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Manchester United are leading the way to sign Harry Maguire after Manchester City baulked at Leicester's asking price for the centre-back, according to reports. The Foxes are said to be holding out for a world-record fee for a defender amid United and City's respective interest in the England international. Maguire was among the Premier League's most accomplished centre-halves last season and, while it is thought the 26-year-old would favour a move to the Etihad, it is claimed that United are prepared to pay closer to Leicester's £80 million asking price than the Blues. Meanwhile, United continue to be linked with a move for the Newcastle midfielder Sean Longstaff. The 21-year-old is of the profile of player around whom Ole Gunnar Solskjaer plans to centre his United rebuild and it is claimed Longstaff remains on the Norwegian's high-up wishlist.

The negotiation committee set up by the Federal Government to negotiate the consequential adjustment arising from the  N30,000 new minimum wage has rejected what the government is offering. The committee, which was inaugurated on May 14, has also  failed to meet the four-week deadline  to submit its report. However, members  met twice last week with the enlarged membership collapsed into one technical committee of six members each from both sides. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, who was appointed as  chairman of the panel, stepped down  for the chairman of the National Wages, Salaries and Income Commission to head  the technical committee. A principal officer of a labour union, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said government’s position on the consequential adjustment had been rejected by  labour representatives in the committee. He said  labour decided to be careful in reaching an agreement based on what happened...

PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his wife, Titi, have casted their vote at his polling unit in Yola, the Adamawa state capital. Atiku who is a major contender in this election, was approached by the press after he casted his vote. When asked if he will concede defeat if he loses in the election, Atiku said “I am a democrat.” When asked what his hope was in the election, the presidential candidate said: “I look forward to a successful transition.”

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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said the news of the release of 21 Chibok girls abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents is just a diversionary tactic by the government. Fayose said that “it has become the practice of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led federal government to divert the attention of Nigerians each time it goofs.” He noted that the report could be a way to shift attention from the last week assault on our judges and the Judiciary by federal government , which has been widely condemned. Reacting through through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said; “Nigerians are no longer interested in the lies and make believes of the APC led federal government. Rather, Nigerians want the economy fixed and food on their tables.” He said Nigerians should wait to see the set of girls said to have been released this time around before drawing any conclusion. “As for me, I keep my fingers crossed on thi...

President Buhari told the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon that Nigeria would welcome intermediaries from the global body as a show of commitment to swap the abducted schoolgirls from Chibok with Boko Haram fighters in custody. Speaking during a bilateral meeting with the UN Secretary General at the sidelines of the 71st UN General Assembly in New York, President Buhari said the Nigerian government was willing to enter into negotiations to get the Chibok girls released from captivity. He said: “The challenge is in getting credible and bona fide leadership of Boko Haram to discuss with,”. “The split in the insurgent group is not helping matters. Government had reached out, ready to negotiate, but it became difficult to identify credible leaders. We will welcome intermediaries such as UN outfits, to step in.” The President reiterated that the teachings of Boko Haram were far from being Islamic, as neither Islam, nor any other religion, advocates hurting the weak an...

Barcelona star Lionel Messi will be sidelined for the next three weeks due to a groin strain, dealing a huge blow to his club and country. “To lose Lionel Messi means football loses and we lose,” said Barca boss Luis Enrique. Messi limped off just before the hour mark of the Spanish champions’ 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. The Argentine captain is set to miss his country’s World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Paraguay next month as well as Barca’s Champions League clash at Borussia Moenchengladbach. Messi will also sit on the Catalans’ La Liga trips to Sporting Gijon and Celta Vigo. However, Messi should be fit in time for a reunion with old boss Pep Guardiola when Manchester City visit the Camp Nou on Champions League duty on October 19. The five-time World Player of the Year missed Argentina’s World Cup qualifier with Venezuela earlier this month due to the problem and only started Barca’s shock 2-1 defeat to Alaves 10 days ago on the bench as coach Luis Enrique be...

