Gunmen have invaded a hospital in Bayelsa, robbed patients and doctors on duty. EKOHOTBLOG reports that unknown gunmen have invaded the Diete Koki Memorial Hospital in the Opolo area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on Tuesday, carting away cash and other valuables belonging to the doctors on duty and patients. It was gathered that … Read more
Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a hospital and abducted a nurse and caregiver on Friday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked the General Hospital, Dansadau in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State and abducted a nurse and caregiver. It was gathered that immediately … Read more
“Those kidnapped were our staff living at the staff quarters, some were abducted alongside their children.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted babies from the residential quarters of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre in Zaria, Kaduna State. It was gathered that the bandits who were said to … Read more
A fire at a hospital north of Cairo on Saturday killed seven CoVID-19 patients, security and judicial sources said. The source added that five persons were also injured during the incident. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the blaze occurred in the intensive care unit of the hospital in Obour district, on the outskirts of Cairo. … Read more
Late #EndSARS protester Oke Obi-Enadhuze, a fresh graduate of computer science from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) in Ogun, and a product designer, was stabbed to death three hours after he tweeted “Nigeria will not end me”. Oke’s younger brother, Daniel, in a Twitter thread has revealed moment leading to his brother’s horrific … Read more
Kickback fraud places an additional financial burden on sick Nigerians A PREMIUM TIMES investigation has exposed a massive referral kickback syndicate by stakeholders in the Nigeria health sector. The investigation revealed how the country’s top diagnostic service providers, medical doctors and hospitals “steal billions of naira” yearly from unsuspecting patients who pay for healthcare out-of-pocket. … Read more
National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu is in disarray as No fewer than 30 doctors, nurses and none health workers have been asked to go on 14-day-self isolation after a nurse tested positive for COVID-19. According to newsmen, a doctor (name withheld) working at the hospital said that a nurse had tested positive to COVID-19 some days … Read more
A man, identified simply as Joel, has lost his life after he was allegedly refused treatment by the Isolo General Hospital in Lagos State over fear of being a COVID-19 patient. It was gathered that Joel slumped on Sunday while playing football and was rushed to the hospital, but he was allegedly refused treatment on … Read more
A nurse in New York City has been charged with stealing two credit cards of a dying Covid-19 patient while on admission at the Staten Island University Hospital in April. The 43-year-old nurse, Danielle Conti used the cards of late Anthony Catapano to buy gasoline and groceries. Catapano, 70, was hospitalized on April 4 after … Read more
Scared doctors at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu have reportedly abandoned a woman for fear of contracting coronavirus. It was gathered that the abandonment led to the death of a 35-year-old mother of four. According to TheNation, the woman’s husband 40-year-old Nwachukwu Alagbu, who was visibly distressed, said his wife died out … Read more
A medical doctor, whose identity (withheld) at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, the Oyo State, has tested positive for COVID-19 (Coronavirus). It revealed that with one additional positive case, Oyo State now has 8 active cases of Coronavirus. The state Governor, Seyi Makinde announced this in a series of tweets on his verified Twitter … 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
James Abraham checked himself into a hospital in Portland because he was coughing and feeling unwell, however, he refused treatment from the medical staff at the hospital, claiming the coronavirus is not real and he doesn’t care if he infects everybody. When asked what he wanted, James simply said he wants his five basic needs … Read more
Former US President Jimmy Carter has been admitted into hospital in South Georgia, just weeks after he had an operation on the brain at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. His new ailment was identified as urinary tract infection. “He is feeling better and looks forward to returning home soon,” the Carter Center said in a … Read more