippines historic election

This win returns Mr Marcos’ family to power 36 years after his dictator father was ousted by a revolution in 1986.

Ferdinand Marcos Jnr