Starnley Nwanosike, NAN: The Nigerian Army killed 23 militants in the “Operation Crocodile Smile”, staged to flush out criminals in oil-producing Niger Delta. The soldiers also recovered 55 assorted weapons from suspected criminals in the region, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahitu, said on Saturday. He told newsmen in Enugu that the recoveries were made during a military exercise and that many of the criminal fled with various degrees of injury. He said that 38 camps belonging to the militants and 91 illegal refineries, including bunkering sites and underground tunnels used by the suspects, were destroyed in the 10-day exercise. “The precursor operations were followed by `Exercise Crocodile Smile’ proper, which was orchestrated and conducted with sequencing and lines of operation to upgrade the skills, expertise and competence of the troops in land and riverside environments. “Over 3,000 soldiers were deployed along two axis...

– President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to sign the Paris Treaty at the General Assembly in the US – The Paris Treaty had been agreed since December 2015 and will be effective from 2020 During his stay in the United States for the 71st UN General Assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the Paris Treaty on Climate, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. This much was disclosed by Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria’s minister of Foreign Affairs, during a news conference in New York ahead of the president’s visit. In a statement signed by Akinremi Bolaji, the spokesperson for the Nigerian contingent to the Assembly, 195 countries adopted the first-ever universal, legally-binding global climate deal during the December 2015 climate conference (COP21) in Paris. This agreement which will be enforced in 2020, will set a global action plan to help the entire world escape the dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2°C. Nigeria’s minister, ...

Alexis Sanchez scored twice and missed a penalty as Arsenal comfortably beat 10-man Hull City in the Premier League. Sanchez put Arsenal ahead when he got a touch on Alex Iwobi’s shot, but failed from the spot after Jake Livermore handled and was sent off. Theo Walcott added a second after the break before Robert Snodgrass pulled one back for the hosts with a penalty. Sanchez stroked a third into an empty net before Granit Xhaka’s spectacular shot rounded off the scoring. Sanchez’s first goal owed much to fortune rather than brilliance as Iwobi arrived at the back post and saw his effort deflect in off the Chile international. Livermore was shown a straight red card five minutes before half-time when he blocked Iwobi’s goal-bound effort with his hands. Sanchez took responsibility for the penalty ahead of recent regular taker Santi Cazorla only to see his low effort saved by Hull goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic. It was a decision which also mystified Wenger who rev...

Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, has admitted that Liverpool is the last side in the League he wants Chelsea to be playing at Stamford Bridge. The Chelsea manager is a worried man as he tries to lift Chelsea back to the top of the table for the first time in 16 months. Liverpool came into the game having thrashed champions Leicester 4-1 last week and also beat Arsenal 4-3 at Emirates Stadium on the opening day. Conte, who didn't lose in his last 31 home games as Juventus coach, said: "I consider Liverpool the worst team to play now. "I think it will be a very tough game because at this moment Liverpool are in a very good shape and we must pay great attention. "It is important that when you play at home in front of your own fans, not to lose and to always try and win, to always give your all. I hate to lose, but for one or two days, I suffer a lot after a defeat. "And for this reason I try with my players and other people who work with me to find the...

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The Red Devils paying £89million for the ex-Juventus man is not as shocking as other clubs spending £40m on one player, according to his manager Jose Mourinho has defended Paul Pogba's sluggish start to his second spell at Old Trafford, stating the world-record fee paid for him by Manchester United is not a "big deal" in relative terms. Pogba left United for Juventus in 2012 but returned in August in a transfer costing an initial £89million, making him the most expensive player in the world. After impressing on his debut against Southampton last month, the France international came under fire for disappointing displays in defeats to rivals Manchester City and Feyenoord. United this week reported a club-record £515.3m revenue for the last financial year, and the Portuguese suggested such financial muscle makes other clubs paying £40m for a player more surprising. "I think there are clubs that paid 20, 30, 40 [million pounds] which is a bigger deal than wh...

