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As the deadly coronavirus continues to stir fears and uncertainty in the minds of Nigerians, earlier today, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed six new cases of coronavirus in Osun State. The Centre made the disclosure via it’s official Twitter handle, where it said, “Six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in … Read more
President Donald Trump has again tested negative for Coronavirus as confirmed on Thursday’s White House press briefing on coronavirus developments. In a memo distributed by press secretary Stephanie Grisham just before the daily White House coronatask force briefing, it was gathered that the US President was tested by White House physician Sean Conley. The memo … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tested negative for Coronavirus. Announcing the news via his verified Twitter handle @jidesanwoolu, the governor said it is important he gets tested to ensure that nothing distracts him from leading Lagos in a period like this. His family members and aides have eluded the virus as well. “As a … Read more
A man infected with COVID-19 spat in another man’s face as they waited to board a train in Thailand. The coronavirus-stricken man later dropped dead. Surveillance video shows the incident which took place on a train platform in Bangkok. In the video, the Coronavirus patient is seen walking up to another man in line to … Read more
Coronavirus has reportedly killed an unnamed high ranking member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet. Ekohotblog reports that the allegation was made by a controversial journalist, Kemi Olunloyo in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Thursday. Nigerians have since reacted to the claim that High Ranking Member Of Buhari’s cabinet has passed away due … Read more
Eleven covid-19 patients in Lagos have regained their freedoms, after making a full recovery from the infection. This disclosure was made by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on his twitter handle on Thursday. He tweeted, ” I am happy to break to you, my good people of Lagos, the news of the release today of 11 more … Read more
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In the wake of a global pandemic called coronavirus, medically termed “COVID-19”, the outbreak of the disease in Wuhan, China, sometimes in December 2019 is taking tolls on the global economy with adverse effects on the well being of all people. Because many countries including the United States of America have been forced to go … Read more
As more countries order the lockdown sequence across the world, over 100 Germans nationals who have completed airport securities formalities will be the evacuated by Lufthansa German Airline to Frankfurt from the international wing of the Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. According to The Nation, the undisclosed Airport and Immigration source (s) said the Germans have … Read more
The Federal Government has relaxed open and close rules for markets, supermarkets and food stores in Lagos, Abuja FCT and Ogun, where a lockdown has been imposed. Ekohotblog understands all markets, food stores, supermarkets will be allowed to open between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm daily. The National Co-ordinator of the Presidential Task Force on … Read more
Lagos-based lawyer, Ebunolu Adegboruwa has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to end the lockdown caused by the Coronavirus pandemic in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja on or before Friday, April 3rd 2020. In a letter to the president, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria highlighted some of the hazardous effect caused by the lockdown from physical abuse … Read more
Nollywood’s Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD) has called upon the Nigerian Customs Service to distribute the food items seized from smugglers. Ekohotblog reports that Richard Mofe Damijo made the call in a post via his twitter handle. RMD further appreciated the Federal Government for the reduction of fuel prices and other efforts being put in place … Read more
West Africa’s largest container terminal, APM Terminals has taken to Twitter to begin a #APMTerminalsCares challenge following the outbreak of deadly pandemic Coronavirus. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed a total of one hundred and seventy-four (174) COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter. This online news … Read more
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and his wife, Hafsat Ganduje have tested negative for Coronavirus. This was disclosed in a statement released by Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor today April 2nd. The statement in part reads “We thank Almighty Allah for this result which shows negative. That is how He … Read more
Six-week-old infant has died of complications relating to COVID-19, the governor of the US state of Connecticut has said, in one of the youngest recorded deaths from the virus. Governor Ned Lamont tweeted on Wednesday that the newborn was “brought unresponsive to a hospital late last week and could not be revived.” “Testing confirmed last … Read more
In its efforts to further curtail the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic among the populace, LASG has launched a handwashing challenge tagged “MyHandsAreSafe”, in partnership with Jumia Nigeria. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Sustainable Development Goals and Investment, Mrs. Solape Hammond made the announcement at a special event organised by Jumia … Read more
UEFA has confirmed its club competitions remain suspended until further notice, while all of June’s international matches have been postponed. European football’s governing body announced the news yesterday following a meeting with its 55 member associations to discuss strategy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The postponement of international fixtures includes Euro 2020 qualifiers … Read more
A six-week-old infant has died of complications relating to Coronavirus, the governor of the US State of Connecticut said Wednesday, in one of the youngest recorded deaths from the virus. Governor Ned Lamont tweeted that the newborn was “brought unresponsive to a hospital late last week and could not be revived.” “Testing confirmed last night … Read more
Nigeria has recorded 23 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 174. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Wednesday via its Twitter handle. It tweeted, “Twenty three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria – Nine in Lagos, seven in the FCT, … Read more
Over 100 sailors on a U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier, Theodore Roosevelt, have been stricken by coronavirus. Capt. Brett Crozier has written the Navy for help. The virus-hit ship is now docked near Guam, America’s Pacific Ocean island. “The spread of the disease is ongoing and accelerating,” Crozier wrote in the letter published by San Francisco … Read more
The drug for the treatment of the dreaded coronavirus is in the testing phase and will be ready soon. The pronouncement was given by the Chairman of the Imo State Taskforce on COVID-19, Prof. Maurice Iwu in Owerri on Wednesday. The Don of Pharmacognosy from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), had presented a plant-based … Read more