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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. The decision comes as the state remains cautious about reopening over fears that getting people back ...

A police officer has been confirmed dead, and seven others are still missing after the truck they were travelling in on Thursday night, was swept away by raging flood waters in Baringo North area. The eight, alongside their other four ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that Nigeria has expressed interest to be part of the global solidarity trial of the vaccines being developed to tackle COVID-19 pandemic and efforts are underway to start the process in the country. ...

The Emir of Rano, Dr Tafida Abubakar Ila ll, one of the four emirs of the newly created emirates in Kano State, was taken to hospital yesterday, Daily Trust learnt. It was not certain whether the illness was related to ...

Britain’s worst ever rapist Reynhard Sinaga has been moved into a prison dubbed the ‘Monster Mansion’. Sinaga will join the likes of black cab rapist John Worboys, paedophile Ian Watkins and murderer Jeremy Bamber at the infamous HMP Wakefield. The ...

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, today said that Nigerians will have to learn to live with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pending when a vaccine will be found. He made this declaration while addressing ...

A pensioner suffering from coronavirus turned down life-saving treatment after his wife of 63 years died of the disease. Bill Dartnall, 90, refused to wear his oxygen mask after learning about the death of his partner Mary, 81, who had ...

Tupac Shakur’s haunting last words as he was bleeding to death have been revealed in bombshell police documents. The files, which have been kept private for 24 years, have now been published and reveal the rapper spent his last moments ...

Ogun Government says gradual easing of the lockdown in the state will begin on May 9, as against the May 4 announced by President Muhammadu Buhari. Gov Dapo Abiodun made this known during a media briefing on Friday in Abeokuta. ...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed 10 new coronavirus cases in the state. He stated this via Twitter shortly after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced eight new infections in the state on Friday night. The Centre had ...

The mystery surrounding what happened to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un might have been answered after he was reportedly spotted in public for the first time in nearly three weeks. Photos emerged Friday in a North Korean state-owned newspaper showing ...

Patients with severe cases of Covid-19 had abnormal blood clotting which contributed to some deaths, research has found. The study found that patients with higher levels of blood clotting had a significantly worse prognosis and were more likely to require ...

The Federal Government has announced that anyone found moving about without a facemask will be prosecuted. This was disclosed in a document by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Friday, as part of the guidelines it released for ...

Kano State has recorded three new coronavirus fatalities. The state Health Ministry made this known via Twitter shortly after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced 92 new infections in the state, bringing the total confirmed cases to 311. “As ...

A lady has shared photos of her cat hanging out with a snake, saying none of them was harmed and instead they were basking together. She shared the photos with the question; ”why did I find my cat hanging out ...

A senior personel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) James Mbam have been arrested in Ebonyi for allegedly smuggling two persons into the state. The official who is serving in Orumba Umunze in Anambra State was arrested ...

From a high fever to a dry cough, coronavirus is known to be associated with a number of unpleasant symptoms. Now, one doctor has warned of a long-term effect of the virus, that can leave some patients needing physiotherapy. Dr ...

Police operatives in Lagos have uncovered a house where a 26-year old single mother, Miss Blessing Okite, camps female and male s.e.x workers for a fee of N500. P.M. Express reports that the activities took place at Imodo compound, Ejigbo ...

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, appealed to Nigerians to donate their buildings as isolation centres. Ehanire made the appeal at the press briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. He said as the ...

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, commissioned a 118-bed COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre at the Gbagada General Hospital. In a series of tweets on its official handle, the Lagos State Ministry of Health said the isolation and ...

A triple tragedy has claimed the lives of a son, mom, and dad from coronavirus just 16 days apart – leaving behind a daughter who beat the killer bug. Mario Mayorga Jr, 42, developed a fever and dry cough in ...

Kim Jong-un is “sick” and North Korea has contingency plans in place in the event of a power struggle should the leader die, an intelligence chief has said. Chiu told Kuomintang (KMT) chairman Chiang Chi-chen that he did not want ...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has slashed the salaries of senior political appointees by 50 per cent. Makinde, who disclosed this on Friday during the Workers’ Day celebration held at the Labour House in Ibadan, said this was to ...

Three 400 level students of the Univeristy of Port Harcourt kidnapped on April 7 have been discovered dead in Eleme. The victims identified as Joy Adoki Nelson, Nwafor and Fortune Obemba were declared missing by the police on April 19 ...

Chairman and founder of Daar Communications Plc, owners of Raypower FM and Africa International Television (AIT), Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has tested positive for COVID-19. His wife and three children as well as four other relations also tested positive. One of ...