During his speech at the 79th United Nations General Assembly Debate, President Bola Tinubu, represented by Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima, highlighted 21 critical global issues that demand immediate attention from world leaders. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Tinubu emphasized the pressing need to tackle poverty on a global scale, while also urging leaders to address … Read more
Ukraine has slammed Roger Waters over the UN Security Council speech. Waters had argued that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was “not unprovoked”. Waters praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and criticised the West for supplying Ukraine with arms. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine has hit back at Roger Waters over the UN Security Council speech … Read more
Russia has placed an estimated 100,000 troops, tanks, artillery and missiles near Ukraine’s frontiers EKO HOT BLOG reports that there have been angry clashes between Russian and US envoys at the UN Security Council, after the US called a meeting to discuss Moscow’s troop build-up on its borders with Ukraine. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said … Read more
…Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, has been under effective house arrest, the capital has been rocked by days of unrest… EKO HOT BLOG reports that security forces have clashed with protesters furious over a military coup that derailed a fragile transition to democracy and sparked an international outcry, with the United States and United Nations piling … Read more
The coupists had dissolved civilian rule, arrested political leaders and declared a state of emergency claiming that political groups had been inciting civilians against the military EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sudan’s coup leader Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said the military seized power on Monday to prevent “civil war”. He added that the deposed … Read more
Under the UN Charter, the General Assembly elects the secretary-general on the recommendation of the Security Council The United Nations (UN) General Assembly unanimously elected Antonio Guterres to a second term as secretary-general on Friday, giving him another five years at the helm of the 193-member organisation at a time a deeply divided world faces … Read more