American sprinter and long jumper Tori Bowie – a three-time Olympic medalist and a two-time world champion in track and field – has died, according to her agent, Kimberly Holland. Bowie was 32 years old. Holland told CNN on Wednesday that Bowie was found dead at home in Florida and that the cause of death … Read more
Police are investigating following an altercation where a man was put into a chokehold on the New York subway. A 30-year-old man, who was said to be acting erratically, died after being restrained by a fellow rider. Video of the incident shows him struggling as another man grabs him and holds him on the ground. … Read more
Police have searched the home of former President Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, as part of an investigation into his Covid vaccination records. Police suspect the ex-leader’s vaccination record was forged so he could gain entry to the US. Officers seized the mobile phone of the former president and that of his wife … Read more
The man accused of fatally shooting five people, including a mother and her 9-year-old son, at a neighbor’s home in Texas was arrested Tuesday evening after a dayslong manhunt, officials announced. EDITOR’S PICK Buhari Under Pressure From NLC To Intervene For Nigerians Trapped In Sudan Atiku Lauds Iwuanyanwu’s Election as Ohanaeze Ndigbo President-General National Assembly … Read more
A 69-year-old American mountaineer has died on Mount Everest, becoming the fourth person to die on the peak during the current climbing season. The man was said to have been feeling unwell and passed away at Camp 2. The report states efforts are been made to bring his body back. Eko hot blog reports that a … Read more
A dust storm set off a crash that involved at least 70 vehicles on a major highway in the United States. The National Weather Service in Lincoln, Illinois, said severely limited visibilities were expected. It added that travel will be dangerous and possibly life-threatening. Eko Hot Blog reports that least six people were killed Monday … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as working members of the British Royal Family in 2020 However, they’ve kept their royal titles. They currently reside in California, United States, where they are often seen together at events and games. Eko Hot Blog reports that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “breaking apart and … Read more
The FBI said they are hunting for a man accused of killing five of his neighbours in Texas after an argument about him practice-shooting nearby. Suspect Francisco Oropeza, 38, is “armed and dangerous”, an FBI agent said. He allegedly opened fire on his neighbours after they asked him to stop shooting because they were trying … Read more
The UK will run an extra evacuation flight for British nationals still trapped in Sudan on Monday. But those eligible will need to travel to the coastal city of Port Sudan, 500 miles from the capital city Khartoum where previous planes took off from. The UK has now airlifted 2,122 British passport holders, and NHS … Read more
The US gun epidemic is not slowing down as another mass shooting incident was recorded Saturday morning. The shooting occurred in San Jacinto County, Texas. Four victims reportedly died at the scene of the attack, while the 8-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital. Eko Hot Blog reports that a gunman has killed five people … Read more
Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the attack on Turkish evacuation plane by rebel forces of the RSF. We earlier reported on an orchestrated attack on a Turkey plane that was meant to evacuate citizens from the crisis torn country. According to the Sudanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mohamed Abdelmannan, the attack was a flagrant … Read more
A Turkish evacuation plane coming into land at an airbase outside Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, has been fired at, Turkey’s defence ministry has said. No-one was injured and the plane landed safely at Wadi Seidna airfield, where it was being checked. Sudan’s army blamed paramilitary fighters for firing at the aircraft and damaging its fuel system. … Read more
A wave of Russian air strikes on cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, has left at least 25 people dead. 23 people – including four children – were killed in an attack that hit a block of flats in the central city of Uman, officials said. And a woman and her three-year-old daughter were killed in … Read more
The Sudan Crisis continues as foreign Nationals try to evacuate from the country. Recent reports have revealed an evacuation plane from Turkey was shot on landing in Sudan’s capital. This was confirmed by the Turkish defence ministry who confirmed that the plane had been hit but that no one on board had been injured.. EKO … Read more
An innocent man who was sentenced to death following the 2011 murder of a British tourist has had his conviction overturned at the Kenyan High Court. Ali Kololo was convicted of robbery with violence in 2013, after David Tebbutt was shot dead by suspected pirates. His sentence, later commuted to life imprisonment, has now been … Read more
A hospital in Seattle, United States, is reeling from a deadly bacterial outbreak. The outbreak has killed four patients and infected at least 31 people. The bacteria responsible for the situation is said to be Klebsiella pneumoniae. Eko Hot Blog reports that a bacteria often found in health care settings, that has developed resistance to … Read more
Fighting is continuing in parts of Sudan despite a 72-hour ceasefire largely holding. Speaking via phone from Omdurman, the adjoining city to the capital Khartoum, the BBC’s Mohamed Osman said there was fighting near TV and radio buildings. He also said there was “no fuel at all”, a lack of doctors, and people struggling to … Read more
The oldest person to be convicted over crimes committed during the Holocaust has died at the age of 102. Josef Schütz was found guilty last June of assisting in the murder of thousands of prisoners at Sachsenhausen near Berlin between 1942 and 1945. He was given a five-year prison sentence but remained free while he … Read more
The Taliban has reportedly eliminated the ISIS leader believed to be the mastermind behind the 2021 Kabul Airport attack. The terrorist leader was reportedly killed in recent clashes with Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban forces. The United States authorities confirmed the death of the ISIS leader on Tuesday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the mastermind behind the … Read more
Chaos from the power struggle in Sudan has placed foreign Nationals in a position to flee the nation. While the evacuation process continues, warring factions of the Sudanese military and paramilitary groups have accused each other of violating the ceasefire protocol. The warring factions had agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire that was brokered by the … Read more