South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, has responded in combative style after he was slapped with an arrest warrant for failing to appear for a pre-trial hearing on corruption charges. A day after his lawyers said he was unable to attend the proceedings because he was ill, Zuma posted a tweet showing himself with a rifle, aiming through … Read more
… …Court Orders Election Re- run In a landmark judgment, Malawi’s Constitutional Court has actually squashed the May 2019 presidential ballot that stated Peter Mutharika a victor and also got a fresh survey within 150 days. The judgment adhered to an application from resistance parties mentioning abnormalities. Mutharika, Malawi head of state given that 2014, … Read more
The death of Moi, who ruled Kenya from 1978 to 2002, was announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta in a statement carried by the state broadcaster on Tuesday. “It is with profound sadness and sorrow that I announce the passing of a Great African Statesman, H.E. Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, the Second President of the Republic … Read more
More governments in the US are offering the option to vote by smartphone. West Virginia’s governor is poised to sign a bill requiring that all counties offer people with disabilities a way to vote online, just in time for the 2020 presidential election. It’d be the first state to provide the option. While the details … Read more
Lebanese employer and human trafficker of the 23-year-old Nigerian, Omolola Ajayi, who was kept in custody in Lebanon, has been arrested by the police. The employer, Youssef Maurwan, was reported to have been taken into custody by Lebanese officials and is expected to face prosecution for the trafficking and enslavement of Omolola. According to a … Read more
Iran on Tuesday announced its first arrest over the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner in Tehran last week, after the third night of angry protests over the disaster. The Ukraine International Airlines plane was brought down by a missile shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. Tehran for … Read more
Iran will punish all those responsible for the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane, President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Tuesday, adding that the “tragic event” would be investigated thoroughly. “It was an unforgivable error one person cannot be solely responsible for the plane crash,” he said. “Iranian Armed Forces … Read more
Two persons on Monday reportedly dead when their two-seater aircraft crashed at Ekurhuleni, Gauteng Province, said the City’s Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS). DEMS spokesperson, William Ntladi, said the aircraft crashed near Springs Airfield, and that rescuers were called to the scene. “Both patients were found inside the wreckage when paramedics and rescuers arrived … Read more
China police shot and killed a kidnapper who held three people hostage using a homemade gun and explosive devices, local authorities said Monday, in a rare case involving firearms in the country. The incident took place in Hohhot, capital of the northern Inner Mongolia region, on Sunday at around 11:00 am (0300 GMT). The suspect, … Read more
Following his exile into Equatorial Guinea after he refused to accept his defeat in the December 2016 election, the Gambia on Sunday warned its ousted leader, Yahya Jammeh, not to try to return home. A Government spokesman said that Jammeh’s safety couldn’t be guaranteed if he did return without permission But a spokesperson to Jammeh … Read more
More Strikes planned against American forces in Iraq could have just been the beginning of a major operation across the region if the U.S. had responded, a senior Iranian commander was reported as saying yesterday. Quoted by state TV, Amir Ali Hajizadeh said the only fitting revenge for Gen. Qasem Soleimani’s killing by the U.S. … Read more
The cold war between Nigeria and South Africa never seem to end after the Xenophobic attacks in September 2019. Two days ago, Nigerians and other foreign nationals resident in South Africa’s Keimoes and Upington areas of Northern Cape Province were given 12 hours to vacate by the indigenes. The President of Nigeria Union in South … Read more
Suspected vandals on Thursday burnt a wooden statue of US President Donald Trump built last year by a group of villagers to criticise populist politics, local authorities said. The eight-metre-high (26 feet) statue of Trump complete with his trademark mane, blue suit, white shirt and red tie was built last August. It was named “statue … Read more
Eighteen UN troops and two civilians were injured on Thursday in a mortar attack on a military base in northern Mali, a UN official said, in fresh violence in the war-torn West African country. Olivier Salgado, the spokesperson for the UN mission in Mali, said the toll was “preliminary.” Mali has been struggling to contain … Read more
A Ukrainian airliner, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran with the loss of all 176 people on board, had turned back before experiencing the problem, Iranian authorities said. “The plane, which was initially headed west to leave the airport zone, turned right following a problem and was headed back to the airport at the … Read more
Following several years arguments, British MPs will on Thursday finally approve the terms of Brexit, paving the way for the UK to leave the EU on January 31. The House of Commons will complete its scrutiny of a bill ratifying Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s European Union divorce deal, drawing a line under an extraordinary period … Read more
Amidst the rising tension in the Middle East region, Kuwait’s defense minister said that it has received a letter from the Commander in Chief of a US military camp in Kuwait “declaring imminent withdrawal of all US military forces in three days,” state news agency KUNA said on Wednesday. “Receiving such (a) letter from Camp … Read more
The Kremlin on Wednesday reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin condoled with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over the deaths of citizens. According to the Kremlin, Putin sent a telegram to Rouhani, expressing deep condolences over the deaths of citizens of Iran and to several other countries as a result of a plane crash near Tehran. … Read more
Iran’s aviation authority said that it would not give to Americans the recovered black boxes of a Boeing 737 that crashed Wednesday, killing all 176 passengers and crew. “We will not give the black boxes to the manufacturer (Boeing) and the Americans,” Iran Civil Aviation Organisation head Ali Abedzadeh said, quoted by Mehr news agency. … Read more
Britain on Wednesday condemned Iran’s missile attacks on Iraqi bases housing coalition military, and voiced concern over “reports of casualties” from the strikes. “We condemn this attack on Iraqi military bases hosting Coalition – including British – forces,” said Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/08/2023-presidency-jonathan-declares-disinterest-says-he-is-busy-1/ “We are concerned by reports of casualties and use … Read more