Tuesday, August 18, 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
July 29, 2026

Jean Carroll: Trump urges Supreme Court to throw out $83 million defamation ruling

The case stemmed from Ms Carroll’s lawsuit accusing Mr Trump of raping her in the 1990s.

E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump
July 29, 2026

Half of England in drought amid heatwaves, low rainfall

The agency said some parts of Devon had gone 50 days without rain.

London square Credit: Wikipedia
July 29, 2026

Internal documents show Shell’s role in oil theft, environmental damage across Niger Delta

A top management official at Shell wrote in 2013 that the Nigerian Army accused the company of complicity in oil theft “because we are not removing the bunkering points”.

: Oil spill in Niger Delta, Shell, Amnesty International
July 28, 2026

Fubara had no choice but to return to family that produced him as governor: Wike

“Politics is not a sin. What matters is recognising that you were on the wrong path and making the right decision,” Mr Wike said.

FCT minister Nyesom Wike and Governor Siminalayi Fubara
July 27, 2026

Chad moves to withdraw from ICC over alleged bias against Africa

The ICC, based in The Hague, comprises 125 member states, including 33 African nations.

July 27, 2026

I ran from PDP, LP, ADC to NDC to avoid fire; love party where everything is set: Obi

Mr Obi accused unnamed politicians of causing crises in every party he joined.

Peter Obi
July 26, 2026
July 22, 2026

Dutchford: NUPRC awards Nigeria’s lucrative oil block to Bola Tinubu’s lover Olatimbo Ayinde

Ms Ayinde, a British-Nigerian oil businesswoman, on trial in the United Kingdom for cross-border criminal conspiracy and wields a strong influence in the Tinubu administration.

Olatimbo Ayinde, President Bola Tinubu
July 22, 2026

U.S. judge orders Trump to release financial records sought by BBC

A court has ordered Mr Trump to produce the financial documents the BBC requested as part of the legal proceedings in his $10 billion defamation suit.

United States President Donald Trump
July 21, 2026

U.S. has spent $37.5 billion on Iran war: Hegseth

“The estimate we have as of today is $37.5 billion,” Mr Hegseth said.

Pete Hegseth