Eko Hot Blog reports that Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was granted £70,000 bail on Monday after appearing before Westminster Magistrates Court in London on an allegation of bribery involving £100,000. EDITOR’S PICKS Police Investigate Alleged Poisoning Of Tinubu’s Minister Reactions As Lady Pushed Out Of Vehicle Dies In Abuja BREAKING: Tribunal Affirms … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been charged before Westminster Magistrate’s Court in London on Monday morning. Alison-Madueke made the court appearance over alleged bribery offences following an investigation by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA). NCA leads the UK’s fight to cut serious and … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that voters in the Indian Ocean archipelago of Maldives on Saturday elected opposition leader Mohamed Muizzu as the country’s president, giving him 54 percent of the votes, according to preliminary results. EDITOR’S PICKS Police Investigate Alleged Poisoning Of Tinubu’s Minister Reactions As Lady Pushed Out Of Vehicle Dies In Abuja BREAKING: … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was a career politician unexpectedly propelled to the presidency after other contenders were jailed or exiled. The 61-year-old on Saturday faces an uphill battle for re-election in the archipelago, best known for its pristine beaches and celebrity tourists. Solih held no important office before his … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that in a grand ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Bissau on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea Bissau conferred the distinguished National Order of Merit, Cooperation and Development Medal upon Brigadier General Al-Hassan Muhammad Grema. Gen Grema, the former Force Commander of the ECOWAS Stabilization … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated the duo of Chinenye Ogwumike and Osagie Imasogie on their nomination into the Advisory Council on Africa Diaspora Engagement by President Joe Biden of US. In a statement by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Hong Kong unionist Joe Wong had applied for permission to hold a Labour Day march, but cancelled his request to police in an abrupt U-turn after he briefly went missing. He cannot reveal what led to the change of heart, a result of a confidentiality clause in a sweeping national … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that North Korea has enshrined its status as a nuclear power in its constitution, with leader Kim Jong Un calling for more modern atomic weapons to counter the threat from the United States, state media reported Thursday. Despite international sanctions over its nuclear weapons programme, North Korea has conducted a record … Read more
Eko Hot Blog Former Microsoft (MSFT.O) product chief Panos Panay will lead Amazon.com’s (AMZN.O) struggling unit responsible for the firm’s Alexa and Echo products. Panay, who was with Microsoft for more than 19 years and helmed the creation of the Surface line of computers, will take up the new role in October, Amazon said on Wednesday. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that according to North Korea’s official news agency report, King crossed because he harbored “ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination” within the US Army. North Korea will expel a US soldier who crossed into the country through the de facto heavily armed Korean border earlier this year. The North’s … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the U.S. House and Senate on Tuesday plan to take sharply divergent paths in a high-stakes spending battle, with just five days remaining until a deadline that could force wide swaths of the government to shut down for the fourth time in a decade. The Democratic-controlled Senate plans to vote … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that China said on Tuesday it had agreed with Japan and South Korea to hold a summit between the three countries’ leaders “as early as possible”, after a rare meeting between senior diplomats in Seoul. The three-way talks — attended by deputy and assistant ministers from the three countries — were … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Mali’s military junta expects a small delay to presidential elections scheduled for February due to technical reasons, it said on Monday, promising a new timeline at a later date. EDITOR’S PICKS Ogun Records Cholera Outbreak, Warns Residents Mohbad’s Mother Insists Son Was Killed, Says He Lived In Fear After Meeting … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Ukrainian drone strike has hit an administrative building in the centre of Russia’s southern Kursk city, authorities have said. EDITOR’S PICKS Ogun Records Cholera Outbreak, Warns Residents Mohbad’s Mother Insists Son Was Killed, Says He Lived In Fear After Meeting Naira Marley Umahi Reveals How Tinubu’s Administration Inherited N14 Trillion … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that The US Department of State has advised Americans to reconsider travelling to Nigeria “due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed gangs.” Following its travel advisory update done on Wednesday, the US noted that some areas “have increased risk”. EDITOR’S PICKS Ogun Records Cholera Outbreak, Warns Residents Mohbad’s Mother … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that te o Palestinians were killed in an Israeli forces’ incursion in the West Bank early on Sunday, Palestinian news agency WAFA said. Palestinians check a damaged house following an Israeli raid in Tulkarm in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 24, 2023. EDITOR’S PICKS Ogun Records Cholera Outbreak, Warns Residents Mohbad’s … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that less than 48 Nigerian-trained nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom are under investigation for exam fraud. According to the report, the nurses and midwives allegedly paid to take computer-based exams that test medical knowledge and is needed to work in Britain. The investigation was launched after the Nursing and … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has offered his nation’s thanks to Canada for its assistance in the war against Russia. EDITOR’S PICKS Ogun Records Cholera Outbreak, Warns Residents Mohbad’s Mother Insists Son Was Killed, Says He Lived In Fear After Meeting Naira Marley Umahi Reveals How Tinubu’s Administration Inherited N14 Trillion … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that in an eastern Democratic Republic of Congo military intelligence center, 22-year-old Mariam shared her two-year experience living alongside Islamist insurgents after being forcibly taken to their rainforest camp. EDITOR’S PICKS Ogun Records Cholera Outbreak, Warns Residents Mohbad’s Mother Insists Son Was Killed, Says He Lived In Fear After Meeting Naira … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Morocco is set to embark on a substantial post-earthquake reconstruction plan, allocating a significant budget of $11.7 billion for the next five years. This initiative comes in the wake of a devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on September 8, resulting in the tragic loss of more than 2,900 lives, … Read more