Benzema brace hands Real win against Athletic EKO HOT BLOG reports that Karim Benzema’s two goals in the opening seven minutes give Real Madrid eight points clear lead at the top of LaLiga with a 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. Real, who were missing eight players due to a Covid-19 outbreak in the … Read more
Federal Government of Nigeria has approved COVID19 booster shots for Nigerians. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the spokesman for the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Mohammad Ohitoto, disclosed this in a press statement issued on Friday. The development comes days after Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation and chairman of … Read more
Ghana has shut down its parliament over a surge in coronavirus cases. About 17 members of parliament and 151 supporting staff have tested positive for COVID-19. Ghana has shut down its parliament for at least three weeks over a surge in coronavirus cases among lawmakers and parliamentary staff. EKO HOT BLOG gathered the house’s speaker, … Read more
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed that one in five Lagosians tested positive in the month of January. Sanwo-Olu said last month’s number is the highest monthly average recorded in the last six months. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Why I Supported Yar’Adua Despite His Frail Health – Obasanjo Service Chiefs Not By Ethnicity, Presidency … Read more
There is palpable tension in Osun state following the discovery of the deadly B117 strain of COVID-19 announced by the state Government. This new strain, according to the commissioner, spreads faster and kills quicker. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Timipre Sylva Revalidates APC Membership In Bayelsa Corruption: FG Scoffs At TI Report, Says Nigeria Making Progress … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has violated the Health Protection Regulations order he signed this week. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Insurgency: Forum Tasks Govs On Peace, Development Plan Ex-Speaker, Dogara Buries Father-In-Law In Bauchi On Saturday, the President Muhammadu Buhari, revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress in Daura, Katsina State. In some photos which emerged … Read more
Stunt driver extraordinaire Rémy Julienne has died at the age of 90 from Covid-19. The 90 years old veteran had been in intensive care at a hospital since early January. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Naira Rises Against Dollar At Official Market Sale Of Government Assets Will Help Boost Economy – Finance Minister President Buhari Increases … Read more
Zeenah El-Zakzaky, has tested positive for COVID-19. El-Zakzaky’s family doctor carried out a COVID-19 test on Zeenah after a routine visit to the Kaduna State prison. Zeenah, wife of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has tested positive for COVID-19. This was disclosed in a statement by her son, Mohammed … Read more
Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, flagged off the Hajj Savings Scheme for South-West states of the country, designed to encourage intending pilgrims to save towards actualising their dreams of performing the Holy pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as enshrined in the Holy Quran within a specified period of time. The scheme is a … Read more
The Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission (LSC), Mr. Lanre Mojola, and the General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, have urged Lagosians to continue to comply with the social distancing, basic hygiene practices, and restriction on public gathering directives of the State Government to stop the spread of the Coronavirus disease … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 22ND NOVEMBER, 2020 Family of American Singer, Jeremih revealed he is out of the ICU and on his way to recovering. The R&B singer’s family said Jeremih has been transferred out of the ICU he was being treated at last week and is now going to spend the rest of his recovery in a … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 17TH NOVEMBER 2020 Lagos State Government urged Religious Leaders to continue with safety protocols and to avoid second wave of Covid-19 pandemic The Lagos State Government has warned religious leaders in the state against a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, urging them to intensify safety protocols to avert the spread of the virus. … Read more
The European Delegation and the EU member states in Nigeria on Tuesday have made it known that issuing of certain visas was ongoing despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The EU disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘Travel visas to Europe,’ said priority was being given to students looking to study in Europe. It noted that thousands … Read more
Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus has tested positive for Coronavirus. He announced the status in a series of tweet on his verified handle @Dr.Tedros. According to him: “I’ve been identified as a contact person of someone who has COVID-19 symptoms, I am well and without symptoms but will self quarantine … Read more
Most dignitaries invited to the wedding of Hanan, one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari, and her husband-to-be, Mohammed Turad, son of an ex-lawmaker from Kaduna State, may not attend the event over fear of COVID-19. The marriage is billed to take place on September 4, 2020 and being the first-ever wedding to take … Read more
Ekiti State government on Sunday disclosed that the state has recorded nine new positive cases of Covid19 bringing the total confirmed cases in the state to 141. According to the reports, 65 patients had been discharged from the isolation centers, while two deaths have recorded since the pandemic outbreak in the state. Also, the state … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID19 cases with the NCDC announcing 454 new cases of COVID19 in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 454 new COVID19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Friday evening, July 3. READ ALSO: Mastermind Behind Akinyele Killings Arrested In Ibadan According … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported 183,020 COVID-19 cases, the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic. The biggest increase was from North and South America with over 116,000 new cases, according to WHO daily report. Overall in the pandemic, the WHO reported 8,708,008 cases — 183,020 in the … Read more
A doctor(name withheld) in Bauchi State on Sunday has infected ten of his family members including his last child, a 9-year-old son after testing positive for COVID-19. Chairman, State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), Rilwanu Muhammed who disclosed this to the Nation in Bauchi the state capital said though nine of the family were … Read more
The Director-General of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Iheakweazu on Friday clarified why anti-malaria drugs are being administered to coronavirus COVID-19 patients. The NCDC DG also explained the differences between COVID-19 and malaria. This follows recent remarks by some prominent survivors, who spoke about the drugs administered to them during their treatment. … Read more