Prof David Julius’s breakthrough came from investigating the burning pain we feel from eating a hot chilli pepper. Scientists who discovered how our bodies feel the warmth of the sun or the hug of a loved one have won the Nobel Prize. David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian, from the US, share the 2021 prize in … Read more
Facebook has aggressively pushed back against the reports, calling many of the claims “misleading”… A former Product Manager with Facebook, Frances Haugen, who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents, has said that the social media company prioritised profit over clamping down on hate speech and misinformation. The leaked documents show … Read more
Yellen had warned lawmakers earlier this week that if Congress fails to raise, the federal government will exhaust extraordinary measures by October 18 The United States could be just weeks away from defaulting on its debt for the first time ever. The $28.4 trillion debt limit was reinstated August 1. Since then, Treasury Secretary Janet … Read more
In Washington DC, demonstrators marched to the Supreme Court building, holding signs such as “Make abortion legal”. Tens of thousands of people have been holding rallies across all 50 US states in support of abortion rights. They have been galvanised in opposition to a new Texas law that severely limits access to abortions in the … Read more
Some experts believe that the current COVID-19 death count could already be greatly undercounted… The United States reached another grim milestone on Friday, as the confirmed COVID-19 death toll topped 700,000, just over a year and a half into the pandemic, and despite the wide availability of vaccines. The milestone, according to data from Johns … Read more
“These criminals rely on victims’ isolation, loneliness, and sometimes their grief…” EKOHOTBLOG reports that no fewer than 35 Nigerians have been arrested by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for $117 Million fraud. It was gathered that the Nigerians, who were arrested in North Texas, will face indictment for money laundering … Read more
…the Treasury Department estimated it would run out of cash and accounting maneuvers at some point in October United States Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, has warned lawmakers that the federal government will likely run out of cash and extraordinary measures by October 18 unless Congress raises the debt ceiling. The new estimate from Yellen raises … Read more
They were arrested by the FBI in DFW, Eastern District of Texas, Dallas, Lubbock, Los Angeles and charged in the Northern District of Texas A US federal grand jury has indicted 11 Nigerians brought before it by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for defrauding elderly victims in romance schemes. According to the court document, … Read more
President Buhari has landed in Abuja. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after loaded weeklong engagements at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. It was gathered that the presidential aircraft landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International … Read more
President Buhari has departed U.S for Nigeria. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has departed New York, United States, for Nigeria. President Buhari had arrived the United States last Sunday ahead of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, held at the world body’s headquarters in New York. President Buhari had on Friday addressed world leaders at the 76th … Read more
Investigators believe the boy killed himself by accident A two-year-old died in Texas after shooting himself with a gun he found in a family member’s backpack, officials said. This is the latest in a string of similar accidents by US children which have become tragically ordinary. The boy in the city of Waco sustained a … Read more
The full speech of President Buhari’s address at the UN General Assembly has emerged. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed world leaders at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). President Buhari addressed over 80 world leaders at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, … Read more
President Buhari has vowed to crush Boko Haram terrorists. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari that Nigeria will leave no stone unturned in crushing Boko Haram terrorists, especially in the North-East region of the country. President Buhari made the vow while addressing over 80 world leaders at the 76th session of the United … Read more
The time for Buhari to address the UN General Assembly has been announced. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is set to address the 76th Session of the high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday. It was gathered that President Buhari will deliver … Read more
The AGF said he would not like to disclose the strategy the federal government will use in making the recovery… The Federal Government has said it will recover two hundred million pounds stashed in the United States, in its efforts to embarking on massive recoveries of assets belonging to the Federation. This is according to … Read more
They include posts in which she labels herself ‘unmasked, unmuzzled, unvaccinated, unafraid’… A mother-of-four who posted anti-vax and anti-mask messages on social media has died after contracting COVID-19. Forty-year-old Kristen Lowery, from Escalon, California, died ‘unexpectedly’ on September 15, according to a GoFundMe page set up to raise money to help pay for her funeral. … Read more
The coffin washed up on the lawn of a private property 300 yards away, and was found by CBS news reporter David Begnaud. A Louisiana family is facing having to rebury their grandmother after her casket was washed out of a burial vault in Hurricane Ida’s flash floods, and ended up on a front lawn … Read more
Adebara coordinated with overseas co-conspirators who had assumed false identities on online dating websites and social media platforms to defraud victims A United States court in the Northern District of Oklahoma on Friday sentenced a Nigerian, Afeez Adebara, to four years in prison. Adebara bagged the jail term for managing a group of money launderers … Read more
President Buhari is set to depart Nigeria for the U.S. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is set to leave Nigeria to participate in the United Nations General Assembly’s 76th Session in the United States (U.S). It was gathered that President Buhari will on Sunday, September 19, 2021, depart Abuja to attend the conference which … Read more
Chansley pleaded guilty on Friday to one felony count of obstruction in an official proceeding A popular supporter of the baseless conspiracy theory QAnon has accepted a plea deal in federal court for his involvement in the US Capitol riots. Jacob Anthony Chansley was one of thousands of Trump supporters who attempted to prevent the … Read more