Although there are plans for other areas of collaboration, tackling terrorism is a common priority for both countries. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States government has extended a helping hand to Nigeria in its fight against terrorism as part of efforts to nip the global menace in the bud. US Deputy National Security … Read more
Von der Leyen said that 87 million of the doses had been funnelled through the WHO-led Covax scheme… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the European Union has exported “over one billion” doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the past 10 months, the bloc’s chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday. “Very clearly, the European Union … Read more
The US Former Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has been confirmed dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the US Former Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has passed away. The demise of Colin Powell was disclosed via a statement released on Facebook by his family on Monday. It was gathered that the US Former Secretary of … Read more
NAF has reportedly paid bandits N20m to avoid bombing President Buhari’s plane. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) coordinated ransom payments to armed bandits in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun seized from the Nigerian Army. This is in a desperate deal that was brokered as President Muhammadu Buhari was planning a trip … Read more
The drone strike in Kabul killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children. The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed in a botched US drone attack in Afghanistan in August during the final days before American troops withdrew from the country. The US Defense Department said … Read more
They were all collectively accused of participating in one or both of a money laundering conspiracy and bank fraud conspiracy… Eleven Nigerians were indicted by US Justice Department Wednesday with conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of … Read more
Businesses and elected officials along the border welcomed the news, saying it will help businesses bounce back after being hit hard by the pandemic and travel restrictions The US will reopen the country’s land borders with Mexico and Canada in November to travellers fully vaccinated against COVID-19, lifting the pandemic restrictions on nonessential travel after … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG gathers that Covid-19, debt ceiling, economy, North Korea, Petito are the top trending issues in the United States today October 13, 2021. COVID-19 COVID-19 cases are declining in the United States. But the number of new infections in children remains “exceptionally high” — with 148,222 cases reported in the week ending October … Read more
Wyoming Coroner Says Gabby Petito’s Death Was Caused by Strangulation. Petito was last seen alive on the 26th of August. Ekohotblog reports that the 22-year-old young lady identified as Gabby Petito, who went missing on a road trip with her boyfriend and was subsequently found dead in Wyoming, was strangled to death, a local coroner … Read more
Since the Taliban takeover, many foreigners have left Afghanistan, but some journalists and aid workers remain in the capital The United States and Britain have warned their citizens to avoid hotels in Afghanistan, days after dozens of people were killed at a mosque in an attack claimed by the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP … Read more
The Taliban said the talks held in Doha, Qatar, “went well,” with Washington freeing up humanitarian aid to Afghanistan… The United States has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country’s new Taliban rulers, the Taliban disclosed … Read more
The US insists the meeting does not amount to recognition of the Taliban US officials have met Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban for their first face-to-face talks since Washington pulled its troops from the country in August. The talks in Qatar are focusing on issues including containing extremist groups, the evacuation of US citizens and humanitarian aid, … Read more
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has been heavily criticized for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic Brazil on Friday surpassed the grim milestone of 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, the second-highest number of fatalities in the world after the United States, according to John Hopkins University data. The South American nation, which holds half the continent’s population, has … 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
Staveley is said to have used false documents, stolen licence plates and at least five different phone numbers to travel across the country and escape the authorities… A Massachusetts man who tried to scam a COVID-19 business aid scheme and faked his own death to evade authorities has been sentenced to 56 months in prison. … Read more
The agreement comes less than two weeks before 18 October, the day the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned was the deadline to prevent the first ever US default United States Senators have agreed to extend the country’s debt ceiling, less than two weeks before it was due to be reached. A debt ceiling is … Read more
EFCC has arrested former Deputy Senate President Ekweremadu. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has interrogated the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, for alleged fraud and failing to explain how he came to own 22 properties in Nigeria, the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) According to … Read more
The White House has praised the latest ruling as an important step A United States judge has temporarily blocked a new law in Texas that effectively bans women from having an abortion. District Judge Robert Pitman granted a request by the Biden administration to prevent any enforcement of the law while its legality is being … Read more
Her identity as the Facebook whistleblower was revealed on “60 Minutes” on Sunday night The Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents indicating the company was aware of various problems caused by its apps, including Instagram’s potential “toxic” effect on teen girls, is testifying at a United States … Read more
Vaccine effectiveness against the Delta variant was 93% after the first month, declining to 53% after four months… The effectiveness of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in preventing infection by the coronavirus dropped to 47% from 88% six months after the second dose. This is according to a data published on Monday that US health agencies … Read more