The federal government on Monday said more than 50% of the mysterious deaths recorded in Kano may not be unconnected to the virulent COVID-19 infection. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire stated this while speaking at the presidential task force briefing on Monday. Ehanire said the verbal autopsy conducted showed that a significant number of deaths … Read more
Gombe state government on Monday announced that speaker of the state assembly, Abubakar Sadiq Ibrahim, alongside four other lawmakers has tested positive for COVID-19. The state made the announcement on when results of the samples sent to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) laboratory were released. The identities of the other lawmakers are not … Read more
Three staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) test positive for COVID-19 disease. Ekohotblog reports that NDDC disclosed this via its official Twitter handle early hours of Monday. READ ALSO: Sexual Violence: FCT Minister Wants Rapists Castrated, Says Death Penalty Not Enough The tweet said: “As NDDC headquarters staff undergo isolation and Covid19 screening, … Read more
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday announced that doctors in the country would down tools starting from Monday, June 15. The association made the announcement in a statement issued by Aliyu Sokomba, its president and Bilqis Muhammad, its general Secretary. The association also issued a 14-day ultimatum to the federal government after … Read more
Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Abia state, has tested positive for COVID-19. The Cable reports that John Okiyi Kalu, commissioner of information in the state, announced the case in a statement on Monday. He said the governor had gone into isolation before his result returned positive, and that he has directed the deputy governor to act … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has apologised for making new errors while confirming new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria in its previous report. The NCDC in a series of tweet on its verified official Twitter handle on Sunday, June 7, noted that it erroneously accredited seven new cases to Jigawa State. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/06/07/rape-we-are-dying-we-cant-wait-for-men-to-catch-up-kiki-mordi/ The … Read more
Lagos state government says More than 1,000 COVID-19 patients have now recovered in the state. This is as the state announced the discharge of 31 more persons on Sunday. The state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who announced the development in a statement on Sunday, put the total number of patients successfully managed and discharged in the … Read more
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has commended the federal government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Adeboye who was reacting to the lockdown ease on religious gathering thanked the government for its decision. Recall that President Buhari on Monday, June 1st, lifted the ban on religious gatherings across … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 389 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 389 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Saturday evening, June 6. NCDC noted that of the 389 COVID-19 cases recorded on Saturday evening, 66 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMOH) has announced that 42 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the state’s isolation facilities. The Ministry made this known via its official Twitter handle on Saturday evening. This brings the total number of discharged patients in the state to 994. LSMOH tweeted: “42 fully recovered #COVID19Lagos patients; 11 … Read more
The Lagos state government on Friday said the state would run out of bed spaces at isolation centres if it the number of COVID-19 cases remain on the High side. The state commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi, made this known at a press briefing in Ikeja on Friday. Lagos is the flash point of the … Read more
Three medical doctors have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 in Nasarawa State. The Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Dr Bulus Umaru confirmed this to newsmen on Friday. Dr Bulus Umaru said, “three gynaecologists and two auxiliary staff have contracted the coronavirus in the course of their work of dealing with patients. “The doctors are now … Read more
Gbagada General Hospital doctors have been reportedly abandoned after a ‘critical COVID-19 case‘ was confirmed in the hospital. Ekohotblog learned that a male COVID-19 patient who was admitted at the casualty ward of the renowned Lagos State General Hospital tested positive to COVID-19 after six days on admission. A report filed by Jameela News, quoted … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new Coronavirus cases with the NCDC announcing 350 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 350 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Thursday evening, June 4. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that … Read more
The Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has set a date for the resumption of interstate movement in Nigeria. Ekohotblog gathered that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 said interstate movement in Nigeria may resume on Sunday, 21 June 2020. Although, the Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir … Read more
Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2baba, has blasted Nigerian pastors and Imams, warning them to stop embarrassing God. 2baba also warned Nigerians against following those pastors, who, according to him, had failed to help them in this trying time. READ ALSO: George Floyd Death: Shocking Details Emerge From George Floyd’s Death He noted that instead … Read more
A three-year-old child has tested positive to COVID-19 in Imo State, the Chairman of the State Task Force Team on COVID-19, Prof. Maurice Iwu, said on Wednesday in Owerri. Briefing newsmen, Iwu said seven active cases were isolated at the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri. He said a family of six that comprised the father and … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday disclosed that the country has confirmed three hundred and fourty eight new COVID-19 cases. The agency made the disclosure in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page. According to the agency, of the 348 new cases, 163 are confirmed in Lagos, 76 in Abuja, … Read more
The Lagos state government on Wednesday anounced that 17 Persons receiving treatment for COVID-19 have died in the last 48 hours. The commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this in a series of tweets, said the patients died from coronavirus-related complications. The commissioner on Tuesday had disclosed that “Nine COVID-19 related deaths were … Read more
Nigerian government on Tuesday released fresh guidelines and measures that will ensure seamless religious activities and check the spread of coronavirus as worship centres resumption gets underway. The Presidential Task Force, PTF, National Coordinator, Sani Aliyu, released the guidelines to be applied on churches, mosques at the briefing on Tuesday. In the guidelines released, Nigeria … Read more