Eko Hot Blog Ramadan Lecture Day 9
1. Nigeria Records 238 New Cases As COVID-19 Toll Crosses 2000 Mark
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Friday announced that the country has confirmed two hundred and thirty eight fresh COVID-19 cases.
2. Drama As ‘Popular Pastor’ Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday said a pastor has tested positive for Coronavirus after praying for a deceased COVID-19 patient in the state.
3. Outrage In Ondo As Policemen On Curfew Flee After Causing Fatal Accident
There is outrage in Akure, Ondo State capital, as policemen attached to Ijapo Divisional Police Station have reportedly taken to their heels after causing a fatal vehicular accident.
4. Father Breaks His Children’s Bones With Hammer, See Why
The National Human Right Commission has effected the arrest of a man who broke his two children’s bones and tortured them for their mother’s sins in Okigwe, Imo State.
5. WHO To Identify Animal Source Of COVID-19
Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), said the agency will work with relevant organizations to identify the animal source of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) based on Emergency Committee recommendations.
6. Lockdown: Poor Widow Deceives 8 Hungry Children By Boiling Stones Instead Of Food
Donations have poured in to support a poor Kenyan widow based in Mombasa identified as Peninah Bahti Kitsao, who pretended to be cooking for her 8 children but was actually boiling stones.
7. [VIDEO] Panic As Four Families Test Positive For COVID-19 In Lagos
There was palpable apprehension in Ikotun area of Lagos state on Friday afternoon after members of four different families tested positive for COVID-19.
8. US Approves Gilead’s Remdesivir Drug For COVID-19 Patients
President Donald Trump on Friday has announced the experimental drug remdesivir authorized by US regulators for emergency use against coronavirus.
9. Okada Rider On The Run After Robbing, Raping Pregnant Woman To Coma
Laolu Omogunwa, a commercial motorcyclist, popularly known in Nigeria as Okada rider, is currently on the run having raped a pregnant woman to coma in a bush at Ago Akingboye in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State.
10. North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Makes First Public Appearance In Weeks
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance since speculation about his health began last month, cutting the ribbon at the opening of a fertilizer factory, KCNA reported Saturday.
11. Appease The Gods Of The Land Or Die! – Monarch Tells Rape Victim
A woman who was reportedly raped by a commercial motorcyclist known as Laolu Omogunwa, is in for a fresh trouble as she has been asked to choose between making certain rituals to appease the gods of the land and live or lose her life if she fails to do so
12. Kidnappers Murder 3 UNIPORT Students In Cold Blood Despite Ransom Paid By Families
Three 400 level students of the Univeristy of Port Harcourt kidnapped on April 7 have been discovered dead in Eleme.
13. No Facemask, No Movement – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday warned that anyone found moving about without a facemask will be prosecuted.
14. New York Schools To Stay Closed For Rest Of Academic Year
Schools in America’s coronavirus epicentre of New York state will stay closed for the rest of the academic year, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Friday
15. The Premier League Clubs Agree On Game Suspension
The Premier League season has been unanimously suspended by all the football clubs at the shareholder’s meeting held yesterday, Friday, 1 May 2020.
16. The Premier League Clubs Agree On Game Suspension
The Premier League season has been unanimously suspended by all the football clubs at the shareholder’s meeting held yesterday, Friday, 1 May 2020.
17. EFL And Premier League End 2019/20 Academy Season
English Football League (EFL) has instructed that the 2019/20 academy season should come to an end with immediate effect.
18. I Have Not Paid My Staff April Salary, Yemi Alade Tells Fans
Popular Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade has disclosed that she did not pay her staff their complete salary for the month of April.
19. Covid-19: Woman Uses Bible To Cover Her Face As Mask
It is true that both the state and the federal government have instructed citizens to wear masks to prevent themselves from contracting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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