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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
December 30, 2021

Ugandan writers kick over arrest of novelist who criticised President Museveni’s son

Mr Rukirabashaija has been detained after he called Mr Museveni’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, “obese, drunk, bad-tempered, and a rotting corpse of a future president.”

December 30, 2021

India: Hindu leader Maharaj arrested for insulting Mahatma Gandhi

The Indian police booked Mr Maharaj for hate speech after complaints were lodged against him for abusing late civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi.

Kalicharan Maharaj, Indian Police, Mahatma Gandhi
December 28, 2021

Students released after spending seven years in jail for sharing Boko Haram joke

The organisation disclosed that the students were released after Cameroon’s Supreme Court reduced their jail term to five years.

Boko Haram insurgents
December 26, 2021

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is dead

Mr Tutu, a retired Anglican archbishop, died on Sunday morning in South Africa, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa. He was 90.

December 22, 2021

Activists, CSOs charge Nigerian parliament to override Buhari’s veto on e-transmission, other electoral reforms

Activists and Civil Society Organisations enjoined the National Assembly to enforce their veto to ensure the passage of the Electoral Amendment Bill rejected by Mr Buhari.

Buhari, INEC Chair, Lawan
December 22, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Rufai Abubakar failed promotion exams three times, Buhari shouldn’t reappoint him, NIA directors warn

“The fervent prayer of your children is for you to adhere to these recommendations…so that one of us can be picked as the next DG…”

Rufai Abubakar, Buhari
December 22, 2021

North Korean leader bans citizens from laughing for 11 days

The 11-day mourning period…was set aside to mark the death anniversary of Mr Jong-il, who formerly led North Korea for 46 years.

Kim Jong Un (Credit: ABC News)
December 21, 2021

ANALYSIS: As Twitter ban passes day 200, all sides continue to lose in the drag out

With how long the negotiations have taken, it is obvious that the demands of the Buhari regime are not readily agreeable to Twitter.

December 21, 2021

Buhari regime reinstates Emirates’ landing rights

The development follows Emirates Airlines suspending all flights to Nigeria last week, and is the latest in the diplomatic row between Nigeria and the UAE.

Fly Emirate plane used to illustrate the story. [PHOTO CREDIT: Emirate Web Page]
December 21, 2021

Gov. Zulum’s plan to close IDP camps unconscionable: HRW

“It is unconscionable to uproot people who have already lost everything to the conflict without dignified and sustainable alternatives.”

Babagana Umara Zulum