In a bid to honour frontline health workers fighting the spread of Coronavirus, the Lagos State Government will plant 500,000 trees in three months. The General Manager (GM), Lagos State Park and Gardens Agency (LASPARK), Mrs Adetoun Popoola, made the disclosure at a press conference in Lagos on Thursday. Popoola told newsmen that the state … Read more
Lagos state COVID-19 death toll hits 181 as the state records another four new deaths. The state’s Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi, made this known via Twitter while giving an update on the COVID-19 cases in Lagos state. The commissioner said apart from the four fatalities recorded in the state; the state has also confirmed … Read more
Late Oba Abiodun Idowu Oniru, the late Oniru of Iruland’s son Tijani Oniru, has been spotted in a viral video being beaten by some men who had “security” inscribed on the outfit they wore. Though what caused the altercation is still unknown at the moment, however one of the “security” men was heard saying that … Read more
Oyo State Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, has refuted the claim that the family of the late Governor Abiola Ajimobi was not aware of his presence and intention to attend the eighth-day governor’s Fidau prayers Ekohotblog learned on Sunday that Olaniyan, who went to the resident of the late former governor Ajimobi was denied entry into … Read more
Chief Owolabi Salis, the governorship candidate of Alliance for Democracy, AD, in Lagos State in the 2019 election, has lost his mother, Mama Tayibat Tijanni Fakunmoju. She was 98 years old, and is survived by children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and a sister. Late Madam Fakunmoju died in her sleep on Friday, July 3, and was … Read more
It was indeed a battle for supremacy between the Nigeria Police and criminal elements after some operatives from SARS escaped death when they went to interrupt suspected armed robbers and cultists, who were having meeting over their next line of banditry in Ikorodu area of Lagos. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspects engaged the officers in … Read more
Sixty four healthcare workers and the Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association in Nasarawa State have tested positive for COVID-19. The chairman of Nasarawa Medical Association, Dr Bulus Peter, made this known in an interview on Saturday. Mr Peter noted that his result was confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. READ ALSO: 109 … Read more
Nigerian musician, Joshua Vincent has reacted to Seyitan and D’banj rape accusation saga, narrating his experience with Seyitan. Vincent alleged that he met Seyitan in 2018 in Cotonou with D’banj when him and the band went for a show in Benin Republic. According to Vincent, Seyitan who has recently accused D’banj of rape was the … Read more
Goods worth millions of Naira have been destroyed by fire which wreaked havoc on over 100 shops in the popular Marian market in Calabar on Friday. The fire, which started from one of the shops in the fruit section, spread to other shops and destroyed goods worth millions of Naira including vital properties. An eye … Read more
The World Health Organization, (WHO) in Congo, Brazzaville has released a list showing countries without COVID-19 death cases. According to the report, the pandemic is rising fast in Africa with a total number 444,983 COVID-19 cases and 10,847 deaths have also been recorded across different countries in Africa. In a similar development, Africa has also … Read more
One Oyo state isolation centre, Olodo Infectious Disease Centre in Ibadan, has recorded its first COVID-19 deliveries. The state Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, while giving an update on the COVID-19 cases in the state, announced this through his official Twitter handle. Mr Makinde noted that the state had confirmed another new 19 positive … Read more
One bank customer was killed after armed robbers attacked a new generation bank in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital. According to the report, the deceased who came for a transactional purpose at the bank was leaving the bank when the incident happened. Source said, he had boarded a tricycle but was forced to dash into the … Read more
The Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports in Oyo State, Mr Seun Fakorede after ten days of testing positive for COVID-19, made it known that he is asymptomatic. Mr Fakorede Explained that prior to the moment he tested positive, he had obeyed all safety measures. While appreciate the general residents for their warm prayer, he … Read more
The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has ordered a total lockdown in four local government areas in the state for one week. This was made known in a statement issued by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode. According to Egbemode, the lockdown will affect Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Atakumosa East, … Read more
It was absolute scenes as an unidentified man struggled with NCDC officials who came to take him to insolation centre for treatment. In a video posted on Twitter by a gossip blog, Postsubman, the man was seen hurling curses at the NCDC officials as they carried him to their waiting van. READ ALSO: Dbanj Alleged … Read more
The Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi, awaits coronavirus test result as he told Newsmen that he has sent his sample to the National Centre for Disease Control(NCDC). The governor stated this in Abakaliki on Thursday during the swearing-in of some newly appointed government officials. He said that he is prompted to go for the test … Read more
The European Commission (EU) has approved the use of Remdesivir, an antiviral drug for severe Coronavirus cases. EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides made this known in a statement on Friday. According to Stella, the drug has the tendency of speeding up recovery rate in COVID-19 patients. “Today’s authorisation of a first medicine to treat COVID-19 … Read more
Lagos State Government partners with Concerned NationBuilders Initiative (CNI), an NGO, to distributes maize and sorghum to livestock farmers to mitigate hardship amidst COVID-19 pandemic. It is also to boost Livestock industry in the state and avert food scarcity for the livestock’s. According to Dr Olayiwola Onasanya, the Permanent Secretary of Lagos Ministry of Agriculture … Read more
Lagos government under the administration of gov, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the discharge 40 coronavirus patients in the state. The governor made this announcement on his official Facebook page in the late hours of Thursday. He said the patients discharged were a combination of seventeen female, twenty-three male and two foreigners. “Today, 40 patients:17 females and 23 males including two foreign nationals were … Read more
Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country, Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has called on politicians to stop playing games with the issue of Covid-19. He gave the warning on Thursday in a meeting with members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation. The members of the … Read more