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NASA scientists find Earth-like planet

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NASA scientists have just found an earth-like planet almost its size that may be capable of supporting life as we know it. The planet was found while analyzing data gathered by NASA’s planet hunting Kepler spacecraft, which was retired in November 2018. The exoplanet, Kepler-1649c, circles a red dwarf star that lies 300 light-years from Earth, a new study reports. Kepler-1649c completes one orbit every 19.5 Earth days, putting the alien planet in its host star’s “habitable zone,” the just-right range of distances where liquid water could exist on a…

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COVID-19: First Medical Essential Equipments arrives Nigeria

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By Gradeone Henry The United Nations (UN) supplied essential medical equipments to Nigeria at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, Abuja in support of the Federal Government fight against the global pandemic. The equipments which were delivered by the United Nations in Nigeria to curtail the spread of the Corona virus contain some Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) and ventilators. According to the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, “The first shipment that arrives with the Allied Cargo contains fifty ventilators and three thousand six hundred and five kilograms…

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Sunday Oliseh insists he will never coach Super Eagles again

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Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has revealed that he will never manage the Nigerian national team again, insisting he was treated badly during his time in charge. Oliseh, who had a total of 52 caps for Nigeria, managed the Eagles between 2015 and 2016, before quitting unceremoniously due to unresolved issues with the Nigeria Football Federation. Speaking in an Instagram live chat with Sports Extra on Monday, the former Ajax and Borussia Dortmund midfielder recalled the incidents that led to his exit in 2016. “No, I don’t have the…

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Turning coronavirus tragedy into opportunity for new Nigeria

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By Godwin Emefiele s many people are now aware, the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) in China has rapidly permeated and profoundly changed the world. While this crisis is first and foremost a public health issue, which has claimed the lives of over 123,600 people worldwide, and counting, the economic damages are unprecedented on several fronts: crude oil prices have declined dramatically to as low as US$17 per barrel by the end of March, even before applying the discounts many oil exporters are offering; stock valuations for the…

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Samuel Chukwueze urged not to rush a move to the Premier League

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Former Nigerian forward Ikechukwu Uche has backed his compatriot Samuel Chukwueze to continue his growth with LA Liga side Villarreal C.F. Chukwueze has blossom in the color of the yellow submarine side and has been linked with potential move to premier league side Chelsea and Liverpool. His impressive rise in European football earned a nomination for the golden boy and Kopa trophy award last season and was also named young player of the year for Villarreal and Nigeria respectively. However, Ikechukwu Uche, who also starred in the Spanish top flight…

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Policy of coronavirus and 5G technology connection

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By Monday  Ubani The world was awoken from slumber concerning the global health challenge posed by COVID-19 pandemic not too long ago which was first reported in Wuhan in faraway China. As the death statistics were increasing daily and reported on the world’s news media, the other continents thought that it was Chinese/Asia affair only and did not envisage that the virus will spread to their continents in particular and to their countries in general. Alas! worldwide travellers imported the virus into various continents and by extension to various countries.…

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Trump to convene G7 leaders in video link to discuss pandemic

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WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a video teleconference with G7 leaders on Thursday to coordinate national responses to the coronavirus outbreak, the White House said on Tuesday. Trump, who is head of the G7 this year, had planned to hold this year’s summit at the presidential retreat of Camp David, Maryland, in June, but moved it to a virtual setting due to the virus. The Group of Seven nations consists of the United States, France, Britain, Italy, Canada, Japan and Germany, and all seven of them have…

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COVID-19: Delta Imposes Curfew, Extends Lockdown By 14 Days

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  Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state, saying it was additional measure to complement government’s efforts at stemming the spread of COVID-19 around the state. The governor, who made a broadcast to residents of the state, also announced the extension of the 14-day Lockdown which began on April 1, for another two weeks and said that the curfew would run for the period of the lockdown. He explained that painful as it may be, extending the lockdown and imposing the curfew were…

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FG discloses impact of OPEC+ oil cut, how to manage post subsidy era

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The historic oil deal between OPEC and its allies (OPEC+), and other top oil-producing countries on Sunday, April 12, 2020, did not come without its own drama. These countries had to contend with the disagreement with Mexico on an output cut, antics of Saudi Arabia and Russia, and the subsequent intervention of the United States. Following the agreement on the deal, OPEC is supposed to stick to an output cut of 9.7 million barrels per day. Subsequently, Nigeria has provided an update on its own share of the output cut and the timelines for…

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Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden for US president

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By Agencies Former White House candidate Bernie Sanders on Monday endorsed onetime rival Joe Biden for president, saying it was time to unite in the effort to defeat Donald Trump in November. The two veteran politicians, who each spent the past year battling for the Democratic nomination, appeared together by split-screen on Biden’s livecast. “Today I am asking all Americans — I’m asking every Democrat, I’m asking every independent, I’m asking a lot of Republicans — to come together in this campaign to support your candidacy which I endorse,” Sanders…

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