At least 10 people have been killed, and about 40 injured, by a huge fuel tanker explosion near a hospital east of Johannesburg. Eko Hot Blog reports that the tanker appeared to have got stuck under a low bridge on Saturday morning in Boksburg city, about 100m from Tambo Memorial Hospital. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: … Read more
The NDLEA has found 1.7 million opioid pills in noodles and other items at the Lagos airport. Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted at least 1,760,460 pills of tramadol and other opioids hidden in noodles packs and other items at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos … Read more
Heckled at his party conference and facing a possible legal case from his predecessor, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is under pressure. Eko Hot Blog reports that he is running for re-election as leader of the governing party, which is divided by his rivalry with former President Jacob Zuma. EDITOR’S PICKS New Orleans: Man Kills … Read more
MPs at a special sitting of South Africa’s parliament voted to reject a move to begin impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Eko Hot Blog reports that the president was accused of covering up the theft of a large sum of foreign currency from his farm in 2020, some of which had been hidden in … Read more
The future of South Africa’s president is in doubt as pressure mounts following an official report said he may have violated the constitution. Eko Hot Blog reports that Cyril Ramaphosa stands accused of covering up the theft of vast amounts of cash at his farm, which he denies. EDITOR’S PICKS Biden Calls Putin’s Actions In … Read more
South Africa’s highest court has ordered the release of a far-right gunman who killed anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani in 1993. Eko Hot Blog reports Janusz Walus had committed a “very serious crime”, but he was entitled to parole, the court ruled. EDITOR’S PICKS US Midterms: Georgia Court Rules Against Halting Saturday Early Runoff Voting US: … Read more
A court in South Africa has ordered that ex-president Jacob Zuma be returned to prison. EKO HOT BLOG reports that an appeal court sitting in South Africa said on Monday that former president, Jacob Zuma, was unlawfully given medical parole from a jail term last year and should return to prison to complete his sentence. … Read more
Ethiopia and Tigray forces have agreed to end their two-year conflict after Obasanjo’s intervention. Eko Hot Blog reports that the African Union (AU) mediator, Olusegun Obasanjo, has announced that the parties in the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have agreed to a “permanent cessation of hostilities”. The announcement came just more than … Read more
Serena Williams’s venture capital firm and others are backing a Nigerian data and insights firm, Stears, in a $3.3 million seed round. Eko Hot Blog reports that the round is led by MaC Venture Capital with participation from Serena Ventures, Melo 7 Tech Partners, Omidyar Group’s Luminate Fund and Cascador. EDITOR’S PICKS Tennis Queen Serena … Read more
A powerful Nigerian Governor has been elected into a new position in Morocco. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governor of Ekiti state and chairman of the Nigerian governors’ forum, Kayode Fayemi, has been elected as President of the Forum of Regions of Africa, FORAF. According to a text message by the Director, … Read more
Dr Nnamdi Okafor has passed away EKO HOT BLOG reports that a lawmaker in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Dr Nnamdi Okafor, has reportedly slumped and died in South Africa. EDITOR’S PICK Tinubu Reveals Meeting Details With Obasanjo In Abeokuta JUST IN: Buhari Swears In RMAFC Chair, Presides Over FEC BREAKING: … Read more
Blinken Leads US Bid To Counter Russian Charm Offensive In Africa. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US secretary of state will visit Pretoria, Kinshasa and Kigali weeks after Russia’s Lavrov visited the continent. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next month to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and … Read more
17 people found dead in nightclub – Police …their ages are between 18 and 20 years. EDITOR’S PICK: BREAKING: Lagos PDP Nominates Nollywood Actress As Potential Running Mate Buhari Writes Sanwo-Olu On Brithday Ceremony JUST IN: My School Certificates Were Stolen In 1990- Tinubu EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than 17 young people … Read more
The United States has Identified four men in South Africa as sponsors of ISWAP, ISIS They were accused of facilitating funding for ISIS branches and networks across Africa, including the Islamic State for West Africa Province, perpetrating evil in the Northern part of Nigeria …the US was working with its African partners to dismantle ISIS financial … Read more
The world’s top 10 billionaires have more money than the combined Gross Domestic Products (GDPs) of 17 African countries. Forbes real-time billionaires’ list, revealed that the world’s top 10 billionaires have a combined net worth of $1, 370.1 trillion. EKO HOT BLOG reports that report from Forbes real-time billionaires’ list as at the time of … Read more
The world’s top 10 billionaires have more money than the combined Gross Domestic Products (GDPs) of 17 African countries. Forbes real-time billionaires’ list, revealed that the world’s top 10 billionaires have a combined net worth of $1, 370.1 trillion. EKO HOT BLOG reports that report from Forbes real-time billionaires’ list as at the time of … Read more
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Robbers Attack Popular Nigerian Pastor Eko Hot Blog reports that Pastor Idah Peterside of the Christ Ambassadors Church, Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday survived a robbery attack. Read Also: Five Hospitalised As Fire Guts Nigerian Law School Campus In Lagos According to Peterside, the attackers “tried to steal my car”. He said his daughters prevented … Read more
Killing of Nigerian in South Africa Under Investigation – NiDCOM Boss EKO HOT BLOG reports that Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) said on Monday that investigation into the circumstances surrounding the killing in South Africa, of Mr Olusola Solarin, a Nigerian on Dec. 12. Dabiri-Erewa disclosed this in a telephone … Read more
The fire first broke out on Sunday, totally destroying the National Assembly, or lower chamber EKO HOT BLOG reports that a man detained for setting South Africa’s parliament in Cape Town on fire was found at the site with explosives, prosecutors have alleged. Zandile Christmas Mafe, 49, appeared in a city court on charges under … Read more
It said revealed that the cartel had been operating in Nigeria since late 2019 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said a Nigerian drug syndicate is supplying a potent central nervous system stimulant, methamphetamine, locally known as ‘Mpuru Mmiri’, to South Africa. This was disclosed in … Read more