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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced the confirmation of two hundred and four COVID-19 Cases in the country. The agency made the announcement in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page on Thursday. The 204 cases is now the highest daily toll the country has recorded, surpassing that of the … Read more
By Lucky Ihanza Fifty years ago, precisely on April 22, 1970, when people around the world celebrated the first Earth Day to raise awareness about mankind’s role in protecting our natural world, it is on record that over 20 million Americans ventured outdoors and protested in favour of a more eco-conscious society. Although this is … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has disclosed the urgent need of bed spaces for the treatment of COVID-19 patients in Lagos State, which has the highest number of persons infected by coronavirus in Nigeria. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of Centre, said this at the briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 on Thursday. … Read more
Lagos state government has listed out businesses that must remain closed even as the state permeates into the first phase in the gradual easing of the lockdown, on May 4. During the state-wide address on Wednesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu explained that these businesses will remain closed for another two weeks, even during the partial lockdown … Read more
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has announced that a sixty-eight-year-old woman from Akwa Ibom State has died of Coronavirus with three new positive cases of coronavirus within the week. Emmanuel made the disclosure on Thursday while giving an update on COVID-19 in the state at Government House, Uyo. According to Emmanuel, the new death … Read more
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has approved the appointment of Mr. Femi Adeoye as COVID-19 Response Ambassador in the state. Ekohotblog understands that Mr. Adeoye is the retired road safety officer whose video went viral for denying his son entry into his house after returning from a trip in Lagos in accordance with existing … Read more
The Chief Medical Director of Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Dr Bowale Abimbola, has tested positive for Coronavirus. SaharaReporters gathered that Abimbola is presently being treated in one of the wards in the hospital. “Yes, he is positive, that’s why you haven’t seen him in public for a while. It was Dr Nifemi Bella Oloniniyi … Read more
There appears to have been a significant breakthrough in the search for the vaccine that will cure the the virulent coronavirus infection which has brought the world to its knee. US National Institute of Health on Wednesday said that an experimental drug, Remdesivir, has proved effective against the new Coronavirus disease. The White House … Read more
Kano State has confirmed two more deaths from coronavirus. In a tweet on its handle on Thursday, the State’s Ministry of Health also confirmed 24 new infections in the state. This brings to 139 the total number of those who have contracted the virus in Kano State, as of 12:05 am on April 30. Residents … Read more
Kaduna State government on Thursday announced that it has has recorded 16 new cases of COVID-19 in the state. The state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, made the announcement in a tweet on Thursday. He said all the new cases were almajiris from Kano. He wrote, “KDSG has confirmed 16 new COVID-19 cases in the … Read more
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has explained that one out of every five Lagosians with respiratory symptoms are infected with COVID-19. Abayomi disclosed this when he appeared as a Guest on Arise Television “Morning Show” programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos. He confessed that the state … Read more
In 1720, a ship was quarantined at the port in Marseille because a strange infection was killing people on the ship. Deputy Mayor of Marseille lifted the quarantine to “help economy”. 100,000 people died. More than half of Marseille died. This was the Great Plague of Marseille. The govt of Marseille felt they could not … Read more
As part of its conscious efforts to tackle the health challenges bedevilling Kano state, the federal has sent a high-powered nine-man delegation from the Federal Ministry of Health to the state. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this on Wednesday at the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force on Covid -19 Control. … Read more
Says man who made the video is neither a doctor nor member of COVID-19 Taskforce in the state. The Ekiti state government has reacted to a viral video of a resident of the state, a retired federal road safety corps (FRSC) officer, who refused to accommodate his son who came into the state from Lagos … Read more
Lagos state government on Wednesday announced the discharge of 48 more COVID-19 patients from its various isolation centres and medical facilities across the state. The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the announcement at press conference in state House, Marina. According to him, Of the 48 newly discharged persons, 47 are Nigerians and one is a … Read more
The Presidents speech yesterday was like ..to me ..was …like … … ok ok ok ..sebi u people are tired of keeping safe at home ..alright alright…I release you all to go and die if you wish to die …by 4th of May your desire to die is granted to you Just give me one … Read more
Bishop Oyedepo founder and presiding Bishop of the megachurch Faith Tabernacle worldwide Living Faith Church popularly known as Winners Chapel has released a scary prophecy, revealing what will happen after Coronavirus (COVID-19). An online news medium NewsOne Nigeria reported that Bishop David Oyedepo a live broadcast revealed that many other diseases and plagues are coming, … Read more
American professional boxing promoter and former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather has opened up on his plans after the loss of his ex-wife, Josie Harris, and his trainer uncle, Roger Mayweather, who both died last month. Josie Harris, the mother of three of his children was found dead on Monday, March 2, 2020. The 40-year-old was … Read more
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi Tuesday presented 3 locally made motorized modular fumigator to Lagos State Government as his contribution in the fight against the novel coronavirus global pandemic. The monarch also handed over a large size drone sprinkler to the state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The drone sprinkler-fumigator is meant for the … Read more
The Ghana Medical Association, GMA, has said that 13 doctors have tested positive for coronavirus in Ghana. The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the GMA, Paa Baidoo, said this on Tuesday in Accra. Baidoo blamed the development on the poor distribution of Personal Protective Equipment to health facilities across the country in the fight against COVID-19. … Read more