Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday disclosed that the country has confirmed one hundred and ninety six new COVID-19 Case. The agency made the disclosure in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter. The new cases exceeded the highest daily toll of the previous day which was 195. According to … Read more
Says man who made the video is neither a doctor nor member of COVID-19 Taskforce in the state. The Ekiti state government has reacted to a viral video of a resident of the state, a retired federal road safety corps (FRSC) officer, who refused to accommodate his son who came into the state from Lagos … Read more
The Kogi State government has described as unfair comment credited to the Director General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, accusing the state of not sending enough sample for test. In a rebuttal on Tuesday, the state government accused the NCDC of attempting to arm-twist it into manufacturing unconfirmed COVID-19 Cases in … Read more
Lagos state government on Wednesday announced the discharge of 48 more COVID-19 patients from its various isolation centres and medical facilities across the state. The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the announcement at press conference in state House, Marina. According to him, Of the 48 newly discharged persons, 47 are Nigerians and one is a … Read more
In the history of mankind, the Spanish flu of 1918 will comfortably perch at the highest rung of cataclysmic events ladder when the stock of devastating occurrences that brought the world to its knee is being taken. The Spanish flu killed about 50 million people globally and 500,000 in Nigeria. After it appears that the … Read more
The Presidents speech yesterday was like ..to me ..was …like … … ok ok ok ..sebi u people are tired of keeping safe at home ..alright alright…I release you all to go and die if you wish to die …by 4th of May your desire to die is granted to you Just give me one … Read more
The safety of Ekiti state residents might have been endangered due to the sheer laziness, ignorance and dereliction of duty on the part of those saddled with managing COVID-19 affairs in the state. This new development in the state is coming after officials in the state refused to adhere to the standard preventive measures of … Read more
How India Is Leading The Pack In The War Against COVID-19 — Ahead Of UK, US, China India might be seen as a country trying to break from the yoke of the developing country tag largely because of the sheer size of its population among which the majority is still very much poor and living … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday disclosed that the country has confirmed one hundred and ninety five new COVID-19 cases. The 195 new cases is the highest in a single day since the country recorded its first case of the infection in February. NCDC made the disclosure in its daily situation report of … Read more
An employee of APM Terminals Apapa has tested positive for COVID-19, an official said Tuesday. The last time the worker was at the port was April 16, but his COVID-19 infection was confirmed on April 27. The company’s General Manager, External Relations, Daniel Odibe, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. “APM Terminals hereby … Read more
American professional boxing promoter and former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather has opened up on his plans after the loss of his ex-wife, Josie Harris, and his trainer uncle, Roger Mayweather, who both died last month. Josie Harris, the mother of three of his children was found dead on Monday, March 2, 2020. The 40-year-old was … Read more
PROTOCOLS 1. Good morning Honourable colleagues. I welcome you all to this special session of the House of Representatives, and I thank you all for being here today. 2. We have convened here in unusual circumstances in keeping with these extraordinary times. We are a nation at war battling an unseen enemy; besotted on all … Read more
Nigeria appears to have made fresh inroads in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic after a team of researchers at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) manufactured a clinically tested Ventilator. The ventilator is produced to assist in sustaining COVID-19 patients in the state. The varsity’s public relations officer, Benedicta Ehanire, announced the feat in a … Read more
The Ghana Medical Association, GMA, has said that 13 doctors have tested positive for coronavirus in Ghana. The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the GMA, Paa Baidoo, said this on Tuesday in Accra. Baidoo blamed the development on the poor distribution of Personal Protective Equipment to health facilities across the country in the fight against COVID-19. … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has admonished the working population in the state to continue working from home if they can afford to The admonition is coming on the heels of the partial lockdown of the state which begins Monday, May 4, 2020. EkoHotBlog had reported that the President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered … Read more
Daughter of Abba Kyari, late chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha has berated her father’s critics for always attacking him. Ekohotblog recalls that Abba Kyari had on April 17 died from coronavirus (COVID-19) complications a few weeks after he had tested positive for the novel disease. This online news platform understands that before … Read more
Nigerian Government says the recent situation of things in Kano did not come as a surprise to it as it has always envisaged such occurrence due to the dense nature of the state population. The Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the agency was not surprised with the high … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari in his widely anticipated national broadcast on Monday concerning the health quagmire the country is enmeshed in unveil series of new and revised measures to help tackle the virulent COVID-19 pandemic especially in the federal capital territory, Abuja and two states, Lagos and Ogun. While some of the existing measures, like banning … Read more
Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has blamed the increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state on the recklessness and indiscretion of men of the Nigerian police force. Speaking at press briefing in Akure, the state capital, on Monday, Akeredolu disclosed that Ondo confirmed the fourth and fifth cases on Saturday, while the … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday announced that the country has confirmed sixty four fresh COVID-19 Cases. The agency made the announcement in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page. According to the agency, of the 64 New cases, 34 are confirmed in Lagos, 15 are detected in Abuja, … Read more