Thursday, July 9, 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
October 25, 2022

Genealogy test shows I’m from Nigeria, says Meghan Markle

The Duchess of Sussex revealed in the last episode of the Archetypes podcast, which she hosts, that her genealogy was 43 per cent Nigerian.

Meghan Markle
October 25, 2022

42-year-old Sunak becomes UK prime minister after meeting King Charles III

Former UK finance minister Rishi Sunak has become Britain’s prime minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace today.

October 25, 2022

Comedian Leslie Jordan dies at 67

Comic actor and Instagram star Leslie Jordan is dead.

Leslie Jordan
October 25, 2022

We don’t care about visa ban on Nigerians; good for our economy: Aviation Minister Sirika

“We are not afraid to be shut. It would make us do much better. It would make our schools and hospitals do better.”

Hadi Sirika and UAE President
October 25, 2022

WhatsApp suffers worldwide outage

As of 8:30 am, there had been over 5,000 complaints that the messaging platform was experiencing downtime.

WhatsApp
October 24, 2022
October 24, 2022

UAE bans Nigerians already issued visas from entering country; cancels applications without refund

The ban was conveyed on Saturday in a notice issued to the country’s trade partners in Nigeria, including travel agents.

October 24, 2022

Rishi Sunak to become first UK prime minister of Asian origin

Mr Sunak would be the UK’s first prime minister of Indian descent, Asian and Hindu origin.

Rishi Sunak
October 24, 2022

India launches 36 internet satellites delayed by Russia-Ukraine War

India has successfully launched 36 internet satellites into orbit for UK-based satellite company OneWeb.

October 23, 2022

Xi Jinping secures third term as China’s leader

The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) elected Xi as its general secretary for a five-year term on Sunday.

President Xi Jinping of China (Credit: BBC)