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
August 15, 2021

U.S. Court jails Nigerian Kelvin Otunyo for money laundering, identity theft

Mr Otunyo was involved in at least six schemes to deposit and launder stolen and unauthorized checks valued at more than $350,000.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
August 14, 2021

Nigeria named global leader in crypto usage

A new survey indicated that Nigeria’s young, tech-savvy population is driving the cryto market globally.

Crypto market
August 13, 2021

Buhari returns to Nigeria two weeks after attending London Summit

A day before returning to the country, Mr Buhari visited former Lagos state governor Bola Tinubu, who is also said to be in London on a medical trip.

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari diembarking from plane
August 12, 2021

$600 million crypto heist: Hacker grows a conscience, returns $260 million in funds

The hacker published a blog post claiming to have always planned to return the tokens.

Binance, Ethereum, and Polygon
August 11, 2021

Twenty Nigerian tailors picked for U.S. exchange programme

Selected Nigerian fashion designers will have the opportunity to exchange professional and cultural experiences with their American counterparts.

Mary Beth Leonard
August 10, 2021
Buhari and Mai Mala Buni
August 10, 2021

Police raid Lagos newspaper over story exposing corruption, debts at Dangote refinery

The police invaded the media company after the Dangote refinery spokesman failed to get the newspaper to pull down the story.

Police and handcuff
August 10, 2021

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigns amid sexual harassment charges

New York attorney general had released report of an investigation which indicted Mr Cuomo of sexual harassment.

Governor Andrew Cuomo
August 10, 2021

Google pulls nearly 115,000 apps from Play Store in first half of 2021

Google’s introduction of a series of policies to regulate app developers led to the removal of thousands of low-quality and policy-violating apps.

Google Hq
August 9, 2021

Don’t start running to Dubai yet, Ghana begs citizens

Though the visa-free agreement has been ratified by the Parliament of Ghana, the processes for its implementation have not been completed.

Ghana & UAE sign MoU