The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has dispelled speculations of uncertainty over talks between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
A statement by the Deputy Director Press, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Samuel Olowookere, said the Minister of Labour and Employment as the chief conciliator of industrial disputes in the country and the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, whose Ministry is the employer of the university lecturers. are still leading the talks.
Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli has denied rumours of a rift with star player Lionel Messi on the eve of their crucial World Cup qualifier against Venezuela.
Barcelona forward Messi is critical to the Albiceleste’s hopes during a qualification campaign in which they now have little room for error.
A goalless draw in Uruguay last Thursday has left Argentina fifth in the South American group with just three games remaining to secure a top-four spot — and automatic qualification — for Russia 2018.
The People’s Democratic Party has insisted that a former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon Elisabeth Ativie, must be made to face trial if it was discovered that she contravened Section 10 of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Matters Commission (ICPC) Act.
It said the issue was no longer whether Hon Ativie is made to return the four official vehicles she used as Speaker but whether it was lawful for her to receive gratification for performing a duty for which she was duly elected.
Rising star Kylian Mbappe tried to explain his big-money move to Paris Saint-Germain from Monaco on Monday after receiving fierce criticism from hardcore Monaco fans.
The 18-year-old joined PSG on a season-long loan with an option to buy that would make him the second most expensive player of all-time for a fee that could reach 180 million euros ($214 million).
Reports from Spain are claiming that Cristiano Ronaldo wants to see Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema dropped from the Real Madrid first team.
The Daily Star are citing an article from Don Balon that state the Euro 2016 winner wants manager Zinedine Zidane to consider alternatives to Bale and Benzema, highlighting Isco and Marco Asensio and potential successors after producing worldclass performances of late.
Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has vowed that the team will not disappoint if they qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Nigeria are on the verge of reaching their sixth World Cup after their 1-1 draw with Cameroon on Monday in Yaounde night took them six points clear in Group B of African qualifying.
The Pioneer President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Luther Cishak, has died at the age of 88.
This was made known by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday through a tribute he wrote in memory of the late Cishak.
The United States federal aviation administration has given Nigerian airlines a 65-day ultimatum to resolve specified security issues or risk being barred from flying to its country.
A team of US FAA officials who recently carried out an audit for the renewal of Nigeria’s category one safety status gave the ultimatum on August 24.
The US FAA periodically check foreign airports with which it has bilateral agreements to ensure they meet set standards.
Eden Hazard says he wants to see Diego Costa end his self-imposed exile and “come back” to Chelsea.
The Spanish striker has been absent from the Blues fold since failing to report back for pre-season training in July and was left out of the Blues’ Champions League squad on Monday.
A drunk man who tried to impress a woman he met at a bar raced after her in a rented Lamborghini - but then crashed into a tree.
In a bid to win over the woman, the driver chased her in the Lamborghini and tried to impress by overtaking her on the street, she told police.
There is bad news in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital as a serving policeman attached to the state’s police command, Mr Donatus Oyibe, yesterday afternoon reportedly committed suicide. The incidence, Daily Sun found, happened at Ukwuakpu axis of Abakaliki capital.
Also, the decomposing body of a 70-year-old woman allegedly abducted and killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ezi Ajah, Amuro Community in Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state, Mrs Uche Oko, was found in the bush by the residents of the area.
Not less than 49 children died at a state-run hospital in Northern India allegedly due to lack of medicine or oxygen, Police Chief Dayanand Misra, said on Monday.
The latest deaths were registered between July 21 and Aug. 10 in Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Farrukhabad city in Uttar Pradesh state.
A young Indian man attempted to immolate himself outside a lawmaker’s office in Southern India after officials demanded 312 dollars bribe, officials said on Monday.
The victim, identified as M. Srinivas, 25, a farmer in the Karimnagar district of Telangana state, had gone to claim land being distributed by the government to Dalit, or low-caste, underprivileged farmers.
McDonald’s workers staged the first ever strike in Britain on Monday in protest at pay and working conditions at the US fast-food giant.
About 40 workers gathered outside two restaurants in Crayford, southeast London, and in Cambridge before attending a protest outside parliament.
Terry Gibson insists he can see a scenario where Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona on a free transfer next summer.
In July, Messi agreed terms on a new contract that would keep him at the Nou Camp until 2021 but the Argentina international is yet to put pen-to-paper on the deal.
Yari Inusa has been reported dead while competing with another suitor for a lady’s hand in marriage at Durmin Biri village, in the Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State.
According to the police, he engaged in a Fulani traditional game of Sharo with another man, Ahmed Saidu, to determine who would marry the lady. Sharo game entails two male suitors flogging each other for a woman’s hand in marriage, with the winner marrying the lady.
The Spanish football league, La Liga, has asked European football’s governing body UEFA to open an investigation into whether big-spending Manchester City have breached Financial Fair Play regulations.
La Liga, outspoken over what it dubs “state-aided financial doping”, “is pleased that UEFA has opened a formal Financial Fair Play (FFP) investigation into Paris Saint-Germain. The investigation comes after La Liga formally requested such probes into PSG and Manchester City FC in August”.
American pastor Bishop T. D. Jakes prayed for Mrs Alakija and President Nana Akufo-Addo during the Lead Africa Summit hosted by Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams and his wife, Rosa Whitaker, in Ghana.
Following the recent visit of the National Caretaker Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi to Oyo State, the 2015 governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
Makinde, made this declaration known in a press statement released by his Media office at Omi Titun headquarters in Ibadan on Monday.
Poland will seek the extradition from Italy of the four suspects in the gang rape of a Polish tourist on a beach in the Italian resort of Rimini, the country’s deputy justice minister says.
Patryk Jaki said Monday that the four should face a very severe punishment to discourage others from committing such crimes.
Cameroon merely delayed Nigeria’s 2018 FIFA World Cup ticket celebration even as the African champions were themselves eliminated from the race in a crunchy game that ended 1-1 in Yaounde on Monday.
In the event, the Super Eagles will qualify for their sixth FIFA World Cup finals with one point from their last two matches of the campaign.
At least 60 people have died as a result of Hurricane Harvey, according to emergency management departments across southeast Texas.
The Associated Press reported many of those deaths were people drowning in flash floods or water-logged roads.
Swansea striker, Wilfried Bony will be the focus of a High Court case after the Swans were accused of paying £8m in "secret commissions".
Bony claims that two football agents who used to represent him received under-the-table cash between 2013-2015.
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has said, contrary to widely published reports, it is not aware of any current discussion or negotiation with the management of Ethiopian Airlines regarding Arik Air Limited.
AMCON made the clarification in a release following media reports which claimed that there are discussions going on with Ethiopian Airlines for the carrier to render management services to Arik.
Reports have it that a wife cut off her 54-year old violent husband's penis due to his love for golf. She allegedly also flushed the organ down the toilet.
According to Jeju Weekly, neighbours had heard the loud groaning of the man and gone to their apartment to check if all was well. On getting there, the man
was found on the floor in agony.
