Annick Ruedi and her young daughter headed south this year in the hopes of experiencing a more pleasant winter. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Ottawa resident said, “The goal always was to spend Christmas in gorgeous southern Texas, to finally escape the heaps of snow and freezing cold temperatures we have every year in … 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
Six people have been killed as planes collided midair at an airshow. Eko Hot Blog reports that six people were killed after two military planes collided and crashed to the ground Saturday afternoon during a Dallas air show in Texas, United States. EDITOR’S PICKS Arise TV apologises to Tinubu over fake report Tragedy: 21 Killed … Read more
More than 60% of Uvalde county voters in Texas helped reelect Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, just five months after the school shooting at Robb Elementary that left 19 kids and two teachers dead. Eko Hot Blog reports that though Texas hasn’t elected a Democratic governor in more than 25 years, some were holding … Read more
Texas Sends Migrants To VP Harris’ Residence EKO HOT BLOG reports that two buses carrying migrants were sent from Texas to just outside Vice-President Kamala Harris’s residence in Washington DC on Thursday, amid a growing political row over immigration. The state’s Republican governor said the move was intentional and called for tighter immigration … Read more
Elon Musk Sells $7bn Worth Of Tesla Shares EKO HOT BLOG reports that Tesla CEO, Elon Musk sold nearly 8 million shares of Tesla, raising almost $6.9 billion in recent days according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission late on Tuesday, Aug. 9. The sales came as Musk tries to wriggle out of … Read more
Their fate was sealed after Ping Express U.S. LLC pleaded guilty to failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program The Texas company, which transferred millions of dollars from America to Africa, admitted that it failed to play by the rules EDITOR’S PICK: INEC Declares PDP’s Adeleke Osun Gov-Elect Yemi Osinbajo Undergoes Leg Surgery Governor … Read more
Human traffickers often use lorries to transport undocumented migrants after meeting them in remote areas… San Antonio, which is 250km (150 miles) from the US-Mexican border, is a major transit route for people smugglers EDITOR’S PICK Lagos PDP Nominates Nollywood Actress As Potential Running Mate Buhari Writes Sanwo-Olu On Brithday Ceremony My School Certificates Were … Read more
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
14 Students, 1 Teacher Dead in Texas Elementary School Shooting The Governor said the shooter is also dead, and is believed to have been killed by responding law enforcement officers EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk Stages $43bn Hostile Takeover … Read more
Obiano has revealed why he tried to fleed the country after handing over to Soludo. The ex-governor disclosed that he was rushing to meet up with a doctor’s appointment in the United States. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Willie Obiano, the immediate past governor of Anambra State, on Monday revealed why he tried to leave … Read more
EFCC has arrested FBI’s most wanted notorious internet fraudster, Osondu Igwilo, and others For $100m Fraud. He was arrested alongside Okafor Nnamdi Chris, Nwodu Uchenna Emmanuel, and John Anazo Achukwu at a studio in the Sangotedo area of Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday arrested Osondu … Read more
Professor Babatunde Ogunnaike one of the five authors of Nigeria’s National Anthem is dead at age 65. Ogunnaike attended the University of Lagos for his bachelor’s degree, graduating with First Class Honours in chemical engineering in 1976. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Prof Ogunnaike was born on March 26, 1956, and hailed from Ijebu Igbo, Ogun … Read more
US Federal Prisons on Nationwide Lockdown The federal prison system has been placed on a nationwide lockdown after two inmates were killed and two others were injured Monday during a gang altercation at a federal penitentiary in Texas. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. Monday at USP Beaumont, a federal prison in Beaumont, Texas. The … Read more
Nigerian Man Rotimi Olaleye Found Dead and ‘Pantless’ Near Bissonnet Track in Houston, Texas Eko Hot Blog reports that a woman is accused of killing a man whose body was found lying outside his vehicle in a secluded parking lot near the infamous “Bissonnet track” earlier this month, Houston police said. Ayriana Hamler, 25, was … Read more
…he handed Sohail over the airport wall to a uniformed soldier who he believed to be an American… EKO HOT BLOG reports that an infant boy handed in desperation to a soldier across an airport wall in the chaos of the American evacuation of Afghanistan has been found and was reunited with his relatives in … Read more
On Saturday, November 14, 2021, Alhaja Wakilat Omowunmi Ashiru performed a hallowed walk of honour into the septuagenarian ranks amid endless entertainment and gaiety. This was during the occasion of a surprise birthday fete organised to welcome a loving mother, wife, friend, colleague and associate into a thumping landmark achievement. The surprise party held on … Read more
Eleven people were taken to hospitals in cardiac arrest and eight died EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least eight people have died and scores of people have been hurt after a crowd surge on the opening night of a music festival in Houston, Texas. Panic broke out after the crowd began to press towards … Read more
The Supreme Court justices heard three hours of oral arguments from abortion providers and Biden administration lawyers… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States Supreme Court has heard challenges to a Texas law that has effectively banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The Texas ban has prompted widespread protests and about 100 protesters … Read more
It also lets ordinary citizens enforce the ban, rewarding them at least $10,000 if they successfully sue anyone who helped provide an abortion… A United States federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated Texas’s near total ban on abortions. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to a request from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton … Read more