A mass shooting in Alabama has left at least four people dead and dozens injured, police reported on Saturday. “We believe multiple shooters fired several rounds at a crowd in the Five Points South district of Birmingham shortly after 11:00 p.m.,” police officer Truman Fitzgerald told local media. Officers discovered two men and a woman … Read more
At least four people were killed and dozens injured in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, according to police. Birmingham police officer Truman Fitzgerald stated that “multiple shooters fired numerous rounds into a crowd” late on Saturday in the Five Points South area, a popular nightlife district. EDITOR’S PICKS School Proprietress Allegedly Killed, Burnt By … Read more
From the track records of Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, his appointment into the hitherto moribund National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) is well deserved. Given his pedigree, experience and previous positions, expectations are high that Oyebamiji’s good leadership style will ultimately impact inland waterways in a way as to make … Read more
A murder investigation is under way after a 23-year-old man was stabbed to death on the dance floor of a Birmingham nightclub. Eko Hot Blog reports that the man was fatally injured at The Crane on Adderley Street, Digbeth just before 23:45 GMT on 26 December. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over … Read more
A search and rescue operation is underway after police said several people pulled from a lake near Birmingham in freezing temperatures are in critical condition. Eko Hot Blog reports that people had been playing on the ice at Babbs Mill Park and fell through, according to West Midlands Fire Service. EDITOR’S PICKS New Orleans: Man … Read more
Glo Unveils Tobi Amusan As Brand Ambassador. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Telecommunications giant, Globacom, has unveiled the multiple athletic records-holder, Tobi Amusan, as its Brand Ambassador. Amusan, who is the first female athlete signed by the telecommunication company, was officially unveiled on Thursday, in Lagos. EDITOR’S PICK BREAKING: Gunmen Attack Police Station, … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday conferred the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on Tobi Amusan. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Amusan recently hit the headlines after winning a gold medal in the 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States of America. EDITOR’S PICK Lagos Court Remands Six … Read more
Odunayo Adekuoroye has claimed the first gold medal for Nigeria in the wrestling event of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigerian wrestling dynamite, Odunayo Adekuoroye, has claimed Nigeria’s sixth gold at the 2022 ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday. Adekuoroye won the gold in the Women’s … Read more
Liadi has bagged Silver at the ongoing Commonwealth Games to increase Team Nigeria’s Medal Haul. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Taiwo Liadi has added another silver to Nigeria’s medal haul at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Liadi, who competed in the women’s 76kg weightlifting event set a new junior Commonwealth Games … Read more
Another Nigerian Athlete has set a new Commonwealth record after lifting 206KG in the Women’s 59KG event. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigerian athlete, Folashade Lawal Rafiatu on Sunday won the second gold medal for the country at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. In claiming the victory, Rafiatu set a new Commonwealth record … Read more
Attack in Birmingham After a stabbing attack early on Sunday One man was killed and seven others were injured, two of them seriously, after a stabbing attack early on Sunday in the central English city of Birmingham, the Police said. A murder investigation has been launched. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Monday, … Read more