Lawmakers last week voted to slash the budget of the INE and cut its staffing. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador accuses the INE of being partisan. 500,000 people marched on the Mexico city’s main plaza in protest Eko Hot Blog reports that Huge rallies have been held in several Mexican cities against what protesters say … Read more
Critics say this move will weaken and undermine elections The move will reduce National Electoral Institute(INE)’s budget Opponents of the measure have called for protest marches on Sunday Eko Hot Blog reports that Mexican lawmakers have approved a reform of the body which oversees elections, a move which critics say will weaken and undermine it. … Read more
Mexico has brought into force one of the world’s strictest anti-tobacco laws by enacting a total ban on smoking in public places. Eko Hot Blog reports that the step, which was first approved in 2021, also includes a ban on tobacco advertising. EDITOR’S PICKS US: Justice Department Investigates Potentially Classified Files Found In Biden’s Private … Read more
Fifteen people are dead and 47 are being treated for their injuries after a bus carrying holiday season tourists flipped on a highway in Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Nayarit, authorities said Saturday. Eko Hot Blog reports that officials in the nearby state of Guanajuato said all the passengers were from the same city, Leon, … Read more
Mexico is considering granting asylum to Peru’s former president Pedro Castillo, who was impeached on Wednesday, Mexico’s foreign minister has said. Eko Hot Blog reports that Mr Castillo is in custody in Peru and is likely facing charges of rebellion. EDITOR’S PICKS Colombia: Landslide Kills 3, Buries Several People Leaders Of South Africa’s Governing Party … Read more
Prosecutors have revealed how TakeOff’s alleged killer tried to escape to Mexico after the shooting that killed the rapper. Eko Hot Blog reports that newly obtained search warrants have given new insights into the night TakeOff was shot and killed. EDITOR’S PICKS Lagos Govt To Partner Private Sector In Building Regulatory Process Ajah Killing: Lagos … Read more
Argentina finished at the top of Group C to reach the World Cup’s round of 16 in Qatar. Eko Hot Blog reports that Mexico, on the other hand, crashed out in the group stages. EDITOR’S PICKS Tunisia Bow Out Of World Cup Despite 1-0 Shock Win Over France World Cup: US Progress To Round Of … Read more
The Nigerian Embassy in Mexico has been closed over fresh outbreak of Corona virus EKO HOT BLOG reports that due to a new COVID-19 epidemic, which has infected six members of the diplomatic staff, the Nigerian Embassy in Mexico has issued a seven-day closure. The Nigerian ambassador, Mr. Adejare Bello, gave the order for … Read more
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Houston, Texas, is the 3rd largest economy in the USA and its selection as one of the cities hosting such a global sporting activity which has a potential economic impact of a billion-dollar cannot be quantified NRG Stadium, the home of the Houston Texans and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, will be the venue … Read more
The gangs are fighting over control of the lucrative drug trafficking and stolen fuel markets. EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least eight people, including two children, died in a shooting in a region of central Mexico plagued by turf wars between rival drug cartels, authorities said Wednesday. Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire … Read more
The truck was reportedly speeding when it flipped on a sharp bend and hit a pedestrian bridge on a main road… EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least 53 people have been killed and dozens more injured after the truck they were being transported in crashed in southern Mexico, authorities say. More than 100 people, … Read more
Mexico busts 2 trucks hiding 6 Ghanaians, one Cameroonian, 593 other migrants EKO HOT BLOG reports that Six Ghanaians and one Cameroonian were among 600 migrants found hidden in the back of two trucks in eastern Mexico on Friday. The migrants were from 12 countries, but majority are from Guatemala, the government’s National Migration Institute … Read more
Businesses and elected officials along the border welcomed the news, saying it will help businesses bounce back after being hit hard by the pandemic and travel restrictions The US will reopen the country’s land borders with Mexico and Canada in November to travellers fully vaccinated against COVID-19, lifting the pandemic restrictions on nonessential travel after … Read more
Nigeria was sixth with a benefit of $2 billion, accounting for 3.12 percent… Nigeria has been ranked sixth among the top 10 countries with the highest exposure to funds and support from the World Bank. According to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group’s annual report, “Meeting the Moment”, Nigeria … Read more
The invited players were directed to report at the Serob Legacy Hotel, Wuye, Abuja on Tuesday, 22nd June with their travel documents. In readiness for the upcoming international friendly match against El Tri of Mexico, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has released the list of 25 players that will prosecute the match, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. The … Read more
Mexico has offered political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after a British judge blocked his extradition to the United States to face espionage charges. “I’m going to ask the foreign minister to carry out the relevant procedures to request that the UK government releases Mr. Assange and that Mexico offers him political asylum,” President … Read more
Mexico will begin Covid-19 immunizations on Thursday, a day after the country receives its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, Undersecretary of Health Hugo Lopez-Gatell said. “Tomorrow (Wednesday) the first consignment of the Pfizer vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 arrives,” he said Tuesday on Twitter. “There will be a press opportunity and then the vaccine will be safeguarded … Read more
Mexico has announced it signed an agreement on Wednesday with US pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer to buy 34.4 million vaccines against the coronavirus. Mexico To Procure 34.4 Million Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines, with a first batch due to arrive this month. The Latin American nation has reported almost 107,000 Covid-19 deaths – one of the world’s highest … Read more