Months on from devastating floods in Pakistan, millions of people remain homeless, roads are destroyed and tens of thousands of schools and hospitals lie in ruins. Eko Hot Blog reports that at the UN COP27 summit, the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on Western nations to offer compensation to poorer, vulnerable countries like his, … Read more
Russia and Iran are defiant amid UN pressure over drones in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia has warned the United Nations against investigating its use of drones in Ukraine, amid accusations the weapons came from Iran and were used in violation of UN arms restrictions on the Middle Eastern country. The United States, … Read more
President Buhari Returns To Abuja After UNGA77 EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after attending the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The President, who touched down in the early hours of Monday, was received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport by the Minister of … Read more
Buhari arrives New York for 77th UN General Assembly EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has landed in New York, the United States, for the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). This online media platform gathered that the Nigerian leader and the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, were welcomed by … Read more
Biden, Wife Arrives UK For Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral EKO HOT BLOG reports that United States President Joe Biden arrived in Britain late Saturday ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. Biden’s plane arrived at London Stansted Airport outside the capital just before 10:00 pm. EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine Crisis: Russia In Retreat As Putin … Read more
Ukraine War: Zelensky Backs UN Call For Nuclear Plant Safe Zone EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed calls by the UN nuclear agency for a safety protection zone at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The plant has been occupied by Russia since the start of the war and … Read more
Fresh shelling has been reported in Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant came under renewed shelling on Saturday as fraught negotiations to allow for a team of scientists from the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit the facility took on added urgency. The United Nation’s … Read more
Ukraine: Russia Railway Station Strike Kills 22 EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Russian rocket strike on a Ukrainian train station has killed 22 people, Ukraine says, on the day marking six months since Moscow’s invasion began. It says five of the victims of the attack in the eastern town of Chaplyne burnt … Read more
Ukraine: Russia Rejects Call To Demilitarise Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia has rejected appeals for a complete demilitarisation of the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine. The move would make the plant more vulnerable, a Russian official said. EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare … Read more
The UN Chief Antonio Guterres will meet with the Turkish and Ukrainian Presidents In Lviv on Thursday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that he will meet with Turkish and Ukrainian presidents in Ukraine’s Lviv city on Aug. 18. Guterres will also visit the Joint Coordination … Read more
Northern Coalition has urged the United Nations to stay off Nnamdi Kanu’s case. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, on Monday warned the United Nations, UN, against interfering in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Recalls that the UN agreed and … Read more
Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Has Warned FG Over Detention Of The IPOB Leader EKO HOT BLOG reports that Aloy Ejimakor, the legal team of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has warned the federal government about the risk of non-compliance with the order of the UN Working Group on … Read more
Hopes Of Export Stability Grows As Four More Grain Ships Leave Ukraine EKO HOT BLOG reports that four more ships carrying grain and sunflower oil have left Ukraine ports via a safe maritime corridor. Millions of tonnes of grain have been stuck in Ukraine due to Russian blockades, leading to shortages and higher … Read more
Nnamdi Kanu: Family Calls For Foreign Intervention, Seeks Unconditional Release EKO HOT BLOG reports that the family of the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the international community to intervene and compel Nigeria to promptly and unconditionally release Kanu and refrain from further persecution of the proscribed group. … Read more
IPOB has replied Northern Group Over Comments On UN Order To Release Kanu EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra, on Saturday, lambasted a Coalition of Northern Groups for saying its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, should not be released. This was as the IPOB stressed that United Nations’ order to the Federal Government … Read more
Ukraine Calls For UN, Red Cross’ Investigation Over Prison Deaths EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine has called for the United Nations and the Red Cross to be allowed to investigate the deaths of more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in an attack in occupied territory. The Red Cross said it … Read more
Under the deal, which was brokered by Turkey and the UN, Russia agreed not to target ports while grain was in transit, while Ukraine pledged to guide cargo ships through waters Kyiv and Moscow struck a deal to allow the grain exports last week EDITOR’S PICK ASUU: Brace Yourself For A 3-day National Warning Strike … Read more
Twitter Explodes As UN Asks Buhari Govt To Unconditionally Release Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu is currently in the detention of the Department of State Services (DSS) after being charged with offences of terrorism… EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: UN Sends Strong Warning To Buhari, Orders Immediately Release Of Nnamdi Kanu [Full Details] Kindly read & share🙏🏾 JUST … Read more
UN Sends Strong Warning To Buhari, Orders Immediate Release Of Nnamdi Kanu. The UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention also asked the Muhammadu Buhari-led government to pay Kanu adequate compensation… EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: Tinubu Speaks On Hiring Of Fake Catholic Priests At Shettima’s Unveiling BREAKING: Abducted APC Chieftain Escapes From Kidnappers’ … Read more
Ukraine’s health ministry said it has limited access to information from Mariupol, but has conducted testing in Ukraine-held territory and not uncovered any cases Earlier this week, the UN said that water had mixed with sewage in Mariupol, increasing the risk of a cholera outbreak EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: Western Nations Promise To Send More, … Read more