A Covid-19 vaccine by election day in the US? Experts worry that, facing an uphill battle for reelection, President Donald Trump could press for one to be approved before the November 3 vote, but also before tests prove it is effective and safe for the public, ekohotblog gathered. Where does vaccine testing stand? Two producers, … Read more
Relationship Expert, Joro Olumofin Takes Legal Action Against Tunde Ednut In The US Relationship expert Joro Olumofin has taken legal action against an Instagram blogger, Tunde Ednut, as the quarrel between them worsen. The duo has been fighting each other online since last year after Tunde Ednut raised an alarm that Joro’s posts were fake and not from readers … Read more
Harry Cole, a Nigerian based in Canada, has been extradited to the United States for his alleged involvement in a $300 million sweepstakes fraudulent scheme. A sweepstake is a race, gambling game or lottery in which the winnings comprise all the money that has been staked. The US department of justice said Cole, also known … Read more
Canada’s transport agency said on Friday it will take a Boeing 737 MAX out, for a test flight, more than a year after two deadly crashes led to the jetliner’s grounding around the world. In a statement to AFP, Transport Canada said it would conduct the test flights in US airspace during the week of … Read more
Missing American mom, 23, who left Texas to visit her boyfriend is found dead in Mexico with all her teeth removed after being tortured An American mother-of-two, who left home in Texas to visit her boyfriend, was found dead with all of her teeth missing in Mexico just a day after she was reported missing … Read more
The department of justice in the state of Minnesota in the United States has indicted three Nigerians in International Cyber Fraud conspiracy. United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald anounced the development in a statement seen by EkoHotBlog. Macdonald said the department of justice has uncovered the shady and illicit activities of the three Nigerians national. … Read more
Thirty-five-year-old Nigerian-American Esther Agbaje has emerged the democrat candidate for 59B Minnesota District. Agbaje defeated incumbent lawmaker Raymond, who was seeking a fifth term to represent the district, in Tuesday’s Democratic Party primary. Agbaje, who polled 47% of the votes cast against Dehn’s 42%. She will slug it out with her major contender, Republican candidate … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria has met some conditions required by the United States to overturn the suspension of the issuance of immigrant visas to Nigerians. In January, the United States imposed an immigrant visa ban on Nigeria as a result of the country’s failure to comply with its established identity-management and information-sharing criteria. Speaking … Read more
Nigeria is making progress to reverse the United States suspension of the issuance of “immigrant visas” to Nigerian passport holders, President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday in Abuja. Receiving the report of the committee on Citizen Data Management and Harmonization chaired by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, the President expressed delight that two out of … Read more
The United States Government on Tuesday handed over 200 ventilators to the Nigerian government. The items were presented by the U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Bert Leonard at the Abuja Premier Medical Warehouse in the nation’s capital. This comes four months after President Donald Trump administration promised to support the country with ventilators as the … Read more
– 289 stranded Nigerians have arrived home from the US – They were left stranded due to the COVID-19 pandemic – They were conveyed by an Ethiopian Airlines plane Since the outbreak of coronavirus, many citizens are stranded in different countries due to the lockdown measure put in place in order to curb the spread … Read more
The office of Three countries, Attorney-General of the Federation said it had received petitions from three countries, the United States of America, India and Ghana, demanding the extradition of 11 Nigerians. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), disclosed this in a report titled ‘Ministerial Performance Report May 2019 – May 2020’ According to … Read more
As Federal Government continues its evacuation process of Nigerians who are stranded in different countries across the world due to the coronavirus pandemic, nine Nigerians on Friday night were excluded from the second evacuation flight from the United States for flouting Government’s COVID-19 guidelines. According to Mr. Benaoyagha Okoyen, the Consul General of Nigeria in … Read more
Ramon Abass, an internet celebrity, better known as Hushpuppi, has been arraigned before a court in the United States over multiple fraudulent activities which saw him and his cohort swindle 1.9 million victims to the tune of N168 billion. He is charged with the conspiracy to commit money laundering before a US court, one for … Read more
The US government has reacted to the killings in Nigeria, calling on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to do more in terms of security. Killings by armed groups such as bandits and Boko Haram have triggered protests in the north where the unfortunate incidents have been happening. In a statement released early on Thursday, … Read more
The United States on Wednesday disclosed the identity of six Nigerians indicted for cyber fraud in which its citizens lost about $6 million. In a statement, the US department of treasury said the Nigerians were all indicted for romance scams. The suspects between the aged between 32 and 37, “defrauded US citizens through the use … Read more
The board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has succumbed to the demand of the United States requesting for an independent investigation of its president Akinwumi Adesina. The development is coming against the backdrop of Steven Mnuchin, US treasury secretary, rejection of the investigation and report of the bank’s ethics board which exonerated Adesina of … Read more
The United States is poised to announce on Sunday a travel ban from coronavirus-hit Brazil, a top aide to US President Donald Trump said. “I think that we’ll have a new travel decision today with respect to Brazil and just like we did with the UK and Europe and China, and we hope that’ll be … Read more
The United States on Monday said China must pay more than the two billion dollars it committed to the World Health Organisation. It called the pledge a token to distract from what the Trump administration claims was Beijing’s failure to properly alert the world to the coronavirus outbreak. READ ALSO: Mission Accomplished But We Won’t … Read more
Four-time Emmy award-winning comedian Fred Willard, who appeared in films including “Anchorman” and “This Is Spinal Tap” and television shows such as “Modern Family,” has died aged 86, his agent announced Saturday. Tributes poured in for the actor, with long-time friend and fellow showbiz veteran Jamie Lee Curtis tweeting “Thanks for the deep belly laughs … Read more