Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Oyindamola Olubajo

Oyindamola Olubajo is a reporter with Peoples Gazette focusing on special reports and critical national news. She is a graduate of Mass Communication with over three years of experience in writing and reporting. Prior to working with The Gazette, she was with AllNews, an online news platform.She is on Twitter @hoyiin
May 14, 2026

U.S. jails celebrated Nigerian professor Nkechy Ezeh 70 months for $1.4 million NGO fraud, money laundering

The judge ordered Ms Ezeh to pay $1.4 million to the victims of the fraud and $390,174 to the IRS and remanded Ms Ezeh directly to prison to begin serving her sentence immediately.

May 13, 2026

Nigerian police continue crackdown on free speech, arrest contractor for telling partner ‘f*ck you, eat dog sh*t’

The inclusion of the cybercrime charges over private messages underscores the alleged use of Section 24 of the Cybercrime Act by law enforcement agencies against social media users, journalists, activists,

Tunji Disu
May 12, 2026

Yahoo Boys’ money mule Edikan Adiakpan convicted in U.S.

He faces a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment.

Edikan Adiakpan
May 12, 2026

Fidelity Bank records 45.6% growth in gross earnings

Fidelity Bank Plc recorded gross earnings of N1.52 trillion in 2025, a 45.6 per cent increase from N1.04 trillion in 2024, according to its audited financial statements.

Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe (OON
May 11, 2026
WAR-RAVAGED SUDAN
May 11, 2026

Dangote eyes Kenya for 650,000bpd refinery in East Africa

Mr Dangote is targeting Mombasa, Kenya, as the site for his 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery in East Africa, a project estimated to cost between $15 billion and $17 billion.

Aliko Dangote
May 11, 2026

U.S. Secret Service seizes $700,000 from Nigerian cybercriminals in business email busts

The Nigerian fraudsters posed as business partners and contacted victims via email and persuaded them to send funds to fraudulent bank accounts.

U.S. Secret Service agents
May 10, 2026

Nigerians, other Africans threatened by spread of radical Islamic terrorism: U.S. Govt

Mr Leo visited Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea to strengthen interfaith dialogue.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
May 10, 2026
Donald Trump and Pope Leo
May 9, 2026

Trump govt moves to denaturalise Nigerians George Oyakhire, Adeyeye Akambi amid crackdown on immigration scams

Citizenship obtained through naturalisation may be revoked under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

U.S. President Donald