Cristiano Ronaldo returned to training with Juventus in Turin on Tuesday after an absence of over two months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Juventus star drove himself into the Juventus Training Centre in a Jeep with tinted windows.

The Portuguese international will undergo medical and physical tests before joining up with his teammates in training, according to media reports.

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The World Health Organisation revealed that Danish 15-year-olds consume alcohol more frequently and are more likely to have been drunk than those from any other European country.

According to the report, 82 percent of Danish 15-year-olds have tried alcohol, compared to 59 percent on average over Europe as a whole.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed renowned diplomat and former Minister of External Affairs, Professor Ibrahim Gambari as his new Chief of Staff.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation Mr. Boss Mustapha announced the appointment before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting.

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Plane Evacuating Nigerians From U.S. Arrives In Abuja.


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Former Toulouse manager Antoine Kombouare said there should be direct action after the Ligue 1 was called to a premature halt.

He called on French players to go on strike next season if Ligue 1 is not expanded to 22 clubs.

The French top division has abandoned the 2019-20 season following the coronavirus outbreak, with PSG declared champions and bottom two Amiens and Toulouse relegated.

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The attention of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), has been drawn to the judgment of the Supreme Court nullifying the trial of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, Jones Udeogu, a former Director of Finance, Account of Abia State Government and ordering their fresh trial at the lower court.

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Barcelona players returned to their training base for medical tests today, ahead of their planned return to individual training �

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Bundesliga will be allowed to resume in the second half of May, German government officials confirm.

After a long period without football all around most countries have been planning to resume there season form where they stopped while some have decided not to.

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Chinese youngsters in the global virus epicentre of Wuhan goes back to class on Wednesday, wearing masks and walking in single file past thermal scanners.

Senior school students in 121 institutions were back in front of chalkboards and digital displays for the first time since their city shut down in January.

“School is finally reopening!” posted one user of Weibo, China’s Twitter-like short messaging platform.

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Today, the President of the U.S. Donald Trump spoke with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss efforts by both nations to battle the COVID19 pandemic.

President Trump affirmed the strong support of the U.S. for the people of Nigeria and offered additional support for the nation’s response efforts.

President Buhari Tuesday afternoon received a telephone call from American President, Donald Trump, during which the two leaders commiserated with each other on fatalities in their countries, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
They also shared ideas on how to successfully combat the health emergency.

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There are at least 50,031 reported deaths from novel coronavirus in the US, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally of deaths in the United States.

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As governments around the world fight hard to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, there are about 15 countries without any reported COVID-19 cases.

Since the virus infection was first discovered in China’s central city of Wuhan, Hubei Province in December 2019, it has recorded over 2.6million confirmed cases worldwide, with 185,504 deaths and 730,843 recoveries as of Thursday (April 23) noon amidst throwing global economies into one of the worst recessions in recent history.

But as of April 22, two African nations, out of the 54 that made up the continent, are yet to report any single case of the COVID-19 infection alongside 13 others from other continents. They are Lesotho and Comoros.

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According to sport Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Marcelo could all be sold by Real Madrid this summer.

It is possible the Spanish side losses its finest players, with Bale having talks with Tottenham, Modric and Marcelo having eyes for other clubs.

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91 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;

74 in Lagos
5 in Katsina
4 in Ogun
2 in Delta
2 in Edo
1 in Kwara
1 in Oyo
1 in FCT
1 in Adamawa

As at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

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Gareth Bale was born in the University of Wales Hospital and wanted to help out with a contribution to fight the disease.

Staff at the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB) have expressed their gratitude to Gareth Bale after the Real Madrid forward made a £500,000 donation to the trust.

As in much of the world, hospitals in the United Kingdom have struggled to keep up with the extra strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic.



As of Wednesday, there were over 8,000 cases in Wales alone, with 624 confirmed deaths.

Bale might be in Madrid, but he moved to help out his hometown with a substantial donation in order to help Cardiff health authorities battle the outbreak.

“I just wanted to thank everybody in the NHS for all their hard work and sacrifice during the Covid-19 crisis,” Bale said in a video shared on the CVUHB’s Twitter account.

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117 new cases of COVID19 have been reported;

59 in Lagos
29 in FCT
14 in Kano
6 in Borno
4 in Katsina
3 in Ogun
1 in Rivers
1 in Bauchi

As at 11:25 pm 21st April there are 782 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 197
Deaths: 25

It was also reported that five cases previously reported in Lagos State have been transferred to Ogun State.

