No fewer than five people have been confirmed dead, and several others are receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease Centre in Olodo, Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State, after attending a ‘Love Feast’ (Ipese) organized by a white garment church in Ibadan. The incident, which occurred last Sunday at the church premises in Apata, … Read more
A night-long attack by bandits in Maidabino, Katsina State, resulted in nine deaths, fifty abductions, and widespread destruction. Eko Hot Blog reports that in a harrowing night-long ordeal, the town of Maidabino in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State was besieged by a large group of bandits. The violent raid, which lasted from 10 PM on … Read more
launched into loss of Titan submersible and deaths of five during Titanic dive. Polar Prince cargo vessel lost contact with submersible after launch. Debris field found, multinational search-and-rescue operation concludes. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Canadian authorities said Friday they would launch an investigation into the loss this week of the Titan submersible along with … Read more
Cholera Killing Nigerians More Than COVID-19 EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Lagos based medical practitioner, Oluwaseun Rotimi, hasa said, though a lot of attention has been fixated on COVID-19 pandemic by health authorities and individuals, yet there are other terrible infectious diseases killing Nigerians more than COVID-19. The Meddical Practitioner, pointed at Cholera, as … Read more
The Medical Director of the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Dr. Bowale Abimbola has disclosed that the majority of the people who died of COVID-19 complications in Lagos have hypertension and diabetes even as he disclosed that most male individuals come down with a very severe form of the infection. Disclosing this while in his … Read more
Over 1.5 million cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Europe, just under half the worldwide total, according to an AFP tally on Saturday. Europe is the hardest-hit continent with at least 1,506,853 infections, including 140,260 deaths. Across the world, 3,350,224 cases and 238,334 deaths have been recorded. Spain, with 215,216 cases and 24,824 deaths, … Read more