May 11, 2020

Zero turnout as Poland holds bizarre ghost election

Zero Turnout As Poland Holds Bizarre Ghost Election

May 11, 2020 10:17 am

Poland’s election day Sunday will be one for the history books as polling stations remain closed and turnout will clock in at zero due to a political crisis set off by the coronavirus pandemic.

The EU member of 38 million people has found itself in the bizarre “Twilight Zone” predicament in which the presidential ballot is formally neither postponed nor cancelled, because the government and opposition were unable to agree on a constitutional and safe solution.

“We’re in a fog of legal absurdity,” Warsaw-based political scientist Stanislaw Mocek told AFP, echoing the widespread head-scratching and concern.

The government “should have …

France Eases Out Strictest Coronavirus Lockdown

France Eases Out Strictest Coronavirus Lockdown

May 11, 2020 10:14 am

France has carefully lifted one of Europe’s strictest coronavirus lockdown on Monday to revive its economy.

Although the government is wary of the second wave of infections, shops, factories and some schools have reopened.

The country has over 139,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, with 56,217 recoveries and 26,380 deaths. Currently, it holds the world’s fifth-highest official death toll.

Workers are allowed to return to workplaces with social distancing measures while schools are re-opening in phases.

Read Also: Boris Johnson Not Lifting Coronavirus Lockdown Yet

The country’s 67 million people can now leave home without government paperwork.

President Emmanuel Macron’s government had …

Premier League presses on with 'Project Restart'

Premier League Presses On With ‘Project Restart’

May 11, 2020 10:13 am

Premier League clubs meet on Monday for further talks on “Project Restart” despite growing disquiet among players over safety issues and divisions over proposals on how to end the season.

The English top flight has a huge number of hurdles to clear if it is to follow Germany’s Bundesliga, which plans to return from a two-month coronavirus shutdown later this week.

A return to training in small groups is seen as the next step and clubs hope to get more guidance from the British government on Monday over when this will be possible after the lockdown in England was eased …

Lagos Seals Off Hotel, Night Club For Violating Laws

Lagos Seals Off Hotel, Night Club For Violating Laws

May 11, 2020 10:11 am

Lagos State Government has shut down two facilities in the Badagry West Local Council Development Area of Lagos State for contravening new guidelines issued by the government to operators of hotels, clubs, and other entertainment outfits in the State.

This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Solomon Bonu while speaking newsmen.

The facilities are Maggi Hotel and Tambari Theatre Art(Night Club) both in Seme axis of Badagry.

Solomon Bonu stated that the facilities were shut down for violating and contravening the order of the State government.

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Coronavirus Delays Coffee Growers From Harvest

Coronavirus Delays Coffee Growers From Harvest

May 11, 2020 10:10 am

South American coffee growers may delay harvest this year and limit the number of workers they employ as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, threatening to reduce this year’s crop of export-quality beans.

The pandemic has killed more than 250,000 people and upended food production worldwide.

Meat processing plants where outbreaks have occurred are closed; truckers have curtailed deliveries for fear of infection and farmers are destroying crops that they cannot get to consumers.

Harvesting is the most labour-intense component of coffee production.

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Colombia and Brazil, which produce …

19 Sailors Killed As Iran Mistakenly Bombs Own Ship

19 Sailors Killed As Iran Mistakenly Bombs Own Ship

May 11, 2020 10:09 am
Iran bombed its own ship during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman on Sunday.

A fired missile struck a support vessel near its target.

No fewer than 19 Iranian sailors were killed and 15 injured.

Iran’s state media, IRNA, gave the update on Monday after it earlier claimed that only one sailor died.

Twelve badly wounded sailors were taken to a local hospital which also treated another three with slight wounds.

The friendly fire hit The Konarak, a Hendijan-class support ship near the port of Jask, 790 miles south-east of Tehran.

