Wednesday, August 5, 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 21, 2021

New Zealand to boost GDP by $1 billion in trade deal with UK

The trade deal is expected to boost New Zealand’s GDP by almost $1 billion.

October 20, 2021

Bitcoin surges above $66,000 as it hits Wall Street

Bitcoin has hit a new all-time high of nearly $67,000 on Wednesday.

Bitcoin
October 20, 2021

Newborn in critical condition as Nigerian police unleash terror at Lagos #EndSARS memorial

Witnesses said the infant is in dire need of medical attention and its mother distraught.

October 19, 2021

N22 Billion Fraud: Imagine Global owners Ajetunmobis buy Antigua and Barbuda citizenship

The documents showed that the couple had planned their disappearance months in advance to avoid suspicion amongst investors.

Bamise and Elizabeth Ajetunmobi
October 18, 2021

U.S. trains 50 Lagos teachers on STEM teaching methods

Organised by the U.S. consulate in Lagos, the workshop was led by instructors from the U.S. Global Air Drone Academy.

U.S. Consulate Public Affairs Officer Stephen Ibelli
October 18, 2021

Ex-U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell is dead

Mr Powell, who was a key decider in the 2003 invasion of Iraq by President George W. Bush, died on Monday from COVID-19 complications.

Collin Powell
October 18, 2021

Investors in tears as Nigerian couple flees with N22 billion from Imagine Global Ltd

Several victims on social media detailed how they lost between low five figures to as high as N500 million.

Elizabeth Ajetunmobi and Bamise Ajetunmobi
October 17, 2021

Alex Saab, promoted by Nigerian influencers, extradited to U.S.

The Gazette had in April reported that social media influencers and some Nigerian media outlets were enlisted to campaign for Mr Saab in a bid to block his extradition.

October 17, 2021

MTN compensates subscribers with data for nationwide outage

Last week, MTN Nigeria users were unable to access call, data and SMS services due to service outages.

MTN office used to illustrate the story.
October 15, 2021

2023: After meeting Buhari, Tunde Bakare says presidency can remain with northerners

Mr Bakare acknowledged the validity of internal party zoning arrangements, but said such affairs cannot supersede extant constitutional provisions.

Tunde Bakare