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Minister-in-charge, Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ Ministry, Pastor Adewale Giwa has said that the killer Coronavirus disease should rather stay in the camps of those who persecute Christians and unscrupulous politicians in the country. In a statement released on Thursday, Giwa said he had ordered his church members to comply with whatever directive … Read more
American Televangelist, Kenneth Copeland ignited a new wave of controversy following his comment about what Christians must do in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Appearing on his Victory Live TV Show, the multimillionaire televangelist told his viewers not to stop paying their tithes and sowing seeds even if they lose their jobs because of … Read more
The number of persons affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Lagos has risen to 11. The state government on Thursday announced that four more people have tested positive. The 12th case and the only one outside Lagos, is the driver of an American citizen who died in Ekiti State. The government revved up its efforts to … Read more
… Air Peace suspends Liberia, Senegal flights The disruption to air travel due to the continued spread of coronavirus will cost Nigeria’s aviation industry over N160.58bn (using Bureau de Change rate of N370 to $1) ($434m) in revenue and 22,200 jobs, the International Air Transport Association has said. IATA said on Thursday that the country … Read more
The National Identity Management Commission on Thursday ordered the immediate shutdown of all its enrollment centres. According to the commission, the move is part of the measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The commission said all its centres in Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Katsina and Anambra states had been ordered to shut down. … Read more
Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 3,405, surpassing the 3,245 fatalities reported in China. The death toll rose by 14.3 per cent from Wednesday, the Italian Civil Protection Agency says in its daily bulletin, also reporting a 14.9-per-cent hike in the total number of contagions, to 41,035. Recoveries are up by … Read more
Bentley will stop car production at its British factory from the end of Friday for four weeks over the coronavirus outbreak, one of the final automakers in Britain to announce such plans. Parent company Volkswagen said on Tuesday it would be ceasing output at plants across Europe as the pandemic hits sales and disrupts supply … Read more
Following calls from certain quaters to make a national broadcast on the Coronavirus disease, President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned Nigerians against falling into the ploy to politicise the global crisis. Instead, he told everyone to stay calm and not panic, assuring that his administration was managing the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Buhari’s … Read more
United States president, Donald Trump on Thursday said the US has approved the anti-malarial drug chloroquine for use as a treatment against the new coronavirus. “We’re going to be able to make that drug available almost immediately, and that’s where the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has been so great,” Trump told reporters. “They’ve gone … Read more
Following the federal government’s restriction on public officials travels outside Nigeria over the covid 19 outbreak, Daughter of President Muhammad Buhari is under self-isolation after returning from a trip to the United Kingdom. The president’s wife, Aisha, made this known in a tweet on Thursday. https://twitter.com/aishambuhari/status/1240660126698213376 Aisha also added that she has shut down her … Read more
In the last 24hours, Africa has recorded 17 deaths from the Covid -19 outbreak the World Health Organization Africa Region has said. The UN Health Agency said so far, there have been 633 confirmed COVID-19 cases in 33 African countries leading to 17 deaths. Meanwhile, in the past 24 hours, the Gambia, Mauritius, and Zambia … Read more
The National Executive Council, Trustees and the National Council of Missioners has announced the suspension of all Mosque activities particularly weekly Asalatu, Jum’ah prayers and any gathering of up to fifty people. According to a statement made available to Ekohotblog, the suspension of activities shall take effect immediately until further notice. This decision was informed … Read more
Amidst global fears of the Coronavirus outbreak, Lagos state university, LASU has postponed its 24th convocation ceremony scheduled to take place next week due to the rampage of the virus. A statement by the Coordinator, Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, Mr. Ademola Adekoya, on Thursday, said the postponement was indefinite. “The postponement is … Read more
World Health Organisation (WHO) has said no fewer than 200,000 cases of Coronavirus ( COVID-19) have now been reported to WHO and 8,000 people have lost their lives. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, gave the update on the agency’s website. According to him, more than 80 per cent of all cases are from two … Read more
Please, excuse me if the above headline sounds offensive; it is not intended to be so, but rather influenced by an annoying acquiescence of the custodians of our healthcare system to an obviously serious national issue. Put mildly, it is to nudge them to the reality of danger and its associated consequences staring everyone in … Read more
A cheating husband has reportedly caught the deadly coronavirus while he was on vacation with his sidechic in Italy without the knowledge of his wife. The man, who is being quarantined in the UK, told the medical team that he got infected while he was on a secret get-away with his mistress in Italy. According … Read more
The Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bashir Bello has urged residents of the state to adhere to hygienic precautionary measures in order to avoid the outbreak of Coronavirus. This is following a suspected case of the disease, a man in his 50’s who arrived Bodija area of Ibadan from the United Kingdom, and has … Read more
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has announced a N 1 .1 tn intervention fund to support critical sectors of the economy, including the fight against the deadly coronavirus. Emefiele made this known in a press statement made available to journalists and said it was imperative following the coronavirus pandemic. ” … Read more
Following the first reported case of covid 19 in Katsina state on Wednesday, Governors in the northwest region have announced closure of all schools for the next 30 days. The closure will take effect from Monday 23rd of March 2020. This announcement was revealed in a communiqué made available to newsmen by Chairman of the … Read more
President Nicolas Maduro asked the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday for a $5 billion loan to help crisis-worn Venezuela cope with the onslaught of the coronavirus. In a letter to IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, Maduro said a $5 billion loan from the IMF’s Rapid Financing Instrument “will contribute significantly to strengthening our detection and response systems.” The RFI … Read more