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Empire State renters hit hard by the coronavirus can rest easy for another few months, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday extended a moratorium on non-payment evictions through August 20. “The number one issue that people talk to me about probably is rent, and fear about being able to pay …

British Nigerian rapper, Ty has died after getting infected with coronavirus at age 47 The Mercury Prize-nominated rapper whose real name is Ben Chijioke, died after he was hospitalized and placed in a medically-induced coma Ty’s team confirmed his death on Thursday, May 7, 2020 Music lovers and fans of …

The Ag. Chief Judge of Cross River, Justice Maurice Eneji, has released 30 inmates from the state’s Correctional Service Centre in Afokang, as part of measures to decongest the facility. The development is also to curb the spread of the global Coronavirus pandemic. While carrying out the exercise in Calabar, …

Street artist Banksy unveiled a new artwork honoring health care workers that he donated to the University Hospital Southampton (UHS) in the UK. The artwork, which Banksy has titled “Game Changer,” features a child playing with a nurse doll wearing a face mask and cape. Figures of superheroes Batman and …

The chairman of Nigeria in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has shared the video showing the moment 256 Nigerians evacuated from Dubai got to Nigeria. Recall that the chartered plane carrying the Nigerians had to go back to Dubai when a pregnant passenger went into labour, only to start …

Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni has debunked reports of Covid-19 related deaths in the state, and asked Nigerians to disregard an online report alleging the contrary.An online news portal had claimed that scores of people had died in the state in recent days as a result of Covid-19, but …

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Thursday released a list of States with the confirmed COVID-19 cases. According to the data, there are only 34 states with COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. We gathered that Kogi and Cross River States have not recorded …

The Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has said that he has no apology for saying that Chloroquine, Zithromax, Zinc and vitamin C are used for the cure of Coronavirus as he was administered with the drugs when he was receiving treatment in isolation. The Governor was reacting to …

Two persons, who tested positive for Coronavirus, have escaped from isolation centre in Oyo State. Governor Seyi Makinde made this known in a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday. Makinde also said four of the five new confirmed cases in the state were travellers from the Northern part of …

The number of coronavirus cases across the African continent has reached 49,121, with 1,956 related deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa said on Wednesday. According to the organisation’s statistics, COVID-19 has reached all 54 African countries and only nine of them have yet to register any fatalities from the …