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Pep Guardiola has apologised to Burnley manager Sean Dyche for his behaviour after Manchester City equalised in their 4-1 FA Cup third round victory. City boss Guardiola gestured angrily towards Dyche, making a 'yapping' gesture at his counterpart and the fourth official, as a furious row erupted between the two at Eastlands on Saturday following Sergio Aguero's 56th-minute equaliser. "I am sorry, I apologise. I didn't want to get out of control," Guardiola said. Aguero's leveller came from a quickly-taken Ilkay Gundogan free-kick which angered Burnley players, who thought that referee Graham Scott allowed the set piece to be taken before they were ready. Guardiola later claimed his gestures were simply a request for Burnley to leave the officials alone, but it was certainly an ugly scene and one that ended with fourth official Andy Haines ordering the Spaniard to return to his technical area. "I said 'Leave the referees please'...

The Non-academic Unions of Universities who commenced an indefinite strike December4, 2017, after accusing the government of violating an earlier agreement on the sharing of earned allowances and non fulfillment of the agreements. Have come out to say the strike action this time would be more intense. The unions said this in a statement signed by the chairman of the joint committee, Samson Ugwoke, on Sunday. The union said universities’ managements have the right to announce resumption of activities but the union members, ”have a right to deny the University system of their services till their rights are respected and honoured.” According to the statement, the unions said they were not unaware of the ”antics of vice chancellors and managements of institutions to create a likeness of normalcy by announcing resumption of students and other activities.” The statement said the unions, ”had made the strike action comfortable for institutions,” by providing social amenities which wil...

FA Cup holders Arsenal were sensationally dumped out of the competition by Nottingham Forest on Sunday, joining Leeds United as big-name casualties on a day of shocks. Elsewhere, West Ham stayed alive with a goalless draw at Shrewsbury and Tottenham scored three goals in eight second-half minutes to see off the challenge of League One side AFC Wimbledon. Championship side Forest revived memories of their glory years under Brian Clough, putting 13-times winners Arsenal to the sword in an incident-packed 4-2 win at the City Ground. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, who made nine changes to the side that drew with Chelsea in the Premier League in midweek, defended his team selection for the third-round tie. "We have many players on the edge and we play again on Wednesday," he said. "When you don't win the selection is always questioned. "I believe we had an experienced team -- eight or nine internationals. It would be easy to think that was the problem. ...

Philippe Coutinho's 160-million-euro ($192 million) deal to join Barcelona is likely to unleash a series of big-money transfers, not least as Liverpool seek to re-invest the proceeds. It took the third largest amount ever paid for a footballer to prise Coutinho away from Liverpool and the rumour mill has already linked the club with Leicester's Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez as a possible replacement for the Brazilian playmaker. Neither club has officially confirmed or denied the deal, despite reports from France saying Mahrez would have a medical soon at Liverpool. The club's number one target, according to many reports, is the French international forward Thomas Lemar, part of the impressive Monaco team that reached the Champions League semi-finals last year but which has since been dismantled. Arsenal had a £92 million bid ($125 million, 104 million euros) for 22-year-old Lemar rejected in the summer transfer window and the player is reportedly keen to work with...

No fewer than 490 out of 5,027 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrived in Port Harcourt Airport on Sunday. They arrived at about 4.55 p.m. They arrived a chartered aircraft marked MaxAir. Scroll down to see more pictures of the returnees:

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has again said there is no plan to increase price of premium motor spirit, PMS, also known as petrol. In a statement by the Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division, of NNPC, Ndu Ughamadu, the corporation said the pump price of petrol remained N143 per litre in NNPC Retail outlets and N145 in other fuel stations, while maintaining PMS ex-depot price of N133.28k per litre to marketers. “In the last few weeks, the corporation has increased its daily truck-outs of PMS per day to ensure petrol sufficiency across the states of the federation. “Motorists and other consumers of petroleum products are assured that NNPC has a robust sufficiency of petroleum products to cater for their daily consumption. “Marketers are hereby cautioned against hoarding or diversion, as law enforcement agencies have been enjoined to deal appropriately with defaulters. “Again, NNPC affirms that it has no intension, whatsoever, to execute any inc...

Celebrity couple, Banky W and Adesua are again trending online following the release of their documentary ‘The wellingtons.’ The couple in the documentary showed on Saturday revealed the highlights of their relationship and wedding ceremony. On Banky W’s part, he revealed that they had been in the relationship since 2015, adding that they started dating after he slid into Adesua’s Dm on Twitter. According to him, he never planned to date or marry anyone from the entertainment industry but got star struck after he realised Adesua was spiritually filled. He said, “I met Adesua in 2015 and after inquiring about her from her manager, Isioma, i went online to search for her and found her social media handles. “I looked her up online and I liked what I saw. I googled her, stalked her on the gram and a day or two later, I slid into her DM like the real man that I am. “I had two defining moments with Adesua. One was before we started speaking. It was actually when I was stalking h...