Thursday, July 30, 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 19, 2022

India bars Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo from flying to receive award

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the restriction on her movement, calling India’s actions “arbitrary and excessive”.

Irshad Mattoo
October 18, 2022

No going back on BVAS, IReV: INEC

This voter-user verification technology had been deployed in the off-cycle governorship elections in Edo, Osun and Ekiti, adjudged as credible.

BVAS
October 18, 2022

China opens police stations in Nigeria, clamps down on alleged Chinese fraudsters

It is said that there are 54 “overseas police service stations” in 30 different countries.

Prison bar
October 18, 2022

Nigerian wins landmark immigration case at Italian Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Italy has ruled that migrants do not need to hold a permanent work contract to be granted a stay permit for humanitarian reasons.

October 18, 2022

Nigeria, others jungles; Europe garden of prosperity, says EU diplomat Josep Borrell

“We will not be the garden in the middle of the jungle. We will not be the fancy garden in the middle of the jungle, and the jungle is growing,” said the EU diplomat.

October 17, 2022

Salvador court orders arrests in 1983 killings of four Dutch journalists

The affected retired military chiefs took part in the 1983 killings of four Dutch journalists who were covering the country’s civil war.

Dutch journalist
October 17, 2022

Kanye West to buy social media platform Parler

The acquisition comes after Kanye West was blocked on Twitter and Instagram last week over antisemitic posts on both social networks.

Kanye West and Parler
October 17, 2022

Bill Gates ready to meet Taliban over polio in Afghanistan

U.S. billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Monday said he was ready to have a meeting with the Taliban.

October 14, 2022

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng sacked amid UK’s economic woes

Prime Minister Liz Truss also scrapped parts of her government’s economic package to survive the market and political turmoil gripping the country.

October 14, 2022

Florida jury spares life of Parkland shooter responsible for 17 deaths

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis expressed disappointment with the Jury’s decision.