Robert Scott Palmer, 54, was seen in videos and photos wearing an American flag jacket decorated with pro-Trump patches… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Donald Trump supporter has been sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting police officers during the attack on the US Capitol, the harshest punishment yet handed down in the … Read more
The jury convicted Kasali for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of over $1.9 million in loans… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Nigerian lady resident in Houston Texas, Lola Shalewa Barbara Kasali, will in February know how long she will spend in jail, for filing fraudulent applications seeking $4million in COVID-19 loan for hair … Read more
It would be a “miracle” to find anyone else alive under the debris… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States President, Joe Biden has pledged support to states affected by a swarm of devastating tornadoes that demolished homes, levelled businesses and left at least 100 people feared dead. Describing the tornadoes as likely “one … Read more
Activists have called on the global community to starve the military of aid EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sudanese protesters are urging world powers not to resume development aid to their government for fear of legitimising the October 25 coup and spoiling their country’s transition to democracy. Talk of restoring aid picked up after Prime … Read more
A UK judge said he was satisfied with a package of assurances given by the US about the conditions of the detention of Assange… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States government has won an appeal at Britain’s High Court over the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Friday’s ruling, which overturns an earlier … Read more
Trump has given this court no legal reason to cast aside President Biden’s assessment of the Executive Branch interests at stake… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a federal appeals court Thursday ruled against former President Donald Trump in his effort to block his White House records from being released to the House select committee investigating … Read more
The talks continued behind closed doors, lasting about two hours EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US says it is preparing “robust responses” over fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, after President Biden’s rare talks with Vladimir Putin. In a video link, Biden voiced deep concerns over Russian troop build-ups and threatened “strong economic … Read more
…The US has accused China of genocide in its repression of the predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority… EKO HOT BLOG reports that China has condemned a planned US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and threatened to retaliate. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said China would take “resolute countermeasures”, but did not give … Read more
Several human rights organizations have accused Beijing of having interned at least one million Muslims in Xinjiang EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States on Monday announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, citing human rights abuses. The will not stop US athletes from competing. “The Biden administration will not send … Read more
It is unclear how the aircraft door was opened EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 30-year-old man jumped out of an airplane as it was taxiing at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport on Saturday. Southwest Flight 4236 arrived safely in Phoenix from Colorado Springs, Southwest Airlines said in a statement. “Initial reports indicate that while … Read more
The victim, who has not been named, suffers from significant mental disability due to seizures early in her childhood… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a nurse who raped and impregnated a severely disabled woman in his care has been jailed for 10 years in the US state of Arizona, local media reported on Friday. Nathan … Read more
According to the CDC, the person returned from South Africa on November 22, and all close contacts have tested negative EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant had been detected in California, in a fully vaccinated traveler who had recently returned from … Read more
The Omicron variant was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on 24 November, and has since been identified in other countries EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other southern African countries to try to contain a new COVID-19 variant spreading there. From Monday, … Read more
Police said the incident was not an act of terrorism EKO HOT BLOG reports that Wisconsin officials will seek to charge a driver who ploughed into a Christmas parade on Sunday with five counts of intentional homicide. Police said Darrell Edward Brooks Jr, 39, killed five people, aged between 52 and 81, and injured 48 … Read more
According to Shehu, Blinken’s message to the country is very clear as the United States has the responsibility to intervene… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former federal lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th Senate, Senator Shehu Sani on Sunday said Nigerian politicians fear western sanctions more than the local laws. … Read more
…police are working with the medical examiner’s office to confirm the identifies of the fatalities… EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead with 40 others injured after a vehicle barreled through a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, according to the city government. “At this time, we … Read more
US consumers prices surged at the fastest rate in 30 years in October When voters feel pain in the pocketbook, politicians beware, according to former United States Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. In a string of threads posted on Twitter on Monday, he warned that rising inflation risks landing former President Donald Trump back in the … Read more
The parade was linked to the graduation of 250 freshly trained soldiers… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Taliban forces held a military parade in Kabul on Sunday using captured American-made armoured vehicles and Russian helicopters in a display that showed their ongoing transformation from an insurgent force to a regular standing army. The Taliban operated … Read more
The surge began at about 21:15 local time on Friday… EKO HOT BLOG reports that US rapper Travis Scott is facing legal action after at least eight people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at his Texas festival Astroworld. One injured concertgoer has accused Scott and surprise performer Drake of inciting the crowd, … Read more
The months of restrictions affecting hundreds of millions of people helped fuel both personal and economic suffering… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States will on Monday reopen its land and air borders to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against COVID-19, ending 20 months of restrictions on travel from around the globe that separated families, … Read more