Eko hot blog reports that Breaking barriers and rewriting history, Donia Abu Taleb, a taekwondo powerhouse from Saudi Arabia, has secured her spot at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. Making waves as the first Saudi female athlete to clinch a direct qualification, Abu Taleb’s journey is a testament to grit and determination. EDITOR’S PICKS: … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja after official visits to Saudi-Arabia and Guinea-Bissau. The president landed in Abuja after attending the Independence day ceremony in Guinea-Bissau. This platform had earlier reported Tinubu’s departure from Guinea-Bissau after attending the nation’s Independence day ceremony. Guinea-Bissau marked its 50th Independence Anniversary … Read more
A Saudi Arabian delegation is in Yemen’s capital Sana’a for talks with the Houthi rebel movement aimed at reaching a new and potentially permanent ceasefire. A mediation team from Oman is also in Sana’a. The capital has been controlled by the Houthis since they drove the Yemeni government out in 2015. Soon after, war erupted … Read more
Lagos has refunded N744m to 564 intending pilgrims. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government, through the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, has commenced the payment of refunds to 564 intending pilgrims that had applied for the reimbursements of their Hajj fare paid between 2019 and 2022 after their inability to perform the … Read more
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is offering 424 scholarship slots for Nigerian students to study various courses in Saudi universities. It said the slots are part of the 6,597 scholarship the kingdom distributes annually to African students. According to a statement on Monday from the Saudi embassy in Abuja, 150 slots are also given to … Read more
As part of the effort to curtail the spread of coronavirus, the General Presidency of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque has launched self-sterilization gates at the entrance of Mecca’s Grand Mosque. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Thursday reported that before anyone enters the mosque’s courtyards, they must pass through the gate which sterilizes them … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) as well as other key Middle East stock exchanges were down on Sunday after the US’ assassination of Iran’s top general, Qasssem Soleimani triggered a new round of tensions between Washington and Tehran. The TASI slumped around 2 percent and was below 8,230 points on Sunday morning. Shares … Read more
Rapper Nicki Minaj will perform in Saudi Arabia this month, organisers said, triggering a storm on social media as the ultra-conservative kingdom loosens decades-old restrictions on entertainment. Minaj, known for her profanity-laced lyrics and raunchy music videos, will perform in the western city of Jeddah on July 18, organisers of the ongoing Jeddah Season cultural … Read more
Amidst the outrage and condemnation over the execution of Mrs Kudirat Adesola Afolabi, a widow and mother of two by the Saudi Arabian Government, the Ambassador to Nigeria has insisted that it was the right decision. The government also said it is determined to apply the law on any person against whom evidence is … Read more