Residents of Ibadan the capital of Oyo State have expressed the inconveniences experienced from the partial lock-down imposed on the state by the state government to curb the fast-spreading novel coronavirus ravaging the world Recall this online news platform on March 28th reported that the Oyo state government imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on … Read more
An elderly man who identified himself as Daniel Akpan and popularly known as ette udo was caught on early Friday morning along Akwa Ibom airport in Uyo trying to disappear, but caught by people who suspected him of witchcraft when he could not disappear. The old man who confessed to killing both his wife and … Read more
A twenty-three-year-old lady identified as Rejoice has committed suicide in the mpape area of the federal capital territory, Abuja by drinking sniper. The incident which occurred on Saturday threw residents of the area into panic as they battled to save her life. According to the source, the deceased drank the pesticide in anger, when she … Read more
Barely one week after a soldier killed a man in delta state for defying the stay at home order of government, gunmen have again killed two men on Saturday at boro street, owase community in udu local government area at about 10am. According to a member of the community who spoke on anonymity, the gunmen … Read more
As a result of the effects of the covid-19 outbreak on the activities of the state, The government of Niger has relaxed its restriction order, the new restriction would now begin from 2pm to 10pm daily. The Secretary to the Niger state Government, Ahmed Matane, made this known while briefing newsmen in Minna on Sunday. … Read more
Dubai imposed a two-week lockdown Saturday night and Saudi Arabia sealed off parts of the Red Sea city of Jeddah as Gulf states tightened measures in big cities to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Dubai had been under an overnight curfew along with the rest of United Arab Emirates since March 26 but its … Read more
Leadway Assurance Company Limited, Custodian & Allied Insurance Plc, Lasaco Assurance Plc, AIICO Insurance Plc, Tangerine Life Insurance Limited and Ark Insurance Brokers Limited contribute premium for a 5 Billion Naira insurance scheme to support Lagos State Health Care Workers and Volunteers. Health workers and volunteer caregivers continue to play an invaluable frontline role in … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has directed commuters and commercial transport operators in all states to observe social distancing in vehicles, even if the states are not under lockdown. Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, FRSC, gave the directive in a statement made available by the Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, on Saturday. … Read more
A Consultant Psychiatrist with the Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, Dr. Olumide Adegbokun has cautioned against activities that could trigger anxiety disorder as the country records an increase in COVID-19 cases. Speaking at the Psychiatry Department Continuous Medical Education forum of the hospital on Friday, Adegbokun said that the present pandemic ravaging the globe could incite … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Sunday, April 5th, 2020 1. Abba Kyari’s Current Location Revealed Former Nigeria Managing Director Guinness Nigeria, Plc, Keith Richards has revealed the present location of Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. READ MORE 2. Nigeria Records Five New Cases Of COVID-19, … Read more
The Nigerian Academy of Science, the country’s apex body of scientists, has said measures put in place by the Federal Government to check the spread of the COVID-19 disease in the country came late, Punch reports. Although the government had earlier insisted that it was “well-prepared and ready to contain coronavirus if it eventually broke … Read more
More young people are dying of the coronavirus, according to a new warning issued by the World Health Organization. “What we are seeing in some countries is that there are individuals in their 30s, who are in their 40s and 50s who are in the ICU and who have died,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, head … Read more
On Friday 03 March 2020 three vigilantes were attacked and injured by Amendo worshippers and yahoo boys in Edo state. According to an eye wittiness Mr. Kehinde Livinus, the leader of the community vigilance group, Mr Steven Felix, said the security men were attacked while trying to curtail the stay-at-home directive by the state government. … Read more
The House of Representatives is to consider a fresh Stimulus Bill that will ensure that Nigerians get free electricity supply for two months to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Speaker Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said. According to the speaker, the proposed Bill is to help in boosting the economy through the informal sector … Read more
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is disagreed to plan by the federal government to bring in a team of 18 Chinese medical experts to assist Nigeria in the fight against coronavirus. President association, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, said in a statement yesterday that the move was illegal as all doctors coming into the country … Read more
Anthony Cardinal Okogie,former Catholic Archbishop of Lagos on Saturday described the Coronavirus crisis as a blessing in disguise. This pandemic according to him, has underlined the need for the quality of leadership in the country to be improve. “Thanks to our country’s constitution dubbed federal, government in Nigeria is embarrassingly big, sinfully expensive, prone to … Read more
Members of the House of Representatives are set to consider a fresh Stimulus Bill that will ensure that Nigerians get free electricity supply for two months to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Speaker of the House of Reps, Femi Gbajabiamila, in a statement issued on Saturday, noted that the proposed Bill will … Read more
The Federal Government has declared that it has not issued any licence for the deployment of 5G technology in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.,,1 Pantami said “The attention of my 666 has been drawn to the public concern … Read more
Former Nigeria Managing Director Guinness Nigeria, Plc, Keith Richards has revealed the present location of Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Keith Richards stated that Abba Kyari is presently in a hospital in St John’s Wood, London, a district in the City of Westminster, West London receiving treatment. The hospital according to … Read more
Due to the sudden surge of coronavirus cases in Lagos, Governor Sanwo-Olu has hinted at a possible extension of the ongoing lockdown in the state. The Governor made this disclosure during a media parley with journalists, where he said the lockdown would be extended depending on the situation of things, adding that the number of … Read more