Gunmen kidnapped 11 teachers from a primary school in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region. The armed assailants stormed the church-run school in the town of Kumbo in the country’s North-West Region on Tuesday. Ekohotblog, November 3, 2020 Gunmen kidnapped 11 teachers from a primary school in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region, the head of the Presbyterian Church … Read more
The European Delegation and the EU member states in Nigeria on Tuesday have made it known that issuing of certain visas was ongoing despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The EU disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘Travel visas to Europe,’ said priority was being given to students looking to study in Europe. It noted that thousands … Read more
The FBI has issued a warning about a potential violent clash linked to Tuesday’s United States election in Portland, Oregon, as the northwestern city that has become symbolic of the country’s stark divisions braces for unrest. The city is said to still be reeling from a summer that saw mass anti-racism rallies inflamed by the … Read more
Coronavirus, Laboratories German laboratories have been stretched to the limit by the surge in demand for coronavirus tests. On the basis of data from 162 laboratories, test capacity has reached 100 per cent for the first time nationwide, the Association of Accredited Laboratories in Medicine said on Tuesday. Read Also: 3-Year-Old Rescued After 91 Hours … Read more
The Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden secured the first Election Day victory while Trump took the second as two tiny New Hampshire towns with a combined population of 26 announced the first US results just after midnight. According to Daily Mail, the final result posted on a handwritten poster board by Dixville Notch at 12.03am … Read more
Atletico Madrid on Tuesday have announced the signing of Geoffrey Kondogbia from Valencia, with the midfielder putting pen to paper on a four-year deal. Kondogbia completed a €10 million move to Atletico Madrid replacing Thomas Partey in Diego Simeone’s squad. The club confirmed the arrival of the 27-year-old on their official website after he successfully … Read more
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has received the COVID-19 vaccine shot. The Sheikh announced that the United Arab Emirates have officially begun administering their COVID-19 Vaccine. He wrote; While receiving the COVID-19 vaccine today. We wish everyone safety and great health, and we are proud … Read more
91 hours later, after a massive earthquake rocked Turkey, a 3-year-old girl was pulled from the wreckage of a collapsed apartment building. The child was extracted safely, Turkey’s disaster management agency (AFAD) tweeted, from a building in the city of Izmir. Rescue workers cleared the debris around the toddler trapped in a tiny gap yet … Read more
60-year-old Diego Maradona has been admitted to hospital in Argentina although his condition was not thought to be serious, local media reported on Monday. Maradona was reportedly taken to the Ipensa clinic in La Plata, about an hour from Buenos Aires. Maradona, who won the World Cup with Argentina in 1986 and is widely considered … Read more
According to an estimate by the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, well over 95 million Americans have cast ballots as of Monday (yesterday), the day before Election Day. According to a report by Reuters, the number of ballots cast early in this year’s election represents nearly 70 percent of all those cast … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 3RD NOVEMBER, 2020 At least one person is believed to have been killed and several others injured after shots were fired near a synagogue in Vienna in what’s believed to be a co-ordinated terror attack committed by several people. According to Austrian news outlet Kronen Zeitung, A police officer has been shot and … Read more
Hours to the US election day, various opinion polling and survey companies continue to publish their ‘poll results’, some contradicting each other. According to Trafalgar Group, an opinion polling and survey company based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, President Donald Trump is winning the polls in some key states ahead of his Democratic contender Joe Biden … Read more
Egypt will deport seven of the eight Nigerians arrested on October 18 for joining in #ENDSARS protest in Cairo. Following the protest of #EndSARS in Nigeria, Nigerians in Diaspora also joined in the protests against the activities of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) and total eradication of brutality in the Police force. This, however, … Read more
Israeli health authority on Monday launched a new robot-aided COVID-19 test. With the integrated robotics, the Israeli-developed PCR testing process will be shortened from eight to four hours. In current PCR tests, it takes about an hour for the sample to be transferred to another test tube, whereas in the new test a robot will … Read more
A new poll finds Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leading President Trump by 7 points among likely voters in Pennsylvania, a state viewed by many as the tipping point in the battle for 270 Electoral College votes. The final Monmouth University survey finds Biden at 51 percent and Trump at 44 percent among likely voters … Read more
Hours to the US election day, Democrats in the House are weighing how to move forward with a flurry of ongoing probes and future investigations if President Trump loses on tomorrow (Tuesday). The big question hanging over Democrats, who are expected to keep the majority in the House, is whether to lean into post-election investigations … Read more
President Donald Trump suggested during a campaign rally in Florida on Sunday night that he might fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after the election. The comment came during his fifth and final rally of the day in Opa-Locka, when he promised that a vaccine is coming and the country is “rounding the turn” on the pandemic. … Read more
Trump, Biden In Race To Secure Last Votes On Final Day Of Campaigning Trump, Biden Face off for First Time in US Presidential Debate Ekohotblog, November 2, 2020. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden have one last chance to make their case to voters in critical battleground states on Monday, the final full … Read more
Indian Doctor Spends $93,000 On ‘Aladdin’s Lamp That Will Make Him Rich’ The men were arrested on Thursday, October 29. and have been remanded in custody ahead of charges being filed. Ekohotblog, November 2, 2020 The Police in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state apprehended two men who allegedly swindled a doctor into buying an “Aladdin’s … Read more
Polio Vaccine A total of 40,000 children have been deprived of anti-polio vaccination due to the restriction imposed by the Taliban group in the northern Badakhshan province. Provincial Public Health Director, Noor Khawari said on Monday. Read Also: Lagos APC Fumes As PDP Tells Gov. Sanwo-Olu To Resign If Overwhelmed “A home-to-home vaccination campaign covering … Read more