Back in 2022, I had an event to anchor in Cross River State, Calabar and after the event I refused to use flight and boarded a vehicle to Abuja for another event. The vehicle in Calabar stopped us along Ogija road claiming his car sudden stopped. An empty vehicle arrived and we entered and he paid everything.... That second vehicle took us to Benue and dropped us off. That one also paid for us and we were transported again to Abuja, I got to Abuja the next day and slept in a hotel before deciding to take a flight.
wat are U saying.u got to same Abuja and decided to take flight to same Abuja?
Babatunjo: Ndi nwoke, it's time we talk about a silent killer that has just proven it can wreak havoc across continents. While many of us sleep, a deadly virus is spreading globally, and Nigeria... with our rodent population challenges and weak health infrastructure... cannot afford to wait.
THE GLOBAL WAKE-UP CALL Just days ago, the World Health Organization confirmed that a cruise ship (MV Hondius) carrying 147 passengers and crew reported seven cases of hantavirus infection with three deaths as of May 4, 2026. This isn't some small incident. Passengers from 23 different countries dispersed across multiple continents before the outbreak was fully understood, with comparisons being drawn to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here's what makes this scary: The Andes strain of hantavirus is the only known hantavirus capable of human-to-human transmission, although this is extremely rare. One moment, you're on a cruise ship. Next moment, you're spreading it through flights to Amsterdam, Johannesburg, Singapore, and beyond. THE GLOBAL BURDEN This is not a localized issue. An estimated 150,000 cases of hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome occur annually worldwide, with more than half occurring in China where 10,000–15,000 cases are reported yearly. In the Americas, eight countries reported 229 cases and 59 deaths in 2025 with a case fatality rate of 25.7%.
Even developed nations are struggling. Germany reported 55 cases in the first half of 2025, double the previous year, linked to a spike in the bank vole population. A resident in New Mexico (USA) died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in February 2025.
WHY NIGERIA SHOULD WORRY Let me be blunt: Nigeria is a perfect storm for hantavirus transmission:
Rodent Infestations: Our homes, markets, hospitals, and food storage areas are infested with rats and mice. Hantavirus is primarily acquired through contact with urine, feces, or saliva of infected rodents.
Weak Disease Surveillance: We barely track local outbreaks. A hantavirus cluster could spread for weeks before we notice.
Poor Rodent Control: Unlike countries implementing strict pest management, we lack coordinated rodent control programs.
Vulnerable Infrastructure: Our hospitals lack adequate ICU facilities. There is no licensed specific antiviral treatment for hantavirus, but early supportive care and immediate referral to a facility with complete ICU can improve survival. Many Nigerians don't have access to such facilities.
International Travel: With more Nigerians traveling and foreign visitors coming, the virus could easily reach our shores via someone on a connecting flight.
WHAT NIGERIA MUST DO NOW (PROACTIVE MEASURES)
Establish a Hantavirus Task Force: FG needs to coordinate with NCDC to develop a national hantavirus surveillance and response strategy immediately.
Public Health Awareness Campaign: Educate Nigerians on rodent avoidance and safe cleaning practices. Prevention focuses on rodent control, sealing buildings, safe wet cleaning of contaminated areas, ventilation, and avoiding dry sweeping or vacuuming droppings.
Strengthen Rodent Control Programs: States must implement coordinated pest management in food markets, hospitals, schools, residential areas, and our individual homes.
Build Laboratory Capacity: Can our reference labs even test for hantavirus? If not, we need to immediately establish diagnostic capacity.
Prepare Hospital Protocols: With no specific treatment, early ICU care is crucial. Train hospital staff on isolation procedures and symptomatic management.
Border Health Screening: Health officers at airports and land borders should be briefed on hantavirus symptoms and screening procedures.
Community Education in Rural Areas: Farmers and rural dwellers need to know the danger of handling dead rodents or contaminated grain stores without protection.
THE BOTTOM LINE This is not fear-mongering. This is reality. The global hantavirus threat is rising, and Nigeria's weak health system makes us vulnerable. We cannot wait for the first deaths before we act. The time to be proactive is NOW.
am I the only one that feels she was doing crocodile tears for the camera? no tears she just dey carry hanki wipe waiting no dyt just for twitter Elon musk money'
helinues: What people don't know is, price of things are cheap in Nigeria . How much is an average 1 room in Nigeria compared to other countries?
Why are other countries in Africa for example not throwing parties the way we do in Nigeria?
Compare ordinary the price of a beer in Nigeria with other countries and see the reason.
Though the minimum wage in Nigeria is low but with low price of goods and services, we should be doing better if we reduce our unnecessary spendings
Religion, festive activities and parties cost a lot yearly in Nigeria now add expensive data people are still affording even though they don't make money on internet
uwa002: Viral Ezenwanyi Miri explains her marriage to a Christian.
“He didn’t know I was a marine goddess when he fell in love with me. I also have a marine husband. I didn’t use charm. But if don’t find true love on land, my crown would not be complete. And the love must not be because of power, looks, or money for both of us. If not, the water will not accept it. I convinced him to do the water spiritual marriage, at first he didn’t believe in things like this. But he agreed after the Igbo traditional wedding. Now neither of us can cheat or we’d die. I’ve now received my full power and position in the kingdom. Please I didn’t use any charm on him, it was pure genuine love. If you are a goddess and you don’t have a man on land, you are not complete, you are just a messenger.”
the funny thing is that, they will be left alone in their craze over there..but the moment they started shouting Death to Israel...those stupid clerics will be taken out one after the other...
SpaceX: What is the meaning of this nonsense Comrade we are highly disappointed in you, there will be an emergency meeting at the alpha male headquarters by 9pm.
Kobojunkie: She no get yet many of you come here to talk of how your gals clean up your homes, cook for you and even do your laundry when she comes over. And you don't see ho such a girl is already given a broke man too much of her time and energy for free? If the man had to hire someone to do all of that for himself, do you know how how much that would cost him? 🥱🥱🥱
The gal is better off hiring her services off to someone who will pay her than giving it away for free to someone who will still believe she has adds no value to his life. 🥱🥱🥱
You are just paying for love..she should go and work..if she is already working, what stops her from using her own fund to make her hair.. Girl no get, man no get, but the girl dey blame the man for her brokeness .
Oga, look that for eye and ask her what's her life's goals