Read Also: Iran Set To Reopen Mosques

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Kaduna Captures 2 COVID-19 Patients Who Escaped Isolation

Kaduna Captures 2 COVID-19 Patients Who Escaped Isolation

May 11, 2020 9:48 am

Security agents in Kaduna have arrested the two COVID-19 positive persons who bolted from their homes after they were notified of their status.

Commissioner of Health Dr. Amina Mohammad Baloni confirmed that they have been dragged to the isolation centre.

Baloni’s ministry had declared the two persons missing.

Government wanted them to come for treatment at the isolation centre.

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In a statement on Sunday, Baloni warned that it is illegal and dangerous for Covid-19 patients to switch off their phones and make themselves inaccessible to health authorities after being …

U.S. Vice President Pence Self-Isolates For Coronavirus

U.S. Vice President Pence Self-Isolates For Coronavirus

May 11, 2020 9:47 am
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is self-isolating away from the White House, Reuters reported, quoting a Bloomberg reporter.

This came two days after his press secretary, Katie Miller was diagnosed with the coronavirus.

Pence was absent at a meeting on Saturday between Trump and military leaders at White House, Bloomberg reporter, Jennifer Jacobs further reported.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Read Also: U.S. VP Mike Pence Visits COVID-19 Clinic Without Mask

But Pence’s spokesman, Devin O’Malley said the VP would report to the White House on Monday.

Pence “has tested negative every …

Buhari Warned Not To Bow To Pressure From Clerics

Buhari Warned Not To Bow To Pressure From Clerics

May 11, 2020 9:46 am

The Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank has told President Buhari not to bow to pressure from religious leaders to reopen churches.

The group, however, called on the federal government to relax the curfew imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19.

President Buhari relaxed a five-week lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States on May 4 and ordered an 8pm to 6am curfew across the country.

In a statement, Atedo Peterside and Abubakar Mohammed, chairman and vice-chairman of Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank, asked the government to adjust the timing.

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Coronavirus Strikes 8 People Dead In Kano In One Day

Kano: Coronavirus Strikes 8 People Dead In One Day

May 11, 2020 9:45 am
The deadly Coronavirus pandemic has killed eight people in Kano State in a single day to compound the poor state of handling the virus in the ancient city.

According to report from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, of the 17 deaths recorded on Sunday, Kano accounted for eight of them.

Read Also: Boris Johnson Not Lifting Coronavirus Lockdown Yet

This brings the number of deaths arising from Coronavirus in Kano to  26.

Other states also recorded deaths.

Sokoto ramps up three new deaths on Sunday to take its total COVID-19 deaths to 12.

Ogun, Borno, Katsina, Jigawa and …

Oil Glut Drives Oil Prices Lower

Oil Glut Drives Oil Prices Lower

May 11, 2020 9:45 am
Oil prices opened about 1% lower on Monday in Asia as a persistent glut continued to weigh on prices and the coronavirus pandemic eroded global oil demand even as some governments began to ease lockdowns.

Brent crude was down 29 cents, or 0.9%, at $30.68 a barrel, while U.S. oil fell 26 cents, or 1.1%, to $24.48 a barrel.

Global oil demand has plummeted by about 30% as the coronavirus pandemic curtailed movement across the world.

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“Oil companies are dealing with a plethora of challenges due to the sudden decline in …

Oby Ezekwesili Blasts Wike Over Demolition Of Hotels

Oby Ezekwesili Blasts Wike Over Demolition Of Hotels

May 11, 2020 9:44 am

Oby Ezekwesili, former Nigerian Minister of Education, has reacted to the decision of the Rivers state government to demolish two hotels in the state for flouting the lockdown order.

Wike on Sunday monitored the demolition of two hotels for flouting the lockdown order he imposed as part of measures to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in the state.

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The hotels are: Prodest Hotel, Alode, Eleme, and Etemeteh Hotel in Onne both in Eleme Government local area.

However, many Nigerians expressed outrage over Wike’s action, saying that the governor was …

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