Mexico has offered political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after a British judge blocked his extradition to the United States to face espionage charges. “I’m going to ask the foreign minister to carry out the relevant procedures to request that the UK government releases Mr. Assange and that Mexico offers him political asylum,” President … Read more
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has not been seen in the public since October after speaking out against oppressive communist led Chinese government. Ekohotblog reports that Alibaba had in October at a forum in Shanghai blasted China’s regulatory system. in a speech he gave at the forum, Alibaba had claimed the government’s policies stifle innovation and … Read more
A British judge on Monday rejected WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States to face espionage charges, finding he was at serious risk of suicide. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said the 49-year-old Australian publisher’s actions in leaking secret documents went “well beyond” that of a journalist, and he would have been “well aware” … Read more
A phone call by United States president, Donald Trump, to Georgia’s top elections personnel, wherein he was heard sandbagging officials to change results of the November 2020 presidential election has been intercepted. Trump, the republican candidate, lost the election to the democratic party candidate, Job Biden. Ekohotblog reports that Trump has since embarked on all … Read more
Boris Johnson, Restrictions Tougher coronavirus measures could be implemented in coming weeks in view of the serious situation in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson hinted in an interview on Sunday. “It may be that we need to do things in the next few weeks that will be tougher in many parts of the country,’’ Johnson … Read more
Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking woman in the history of US politics, was narrowly re-elected Sunday as House speaker in a deeply divided new Congress that convened in the final weeks of Donald Trump’s Presidency, AFP reports. Eighty-year-old Pelosi faced a scare when a handful of fellow Democrats defected and voted “present” during the floor vote. … Read more
United States President,Donald Trump pushed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes to overturn the election results after his loss to President-elect Biden, according to an audio recording of a phone call reported by the Washington Post. In excerpts of the stunning one-hour phone call on Saturday which was obtained by CNN, Trump … Read more
Donald Trump, U.S. COVID-19 President Donald Trump, on Sunday, said the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States was exaggerated. In a tweet, Trump blamed the alleged exaggeration on the “ridiculous method of determination” by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). https://t.co/tslz41qmVr?amp=1 “The number of cases and deaths of the … Read more
United States Vice-President, Mike Pence has hailed an effort by a group of senators to refuse to certify Joe Biden’s presidential election win. The 11 Republican senators and senators-elect, led by Ted Cruz, want a 10-day delay to audit unsubstantiated allegations of election fraud. According to the BBC, the move will most likely fail as … Read more
The United States, on Saturday, saw its highest number yet of COVID-19 cases recorded in one day, with more than 277,000 infections. The hardest-hit country in the world by the pandemic, the United States has marked 20.4 million cases overall and almost 350,000 deaths. AFP reports that infections have been surging in recent months, with … Read more
US Elections 2020: Polls close in key battleground states A coalition of 11 Republican senators announced Saturday it will challenge the outcome of the presidential election by voting to reject electors from some states when Congress meets next week to certify the Electoral College results that confirmed President-elect Joe Biden won, Eko hot blog gathered. … Read more
Modibo Keïta dead Former Malian Prime Minister, Modibo Keïta, died on Saturday in Morocco where he was receiving medical care, an official source said. He was aged 78, Eko hot blog gathered. “It is with great sadness that we learnt this morning of the death of Mr. Modibo Kéita, former Prime Minister,” the Communication service … Read more
U.S shut down Prisons Local jails and state prison systems around the U.S. on Saturday commenced shutting down completely and transferring their inmates elsewhere, due to the ravaging wave of coronavirus infections and deaths in prisons. The New York Times reported that officials resorted to this decision as a drastic strategy to keep the virus … Read more
Donald Trump, National Security Bill The U.S. Senate on Friday voted to override U.S. President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorisation Act (NDAA), a major national security bill worth 740 billion dollars. The vote marked the first veto override of the Trump presidency and is widely viewed as a sharp rebuke of the … Read more
Ethiopian doctors remove tumour Doctors at a hospital in Dilla town in Ethiopia’s Southern regional state have surgically removed 26 kilogrammes of tumor from a female patient, an official said. The state affiliated media outlet Fana Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) reported this on Friday. Read Also: 41 Records Davido Smashed In 2020 FBC reported that the … Read more
At least 140 Republican members of the US House of Representatives are expected to vote against counting the electoral votes on January 6 when Congress is expected to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. According to the CNN, President Donald Trump’s Republican allies have virtually zero chance of changing the result, only to delay by a … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, signalling to countries worldwide the greenlight to swiftly facilitate its import and distribution. The decision “makes the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation from WHO since the (novel coronavirus) outbreak began a year ago,” WHO said in a statement. … Read more
Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo has been picked as one of United States President-elect, Joe Biden’s COVID-19 policy advisor. Okolo was among 100 names announced as additional members of the White House staff by the Biden transition team on Wednesday. Read also: Biden To Announce First Cabinet Appointments Nov. 24 Born to Nigerian parents, she currently serves … Read more
Narendra Modi Thursday said preparations for administering the COVID-19 vaccine Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said preparations for administering the COVID-19 vaccine in the country were in the last stages. “Preparations are in the last stages for the vaccination programme against COVID-19. “People will get vaccine manufactured in India,” Modi said while addressing virtually … Read more
The US Senate’s Republican leader has rejected calls from an unlikely alliance of President Donald Trump, congressional Democrats and some Republicans to boost coronavirus aid. Mitch McConnell said hiking aid cheques from $600 (£440) to $2,000 would be “another fire hose of borrowed money”. BBC reports that the Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives had voted … Read more