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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
September 28, 2021

Reps propose law to force Nigerians to honour, support soldiers, police, other security officers

The bill proposed every November as the appreciation month of all security agents, especially those serving in the Nigerian armed forces, police, Civil Defence, among others.

Femi Gbajabiamila
September 27, 2021

Tigray War: Ethiopian minister resigns to preserve moral values

Ms Abdullahi had been vocal about rape and sexual violence carried out during the Tigray war.

Ethiopia's Minister for Women, Children and Youth, Filsan Abdullahi
September 27, 2021

R Kelly found guilty of human trafficking, racketeering

The seven-man, five-woman jury reached its verdict on Monday after being handed the case by U.S. District Judge Ann M. Donnelly.

Robert Sylvester Kelly popularly known as R. Kelly
September 27, 2021

UK launches special visas for truck drivers, farmers

The drivers and farmers will be allowed to work in the UK until Christmas Eve when their visas will expire.

September 27, 2021

Angela Merkel’s CDU loses at Germany’s elections

Olaf Scholz of the centre-left Social Democrats defeated Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party in a close call election.

September 27, 2021

President Yar’Adua’s brother compiles NYSC’s ransom, relationship advisory for corps members

It was unclear how much Abdul’Aziz Yar’Adua got for the security protocol contract, or whether it went through competitive bidding as required by federal procurement regulations.

Abdulaziz Musa Yaradua
September 24, 2021

Abba Kyari running from justice, FBI tells Judge

Mr Kyari has been hiding behind Nigeria’s corrupt police system to obstruct his extradition to the U.S. to face trial after his indictment in July.

Ramon 'Hushpuppi' Abbas and Abba Kyari
September 24, 2021

TI slams World Bank chief over Doing Business scandal

The anti-corruption group recommends that bodies such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund take efforts to separate themselves from politics.

September 24, 2021

Afghanistan: Taliban says public executions will return under current rule

One of the founders of the Taliban said “no one will tell us what our laws should be. We will follow Islam and we will make our laws on the Quran.”

Mullah Nooruddin Turabi
September 24, 2021

Develop personal relationship with your kidnappers, NYSC tells corps members

The advisory also asked corpers to keep caution of their environment and refrain from commenting to the media after their release without “official clearance.”