As at 11:25 pm 21st April, breakdown of cases by states:

Lagos-430
FCT-118
Kano-73
Osun-20
Ogun-20
Oyo-16
Katsina-16
Edo-15
Kwara-9
Kaduna-9
Akwa Ibom-9
Borno-9
Bauchi-8
Gombe-5
Delta-4
Ekiti-4
Ondo-3
Rivers-3
Jigawa-2
Enugu-2
Niger-2
Abia-2
Benue-1
Anambra-1
Sokoto-1

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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu confirmed this in a briefing on the salaries of health workers in Lagos. This took place in Marina, Lagos.

The Governor said since the COVID-19 pandemic started in the state they have doubled all health workers pay, and now that the workload has increased they plan on increasing the pay of all health workers in Lagos State.

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The gang said to have been terrorizing Lagos for some weeks now, popular known as the 1 million gang stormed Mushin today hoping to cause more terror but were shock by what they encountered.

Thousands of Mushin boys and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad(SARS) came out in the fight against the gang. The gang having been terrorizing parts of Lagos for a while now but were unlucky against Mushin boys.

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Nigerian singer, Simi is pregnant, she and her husband, Adekunle Gold are expecting their first child together. This was confirmed in her new music video for Duduke.

Simi and Adekunle Gold got married in January 2019 and ever since, speculations have been sharing rumours of her being pregnant which she had debunked severally.


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The Lagos State government has revealed the local governments with the highest cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state.

Professor Akin Abayomi, the Commissioner for Health in the state, made the disclosure on Sunday during a briefing on the outbreak of the disease in Lagos.

“Looking at the local government distribution of cases, you can see that the majority of cases are in the Lagos mainland (LGA), followed by Eti-Osa (LGA).

“Then runs closely behind is Ikeja, and we are beginning to see a bit of activity in Alimosho (LGA),” the commissioner said.
According to him, it appears that there are one or two clusters of infections in Alimosho LGA and there are cases that come into the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba.

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Researchers predicted today that the US may have to keep social distancing measures such as stay-at-home orders and school closures in effect until 2022, unless a vaccine becomes available quickly.

Their findings, published in the journal Science, directly contradict research being touted by the White House that suggests the pandemic may stop this summer.

Instead,


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The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has just released a speech today attending to all the issues faced by Nigerians on the ongoing viral virus. He also in his statement increased the lockdown in the national for another 14 days

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The DMW boss bought houses for his guys in Lekki, making them their own Landlord.

He posted on his twitter page that he made his men Landlords in Lekki. He tweeted "Turned my MEN into LANDLORDS IN LEKKI!!!"


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University of Dundee researchers are currently studying a protein that aids the spread of COVID-19 in the hope of finding ways of stopping the virus.

The team, from the University’s Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC-PPU) are working in partnership with the Drug Discovery Unit (DDU) to study an enzyme found within the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 infection. 

Enzymes are responsible for increasing the speed of reactions and have the ability to build up or break down other molecules. The protease enzyme found in SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for breaking down proteins by disrupting their chemical bonds.

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Sad story: Woman says goodbye to her mum over FaceTime before her she died from coronavirus
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Sad story: Woman says goodbye to her mum over FaceTime before her she died from coronavirus
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Sad story: Woman says goodbye to her mum over FaceTime before her she died from coronavirus
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Michelle Bennett got to say goodbye to her mum over FaceTime before her mother died from coronavirus

She didn't think she'd be able to say goodbye to her mother before she died. 

Like a lot of families across the United States right now, Bennett was told she couldn't be in the same vicinity as her 75-year-old mother, Carolann Christine Gann, who had contracted coronavirus and was nearing the end of her life. 

"Not being able to be there and hold my mom's hand, rub her head, tell her the things I wanted to say to her. It was such a helpless feeling, I can just remember the days leading up feeling so frustrated and helpless and not being able to talk to her because she was not conscious during that time," Bennett explained.

But a nurse at Swedish Issaquah hospital in Washington took it upon herself to make sure Bennett got to say her goodbyes. Bennett said the nurse called her from her personal cell phone and said her mother's breathing was changing and she probably wouldn't live much longer. 

"I'm going to put the phone up to her face so you can tell her you love her and say your goodbyes," Bennett says the nurse told her. "She will not be alone, we will stay with her till the end."

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Governor Seyi Makinde Tests Negative For COVID-19
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Governor Seyi Makinde Tests Negative For COVID-19
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Shocking news: Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
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Shocking news: Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
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