Federal Government has announced that 265 Nigerians will arrive in Lagos from Dubai on Wednesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement on Tuesday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Ferdinand Nwonye, said the Emirates Airlines tasked with the transport is scheduled to arrive at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Over 4,000 Nigerians are waiting … Read more
California on Tuesday sued rideshare operators Uber and Lyft for “misclassifying” drivers as contractors instead of employees in violation of state law. The suit, joined by the state’s large municipalities, seeks to require the companies to compensate drivers and pay penalties that could total in the hundreds of millions of dollars. “California has ground rules … Read more
Niger on Tuesday received a consignment of herbal tea that Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina has touted as a powerful remedy against the novel coronavirus. Baptised COVID-Organics, the drink is derived from artemisia — a plant with proven efficacy in malaria treatment – and other indigenous herbs. Rajoelina hopes to distribute the infusion across West Africa … Read more
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has threatened to sue Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore over a report it carried accusing him of engaging in contract scam. Obasa has now given Sowore seven days to retract the claim against him or risk a N1 billion libel suit. The lawmaker made … Read more
Former Aviation Miniter, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) via his official Twitter handle stated that comparing former President Olusegun Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari is like comparing count Dracula to mother Theresa. FFK said former President Olusegun Obasanjo led a successful federal government contrasted to Head of state Muhammadu Buhari. READ ALSO: COVID-19 Tragedy: Tailor Stabs Colleague … Read more
United States has recorded 27,348 new COVID-19 cases and 1,154 new Coronavirus deaths. Ekohotblog reports that the United States government headed by President Donald Trump recorded the 27,348 new COVID-19 cases and 1,154 new Coronavirus deaths on Sunday, May 3. An update released by Worldometer reads as thus; “27,348 new cases and 1,154 new deaths … Read more
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on governments at all levels to take decisive steps in ensuring the protection of media workers to strengthen and maintain press freedom. Mr Victor Udu, the Chairman of NUJ, Cross River Council, made the call in a statement to mark the World Press Freedom Day 2020 in … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, allegedly appointed a dead person into the board of one the federal government agencies. It was reported that Chief Tobias Chukwuemeka Okwuru is one of the member-nominees (Ebonyi State) in Buhari’s letter to the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. The president in the letter to Lawan, requested for Okwuru’s confirmation by … Read more
Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has bemoaned the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Likewise, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has also condoled with the Kyari family after his passing. Mallam Kyari died from coronavirus, weeks after battling the virus he contracted during an official visit to … Read more
Senator Dino Melaye a former lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the National Assembly has told President Muhammadu Buhari to publicly reject the launch of the 5th Generation (5G) network. Melaye further explained that the 5G is a global economic strategy introduced into the global market purely for economic gain without due regards to … Read more
A Consultant Psychiatrist with the Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, Dr. Olumide Adegbokun has cautioned against activities that could trigger anxiety disorder as the country records an increase in COVID-19 cases. Speaking at the Psychiatry Department Continuous Medical Education forum of the hospital on Friday, Adegbokun said that the present pandemic ravaging the globe could incite … Read more
The entertainment world has lost a music colossus with the sudden death of Bill Whithers. Bill Withers was a soulful singer best known for the 1970s hits “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died at age 81 from heart complications, his family said on Friday 30 March 2020 in Los Angeles, … Read more
UEFA has confirmed its club competitions remain suspended until further notice, while all of June’s international matches have been postponed. European football’s governing body announced the news yesterday following a meeting with its 55 member associations to discuss strategy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The postponement of international fixtures includes Euro 2020 qualifiers … Read more
Over 100 sailors on a U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier, Theodore Roosevelt, have been stricken by coronavirus. Capt. Brett Crozier has written the Navy for help. The virus-hit ship is now docked near Guam, America’s Pacific Ocean island. “The spread of the disease is ongoing and accelerating,” Crozier wrote in the letter published by San Francisco … Read more
There has been an upsurge of nefarious activities associated with coronavirus in recent times, one of such is a report of passengers who boarded a commercial bus in Ejigbo Area of lagos state and reportedly turned to domestic goats after conductor gave them charmed hand sanitizer. Ekohotblog understands that the commercial bus driver and conductor … Read more
As efforts intensify in the search for a vaccine cure for Covid-19 , the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has ordered the manufacturing of Chloroquine for an emergency stock for possible clinical trial treatment of Coronavirus in the country. In a statement to this effect, Director-General of the agency, Prof. … Read more
Sources close to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) , Panti, Yaba, have disclosed that the Department is set to commission a 300-seater ultra-modern lecture theatre with office spaces for officers. According to the source, SCID had recently completed the lecture theatre and office complex project which started from the scratch in July 2019 mainly … Read more
Lately, writers have bombarded the internet with different views on how the empire of the former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has suddenly ‘crumbled’ following the demolition of his family property, Ile Arugbo, by the vindictive Kwara State government. Some would have thought that ended with Bukola Saraki’s defeat at the polls. However, the … Read more
The Ebonyi Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old herdsman, Laulo Isa, in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a 56-year-old woman, identified as Mary Okereke. The State Commissioner of Police, Awotunde Awosola, told newsmen in Abakiliki on Tuesday that the suspect allegedly committed the dastardly act around 8 pm on December 28 in … Read more
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDC), on Saturday said the commission was seeking an amendment of the Electoral Law to enable more than 20 million Nigerians living abroad to vote in country’s general election. Dabiri spoke in Ado-Ekiti at the celebration of the 2019 Ekiti Diaspora Homecoming Reception, organised by … Read more