Some Nigerians evacuated from the United Kingdom have arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos around 01.43 pm on Friday. Videos of Nigerians evacuated from Uk. 6ix9ne | #wike | Supreme Court | #streetparty pic.twitter.com/jMfwX5WYQg — EkoHotBlog (@ekohotblog) May 8, 2020 They were evacuated after being stranded by the coronavirus pandemic. READ ALSO:BREAKING: … Read more
Lagos Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Friday, announced that the State may record between 90,000 and 120,000 cases of coronavirus by July or August when it reaches the peak. Abayomi, revealed this during a media briefing on the update of COVID-19 in the state, held in Alausa, Ikeja. According to the commissioner, the … Read more
A passenger suspected to be COVID-19 positive travelling from Lagos to one of the northern states on Thursday reported sadly died in Badeggi in the Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State inside the commercial vehicle he boarded. According to reports, the bus with registration number JJJ 349XN, carrying passengers from Lagos had embarked on … Read more
Kano state government has discharged 16 new COVID-19 patients from its facilities after full recovery and testing negative twice. A statement signed by the commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba implied that this brings the total number of discharged patients in the state to 22. He said among the discharged patients were Professor Abdulrazak Garba … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Thursday via its verified Twitter handle have confirmed 381 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3526. It tweeted, “On the 7th of May 2020, 381 new confirmed cases and four deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “No new state has … Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Thursday, confirmed two more COVID-19 deaths in the state, saying the number of confirmed cases in the state had increased to 1,324. However, Abayomi, who made the disclosure on his Twitter account, did not provide additional information on the age, sex, nationality, and medical history … Read more
The Director of Human Resources at Yobe State Ministry of Health, Alhaji Muazu Brahji has died at the state specialist hospital isolation centre in Damaturu. The deceased’s brother, Yau Ubaliyo Abubakar said that Brahji died after being taken to the isolation facility on Tuesday May 5. He further disclosed that Brahji died last night while … Read more
Kano State Commissioner (former) for Works, Engr. Muazu Magaji who rejoiced over the death of Abba Kyari, late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari has tested positive to COVID-19. A reliable source on Thursday said that Muazu Magaji has been carried to isolation centre. Also, the former commissioner had announced on his verified Facebook … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday has announced that it was facing scarcity of reagents for COVID-19 tests. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, divulged this in an interview with The PUNCH, as the Federal Capital Territory disclosed that it was battling a shortage of test kits. Omotosho in an interview with one … Read more
The Member representing Bayo Constituency in the Borno State House of Assembly, Umar Audi, is dead. According to reports, Audi died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital on Tuesday evening. The Cable reported that the deceased was initially rejected at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital on Tuesday evening as the health workers insisted … Read more
Controversial Anambra Prophet, Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere better known as Prophet Odumeje has said there is no Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Spiritual Director of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry World Miracle Center, alias Land of Freedom via a micro-blogging site, Twitter, insisted that there is no COVID-19 in Nigeria, adding that … Read more
Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk has been hospitalised at the Intensive Care Unit of the Federal Medical Centre in Kastina State. A palace source told SaharaReporters on Tuesday that Umar was rushed to the hospital on Monday night in a critical condition. The emir is said to have contracted COVID-19 from Kastina State index … Read more
Some COVID-19 patients at the Kwadon Isolation Centre, Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, on Tuesday shut down the popular Gombe/ Biu Road. The patients were said to be rebelling against down government’s negligence, inadequate food provision and medical attention in the isolation centre. A resident of the community, who spoke with SaharaReporters, … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry of Health on Tuesday has announced that a patient has died of coronavirus-related complications in Lagos. LSMOH made this known via its Twitter handle on Tuesday. It also said that 14 more patients were discharged in the state. The ministry tweeted, “76 new cases of #COVID-19 infection confirmed. Total confirmed cases … Read more
Three patients who were positive to COVID-19 virus has been discharged after spending almost three weeks at Kano State isolation centre. Briefing journalists on COVID-19 update in Kano, the state task force coordinator Dr Tijani Hussain disclosed that the three patients were released after testing negative for the disease twice. Tijani, who emphasized that the … Read more
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 disclosed on Monday that Nigeria has indicated interest to be part of a global trial test of the vaccines developed for the treatment of coronavirus. Nigeria has informed the World Health Organisation (WHO) that it wants to be part of the global solidarity trial of the medicines being … Read more
Late April 2020, over 600 people died mysteriously in Kano state, currently, over 100 people are said to have died within the last ten days in Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State. This was made known by the Special Assistant to the Local Council Chairman on Media, Sani Kakabori on Channels Television. According to … Read more
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday has banned daily operations in major markets in the state to curb the spread of Covid-19. Akeredolu gave the command in Akure at a press briefing at the Government House. He condemned the noncompliance to government’s directives on social distancing in markets. The governor asserted that the … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has declared openly that 14 new coronavirus patients have recovered and discharged from its isolation centres after testing negative twice. This was disclosed via its Twitter handle @LSMOH, saying the 14 patients are Nigerians. It tweeted, “14 more #COVID19 Lagos patients; 6 females and 8 males, all Nigerians were … Read more
Three persons who are members of the Ondo State COVID-19 team have been reportedly infected with the deadly coronavirus disease. The victims who included a driver and two casual health workers were among the recent cases discovered in the state. The state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, divulged this on Monday while speaking with journalists at … Read more