By Adewale Abdul Twenty-seven years after the historic election of June 12, 1993, globally adjudged to be the freest, fairest and most peaceful election in Nigeria to date, Nigerians at home and abroad will be celebrating, for the first time, the real D-day as the ‘Democracy Day.’ Any honest review of our nation’s political history … Read more
Controversial self-acclaimed Journalist, Kemi Omololu Olunloyo has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari is considering a two-week total lockdown for Lagos State. In a tweet via her official Twitter handle on Saturday morning, Kemi who claimed to have a source at the presidency said Buhari might lock down Lagos State again following the rise in COVID-19 … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced 627 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 627 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Friday evening, June 12. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that of … Read more
New mothers infected with COVID-19 should generally continue breastfeeding and should not be separated from their babies, the World Health Organization said Friday, stressing that the benefits outweighed the risks. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference that the UN health agency had thoroughly investigated the risks of women transmitting the new … Read more
Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday ordered the reopening of football viewing centres across the state. The directive was contained in a statement by the governor’s spokesman Abba Anwar. Anwar said the governor issued the directive when he played host to the leadership of Soccer Viewing Centres Association in the state who paid him … Read more
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Thursday said the government it was not contemplating resumption of academic activities in schools. The government said the decision to put off school reopening was informed by the need to protect the vulnerable and check the spread of the virus in communities Chairman of the Taskforce, Boss … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said his government had made tremendous inroad in fight against corruption and stabilising the economy. Buhari made the assertion in his nationwide broadcast to mark the 21st anniversary of unbroken civilian rule of the fourth republic. Buhari averred that his administration has recorded “notable achievements” in the course of implementing … Read more
The Federal Government has ruled out imposing another lockdown, despite the increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF), Boss Mustapha, stated this on Thursday, during the daily media briefing. Mustapha was asked if the government was looking to shut down the country again, in a bid to flatten … Read more
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control(NCDC) Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said there is no global collaboration to deceive Nigerians on the existence of Covid19 in the country. The DG said this on Thursday during the presidential Task force briefing while addressing the issue of alleged doubts among some Nigerians about the existence … Read more
Leader of the opposition in Pakistan’s National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif and several other politicians have tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported on Thursday. Shahbaz, who is the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), went to self-quarantine after testing positive for the disease, the party’s spokesperson Maryam Aurangzeb said on Thursday. Shahbaz is also … Read more
Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has read the riot act to politicians, political parties and other stakeholders that will be involved in the upcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo. The INEC helmsman said the electoral umpire will not declare any winner in the two states if the polls are … Read more
Many children who attended school before the closure of formal learning centres and suspension of educational activities due to the lockdown occassioned by the COVID-19 pandemic have not engaged in any learning/education activities. The government locked down the states as part of the measures put in place to check the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read more
National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu is in disarray as No fewer than 30 doctors, nurses and none health workers have been asked to go on 14-day-self isolation after a nurse tested positive for COVID-19. According to newsmen, a doctor (name withheld) working at the hospital said that a nurse had tested positive to COVID-19 some days … Read more
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has mocked Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, over the confirmation that he is COVID-19 positive. Ikpeazu on Tuesday confirmed he tested positive for coronavirus. His confirmation came days after some of his aides tested positive. Reacting, Omokri took to his Twitter page on Wednesday prayed … Read more
Nigeria recorded her highest daily number of COVID-19 cases as NCDC announced 663 new infections. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 633 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Tuesday night, June 9. This brings the country’s total number of cases to 13464. READ ALSO: … Read more
The federal government on Tuesday said it had approved the payment of two months’ hazard allowance for health workers in the frontline of the COVID-19 battle. Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, announced the development at a meeting between representatives of the federal government and health professionals’ associations. The payment of hazard allowance to … Read more
In spite of the hardship and economic downturn that pervade the country which is occassioned by the virulent COVID-19 infection, senator representing Borno south, Ali Ndume, has called on the federal government to slash workers’ salaries. The senator made the call when he appeared on a Channels Television programme. Giving reasons for his proposition, the … Read more
Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Boss Mustapha, says the few mistakes recorded in the data on COVID-19 is because of dialogue approach in handling samples in Nigeria. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) said the process of collecting and handling the data is usually tedious … Read more
Tanzanian President, John Magufuli has taken to declare the COVID-19 status of the country in the church. The president while speaking during a church service in Dodoma, the country’s capital, declare the country COVID-19 free. He said God has answered the prayers of the citizens and eliminated the disease in the country, while praising the clerics and worshippers for … Read more
New Zealand has announced that it will be lifting its coronavirus restrictions after the country, on Monday, declared that it had no known active cases of COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Health in a statement, the last remaining case, a woman from Auckland, has now been symptom-free for 48 hours and is regarded as … Read more