At least 25 people have been injured and one injured in an explosion on Friday at a residential building in the German city of Blankenburg. Those hurt suffered severe injuries, said the spokesman, adding that it was too early to identify the dead. Police were also unable to say if the blast was deliberately set … Read more
The electoral commission said on Friday that Ex-prime minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune has won Algeria’s widely unpopular presidential election without any need for a second-round runoff. Tebboune, 74, scored 58.15 percent of the vote, trouncing his four fellow contenders, commission chairman Mohamed Charfi announced. Like him, they all served under the two-decade rule of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, … Read more
Nigerian – born Kemi Badenoch has been re- elected as a Member of the UK parliament. Badenoch , who contested the election on the platform of the Conservatives was appointed the Minister for Children and Families in July by the British Prime Minister , Boris Johnson. She expressed her gratitude to her constituents, who voted … Read more
At least 14 people have been killed in western Pakistan on Friday when a passenger van hit a truck loaded with smuggled fuel. The early morning collision happened in Qila Saifullah district, about 200 kilometres (124 miles) northeast of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. A Police Officer at the scene Abdul Jabbar, said that … Read more
Here are the latest updates on the 2019 UK Election Results Where we have the Votes, Party leader and Seats Share Count. Conservative Party Boris Johnson 151 43% 5,942,843 Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn 105 33.9% 4,684,203 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon 21 3.5% 482,229 Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson 5 10.1% 1,388,889 … Read more
The 2019 United Kingdom, UK general election results have started trickling in as Boris Johnson appears empowered to lead Britain through Brexit in January 2020. Ekohotblog reports that the United Kingdom has voted in a general election seen as a critical juncture in the Brexit crisis engulfing British politics. According to Aljazeera, Thursday’s high-stakes ballot … Read more
A Nigerian citizen, Babatunde Martins, residing in Accra, Ghana, has been extradited to Memphis, Tennessee to stand trial for an indictment charging him with wire fraud, money laundering, computer fraud and aggravated identity theft. Assistant Attorney General Brian A Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant of the Western District … Read more
An Army source said that Heavily armed Somali jihadists have attacked an army base north of the capital,leaving four civilians and a soldier dead. Witnesses said that dozens of al-Shabaab members, arriving aboard four pickup trucks, took part in the attack late Wednesday on Hilweyne base 25 kilometres (15 miles) north of Mogadishu, while a … Read more
US Department of Justice: unseals the complaints against the Nigerians and 11 others At least four Nigerians were among the 15 defendants Charged In Manhattan Federal Court on Tuesday for $18 Million fraud. The Nigerians are Oladayo Oladokun, Farouk Kukoyi, Baldwin Osuji, and Henry Ogbuokiri. Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District … Read more
Following Court rulings,US President,Donald Trump has paid $2 million in damages as part of a settlement for overuse of his former charity to further his political and business interests. Trump had been accused of using foundation funds to settle lawsuits, promote his Trump branded hotels, and for personal spending, including the purchase of a portrait … Read more
The two largest parties in Israel’s 120 seat Parliament caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud and Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue and White have agreed on March 2 as the date for the third election if no last minute agreement on a governing coalition is reached before the deadline at midnight. Speaker of the Knesset … Read more
The United Kingdom (UK) has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari to have respect for the rule of law and release called on Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement. Ekohotblog reports the UK made this call on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, on Tuesday, December 10, to commemorate … Read more
The Daewoosky Institute, reported on its website on Tuesday that Kim Woo Choong, the former leader of South Korea’s, second largest conglomerate Daewoo, has died as a result of a chronic illness. The Daewoosky Institute, an organisation for former employees and managers reported that Kim, who was once considered South Korea’s flagship manager, died at … Read more
About four persons have been killed and two injured in a shooting at a hospital in the eastern Czech city Ostrava. Police tweeted on Tuesday: “At the scene of the event are four dead and two seriously wounded persons.” The incident occurred just after 7 a.m. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/09/police-arrestdismantle-kidnappers-camp-in-fct/ The Czech Interior Minister Jan Hamáček … Read more
A Texas-based youth identified as Jackub Jackson Hildreth, was arrested on Friday night for allegedly punching his girlfriend and carving his name into her forehead during a violent scuffle. The 19 year -old accused, who is a resident of San Antonio has been charged with aggravated assault using a deadly weapon. Read Also: South Sudan … Read more
After spending six days in hospital in Cape Town for treatment on a recurring infection,South African anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu has been discharged. The retired archbishop, who has been receiving treatment for prostate cancer for more than two decades, went into the hospital on Wednesday. In 2016 he had minor surgery for a persistent infection … Read more
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has depart for the city of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The vice president would speak on “The Role of Religions in Promoting Tolerance: From Possibility to Necessity’ at the Sixth Assembly of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies.” A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on … Read more
About 43 people have died in a factory fire in India’s capital New Delhi, with the death toll expected to rise. The inferno started in the early hours in the city’s old quarter, whose narrow and congested lanes are lined with many small manufacturing and storage units. New Delhi’s deputy chief fire officer,Sunil Choudhary said: … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has on Saturday, written to the United States of America President, Donald Trump to intervene in what it considers to be a violation of law and order by the Department of State Service (DSS). The group had earlier condemned the attempt to rearrest him in open court yesterday … Read more
Eight people have been killed in a bus attack in northeast Kenya, staged by the Somali Islamist Shebaab group. The Presidential Spokesperson made this in statement, saying that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta had been briefed on the “brutal” murders of eight people, including police, during the jihadist attack in Wajir county. According to a Senior … Read more