Confirmed cases of coronavirus have heightened to 493 in Nigeria after 51 new infections were recorded on Friday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle. It also confirmed that the number of fatalities recorded from coronavirus-related complications had increased 17. Ekohotblog understands that NCDC noted that of the fifty-one … Read more
Four Nigerian students based in Canada, Kelvin Awani, 24, Jonah Eigbuluese, 22, Joshua Ometie, 25 and Clinton Newton, 27, are wanted by Canadian police authorities after they allegedly defrauded victims of over $2 million through online romance scams over the past two years. Federal RCMP officers issued the arrest warrant after police investigation linking the … Read more
The World Health Organisation has warned that Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. According to reports, there was a sharp rise in cases in the past week. There have been almost 1,000 deaths and almost 19,000 infections across Africa so far, although these rates are far lower than those seen in … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria has appointed Mr. Banjo Adegbohungbe as the substantive Managing Director/CEO of the Coronation Merchant Bank Limited. This was announced in the fifth Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the bank’s head office, recently with shareholders following the retirement of Mr. Abubakar Jimoh, who led the bank from 2015 until recently … Read more
The ex-Wife of the Oluwo of Iwo Chanel Chin may have just opened another can of worms as she had earlier threatened. Ekohotblog recalls that the former queen earlier accused Oluwo of Iwo him of rape, promised to reveal the monarch’s drug lives and addiction and it seems the time to do that has finally … Read more
The Lagos State chapter of Nawair-Ud-Deen Grammar School Old Students Association, Obantoko, Abeokuta, has distributed the sum of One Hundred and Ten Thousand Naira to indigent members. This gesture was made as a palliative measure to cushion the effect of knockdown which was imposed on the state to curtail the spread of coronavirus pandemic. According … Read more
Residents of Shasha area in Alimosho Local Government area of Lagos state have been left in shock as policemen from the Idimu Police Station stormed Akeem Lasisi close, arrested some residents on vigilante duties in the community and paraded them for murder. The unfortunate incident happened on Tuesday, April 14th, at around 4 am, Ekohotblog … Read more
A hero NHS nurse has shared a heartbreaking account of holding the hands of four coronavirus patients as they all passed away on the same day. Gemma Louise, believed to be from the UK, said it ‘breaks her heart’ that victims cannot be with their families in their final moments. Writing on Facebook, she begged … Read more
The Union of European Football Association, UEFA, will hold a meeting of its decision-making executive committee on April 23, with discussions likely to centre on how, when and if the European football season will be able to resume amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. UEFA had suspended the Champions League, Europa League, and the European Championship … Read more
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 35 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of cases to 442. NCDC made the update on Thursday night. It noted that nineteen of the cases were recorded in Lagos, nine in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), five in Kano, and … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has increased by 60 percent. WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo gave the update in a “COVID-19 Situation Report” posted on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Thursday. “Over the past week, there has been a 51 … Read more
Lagos State Government has reiterated the need for residents to desist from setting up a bonfire on tarred road surfaces across the State while embarking on vigilante operations, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Engineer Aramide Adeyoye, urged Lagosians to refrain from such acts, pointing out that roads that had been … Read more
Chevron Nigeria Limited said on Thursday that its workforce, both expatriate and indigenous is free of the coronavirus. Mr Esimaje Brikinn, the company’s General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, added that it had also received no report of the virus in its operations. The oil firm denied reports that it was running a COVID-19 … Read more
Prince William, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth, has opened an emergency COVID-19 hospital built in just eight days in the exhibition centre of Britain’s second city, Birmingham. William, the Duke of Cambridge, opened the new NHS Nightingale Hospital at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) via video link. The hospital is the second of seven being … Read more
An online video obtained by Ekohotblog shows a housewife crying out for help that she is tired of having sex with her husband. Apparently, she ran out of the house probably in the middle of the act and the man ran after her into the street of Lagos. The woman can be heard speaking in … Read more
“When the world around us changes for the worse, it’s not the snap of fingers which will bring it back to the earlier position, it will take courage, thinking, teamwork and sacrifices to bring normalcy to the chaos” – Shahenshash Khan. It’s globally acknowledged that education is the bedrock of development and the most important … Read more
One of Alaafin of Oyo’s youngest wives, Olori Badirat Ola Adeyemi has responded to an allegation of a love affair with Fuji legend, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1) Recall this online news platform obtained an unconfirmed allegation against Olori Ola revealing she was reportedly sent out of the palace by the king, Oba Lamidi … Read more
Social media went agog as rumors of a romantic relationship between Fuji legend, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1) and youngest wife of the Alaafin of Oyo, surfaced online. Ekohotblog had earlier reported that the 22-year-old Olori Badirat had been sent packing from the Oyo monarch’s palace after she was allegedly caught having an affair … Read more
A Nigerian doctor has died of coronavirus in Lagos. The deceased identified as Doctor Chugbo Emeka died after being exposed to a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Lagos. He died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital isolation ward on Wednesday. He was reportedly rushed to the facility on Monday. Announcing his death, the Nigeria Medical … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will promote the establishment of InfraCo PLC with combined debt and equity take-off capital of N15 trillion to solely focus on infrastructure development as the country works towards mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. The Apex Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, in a 27-page policy response … Read more