As the two-week-lockdown order will end today, the 27th of April 2020, Nigerian citizens, especially people from Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja, have been anticipating what the President of the nation, Muhammad Buhari, will pronounce tonight. Will the president’ tonight speeches be of great relief to the citizens of the states where the lockdown order was … Read more
Ghana has confirmed 271 new cases of Coronavirus just a week after lifting lockdown in Accra and Kumasi, the country’s two largest cities. According to Ghana Web, Ghana Health Service (GHS) confirmed the 271 new cases on Sunday to take their total number to 1,550. A new death from the disease was also recorded. The … Read more
Portugal international player, Diogo Jota, has kicked against the decision of awarding Liverpool FC the winner position in the uncompleted league. He said crowing Liverpool FC champion of the league will only lead to a problematic issue that may cause mayhem in the nearest future. He said other teams behind Liverpool could still do better … Read more
Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, has told professional football clubs to be optimistic that pandemic will come to past before May 18. The minister has assured not only the footballers but the whole country as it seems that they had really obeyed the national lockdown. The minister moved further to say that restriction in the … Read more
The residents of Ilasan Jakande Housing Estate, Lekki have cried out to the headquarters of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Marina to instruct the lekki branch to bring back transformer 7, lamenting that they have been in a power outage in their area for past three months. The residents of the area where transformer 7 … Read more
I did go to the West African Examination Council ( WAEC) office at Ogba either to eat Amala or visit a friend as the office is very close to my school. Whenever I got there, I discovered that most students that came for their certificate had issues with English which I have always felt concerned. … Read more
The Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture, Folorunso Olabode has been kidnapped by some gunmen and a councillor and leader in Ilejemeje Local Government Area of the state, Olatunji Omotosho (pictured above), who was with him, was shot dead on the spot. The attack reportedly occurred along Isan-Iludun road at about 7:30pm on Sunday April 26. … Read more
A woman escaped unharmed after a heavy breeze blew off her window and part of her wall as she tried to sleep. The woman, who lives in Ikorodu, said she was feeling restless and unable to sleep when at about 1am it started raining and “lightening entered” her eyes. She said she also felt sand … Read more
The National Centre for Disease Control on Sunday has confirmed 91 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria which brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 1273 NCDC disclosed this via a tweet on its official Twitter handle @NCDCgov. NCDC said, “On the 26th of April 2020, 91 new confirmed cases and five … Read more
According to The Nation, there is the fear of death currently rampaging the ancient city of Kano. News spread on Saturday that various prominent people died, some from the Coronavirus, others from an unknown disease Ekohotblog reports that the state is currently on lockdown, imposed by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The prominent persons, who died … Read more
Kano state government on Sunday, April 26, said the recent mysterious deaths recorded in the state are not connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kano state commissioner of information, Muhammad Garba, in a statement said findings by the state ministry of health has shown that most of the deaths were caused by complications arising from … Read more
The Kaduna State Government has extended the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic in the state by 30 days. This was contained in a statement on Sunday signed by Muyiwa Adekeye, media aide to Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The government had imposed its quarantine orders on the state for one month beginning March 26. According to … Read more
A woman died while delivering a set of twins only one year after her wedding, and her husband has gone online to mourn her in a heartbreaking post. Patience Eze Chukwu (nee Arisa) from Nkporo in Ohafia, Abia state, died on Thursday, April 23, during childbirth. Her babies, a boy and a girl, survived and … Read more
The Nigerian office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has debunked in its entirety, a story going viral on social media to the effect that the Council had canceled the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2020 in response to the globally ravaging COVID 19. According to a release signed … Read more
The Lagos police command has announced the arrest of 620 persons, including 39 at a strip club, who violated the lockdown in the state. In a statement on Sunday, Bala Elkana, Lagos police public relations officer, said those who violated the lockdown order were arrested between April 21 and April 24, 2020. “On 21/4/2020 at … Read more
Prince Odianosen Okojie, husband to veteran Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson has come out to debunk reports that his wife had been delivered of their fourth child. Ekohotblog had reported earlier that the actress welcomed baby number four in the United States. Her colleague, Jnr Pope had made the announcement via his Instagram page. Taking to … Read more
The Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) annual beauty pageantry, where Miss NIJ, Miss Amity and Miss Photogenic are normally chosen, has brought a great concern for the students as the chosen date for the pageantry is close and the order of the school closure by the federal government has not been reversed. The pageantry which … Read more
Nollywood actress and movie producer, Mercy Johnson Okojie has welcomed her fourth baby. The Kogi State born movie diva who is happily married to Prince Okojie already has a boy and two girls. The news of her fourth delivery was announced by her colleague, Jnr Pope. He shared the photos below on his Instagram page … Read more
ORIGINALLY WRITTEN BY DORIS ISRAEL IJEOMA INSPIRED BY THE HOLYSPIRIT A 23-year-old Lagos-based lady identified as Jadesola Taiwo has come out to reveal when the lockdown in Nigeria will end. In a chat with Ekohotblog Reporter, Jadesola said she got her answers from the Biblical book of Daniel Chapter 7. Jade who expressed her … Read more
One of the suspected killers of Funke Olakunrin, Pa Fasoranti’s daughter, has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). This is coming barely 24 hours after the state confirmed its fourth case on Saturday. It was reported that he was a police operative who tested for the virus in Lagos and travelled to the state last week. … Read more