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 15, 2021

Bitcoin hits $60,000 as U.S. stock exchange listing draws near

The cryptocurrency surged on Friday, trading at its highest level since May…traded 2.5 per cent higher in the past 24 hours, at $59,112.

Bitcoin
October 14, 2021

Nicholas Kristof resigns from New York Times to seek political office

Mr Kristof resigned from The New York Times to contest for governor in his home state Oregon.

October 14, 2021

Man kills five people with bow and arrow in Norway

Police chief Ole Bredrup Saeverud said: “There earlier had been worries of the man having been radicalised.”

Norway on map
October 13, 2021

North Korea says Squid Game exposes immorality, corruption of South Korea

North Korea has said that the popular Netflix show ‘Squid Game’ reflects the immorality and deep seated corruption of South Korea.

Squid Game
October 13, 2021

U.S. becomes world’s largest bitcoin mining market amid China crackdown

The U.S. share of the global hashrate rose from 17 per cent in April to 35 per in August.

Bitcoin
October 12, 2021

Bandits kidnap three seminarians, injure six in Kaduna

It was gathered that the bandits have reached out and are demanding N15 million as ransom.

Bandits and Christ The King Major seminary
October 12, 2021

Binance entices crypto developers with $1 billion to use BSC

The $1 billion fund would help “push the adoption of not only BSC but the whole blockchain industry.”

Binance
October 12, 2021

Taiwan is part of China, Russia declares

Sergei Lavrov’s comments mark the strongest indication yet that Russia under Vladimir Putin would likely back China’s takeover of Taiwan and its roughly 25 million people.

Russian President, Vladimir Putin
October 11, 2021

Hours after backing Tinubu, court orders EFCC to remove Dokpesi from watchlist

This new development comes after Mr Dokpesi threw his weight behind the presidential aspirations of Bola Tinubu.

Raymond Dokpesi
October 11, 2021

As my friend I support Tinubu for president: Dokpesi

An opposition politician, Mr Dokpesi said he was not ready to lose his friendship with Mr Tinubu.