ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE EXTENSION OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY, 13TH APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. In my address on Sunday, 29th March, 2020, I asked the residents of Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Federal … Read more
As expected President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun states by 14 days. The reasons are not unconnected to the steady rise in the numbers of confirmed cases of coronavirus in those affected states. Read Also: OgunUnrest: Dapo Abiodun, Police Not Doing Enough To Protect Border … Read more
Following recent incessant robberies and unrest, residents of Ogun State have called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to beef up securities around communities bordering Ogun and Lagos State. They explained that the incidences of violence, robberies and cult wars resurfacing in the state, especially in the Sango-Ifo axis, which has deprived the citizens their sleep, had … Read more
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 is working on compensation packages for health workers battling coronavirus. Osagie recently came under social media attack over non-compensation packages of health workers who are risking their lives in curtailing the spread of the virus. Read Also: Nigerian Gospel Musician … Read more
The Ekiti State government has extended the lockdown in the state by two weeks as a measure to curtail the spread of croronavirus in the state. The Ekiti State government had imposed a lockdown since March 29 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 for an initial 14-day period. This is coming few hours after the … Read more
A popular man of God has revealed the exact date coronavirus will start disappearing all over the world The deadly coronavirus ravaging continents will start abating from country to country from April 28, 2020 Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin has declared. According to TheNation, the man of God revealed this in a message titled “COVID -19: … Read more
Former First Lady Patience Jonathan has reportedly struck a deal with Aisha Buhari to convert her 200-bed hotel to isolation and treatment centre in Abuja. The hotel is under interim forfeiture secured by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on April 30, 2018 following prosecution for fraud. According to the Nation, the former First … Read more
The UK’s biggest family – the Radfords – have welcomed their 22nd baby and shared a touching photo of the newborn on their Facebook page. Sue Radford has given birth to her 22nd child. In a statement on the family’s Facebook page alongside a photograph of the baby’s hand, the family said: “We welcomed our … Read more
A thirty-four- year old woman identified as Monica Benson has been arrested by Delta State Police Command after her name was mentioned by two assassins she sent to kill her husband was nabbed by the police. The assassins identified as Goodluck Peter aka virus and Samson Temi aka power confessed to how they got involved … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Monday, April 13th, 2020 1. Coronavirus: 5 New Cases Recorded, Total 323 Nigeria has recorded five new coronavirus cases in Lagos, Kwara and Kastina states. READ MORE 2. Police Arrest Man For Raping Minor The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested one … Read more
Hadiza El-Rufai, the wife of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir-El-Rufai has defended her son’s threat to gang rape the mother of a social media user. Ekohotblog reported that a Twitter user, @cewonah, had disagreed with Bello on the issues relating to the progress of Nigeria and had called Bello ‘Daddy’s boy’. However, this did not … Read more
Bello El-Rufai, the son of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir-El-Rufai is under fire for threatening to gang rape the mother of a social media user. The Twitter user, @cewonah, had disagreed with Bello on the issues relating to the progress of Nigeria and had called Bello ‘Daddy’s boy’. However, this did not go well with … Read more
The Osun state government has begin investigation into the poor quality of some bags of rice shared to residents as palliatives to alleviate the effects of lockdown in the state. There was an outcry in some parts of the state, following the distribution of 6020 bags of rice shared by the state government on … Read more
As Nigeria battles the spread of coronavirus, The Nigeria Labour Congress has appealed to the Federal Government to prioritise job preservation, income recovery and the creation of new jobs President of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, made the appeal in an Easter Celebration message to workers on Sunday in Abuja. Wabba noted that the pandemic … Read more
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has bemoaned the inrush of people from other states despite the ban on inter-state movement. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Dr Doyin Odebowale, who visited the state boundaries on Sunday, alleged that the police were frustrating the effort of the government at containing the spread … Read more
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq has disclosed The Federal Government’s Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme to the poor has been digitalized in six states. In a statement, the ministry quoted the minister as saying that the digitalization was introduced to ensure accountability and transparency in the disbursement … Read more
One person has been killed in a gang face-off at a construction site in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Shina Olukolu, confirmed the incident and the death on Sunday. Olukolu who was on an inspection visit to the affected areas within Ibadan identified the victim as one … Read more
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have killed nine bandits and rescued 18 kidnap victims along Maru-Dansadau axis of Zamfara State. Confirming the development in a statement issued on Sunday, Coordinator of the Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, said the incident was made possible in a ground and air operation closed up on bandits … Read more
Three pastors were arrested in Warri, Delta State for conducting church services amidst lockdown in the state to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease. The defaulting churches were St James Anglican Church, Ojabugbe, All Saints Anglican Church, Airport Road and Christ for the World Mission, Daudu Street, all in Warri. Two of the pastors … Read more
The first son of dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusu II, Prince Aminu Sanusi Lamido, has become a father. He and his wife Zainab, have welcomed a baby girl. Prince Aminu Sanusi Lamido, married his heartthrob, Zainab Ali Bashir, daughter of Dr Sani Ali Bashir in Al-Furqan Mosque, Alu Avenue, Nassarawa GRA Kano on Saturday … Read more