A Nigerian footballer has been shot dead by police in United Kingdom (UK). EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Kingdom Police are investigating the Thame Valley force after a man was shot dead by officers who attended a call-out to a house where a child was found with serious injuries. Police officers were called … Read more
…her family had no idea she was pregnant, and that social services and council chiefs are investigating the matter. An 11-year-old girl has become Britain’s youngest mother after she gave birth earlier this month having fallen pregnant aged just 10 years old. The mother and her baby, that was delivered after over 30 weeks of … Read more
Two persons have been injured following a bomb explosion in a Catholic church. A makeshift bomb exploded inside a Catholic church in the city of Beni in DR Congo’s conflict-plagued east on Sunday, injuring two just an hour before a children’s confirmation ceremony was due to be held. The head of police in Beni’s town … Read more
Hancock had been under increasing pressure to quit, after the Sun published pictures and then a video of Hancock and Gina Coladangelo kissing. Matt Hancock has resigned as health secretary after he breached social distancing guidance by kissing a colleague. In a letter to the PM he said the government “owe it to people who … Read more
“I simply wanted to protect myself. Protect my life, the life of my children. In my eyes, nothing else ever mattered,” she wrote in her autobiography. A Frenchwoman who admitted to killing her abusive husband, fainted with shock in court on Friday, June 25, after hearing that she could walk free. According to a lawyer … Read more
…an altercation occurred on board the Embraer 175 regional jet shortly before the passenger tried to exit the aircraft. A passenger was injured Friday after jumping out of a United Express aircraft that was taxiing from a gate area at the Los Angeles International Airport. At about 7:10 p.m. local time, the man opened the … Read more
Prosecutors were asking for a 30 year sentence. Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22½ years in prison in the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Prosecutors had asked for a 30 year sentence, and Chauvin’s attorney asked for probation and time served. Chauvin was convicted in April of second-degree murder, third-degree … Read more
Chauvin and three colleagues arrested George Floyd in May last year on suspicion of having passed a fake $20 bill in a store in Minneapolis He then knelt on the back of Floyd’s neck for nearly 10 minutes, indifferent to the dying man’s groans Former policeman Derek Chauvin could be ordered behind bars for 30 … Read more
About 55 of the 136 units at Champlain Towers South collapsed around 1:30 a.m., officials said, leaving huge piles of rubble Part of a 12-story residential building collapsed on Thursday in the South Florida town of Surfside, killing at least one and leaving almost 100 people unaccounted for. About 55 of the 136 units at … Read more
The entrepreneur, who was born in Gloucestershire, England first came to prominence in the 1980s when he founded his tech company and released McAfee VirusScan Anti-virus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in a Barcelona prison cell hours after a Spanish court agreed to extradite him to the US to face tax evasion … Read more
The bill consists of an expansive wish list of progressive priorities, such as requiring 15 days of early voting and mail-in voting. The United States Senate, on Tuesday, will vote on whether to advance the Democrats’ sweeping election overhaul legislation, an attempt that is likely to be foiled by a Republican-backed filibuster. The Democratic-controlled Senate … Read more
So far 30 percent of people over 12 have been vaccinated, or around 16 million out of a population of 60 million Face masks will no longer be compulsory in Italy, one of the countries in Europe worst hit by the coronavirus, from June 28, the health ministry said Monday. The lifting of the mask … Read more
“In line with government directives, passenger flights to and from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) are suspended with effect from 21 June 2021 until further notice.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has again announced an indefinite suspension of flights from Nigeria to Dubai. The latest development is coming barely 48 hours … Read more
Brazil now appears to be grappling with a third wave in its outbreak, with infections and deaths spiking Brazil on Saturday crossed the grim threshold of 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, the country’s health minister said, trailing only the United States in lives lost to the virus. “500,000 lives lost due to the pandemic that affects our … Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted its travel ban on Nigeria. The United Arab Emirates has lifted its travel ban on Nigeria, India, and South Africa, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. This was disclosed via a message from the Dubai Media Office on Saturday. The UAE announced that passengers from Nigeria are expected to … Read more
She was formerly Nigeria’s Minister of Environment from 2015 to 2016 and was a key player in the Post-2015 Development Agenda process. Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed has been reappointed as Deputy Secretary-general of the United Nations (UN). António Guterres on Friday asked Mohammed to serve as Deputy Secretary-general for a second term, shortly after the UN … Read more
Under the UN Charter, the General Assembly elects the secretary-general on the recommendation of the Security Council The United Nations (UN) General Assembly unanimously elected Antonio Guterres to a second term as secretary-general on Friday, giving him another five years at the helm of the 193-member organisation at a time a deeply divided world faces … Read more
The indictment is the first time a Portland police officer has been prosecuted for firing at someone during a protest. The entire crowd control team of Portland police have tendered their resignations after an officer was indicted on an assault charge stemming from alleged illegal use of force during a protest last year. “On June … Read more
He has entered a not guilty plea A British Member of Parliament (MP) faces trial over accusations he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old boy in 2008, it was revealed on Friday after reporting restrictions on the case were partially lifted. Imran Ahmad Khan, 47, who represents the northern English city of Wakefield for the ruling Conservative … Read more
All but one of the plaintiffs, who reside both in the United States and abroad, wished to remain anonymous Nearly three dozen women have filed a lawsuit in California against adult video website Pornhub, accusing it and its parent company of knowingly profiting from footage depicting rape and sexual exploitation, including of minors. Lawyers representing … Read more