President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu has returned to Abuja after attending the three-day Turkey Africa Partnership Summit in Istanbul. Read Also: Why I Sometimes Act Like A Boy -Oluwo Of Iwo This was revealed in a statement on Sunday by Garba Shehu, the spokesman of Buhari. He … Read more
CAF Dismiss Reports Of Africa Cup of Nation’s Cancellation EKO HOT BLOG reports that Confederation of African Football (CAF), has debunked viral reports in the media that the upcoming 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations is on the brink of being cancelled. CAF, Head of Media Relations and Operations, Lux September, clearing the … Read more
Libya topples Nigeria as Africa’s top oil producer Nigeria, whose oil minister is President Buhari, recorded the second-biggest drop in output in October among its peers in OPEC, after Iraq. EKO HOT BLOG report that according to a recent study from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Libya has surpassed Nigeria as Africa’s biggest oil … Read more
A former president, FW de Klerk is dead. EKO HOT BLOG reports that FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, is dead. This online media gathered he died on Thursday at aged 85. De Klerk and South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for leading the “miracle” … Read more
…it is estimated that up to 118 million extremely poor people will be exposed to drought, floods, and extreme heat in Africa… EKO HOT BLOG reports that over 100 million extremely poor people in Africa are threatened by accelerating climate change that could also melt away the continent’s few glaciers within two decades, a United … Read more
Osinbajo has on Saturday departed Nigeria for Sao Tome And Principe EKOHOTBLOG reports that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday departed Nigeria to represent President Muhammadu Buhari in São Tomé city for the inauguration of Mr Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, the newly elected President of Sao Tome and Principe. This was made known … Read more
Africa has officially registered over 4.8 million COVID-19 cases and 130,000 deaths, WHO says. With vaccine deliveries at a near-standstill and lacking key resources in frontline care, Africa is poorly prepared for the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the UN warned on Thursday. “Many African hospitals and clinics are still far from ready to … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, asked the United States to consider moving the headquarters of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) from Germany to Africa. According to Buhari, the request was based on the growing security challenges in the continent. President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, asked the United States to consider moving the headquarters of the … Read more
The 54 countries in the region have a death toll of 100,000 from 3,793,660 reported cases Africa on Thursday recorded more than 100,000 deaths from COVID19, a grim milestone likely to understate the real toll, a grim milestone likely to understate the real toll, as the continent of 1.2 billion people battles a second wave … Read more
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EKO HOT BLOG Africa is and will continue to be the continent for blacks. It is the home for over 50 countries like Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana and of course the giant of Africa, Nigeria. Last year 2020 was probably one of the worst years of the world as the novel corona virus hit the … Read more
A white social media influencer who goes by the name Tracy Zille has launched a sustained tirade on the entire African continent amid a somewhat pervasive COVID-19 conspiracy theories, Ekohotblog reports. Zille in a series of controversial social media post alleged that some Africans are insinuating that developed countries are planning on killing Africans and … Read more
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, has joined ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, imploying the military junta in Mali to set an acceptable time table for the country’s return to democracy. The president, in virtual and third Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS on the socio-political crisis in Mali, said that Mali as a … Read more
Billionaire Philanthropists Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote have hailed the declaration of Nigeria and Africa by the World Health Organisation as being polio-free. It is gathered that the global health body on Tuesday certified Nigeria and the rest of Africa polio-free. The WHO Africa Regional Certification Commission said the major milestone was achieved four years … Read more
The World Health Organisation has declared Africa free of the wild polio virus following zero records of new cases since 2016. According to the United Nations specialised agency on public health, its described the feat as “one of the greatest achievements in public health history.” During the raving period of the polio virus hundreds of … Read more
Dekaizen Worldwide Limited, a sports gaming company on Monday, August 24 said it has introduced an online platform called, “Spot the Ball” to reward participants with exciting weekly cash prizes. Femi Abioye, the company’s Chief Task Assigner, stated this in a statement in Lagos, pointing out that the platform had added to the rising number … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says Africa recorded over 15,000 COVID-19 deaths. The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter account @WHOAFRO on Wednesday. WHO stated on its dashboard that “there are over 748,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa, with more than 409,000 recoveries … Read more
As COVID-19 cases surged in many parts of the world, the island nation of Seychelles was looking good: 70-plus straight days without a single infection. Then the planes arrived. Two chartered Air Seychelles flights carrying more than 200 passengers also brought the coronavirus. A few tested positive. Then, between June 24 and 30, the country’s … Read more
Following the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic in March across Africa, sports activities especially football has been disrupted but there is goodness for the football association in Nigeria. The Nigeria Football Federation is expected will receive $300,000 as a grant from the Confederation of Africa Football to help ease the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic … Read more
Motorcycle operators in Masaka, Uganda are set to embark on a violent protest following the tragic death of their colleague, Huessein Walugemba. Huessein committed suicide after the police siezed his motorcycle as he had violated the COVID-19 lockdown rules. He followed the police officers to the station to retrieve the motorcycle which was his means … Read more