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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
February 26, 2022

EU begins cutting Russia from SWIFT platform over Putin’s war in Ukraine

Cutting off Russia from Swift would leave immediate and long-term damage on its economy, especially its international financial transactions.

EU Parliament
February 26, 2022

Presidential election to hold on February 25, 2023

National assembly elections will be held same day, and governorship and state house of assembly on March 11, 2023.

Mahmood Yakubu
February 26, 2022

Hungary fully supports all EU sanctions against Russia, PM Orban says

Earlier on Saturday he said he agreed with Russia being blocked from the cross-border Swift payments system as well.

February 26, 2022

“I need ammunition, not a ride”, Zelensky tells Biden

A senior American intelligence official privy to the conversation said Mr Zelensky said that he needed anti-tank ammunition but “not a ride.”

U.S. president Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky
February 25, 2022

Russia-Ukraine crisis: NATO Response Force activated for first time

It is the first time that the NATO Response Force, made up of 40,000 troops, has been activated for collective defence.

NATO troops
February 25, 2022

Putin’s War: Ukrainian former president, female lawmaker pick up arms against Russia

“Vladimir Putin is just simply mad, he is just simply crazy, he’s just simply evil, to come here to kill Ukrainians,” the former president said.

Petro Poroshenko and Kira Rudyk
February 25, 2022

Russia threatens military consequences should Sweden, Finland join NATO

Russia warned of “serious military-political repercussions that would demand a response from our country.”

Vladimir Putin
February 25, 2022

‘This might be the last time you will see me alive,’ Ukrainian President says in final address to EU

Reports say Mr Zelensky is currently hiding in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv as Russia continues its attack on the country.

Volodymyr Zelensky
February 25, 2022

Ukraine Invasion: Council of Europe suspends Russia’s rights of representation

The France-based human rights body announced on Friday that Russia’s suspension is a temporary measure.

The Council of Europe
February 25, 2022

President Biden nominates Onyika Brown Jackson to U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. President had promised someone of character, experience and integrity to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.