The Jeju Air Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737-800 crash in Muan County on Sunday, which resulted in the deaths of 179 people, marks the deadliest aviation disaster in South Korea’s history. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the incident occurred during a year that saw several significant aviation accidents worldwide. Here are some of the biggest aviation accidents … Read more
A Singapore court has sentenced former minister Subramaniam Iswaran to 12 months in prison in a rare high-profile corruption case for the city-state. Iswaran, who served as a cabinet member for 13 years, pleaded guilty to four counts of improperly receiving gifts valued at over $300,000 and one count of obstructing justice. EDITOR’S PICKS BBNaija: … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a Singaporean religious leader has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday for defrauding millions of dollars from her followers. The religious leader identified as Woo May Hoe, was also accused of using violent punishments to discipline those who disobeyed her. According to the court documents, Woo who … Read more
Olayinka Fafoluyi Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s huge investments in education are bearing fruits, as seen in the performance of Kwara State students’ recent representation at the prestigious World School Debate in Singapore. This is the second time Kwara students have participated in this international event, the first being in 2022. In addition to their achievements on … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports Over 6,300 individuals in Singapore became victims of “fake friend” scams in the past year, resulting in a collective loss of nearly $16 million (approximately ₦6.76 billion), as reported by the police. EDITOR’S PICKS JUST IN: FG Gives Fresh Update On ‘Soon-To-Take-Off’ Student Loan Scheme FG: New Minimum Wage Committee To … Read more
Singapore To Repeal Law Banning Gay S*x EKO HOT BLOG reports that Singapore will reverse a law that bans gay s*x, effectively making it legal to be homos*xual in the city-state. The decision, announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on national TV, comes after years of fierce debate. EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine … Read more
Ehanire said the knee-jerk reaction of some countries was unfortunate EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has reiterated that it has no plans at the moment to restrict foreigners from travelling into Nigeria. The Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire, stated this while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Sunday night. Ehanire also claimed … Read more
Von der Leyen said that 87 million of the doses had been funnelled through the WHO-led Covax scheme… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the European Union has exported “over one billion” doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the past 10 months, the bloc’s chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday. “Very clearly, the European Union … Read more
BBC Panorama in a joint investigation with the Guardian and the other media partners have had access to nearly 12 million documents… The secret wealth and dealings of world leaders, politicians and billionaires has been exposed in one of the biggest leaks of financial documents. Some 35 current and former leaders and more than 300 … Read more
Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 310 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 48,744. Of the new cases, six are imported cases, seven are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers. Read Also: Ondo Guber Poll: Eyitayo Jegede Clinches PDP Ticket … Read more
As the coronavirus epidemic infected about 11,000 people and killed 258, according to figures released Saturday, Singapore and Mongolia have imposed sweeping bans on arrivals by land, sea or air from China. The United States also slammed a total travel ban to China on its citizens. The US State Department raised its warning alert to … Read more