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Friday, November 25, 2022

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 30, 2022

100 people killed, 300 injured in Al Shabaab car bomb attacks in Somalia

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday that the death toll could rise.

Somali bombing site
October 28, 2022

Rock ‘n’ Roll star Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87

The cause of death of the “Great Balls of Fire” star was not immediately available.

Jerry Lee Lewis
October 28, 2022

Tinubu will destabilise Nigeria if elected president: Fitch

Fitch tipped Mr Tinubu as most likely to win, though its surveys showed “significantly overstating support for Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate.”

Bola Tinubu
October 28, 2022

Spotify accuses Apple of stifling competitors over audiobooks sales

Spotify has accused Apple of engaging in “anti-competitive” behaviour by blocking its audiobook purchasing system and making it hard to sell audiobooks.

SPOTIFY; APPLE
October 28, 2022

Elon Musk fires Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, other top executives

The Twitter executives fired on Thursday included Ned Segal, Vijaya Gadde, and Sean Edgett, the general counsel at Twitter since 2012.

MUSK; TWITTER; AGRAWAL
October 27, 2022

UK advises against all but essential travel to Abuja amid security concerns 

On Wednesday, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) updated its travel advice on the increased threat of terrorist attacks in Abuja.

October 26, 2022

Canada, Ireland, Australia warn of possible terror attacks in Abuja

On Wednesday, the three countries released memos on their respective websites similar to that of the United Kingdom and the United States.

Welcome to Abuja map
October 26, 2022

U.S. Embassy in South Africa issues terror alert for Johannesburg

The embassy advised all its staff to stay away from crowded areas and other large public gatherings in the region over the coming weekend.

U.S. Embassy, Johannesburg, South Africa
October 26, 2022

CBN to change naira notes

Mr Emefiele disclosed that plans were being made to launch new naira notes by December 15, 2022.

October 26, 2022

U.S. government authorises evacuation of citizens, embassy staff from Abuja over terrorist threat

The United States has authorised the relocation of U.S. government employees and their families from Abuja over potential terrorist attacks.