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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
October 2, 2021

Nude Video: Dangote withdraws suit against American mistress

Businessman Aliko Dangote has withdrawn the charges he instituted against former mistress Autumn Spikes at an American court.

October 1, 2021

Lai Mohammed’s press release on Twitter ban is federal law: AGF Malami

“Consequently, the order banning the use and operation of Twitter by the Minister of Information through his press release constitute a valid order.”

October 1, 2021

Twitter Ban: CJN Tanko has ruled national security supersedes Nigerian Constitution, AGF Malami insists

Although the 1999 Constitution (as amended) has long been seen as the supreme document from which all powers, rights and privileges are derived.

Supreme Court Justice Ibrahim Tanko and Attorney General Abubakar Malami
September 30, 2021

CBN suspends e-Naira roll out

No new date has been announced for the launch yet.

E-naira
September 30, 2021

Installing Twitter seditious under Penal Code of Northern Nigeria, AGF Malami tells Court

Abubakar Malami applied a set of laws drafted for a portion of the country over Nigeria’s multi-ethnic and multi-religious population of about 200 million people.

Jack Dorsey and Abubakar Malami
September 29, 2021

Twitter Ban: ECOWAS Court adjourns till January 2022 for ruling

The ECOWAS Court fixed January 2022 for ruling after hearing arguments from the Federal Government of Nigeria and parties which sued it for banning Twitter operations.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey
September 29, 2021

Tunisia appoints first woman prime minister

Ms Romdhane is a university engineering professor and coordinator of programmes at the World Bank in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

September 29, 2021

U.S. to run out of money by next month: Treasury Secretary

The United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that the U.S. risks running out of money by October 18.

September 28, 2021

Lekki Rep Obanikoro asks Emefiele to seize Nigerians’ dom accounts over naira collapse

The House of Representatives member wants CBN to seize all dorm accounts for 12 months.

Babajide Obanikoro, Godwin Emefiele
September 28, 2021

Binance stops trading in Singapore

From late October, users in Singapore will no longer be able to deposit fiat currencies, buy or spot-trade cryptos.

Binance