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– Prominent man of God unveils fresh prediction for Nigeria, they include a warning for another cleric from south – The cleric said that he saw that life of the former minister Okonjo-Iweala is in danger, asking Nigerians to pray for her – Mr Ifeanyi, who said he would not want to be addressed as a prophet of doom, also foresaw that leaders of Boko Haram would be apprehended – Prominent man of God unveils fresh prediction for Nigeria, they include a warning for another cleric from south – The cleric said that he saw that life of the former minister Okonjo-Iweala is in danger, asking Nigerians to pray for her – Mr Ifeanyi, who said he would not want to be addressed as a prophet of doom, also foresaw that leaders of Boko Haram would be apprehended Nigerian pastors Prominent man of God, Pastor Emma Chris Ifeanyi of Rain Of Power Ministries has released a series of prophecies for Nigeria. The cleric who sent his predictions exclusively for NAIJ.com has claimed that God sho...

A vehicle of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) scheme was on Friday involved in an accident after it slipped off the Owode-Elede road in Ikorodu. The cause of the accident of the vehicle, with identification number 405 under the new BRT scheme, remains unknown as at press time. So too, no injury was reported.

Four companies linked to former First Lady Patience Jonathan, yesterday pleaded guilty to laundering $15,591,700 (about N5billion). They are: Pluto Property and Investment Company Ltd (represented by Friday Davis), Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Ltd (represented by Agbor Baro), Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Ltd (represented by Dioghowori Frederick) and Avalon Global Property Development Ltd (represented by Taiwo Ebenezer). The companies, along with a former Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo Dudafa, a lawyer, Amajuoyi Briggs and a banker, Adedamola Bolodeoku, were arraigned at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Dudafa, Briggs and Bolodeoku  pleaded not guilty to a 17-count charge before Mr. Justice Babs Kuewumi. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the accused persons conspired on November 13, 2013 in Lagos to launder $15,591,700. It said the defendants “reasonably ought ...

The United Nations is warning that Nigeria is seriously on the verge of a famine that is worse than that ever seen anywhere in the world, according to a report by Sky News. The report attributed to UN’s assistant Secretary-General Toby Lanzer said currently, about a quarter of a million children in the north-eastern part of Nigeria are severely malnourished.  The UN says Nigeria could witness serious famine While this is so, millions of other children are supposedly starving in refugee camps ‘that are too dangerous for aid agencies to reach.’  “Nigeria is already economically struggling – it is in a recession for the first time in more than a decade, inflation is at an 11-year high and oil, which makes up 70 percent of the government’s revenue, is still suffering from a slump.  “For the country’s north eastern region, however, things are made worse by Islamic militants Boko Haram, who have disrupted trade and farming in the region and are also hostile to western medicine,” the report...

The Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) office in Onitsha, Anambra, has been torched by suspected gunmen. Some equipment and Star Times section in the premises were said to have been destroyed by the infernl. Acting Manager of the station, Chris Nwigwe, told newsmen in Onitsha that the incident occurred at about 1.40 a.m.Wednesday. “Some armed men tried to attack the staff on duty but only succeeded in burning down the Star Times building,” he said, adding that no life was lost in the attack. An eyewitness said that an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was planted at the security post of the station, while tyres were set around the premises to set the station ablaze. “There was a gun duel between the armed men and policemen who are manning the office. “They managed to burn down the Star Times office while the fire was later put out with the help of people around. “This type of incident has never happened,” the source said. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Sam Okaula, w...

The Kano State government has stated that it spends at least N70 million on weekly basis to feed public primary school pupils in the state. The acting governor of the state, Hafiz Abubakar, said the expenditure was in addition to N68 million the government spends weekly on boarding schools. He made the disclosure on Wednesday when he received the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sunusi II, during the emir’s traditional Sallah homage to Government House, Kano. The Acting Governor added that the feeding program was an arrangement involving the state, local governments and host communities of schools. Mr. Hafiz said the state government had even been releasing about N700million every month to the local governments to ensure they pay their workers’ salaries and meet running cost. He further disclosed that the state also pays N300million as scholarship to students studying in Nigeria and abroad. He said the economic problem was surmountable if government followed good expert advice