A woman has died Saturday after falling nearly 35 feet from a historic Galveston ship, authorities confirmed. Officers with the Port of Galveston Police Department were called around 12 p.m. Saturday to the Tall Ship Elissa, located near Pier 22. That’s where officials say an unidentified woman, 58, was volunteering on the ship, climbed a … Read more
She marked the historic date quietly at Sandringham, her estate in eastern England where her father died… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday became the first British monarch to reign for seven decades, announcing her “sincere wish” that Camilla, the wife of her heir Prince Charles, should ultimately be known as … Read more
The cathedral where his ashes were interred on January 2, is just blocks away from the country’s parliament… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a fire started by an arsonist broke out overnight at the cathedral where South Africa’s spiritual father and anti-apartheid hero, Archbishop Desmond Tutu was buried. According to a church leader, the fire … Read more
Russia is said to have more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia has assembled about 70% of the military capability needed for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the coming weeks, US officials say. The ground is expected to freeze and harden from mid-February, enabling Moscow to bring in … Read more
Activists at the protest said Locke had a right to possess a weapon in his own home and was never given the chance to disarm himself… EKO HOT BLOG reports that hundreds of protesters took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis on Saturday demanding justice in the fatal police shooting of a young Black man, … Read more
…seven police officers were charged with the beating to death of 25-year-old businessman Mussa Hamisi. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the police force in Tanzania has been placed under investigation over suspected involvement in the suspicious deaths of 22 people since the beginning of the year. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said no police officer should … Read more
According to the WHO, the survival of children diagnosed with cancer is more than 80 per cent in high-income countries… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) has disclosed that no fewer than 10 million people died of cancer across the world in 2021. The global health agency disclosed this in a … Read more
A mob stormed the Capitol as lawmakers met to confirm President Joe Biden’s poll win on 6 January… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former US Vice-President Mike Pence has dismissed claims by Donald Trump that he could have stopped Joe Biden becoming president last year. In his strongest rebuttal yet, he said Trump was … Read more
The US economy brushed off a spike in Covid-19 infections to add 467,000 jobs in January, far better than expected and a potential sign that the pandemic’s days of disrupting businesses are numbered. Labor Department data released Friday also showed major industries hiring, overall employment gains for 2021 revised higher, and more people entering the … Read more
During a speech delivered at the Federalist Society, Pence hit back at Trump for claiming that Pence should have overturned the election last January 6th. “President Trump is wrong,” Pence said. “I had no right to overturn the election.” Read Also: Lagos Mobile Court Warns Motorists Against Flouting Traffic Laws Pence went on to elaborate … Read more
Russia has denied it was planning to fabricate an attack… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US has claimed Russia is planning to stage a fake Ukrainian attack that it would use to justify an invasion. It alleged Moscow was likely to release a graphic video showing the attack on Russian territory or against Russian-speaking … Read more
The raid targeted a two-storey residential building on the outskirts of the opposition-held town of Atmeh… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the leader of the Islamic State (IS) is dead following a US raid in northern Syria that also killed a senior deputy of the terror group. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi set off a blast … Read more
Family Dysfunction Not Drugs Or Alcohol Maybe Responsible For Her Death Eko Hot Blog reports that the devastated father of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst who jumped to her death from a Manhattan high-rise, has broken his silence. Kryst, 30, was found on the sidewalk next to her luxury apartment building The Orion in Hell’s … Read more
A woman who used to work at a Massage parlor has finally opened up about the challenges most women tend to go through in attempts to make a living out of it. According to the reports given by the victim who has been identified as Emily Njeri, she revealed that women go through Alot in … Read more
The United States will send nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to reinforce Eastern European NATO allies in the face of what Washington describes as a Russian threat to invade Ukraine, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. Russia, for its part, signalled it was in no mood for compromise by mocking Britain, calling Prime … Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) intercepted and destroyed three drones that penetrated the Gulf country’s airspace over unpopulated areas early Wednesday morning, the country’s defence ministry said. The Gulf state has faced several attacks in the past few weeks including a missile attack on Monday during a visit by Israel’s president. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement claimed responsibility. … Read more
Zucker’s relationship is with Allison Gollust, his key lieutenant for the last two decades EKO HOT BLOG reports that CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker, the influential news executive who reshaped the iconic network, announced on Wednesday morning that he has resigned from his position effective immediately. Zucker’s stunning announcement came less than two months after … Read more
Tension is high over a Russian troop build-up close to Ukraine’s borders EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of trying to draw his country into a war in Ukraine. In his first significant comments on the crisis in several weeks, he said America’s goal was to use a … Read more
Sustained gunfire was heard on Tuesday near the seat of government in the coup-prone West African state of Guinea-Bissau, AFP reporters said, in what the African Union and a regional bloc called an “attempted coup”. Heavily-armed men surrounded the Palace of Government, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were believed … Read more
British Airways has praised its pilots after one of the company’s Airbus A321 airliners was forced to abort its landing at Heathrow Airport on Monday when faced with strong winds as a result of Storm Corrie. Footage shared by Big Jet TV showed the aircraft initially touching down on the runway, before banking sharply to … Read more