The Buhari administration through Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire has assured that they would conduct basic research on local herbs to cure COVID-19 patients. Dr. Osagie Ehanire who disclosed this during the daily press briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja said that before any local herb is administered to a COVID-19 patient, the Nigerian Institute … Read more
A Professor researching COVID-19 at the University of Pittsburgh has been killed in the United States. The professor, Bing Liu was said to have been on the verge of making “very significant findings”, according to CNN. The Police said Bing was shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide over the weekend. The Ross Police Department … Read more
Nigerian gospel singer, Osinachi Okoro-Joseph, popularly known as Sinach has announced that she has been topping the Billboard chart in the USA for the past seven weeks. The mother of one shared the news with her fans on Instagram with a screenshot of the chart page which showed her name as number one on the … Read more
34-year-old Timothy Osai, accused of sleeping with a kinsman’s wife has been beaten to death in Ihie, a community in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, it was gathered. His attackers were said to be hired thugs. Osai was said to have died from injuries he sustained from the beating. The incident took place … Read more
An unidentified 47-year-old Nigerian nurse has died of Coronavirus in Brooklyn, USA. A video trending online showed how her body was wrapped in a black blanket and conveyed on a stretcher from the hospital’s exit door to the vehicle. As they put the corpse in the vehicle, songs of sorrow from friends, family and well-wishers … Read more
Sarah Ajah has successfully been delivered of a baby boy right in a wooden canoe in the Makoko area of Lagos State. Sarah was reportedly travelling to a nearby community hospital when her water bag broke and labour started. At first, she was uneasy and behaved strangely, then she began to scream and that left … Read more
A woman based in Agege area of Lagos State, identified as Mercy Elendu is fuming with anger and has threatened to kill her husband for buying underwears for her niece. According to the husband Donald Elendu, he bought the wears alongside other clothes with good intentions because he noticed how shabby the niece always looked. … Read more
A man identified as Femi Temade has left social media buzzing after he shared a video washing some N500 notes. He went to the ATM to withdraw N100k but his grandparents ensured he washed the money with hypo and detergent to prevent Coronavirus. Read Also: Explosion Looms As Lagosians Prepare To Scoop Fuel From Fallen Tanker … Read more
There is likely to be an explosion as a tanker laden with petrol reportedly fell off on Otedola brigde and some commuters have stormed the scene to scoop fuel. Humans will always go the extra mile for survival. This explains why some people would put their lives at great risk to get whatever they could … Read more
Leading Nigerian financial institution, First City Monument bank (FCMB) has come out to dismissed claims that the customer who slumped at its Onipan branch in Lagos, had Coronavirus. In an official statement, the bank said the man was actually hungry as he had been standing on the queue with an empty stomach. He was given … Read more
Residents in Osun State were on Sunday morning shocked to see a 7-month old foetus dumped in a stream at Osogbo. The foetus which had a sign of life in it and was breathing was sealed in a nylon bag. It was gathered a resident of Alafia Street, Igbonna in Osogbo found the foetus in … Read more
A passenger in a taxi was spotted with a takeaway plate he used as alternative for face mask to protect himself from Coronavirus. Although much questions were not asked, but one would wonder, how on Earth will a Lagosian do this, but I’m not surprised, lol. That’s how hilarious we can be. 76 new cases … Read more
The environs of Ilorin, Kwara State capital was in disorder after residents of the state violated social distancing and the mandatory use of face mask on Monday. This is coming after the state government on Monday relaxed the lockdown order placed on the state. Following the directives of the state government to relax the lockdown, … Read more
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has accused the leadership of the House of Representatives of allegedly taking a $10 million bribe from Bill Gates to pass a compulsory vaccine bill. In a statement issued and signed by the spokesperson of the opposition political parties, Barrister Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, CUPP asked Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila … Read more
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says it has observed poor compliance to physical distancing and use of face masks as ease of five weeks lockdown on Lagos, FCT and Ogun states began on Monday. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and PTF Chairman, made the observation at … Read more
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has waded into the interest rates policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Tinubu said the current financial system in Nigeria opposes growth as the interest rates affect domestic investment, the private sector, and job creation. Tinubu warned that to attract investment borrowing that will … Read more
24-year-old Kenyan woman, Winfred Nduku allegedly stabbed her two children, aged 2 and 6, to death, before attempting suicide after a fight with her own mother. A police spokesperson at the Kayole Police Station confirmed the tragic incident to Kenyans.co.ke, adding that Nduku was recuperating at Mama Lucy Hospital. The spokesperson said the sad incident … Read more
An unidentified young man reportedly collapsed at the premises of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Onipan in Lagos. While using the automated teller machine, the man started experiencing difficulty in breathing leading to a slump. The security man checked his temperature and discovered it was high which led to apprehension. Read Also: HORROR: Missing Bodies … Read more
President John Magufuli of Tanzania has ordered a probe on the country’s COVID-19 test kits after goat and pawpaw tested positive for coronavirus. President Magufuli while speaking at an event in Chato in the northwest of Tanzania, revealed that the COVID-19 testing kits which had been imported from abroad had “technical errors”. Magufuli said he … Read more
Banks in Lagos generally opened for business on Monday but with many of them not ensuring that their customers kept to the physical distancing rule set by the authorities. Ekohotblog recalls that the Lagos State Government while giving guidelines for the residents of the state to adhere to during the gradual easing of the lockdown … Read more