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
Lagos state House of Assembly has called on the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to make recourse to the House over expenses incurred from the donations made towards combating the coronavirus pandemic in the state. At the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, the House implored Sanwo-Olu to introduce a co-chairman from the … Read more
Cross River State government on Thursday authorized five truckloads of almajiris including other passengers from the northern part of Nigeria back to its destination. Vanguard learned that a border patrol team, comprising of Peace Corp members, civilian Vigilantes, Border COVID-19 Taskforce had intercepted the trucks yesterday night at the Gakem border town in Bekwara LGA … 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
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
Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced the discharge of 60 COVID-19 patients from its isolation centres. He disclosed this on his verified Twitter account. He said: “Today, we discharged 60 #COVID19 Lagos patients; 40 males and 20 females, from our Yaba, Eti-Osa and Ibeju-Lekki isolation facilities to reunite with their families and society … 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
Six people, including two pilots, were killed when in a plane crash in south-western Somalia on Monday, authorities said. According to Somalia News Agency, the plane belonged to African Express Airways and was transporting supplies for use in the fight against COVID-19. The plane, which was carrying medical supplies needed in the fight against the … Read more
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Sunday, admitted that the state is in trouble over the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor at the presentation of a COVID-19 Mobile Testing Centre donated by the Dangote Foundation to the state, confessed that the state started fighting the pandemic on a shaky note due to the delay in testing … Read more
Osun State on Sunday has recorded two new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the State to 36. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, in a tweet said the new cases are wife and son of a previously confirmed coronavirus patient who died last week. https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/05/03/breaking-emir-of-kaura-namoda-zamfara-dies-awaiting-covid-19-test-result/ “Last night, we … Read more
The Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Muhammad Ahmad Asha, is dead. He was said to have died of suspected coronavirus-related complication on Sunday morning. The Emir, according to the Publicity Secretary for the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 in the state, Alhaji Mustafa Jafaru Kaura, had been in isolation at the Yariman … Read more
Billionaire Aliko Dangote has contributed a mobile laboratory equipped to regulate 400 samples daily to enhance the testing capacity in Kano state. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje disclosed this on Saturday during a press briefing organised by the state task force on COVID-19 which took place at the Africa House in Kano. He divulged that the test … Read more
Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA) has confirmed that a four years old child tested positive to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. BASPHCDA, Executive Chairman, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview in Bauchi. He said: “The four years old child that tested positive for the virus is a contact of … Read more
The Kebbi State Government on Saturday announced the death of a COVID-19 patient who was said to have earlier eloped from the hospital after his samples were taken to be tested for coronavirus. The deceased was said to be a 60-year-old man known to be diabetic and hypertensive. The state governor’s Special Adviser on Media, … Read more
Lagos State has discharged twenty-two more coronavirus patients. Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMOH) disclosed on Saturday. “22 more COVID19 Lagos patients; 8 females & 14 males, all Nigerians were today discharged from our Isolation facilities at Yaba. Read more at: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/05/02/just-in-dead-covid-19-pregnant-woman-infects-3-others/ “The patients; 19 from LUTH, 2 from IDH, Yaba & 1 from our … Read more
Ekiti State Government, on Saturday, confirmed three new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the state, as declared by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday night. The government said the three new COVID-19 cases were transmitted by the late 29-year old pregnant woman. The pregnant woman was initially reported to have sneaked into the … Read more