Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Saturday, April 4th, 2020 1. The Legacy Of Dr. Nurudeen Olowopopo Dr. Nurudeen Olowopopo was a surgeon of class and style. He was the 1st chairman of the Management Board of Lagos State University lasuth, his strides impacted the lives of many positively. READ … Read more
The World Health Organisations (WHO) has urged nations not to be in a hurry to rescind lockdown policies implemented to forestall the coronavirus pandemic. The WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, made the call at a COVID-19 media briefing on Friday. Ghebreyesus warned that if countries rushed to lift restrictions, “the virus could resurge and the … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed that the country’s coronavirus cases have now risen to 210 on Friday, with four deaths recorded and 25 patients discharged. Read Also: FG, LASG Urged To Call Security Agencies To Order, Epe Residents Appeal This was announced on the centre’s verified twitter handle on Friday night … Read more
According to The PUNCH, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Friday, said the Federal Government could extend the 14-day lockdown should Lagosians and residents of Abuja and Ogun State not behave themselves. The minister, who is a member of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, disclosed this in Abuja when he featured … Read more
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, has once again dismissed the call made by some Nigerians for President Buhari to make it a priority to address the nation frequently on measures being taken by his administrtaion to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country. Adesina who appeared on … Read more
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said that it will not be appropriate to reveal the drugs being used to treat Coronavirus patients in Nigeria as this will encourage some Nigerians to resort to self-treatment and possible overdose. 24 Coronavirus patients have been discharged so far from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Lagos. … Read more
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has warned that the lockdown order issued by President Buhari on Sunday March 29, might be extended if Nigerians don’t behave themselves. The Minister disclosed this at a press conference by the Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus in Abuja on Friday April 3. Lai Mohammed urged Nigerians to … Read more
Eight inmates of the Kaduna Correctional Centre were allegedly killed by prison officials after they engaged in a protest at the facility. It was reported that on Tuesday, March 31, inmates engaged in a riot over a rumoured suspected case of COVID-19 at the facility. The prisoners demanded to be released from the congested centre … Read more
Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi has assured Nigerians that the Coronavirus is coming to an end. A week ago, he issued a spiritual warrant of arrest for the deadly virus giving it an ultimatum of 16-day to vacate the world. 10 days has passed since his proclamation and he took to Instagram to assure … Read more
Nigeria has recorded 20 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 210 . The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle on Friday. NCDC also announced that the country recorded two deaths in Lagos and Edo States. Read Also: Lagos Records First … Read more
A 55-year-old man has died in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, hours after he was admitted. The man reportedly died of COVID-19 complications. The hospital only discovered after his death that he had Coronavirus. A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test was done on his blood posthumously and it tested positive for Coronavirus, the publication … Read more
Barely 48 hours after the state government ordered closure of all its land borders, Ondo State has recorded its first case of coronavirus. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who made the disclosure via his twitter handle on Friday night, said the infected person has been placed under isolation and would be monitored closely, adding that contact tracing … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigerian Army to support the police and flush out bandits from forests around the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, revealed this in a statement on Friday. According to him, the President issued the directive to flush out bandits from forests, … Read more
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in it’s bid to safeguard more Nigerian lives has ordered all its missions abroad to compile a list of willing Nigerian nationals who wish to come back home. This disclosure was made by the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who said the order is sequel to requests by … Read more
A pastor who was identified as Henry Ojochunu Ekukpe is presently on the run for stabbing his wife to death in the presence of their six months old child. Henry snuffed life from his wife, Esther, a twenty nine years old and dropped down a note meant for his wife in their house at number … Read more
A woman has confessed to her guilt of engaging her stepson in frequent sex when her husband was not around. The woman who identified herself as Esther Collins revealed that her stepson usually forced her to have sex with him anytime his father was out of the town. She claimed that she married to her … Read more
The Presidential Task Force on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic has appealed to security agencies in charge of enforcing the movement restrictions to handle the task with tact and caution. Chairman of the task force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, gave the appeal during Friday’s daily press briefing … Read more
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria has made a donation of the sum of N20 million to the Lagos State Government to support its efforts in containing the spread coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to the statement by the Registrar/Chief Executive of the Institute, Mr. Seye Awojobi, FCIB, on behalf of the Governing Council, as … Read more
As much as the Coronavirus pandemic is an exacting devastating impact on humanity, it has also become a lesson pad of sorts for mortal men. Beyond lip service, it has provided a platform of test for the level of human kindness domiciled in the inside of us, just as it has become a measure, the … Read more
Following their clean bill of health, the Lagos state government has discharged four of its coronavirus patients. More great news from our Infectious Disease Hospital as 4 patients; 3 females and 1 male have recovered fully, tested negative twice and have been discharged. This gives us a lot of hope as we continue to listen … Read more