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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 3, 2022

NASA to crash International Space Station into Pacific Ocean

The space station was first launched in 2000 and has orbited 227 nautical miles above Earth, hosting over 200 astronauts from 19 different countries aboard.

International Space Station
February 2, 2022

U.S. Court postpones sentencing of Hushpuppi till July 11

Court document seen by Peoples Gazette said Judge Otis D. Wright in Los Angeles granted the order after Hushpuppi’s lawyers led by Louis Shapiro entered a request for postponement.

Ramon Abbas, better known as 'Hushpuppi'.
February 1, 2022

India legalises crypto trading with 30 percent tax for digital assets

The country plans to tax profits made trading cryptocurrencies and other digital assets by 30 per cent.

Cryptocurrency/Nirmala Sitharaman
February 1, 2022

Atiku’s security aides, thugs threatening me for seeking divorce: Jennifer

“Since this incident, I fear for my safety and that of my kids. His Excellency’s security operatives especially Ibro and others have been making threats…”

Atiku and Jennifer
February 1, 2022

I took over Atiku’s Dubai mansion; packed his cloths away: Jennifer

“I am still in Germany for my medicals. Make sure all my properties including (redacted) are intact so I can collect all my properties. I wish you well.”

Atiku and Jennifer
January 31, 2022

Mannequins are sex idols, behead them before displaying, Kano Hisbah tells fashion designers

The ban on the use of mannequins to display clothes by tailors, supermarkets and boutique cuts across the state.

January 31, 2022

Nigerians will feel better with Osinbajo as president: Financial Times

The newspaper wrote that if Mr Osinbajo emerged president, “the hearts of Nigerian optimists would beat a little faster.”

Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Yemi Osinbajo
January 31, 2022

Bidemi Rufai’s trial adjourned till May as FBI unveils 100,000 pages of evidence alleging tax, disaster frauds

The court documents described the investigation in Mr Rufai’s case as “voluminous and complex.”

Abidemi Rufai and Dapo Abiodun
January 27, 2022

UAE lifts entry restrictions on Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa

Other countries to be affected by the lift include Tanzania, Republic of Congo, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

Fly Emirate plane used to illustrate the story. [PHOTO CREDIT: Emirate Web Page]
January 27, 2022

Multimillion-dollar Fraud: Mr Woodberry’s U.S. hearing holds March

The jury’s eight-count charge of wire fraud still holds, meaning Mr Ponle stands to forfeit, to the U.S. government, any property derived from proceeds in his offences.

Hushpuppi and Woodberry