Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are neck and neck in the latest NBC News national poll, just weeks before Election Day. Both candidates are tied at 48% support among registered voters, highlighting the razor-thin nature of the 2024 presidential race. Trump has regained ground after a difficult debate and earlier polling … Read more
In December 2022, Reuters reported that the Nigerian military terminated the pregnancies of over 10,000 women rescued from Boko Haram captivity. The military authorities swiftly dismissed the content of the report as false. However, the human rights commission set up a panel to investigate the allegations in February. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Panel … Read more
The lawsuit heavily relies on text messages between his ex-wife and the women He is seeking $1m (£800,000) in damages It is the first such lawsuit in the state Eko Hot Blog reports that A Texas man is suing three women for helping his now-ex-wife obtain pills to have an abortion last year. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
The name of the the pill is Mifepristone Medication abortion is the most common method of the procedure in the US A coalition of conservative anti-abortion activists filed its another lawsuit challenging the drug’s approval Eko Hot Blog reports that a group of 12 Democratic-led US states has argued that the Food and Drug Administration … Read more
An Arizona court has ruled that abortion doctors cannot be prosecuted under a pre-statehood law that criminalizes nearly all abortions yet was barred from being enforced for decades. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Arizona Court of Appeals on Friday declined to repeal the 1864 law, which carries a sentence of two to five years … Read more
Voters moved to protect abortion access in several states, by amending their state constitutions – bringing the patchwork of US states where physicians can legally provide the procedure into sharper relief. Eko Hot Blog reports that despite concerns over inflation and the future of American democracy, abortion was still a significant factor in the midterm … Read more
Man Strangles Boss’ Teenage Daughter After Impregnating Her EKO HOT BLOG reports that a home help has been arrested by the police in Mai’ari Arewa village, Pali district in the Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, for allegedly strangling his boss’ daughter after he impregnated her. The suspect, Munkaila Ado, 27, was … Read more
Biden called a recent Supreme Court abortion ruling, which ended the nationwide right to the procedure, “an exercise in raw political power” He has faced pressure to respond to the ruling with bolder action EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk … Read more
Biden said he believed some US states would attempt to arrest women who crossed state lines for abortion access Women in states where abortion is banned or restricted may be forced to cross state lines to parts of the country where the procedure remains legal EDITOR’S PICK Ohanaeze Reveals Why Nnamdi Kanu Was Denied Bail … Read more
LASG releases guidelines on abortion …the development comes days after the US supreme court overturned Roe v. Wade, the historic 1973 ruling that affirmed the constitutional right to abortion in the US. EDITOR’S PICK BREAKING: Sultan Urges Muslims To Watch Out For Crescent Of Dhul-Hijjah Give Your House To Yahoo Boys, Spend 15 Yrs In … Read more
Outside the clinic, volunteer escort Linda Kocher told the BBC that rich women would still be able to access abortions in other states President Joe Biden described the ruling as “a tragic error” EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk Stages … Read more
US supreme court overturns landmark verdict that legalised abortion A majority of the justice held that the right to end a pregnancy was not found in the text of the Constitution nor the nation’s history EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk … Read more
The police in Ondo have arrested one Sunday Udoh, 38, alleged to have been s*xually abusing his 15-year-old daughter, in Ile-Oluji town During investigation, it was revealed that the suspect was attempting to procure abortion for her daughter of about 15 years old whom he has been having intercourse with.” EDITOR’S PICK: ‘Don’t Just Pray For My Aspiration Keep Nigeria In Mind – … Read more
The Supreme Court justices heard three hours of oral arguments from abortion providers and Biden administration lawyers… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States Supreme Court has heard challenges to a Texas law that has effectively banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The Texas ban has prompted widespread protests and about 100 protesters … Read more
After a heated debate in parliament, the amendment finally passed. EKO HOT BLOG reports that lawmakers in the Republic of Benin have voted to legalise abortion in the West African country, where it was already authorised under restricted conditions. Under the new law passed late on Wednesday women can terminate a pregnancy within the first … Read more
…US District Judge Robert Pitman issued a preliminary injunction earlier this month halting enforcement of the Texas law… EKO HOT BLOG reports that US President Joe Biden’s administration, in the latest move in the battle over reproductive rights, asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block a Texas law that bans most abortions in the … Read more
It also lets ordinary citizens enforce the ban, rewarding them at least $10,000 if they successfully sue anyone who helped provide an abortion… A United States federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated Texas’s near total ban on abortions. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to a request from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton … Read more
The White House has praised the latest ruling as an important step A United States judge has temporarily blocked a new law in Texas that effectively bans women from having an abortion. District Judge Robert Pitman granted a request by the Biden administration to prevent any enforcement of the law while its legality is being … Read more
In Washington DC, demonstrators marched to the Supreme Court building, holding signs such as “Make abortion legal”. Tens of thousands of people have been holding rallies across all 50 US states in support of abortion rights. They have been galvanised in opposition to a new Texas law that severely limits access to abortions in the … Read more
After being presented with the autopsy result, the pastor is said to have confessed to drugging her. A pastor who tried to procure abortion for his fiancee was forced to marry her corpse after she died due to an unsuccessful abortion. The Pastor identified as Rev Dr. Sucess Emeka Sunday, who owns the … Read more