No fewer than 40 people have been killed and dozens more injured in southern Gaza due to Israeli airstrikes on a designated humanitarian zone, according to the Hamas-run Civil Defence authority. The Israeli military confirmed its aircraft targeted an operations centre in Khan Younis, allegedly used by Hamas fighters, and claimed to have taken precautions … Read more
Team Nigeria vying for spots in all five relay events to secure a berth at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Nigeria aims to secure top-14 finishes to ensure participation in Paris. Despite challenges like the absence of Favour Ashe, Nigeria remains focused on achieving its Olympic qualification goals. Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria’s team … Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been denied bail by a judge in the Bahamas. Eko Hot Blog reports that US authorities charged Mr Bankman-Fried with “one of the biggest financial frauds in US history” on Tuesday. EDITOR’S PICKS New Orleans: Man Kills Female Uber Driver Atlanta: Nurses Under Fire … Read more
Seven people have been reported dead in a helicopter crash off the Bahamas, including US billionaire coal magnate Chris Cline. The chopper went down near a small outcrop in the country’s north early on Thursday morning, the Nassau Guardian newspaper reported the minister of tourism and aviation as saying. “We’ve located the craft. It seems … Read more