Biden’s team release of Russian activist Navalny The team of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Sunday called for the release of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny after he was detained upon arrival at a Moscow airport, as the Trump administration remained quiet on the subject. “Mr Navalny should be immediately released, and the perpetrators of the … Read more
The United States says those who truncated democratic processes, subverted will of the people and violated human rights during Thursday’s general elections in Uganda will be decisively dealt with. Ekohotblog reports that Morgan Ortagus, Department of State spokeswoman, made this known on Saturday. President Museveni has come under severe and widespread castigation for deploying the … Read more
Bobi Wine and his family were placed under house arrest Bob shares current update on the saga Sowore responded to his tweet on Social media For 4 days now, Bobi Wine and his wife have been under house arrest as they are surrounded by soldiers. He previously reported that they were under siege. Bobi Wine … Read more
Navalny had alleged that he was poisoned by government agents an allegation the Kremlin has denied The EU has condemned his arrest and called for his immediate release Putin critic Alexei Navalny has been detained after flying back to Moscow from Germany, five months after he was nearly killed by a nerve agent attack. The … Read more
UK Lockdown Britain’s government hopes to ease some lockdown restrictions in March as it presses ahead with Europe’s fastest rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, Foreign Minister, Dominic Raab, said on Sunday. The country, which also has Europe’s highest COVID-19 death toll, has been under national lockdown since Jan. 5, with schools closed for most pupils, non-essential … Read more
All 50 US states and the District of Columbia (DC) are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. National Guard troops have been sent en masse to Washington DC, to deter any repeat of last week’s deadly riots. The FBI has warned of possible armed marches … Read more
The President-elect will be sworn in on January 20 as the 46th president of the United States Biden is looking to deliver on his campaign promises of solving the issues created by his predecessor, chief among which are immigration and foreign policy United States President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign roughly a dozen executive orders, … Read more
Latest U.S. sanctions, Hong Kong Hong Kong’s government on Saturday described a new round of U.S. sanctions against six Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials as “shameful and insane.” The United States announced the latest sanctions on Friday, accusing Hong Kong and some Chinese officials of involvement in the Jan. 6 series of arrests of … Read more
Biden to mount federal vaccination campaign President-elect Joe Biden, inheriting responsibility for a pandemic that is unchecked and worsening after nearly a year, has outlined his plan to throw the weight of the federal government behind getting Americans vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Biden, in a speech in Wilmington, Delaware, five days before his inauguration, … Read more
Total confirmed deaths from Covid-19 around the world passed two million on Friday, according to a count by AFP. As of Friday evening, 2,000,066 people have died of the virus since it first emerged in China in late 2019, according to the count based on official figures provided by authorities. The grim milestone comes as … Read more
The trip comes as China moves to snuff out fresh clusters of the virus A province in China has declared an emergency due to the ravaging virus A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to probe the origins of the coronavirus more than a year after it … Read more
Trump ban, Jack Dorsey on Wednesday defended the platform’s decision to suspend Trump’s account indefinitely Twitter’s chief executive Jack Dorsey on Wednesday defended the platform’s decision to suspend U.S. President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely, but also said it sets a dangerous precedent. Twitter banned the outgoing president in the wake of the attack on the … Read more
Impeachment: Biden reminds Senate “constitutional responsibilities on impeachment” with ‘other urgent business’ of state. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday evening said he hoped the Senate would find a way to balance its “constitutional responsibilities on impeachment” with ‘other urgent business’ of state. Biden’s remarks came in a statement shortly after the House of Representatives … Read more
United States President-elect, Joe Biden on Wednesday urged the Senate to conduct the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump while simultaneously working on other critical issues, indicating a desire to settle the proceedings against Trump that are likely to remain unresolved when Biden takes office. He said in a statement that the House’s vote “to … Read more
A bipartisan majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach Donald Trump seven days from the end of his term, making him the first US president to be impeached twice. AFP reports that with nearly all votes counted, the number supporting impeachment on the single charge of “incitement of insurrection” for … Read more
A debate to commence impeachment proceedings for a record second time against US President, Donald Trump, over his role in last week’s attack on Congress, is underway at the House of Representatives. According to the BBC, democrats are accusing the president of encouraging his supporters to attack the Capitol building an Invasion that left five … Read more
YouTube has taken down a new video uploaded on President Donald Trump’s channel for violating the online video sharing platform’s policies on inciting violence. The company announced late on Tuesday that it also banned the channel from posting any new content for the next seven days. Read also: Trump’s Account ‘Permanently Suspended’ By Twitter With … Read more
Ahead of its January 14 presidential poll, The Ugandan government has ordered that social networking apps be shut down in the East Africa country. Ekohotblog gathered that authorities in the country have directed telecommunications companies to “immediately suspend any access and use” of social media and online messaging platforms. Citing a letter from Irene Sewankambo, … Read more
US military chiefs have condemned the attack on the Capitol, reminding its officers of their obligation to defend the Constitution and reject extremism. America’s most senior general Mark Milley and the entire military Chiefs of Staff, which is comprised of the heads of each military branch, stated this in a statement issued on Tuesday. “We … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG United State Lawmaker, Lauren Opal Boebert has vowed to carry a Glock handgun to Congress during her term in Washington, D.C. According to the report by BBC News, the 34-year-old Republican Congress woman, representing Colorado’s 3rd District in the House of Representatives, pledged that she will be coming to the Congress with a … Read more