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Daniil Medvedev fought hard to see off an impressive Karen Khachanov over three sets to reach the Miami Open final for the first time.It continues a stunning run of form for Medvedev, who – since early February – has reached finals in Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai, Indian Wells and now in Florida, meaning he is the first man to reach five successive finals on the ATP Tour since Ivan Lendl in 1981.In the Miami showpiece on Sunday, he will play Carlos Alcaraz – who beat him in Indian Wells – or… Read the full article here

In the video, Giertz says it’s been four years since the Truckla was built, and since then, she’s been using it as her daily driver. It was never completely finished, though: the custom truck bed was never weather sealed, some trim was still unfinished, and the removable tailgate stopped working.“She’s a little bit rattle-ly, because the truck bed isn’t welded in,” Giertz explained in the video. She also has to baby the car when rainstorms come, sometimes running out in the… Read the full article here

Minutes after Donald Trump released a statement on Thursday night calling a Manhattan grand jury’s vote to indict him on criminal charges “political persecution” and a “witch-hunt”, Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis leapt to the former president’s defence.“The weaponisation of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head,” DeSantis tweeted, calling Manhattan prosecutor Alvin Bragg a “Soros-backed district attorney” who was… Read the full article here

The Formula 1 car for the Williams Racing team will feature an excerpt from the Bitcoin white paper, as a result of a sponsorship deal with United States-based crypto exchange Kraken.In a March 31 tweet, Kraken showed its logo shaped like the legendary sea monster contained text from the opening of the 2008 document released by creator Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. The Kraken logo appeared to include the entirety of the abstract and introduction, as well as the sections on transactions and… Read the full article here

(Almost) nailed it! Kelsea Ballerini’s manicure was the talk of the night at her concert in Wichita, Kansas. The “Mountain With a View” singer, 29, took to TikTok on Thursday, March 30, to explain the hilarious reason why she had to end her performance mid-song. While singing alongside Kenny Chesney at the INTRUST Bank Arena, Ballerini paused “Yeah Boy” in the middle of the song, because her nail went flying off her hand. “I got my nails done because I’m… Read the full article here

The police in Imo State, south-east Nigeria, have arrested a traditional ruler in the state for allegedly sharing a social media post reportedly against Governor Hope Uzodinma. The monarch, Ekene Obinali of Umucheke, Umuobom, a community in Ideato South Local Government Area of the state, was arrested by the operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of the police in the state, PREMIUM TIMES learnt. He was accused of sharing a write-up said to be critical of the governor on a WhatsApp… Read the full article here

Chaos and noise,Voices lost poise,Violence unrestrained,Change obstructed. Rigging and fraud,Will of people ignored,Leadership hijacked,Future brutally sacked. Weeping people,Torn dreams, hopeless and feeble,Nonviolent change obstructed,To our shame, corrupted. INEC’s promises were once high,BIVAS and IREV, systems to try,Voter fraud to stop and deny,Nigeria’s future to fortify. But alas, the political class,Had different plans to amass,Voters intimidation with no class,INEC,… Read the full article here

Ex-BBNaija housemates Adeoluwa Saga and Anita Singh (Nini) are engaged. The BBNaija season 6 housemates who met on the reality show in the ‘Shine Ya Eye’ edition in 2021 took fans by surprise after their engagement video surfaced online on Friday. Saga proposed to his love interest in a romantic atmosphere, decorated with rose flowers and realised writing on a wall which requested her to be his forever. Nini said yes to him. Though the proposal date is unknown, the couple kept… Read the full article here

The European Union, EU, has been urged to save Nigeria’s nascent democracy from collapsing. Free Nigeria Movement, FNM, made the appeal while noting that the EU has been a longstanding partner of Nigeria in promotion of democratic principles. The group made the plea when it led a protest to the EU headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Addressing the protest, Moses Paul, the Convener of the group, appreciated the European Union for its contributions to the growth of Nigeria’s creative… Read the full article here

The Chairman and Convener of Progressives’ Solidarity for Asiwaju, Chief Ibrahim Emokpaire, on Friday assured that Nigeria would be out of the woods under the administration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Emokpaire gave the assurance in a statement in Abuja while congratulating Tinubu on his 71st birthday. He said Tinubu had garnered enough experience to rescue the country from its current socio-economic challenges. He said, “He has the wherewithal to take our country out of the… Read the full article here