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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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France extends lockdown until May 11

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By Agencies French President Emmanuel Macron has extended the anti-coronavirus lockdown in France until May 11, in a televised speech to the nation on Monday. The strict rules on social contact – including instructions to only spend one hour outside per day and not further than 1 km from your home were also extended. The rules had been in place since March 17. This is coming as the number of people being treated in intensive care went down for the fifth day in a row on Monday After May 11,…

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Coronavirus: Why we’re still relying on century-old strategy to treat pandemic

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By Agencies COVID-19 research is advancing at an unprecedented speed, but one strategy doctors are leaning on to treat COVID-19 patients looks more antiquated than innovative. In hospitals around the United States, caregivers are resorting to using century-old convalescent plasma therapy — siphoning blood from survivors and reinfusing it into the sick. That’s because the hundreds of research papers published in the past few months and the record-setting leaps in vaccine development haven’t been fast enough to keep up with the blistering speed of the ongoing pandemic. People are sick…

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BREAKING: Full Text Of Buhari’s 2nd Broadcast On Coronavirus

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President Muhammadu Buhari has delivered a second nationwide broadcast on the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Buhari’s address was aired on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). FULL TEXT: “Fellow Nigerians, “In my address on Sunday, 29th March, 2020, I asked the residents of Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Federal Capital Territory to stay at home for an initial period of fourteen days starting from Monday, 30th March 2020. “Many State Governments also introduced similar restrictions. As your democratically elected leaders, we made this very difficult decision…

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COVID-19: 12 Productive Things to Do

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By Rev. (Prof.) Alex O. Atawa Akpodiete Everyone will admit that these are times that try a person. For the first time in a while, families are forced to spend time together, people are forced to re-examine work and there are additional stressors that can either make you or break you, as the cliché goes. Before the Corona Virus was declared a Pandemic, I was in several countries and was subjected to the test (thankfully tested negative). It was fascinating to witness the attitudes of people from various ethnicities and…

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Police order tourists to write “I am sorry” 500 times for disobeying lockdown

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By Agencies Many countries across the globe are observing lockdown in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic that has left several thousand dead and many more infected has been a cause of concerns for authorities all over the world. India is one of such countries and a nationwide lockdown was imposed near the end of March, with residents permitted to leave their homes only for essential services such as buying groceries and medicine. Ten foreigners were forced to repent by writing “I am so…

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COVID-19: Nigeria record five new cases

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By Gradeone Henry The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported five new cases of Corona virus. According to the report Lagos recorded 2 new cases, 2 in Kwara and 1 in Kasina. Eighty Five (85) persons discharged, ten people dead with a total number of 323 cases in 19 States across the nation. As at 09:10 pm 12th April, there are 323 confirmed cases 85 discharged 10 deaths     Lagos- 176 FCT- 56 Osun- 20 Edo- 12 Oyo- 11 Ogun- 7 Bauchi- 6 Kaduna- 6 Akwa Ibom-…

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COVID-19: Ukodhiko, Odunwa, Ogbimi Present Cash To Over 1500 Persons In Isoko North

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  As efforts geared towards alleviating the sufferings of the needy for the two weeks lockdown ordered by the Delta State Government to check the spread of the ravaging coronavirus, some political leaders of Otibio Ward in Isoko North Local Government Council of Delta State, on Saturday embarked on door to door disbursement of cashes to over 1500 persons in Otibio Ward. The presentation which was done as part of their contributions towards cushioning the effect of the Stay at Home orders of Government caused by the Corona Virus Pandemic,…

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Easter: Pray for Nigeria, Okowa Urges Christians

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  Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has called on Christians to use the period of Easter to pray for Nigeria as the world battles the Coronavirus pandemic.   In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, the governor said that Easter was a time for Christian faithful to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.   According to him, the power of the resurrection crystalised in Easter, presents in 2020, an opportunity for Christians to seek the face of God in prayers to…

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EASTER: Dr. Evbie Gives Out Palliative In Support Of Hon. Ned Nwoko

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  By Ishioma Oyenike,   Medical Director of the Williams Clinic and Diagnostic Centre, Evang. Evbie Andrew earlier today distributed bags of food items and cash in support of the humanitarian gestures of Hon. Prince Ned Nwoko. Evbie Andrew who stated that this was his own way of showing appreciation for all Hon. Ned Nwoko has done for deltans and humanity in general, added that men like Ned comes once in a generation. The bags totalling 40, contained a 10kg bag of rice, half carton noodles, a full custard of…

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