Tuesday, August 4, 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
December 3, 2021

Notorious Israeli spyware used in hacking phones of U.S. diplomats in Africa: Report

Apple has sued the company, and the United States added the NSO Group to its federal blacklist, the “entity list”.

NSO Group, Apple
December 3, 2021

#Justiceforsylvester: Parents of alleged Dowen College cult members planning to fly them abroad, says deceased father

The father said the school management were wrong to have allowed the five culprits to leave the school without informing the police.

Late Sylvester Oromoni Jnr
December 3, 2021

Day after Meta lifted ban on crypto ads, Zuckerberg joins OKCoin

Ms Zuckerberg in her new role would work to attract more women to the cryptocurrency industry.

December 2, 2021

Meta unbans crypto adverts on its platforms

Tech company Meta has relaxed its ban on cryptocurrency advertisements across all its platforms.

Meta
December 2, 2021

Transparency International urges multinational investigation of Senegal oil fraud

The anti-corruption body notes that Senegalese authorities have been stalling on fully investigating the situation and holding perpetrators accountable.

December 2, 2021

Omicron: GlaxoSmithKline announces UK-approved drug for new variant

The pharmaceutical company on Thursday said that further tests will be carried out on the Sotrovimab therapy to firm up the results.

GlaxoSmithKline
December 1, 2021

IPI urges Philippine government to let Maria Ressa attend Nobel ceremony

“We…call on the government of the Philippines to allow our fellow board member and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa to attend her Nobel ceremony….”

December 1, 2021

Nigeria confirms cases of Omicron in passengers from South Africa

NCDC director-general Ifedayo Adetifa announced the two Omicron cases were discovered through genomic sequencing…linked…to two passengers from South Africa.

Omicron/NCDC
November 30, 2021

Abuja-Kaduna train fare jumps from N2,000 to N15,000 amid online ticketing shutdown

“Train from Kaduna to Abuja is now 15-20k. Online booking is also down,” a Twitter user posted on Tuesday morning.

Abuja-Kaduna train (Credit: Twitter)