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Kendall Jenner granted restraining order against a man who wanted to kill her

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  Reality star and supermodel, Kendall Jenner has reportedly been granted a temporary restraining order after a man threatened to have her killed.   According to TMZ, a judge signed off on the order against Malik Bowker on Monday, March 29, after the 25-year-old model was informed by an LAPD detective that the 24-year-old man allegedly intended to buy an illegal firearm and shoot the both of them.   The legal documents obtained by the news outlet state that Bowker has been placed on a psychiatric hold at a local hospital and is due to be released, which is said to be causing the 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star "severe emotional distress and anxiety"   Kendall, who has 24-hour security at her home - has claimed to have never met Bowker before and is frightened that he will cause her harm, which is why she applied for the restraining order that means he has to stay 100 yards away from her at all times by law.   It's not the first time the supermodel has bee...

Manchester City's all-time top scorer Sergio Aguero will leave the club at the end of the season

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  Sergio Aguero will leave   Manchester City   when his contract expires at the end of the season, the club has   announced . The 32-year-old Argentine, considered to be one of the greatest players in Premier League history, joined from Atletico Madrid in 2011 and went on to win four Premier League titles, one FA Cup and five League Cups. He will be forever remembered for scoring a dramatic injury-time winner against QPR in 2012 to secure Manchester City's first top-flight league title in 44 years. Aguero is City's all-time top scorer with 257 goals in 384 appearances but has struggled with injuries in recent seasons. "When a cycle comes to an end, many sensations arise," Aguero wrote in a social media post. "A huge sense of satisfaction and pride remains in me for having played with Manchester City for a whole 10 seasons -- unusual for a professional player this day and age. "With the guidance of the owners and the contributions of many players, we earned a...

Thailand pushes back thousands fleeing Myanmar as death toll surpasses 500

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  Thailand has reportedly pushed back more than 2,000 people attempting to flee neighboring Myanmar following a series of   air strikes   carried out by the ruling junta in the   southeast of the country . Activist group the Karen Information Center said 2,009 people are now internally displaced and hiding in the jungle, having been forced back into Myanmar shortly after crossing the border with Thailand. Thousands of people fled their homes in Myanmar's southeastern Karen state Sunday, after Myanmar's military jets carried out a bombing raid on villages controlled by an ethnic armed group. The Karen National Union (KNU), which holds large swathes of territory in the borderlands with Thailand, had overrun an army post near the border, killing 10 people, Reuters reported. The reported influx of people fleeing into neighboring Thailand marks a new phase in the deepening crisis for Myanmar, which was thrown into turmoil when the military seized power in a  coup on ...

Former officer knelt on George Floyd for 9 minutes and 29 seconds -- not the infamous 8:46

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    Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd for   9 minutes and 29 seconds , prosecutors said Monday, correcting the 8:46 timing that has become a symbol of police brutality. In  opening statements  of Chauvin's criminal trial, prosecuting attorney Jerry Blackwell repeatedly emphasized the new 9:29 timing, telling jurors they were the "three most important numbers in this case." He broke down the timing of Chauvin's kneeling into three sections: 4 minutes and 45 seconds as Floyd cried out for help, 53 seconds as Floyd flailed due to seizures and 3 minutes and 51 seconds as Floyd was non-responsive. Chauvin's defense similarly accepted the new timing as accurate to support its own arguments. "The evidence is far greater than 9 minutes and 29 seconds," attorney Eric Nelson said in his opening, noting the many interviews and documents that he said would prove Chauvin is not guilty. The 43-second difference between 8:46 and 9:29...

Nigerians react as Davido is pictured kissing Mya Yafai weeks after they were spotted holding hands

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  Photos of Davido kissing 22-year-old Mya Yafai has hit the Internet and generated a buzz online.   The Nigerian singer was first linked with the American Instagram model earlier this month.   In new photos, Davido and Mya, who is rapper Young M.A's ex-gilfriend, were pictured getting cozy, including one were they are seen sharing a French kiss.   The photos made Davido's child's mother, Chioma Rowland, trend on Twitter as people shared their opinion about Davido's new-found love.  

Update: Alex Iwobi tests negative for Covid-19 ahead of Nigeria’s Afcon qualifier against Lesotho

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  Alex Iwobi has tested negative for Covid-19 ahead of Nigeria’s Afcon qualifier against Lesotho after his initial test returned positive before the Super Eagles faced Squirrels of Benin in Port Novo. The negative result after a series of Covid-19 tests were carried out, was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in a tweet, meaning the Everton forward will be available for selection ahead of the final Nations Cup match against Lesotho’s Crocodiles. The tweet read: “Update: @NGSuperEagles forward, @alexiwobi has tested negative after further COVID-19 tests were conducted.”   Nigeria top Group L with 11 points from five matches and have already qualified for the 2021 AFCON, which will be hosted by Cameroon in January 2022.   The Super Eagles will play their final qualifier clash against bottom nation Lesotho at the National Stadium, Surulere on Tuesday, March 30.   

We Pay About N120bn Monthly To Subsidise Petrol, NNPC Laments

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  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it pays between N100 billion and N120 billion every month to subsidise Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, also gave an update on happenings in the nation’s petroleum sector. He disclosed that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) currently before the National Assembly would be passed by April 2021. Sylva told reporters that the bill would not suffer a setback, going by all indications from the leadership of the National Assembly. He stressed the importance for Nigeria to steer away from oil to gas, adding that the 20-year-old PIB would attract a lot of investments to the gas sector. On the issue of having functional refineries in the country, Sylva faulted Senator Dino Melaye’s analysis of the proposed rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery. According to him, Melaye is no expert on refinery and should, therefore, not impress his views on an area h...

Lawless Police Officers Must Account For Abuses Of Power – Gbajabiamila

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                               A file photo of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.   Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamilas says lawless officers must be made to feel the full weight of the law if faith in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is to be totally restored.  Hon. Gbajabiamila, made this known in Abuja on Thursday while declaring open, a public hearing on the Police Service Commission Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2020 and the National Institute for Police Studies (Establishment) Bill 2020. While noting that there are many good officers and men of the NPF, the lawmaker stressed that there are erring officers that must be cropped off if the nation’s police force is to maintain its dignity. “We must attempt to weed out the few rotten eggs that seem to give the police force, men and women who lay their lives and put their lives out there on a ...

Biden Warns North Korea Against Escalation After Suspected Ballistic Tests

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                                 A photo combination of US President, Joe Biden and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. President Joe Biden warned North Korea Thursday that the United States will “respond accordingly” if it escalates its weapons testing, after Pyongyang fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its first substantive provocation of the new US administration. The nuclear-armed North has a long history of using weapons tests to ramp up tensions, in a carefully calibrated process to try to forward its objectives. Biden said that the United States was “consulting with our partners and allies,” and warned North Korea that “there will be responses if they choose to escalate. We will respond accordingly.” “I’m also prepared for some form of diplomacy, but it has to be conditioned upon the end result of denuclearization,” he added. Pyongyang had been biding its time since the new administrat...