JUST IN: FG Reacts To Removal Of Nigeria From Religious Freedom Blacklist By US

FG has reacted to removal of Nigeria from religious freedom blacklist by US. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has reacted to the United States removal of Nigeria from its list of countries with religious freedom concerns. Recall that the United States on Wednesday removed Nigeria from its list of religious violators. It … Read more

JUST IN: US Removes Nigeria From Religious Violators’ List, Gives Reasons

US has removed Nigeria from religious violators’ list and given reasons. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States (US) has removed Nigeria from the list of countries “engaging in violation of religious freedom”. Nigeria was removed from its list of religious violators, even as it blacklisted Russia, China and eight other countries “as Countries … Read more

Taliban Hold Military Parade With US-made Weapons In Show Of Strength 

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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

How US Covered up Deadly Air Strikes in Syria- New Report

How the US Covered up Deadly Air Strikes in Syria- New Report They said it was unclear if all of those killed aside from the 16 militants had been civilians. EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to an investigation by the New York Times newspaper the US military covered up an attack that killed dozens … Read more

US Expands Student Visa Operations in Nigeria- Here’s Application Process

Student Visa

US expands student visa operations in Nigeria, announces application process Applicants are to visit www.ustraveldocs.com/ng and review the criteria and instructions. EKO HOT BLOG reports that from November 24, 2021, the United States will increase its operations in Nigeria to better serve the country’s student population. Students who need to renew their student visas to … Read more

Why Us-Bound Bob-Oseni Was in Collapsed Ikoyi Building – Family

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Why Us-Bound Bob-Oseni Was in Collapsed Ikoyi Building – Family The owner, Femi Osibona and Wale, were both alumni of Mayflower School, Ikenne where both of them bonded. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Mrs. Adeola Oseni, the widow of Wale Bob-Oseni, one of the victims of the Ikoyi building collapse, has denied that the US … Read more

Donald Trump Loses Executive Privilege Case

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Donald Trump Loses Executive Privilege Case Federal judge denies Trump’s attempt to withhold records from Jan 6 committee EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a strong rejection of Trump’s previous attempts to restrict information from his White House, a federal court will provide the US House access to hundreds of pages of papers from Donald … Read more

US, EU Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Ethiopia

Immediate Ceasefire

US, EU call for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia The countries said they support the stability, unity and territorial integrity of Ethiopia EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States, the United Kingdom, and 14 other nations have encouraged Ethiopia’s warring parties to end hostilities immediately and allow for the delivery of life-saving aid to … Read more

Sudan Army Chief Agrees with US to Speed up Transition Process

Sudan Army Chief

Sudan Army Chief Agrees with US to Speed up Transition Process The United Nations has been attempting to negotiate a resolution to the political crisis that has ensued since the coup. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sudan’s military chief agreed with the US on the need to expedite the creation of a new government after … Read more

Senior Taliban Military Commander Killed In Hospital Attack

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The attack began with a suicide bomber detonating his explosives near the facility’s entrance…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that a top Taliban military commander was killed when his men responded to an Islamic State suicide bomb and gun attack on a hospital in the Afghan capital. The Taliban spent 20 years waging an insurgency against … Read more

COVID-19 Scare in White House as Press Secretary Psaki Isolates

COVID-19 Scare in White House as Press Secretary Psaki Isolates

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday she has tested positive for COVID-19. She decided not to travel to Europe with US President Joe Biden when members of her family contracted the virus. Ekohotblog reports that Jen Psaki, a White House spokesperson, said on Sunday that she had tested positive with COVID-19, having declined … Read more

Colombia’s Most Wanted Drug Lord Otoniel Captured

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Otoniel was captured in his rural hideout in Antioquia province in north-western Colombia, close to the border with Panama…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that Colombia’s most wanted drug trafficker and the leader of the country’s largest criminal gang has been captured. Dario Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, was seized after a joint operation by … Read more

Popular Nigerian Pastor Arrested In US For Fraud (Photo)

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A popular Nigerian Pastor has been arrested in the US for fraud.   EKOHOTBLOG reports that the federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Olatokunbo Joshua Shonubi, age 50, of Bowie, Maryland, for a federal charge of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and visa fraud and for presenting false documents to a federal government agency, … Read more

US Reacts To EndSARS Memorial Protests, Advises Nigerian Youths

US Reacts To EndSARS Memorial Protests, Advises Nigerian Youths

Engage Leaders Politically, US Reacts To EndSARS Memorial Protests EndSARS is a movement that aims for the abolition of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad Ekohotblog reports that the United States Mission to Nigeria has reacted to the EndSARS memorial protests in the country to commemorate the lives lost during the Lekki Tollgate massacre on October 20, … Read more

US Swears-In First Openly Transgender 4-Star Admiral

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The department described Levine’s swearing-in as a “major step forward” in creating “a more inclusive society.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that US Assistant Health Secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine became the first openly transgender four-star officer in the uniformed services after she was sworn in by the Joe Biden administration on Tuesday. She is the first … Read more

US Justice Dept Urges S/Court To Block Texas Abortion Law

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…US District Judge Robert Pitman issued a preliminary injunction earlier this month halting enforcement of the Texas law…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that US President Joe Biden’s administration, in the latest move in the battle over reproductive rights, asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block a Texas law that bans most abortions in the … Read more

BREAKING: US Former Secretary Of State, Colin Powell, Is Dead

US Former Secretary Of State, Colin Powell

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

US To Pay Family Of Afghans Killed In Drone Attack

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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