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World’s biggest car market, China has concluded plans to ban the production and sale of diesel and petrol vehicles. This has further threatened the future profitability of oil, which is Nigeria’s major revenue source. The development is coming two months after the UK, like Germany, France, India, Norway and Netherlands, announced plans to take out fuel-run cars, as part of efforts to reduce air pollution. The ban will lead to a reduction of oil demand in China, as the country is currently the world’s second-largest oil consumer after the US. Xin Guobin, China’s vice industry minister, said it had started “relevant research” but that it had not yet decided when the ban would come into force, BBC reports. “Those measures will certainly bring profound changes for our car industry’s development,” Guobin told Xinhua, China’s official news agency. Reports say China made 28 million cars last year, almost a third of the world’s total production. Geely, Volvo’s Chinese owner...

Manchester City walloped 10-man Premier League title rivals, Liverpool 5-0 on Saturday. This was Jurgen Klopp’s heaviest defeat in all competitions as Liverpool manager and his joint-heaviest ever managerial loss (lost 1-6 with Mainz vs Werder Bremen in October 2006)Sadio Mane was sent off eight minutes before half-time for a high challenge on Ederson that left City’s keeper requiring lengthy treatment for facial injuries before he was replaced by Claudio Bravo. Liverpool had started the brighter but found themselves behind as Sergio Aguero rounded Simon Mignolet and slotted in. Gabriel Jesus added a second shortly after Mane’s red before Aguero teed his strike partner up for another. Aguero set up Jesus for his second after the break before substitute Leroy Sane added two late goals to give City their biggest win over Liverpool since 1937.Man of the match was Kevin de Bruyne of Manchester City.

Country music star and Hall of Fame member, Don Williams, has passed away at the age of 78. Williams reportedly died after a short illness. The Tulsa Time singer played his final tour in 2006 and in 2010 was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1991, every single he released hit the Top 40 Billboard County charts. He returned to the spotlight in 2012 with a new album, And So It Goes, and in 2014 with Reflections, which included contributions from stars Keith Urban, Vince Gill and Alison Krauss. American singer-songwriter, Shooter Jennings took to Twitter, after news of Don’s death broke to pay tribute. He wrote: “Sad about Don Williams but Troy Gentry was my friend. I had great times with him. I’m stunned, angry and upset at the moment. I’ll miss you.” Country music star Travis Tritt also paid tribute. “So sad to hear that “Gentle Giant” Don Williams has died! What an incredible legacy of great music he leaves behind. May he RIP,” he tweeted.

The Committee of Vice-Chancellors (VC) of Nigerian Universities yesterday met in Abuja over the ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Professor Muftau Akanji, said the meeting deliberated on the sutuation and made recommendations to the federal government on the way forward. “We asked that a middle way should be found into resolving the crisis”, he told Thisday. Akanji described the strike as “very unfortunate”. “It has come at a time many universities are trying to stabilise their academic calendar. “For us in the FUT, everything would have been normal this year”. Akanji pleaded with both the federal government and ASUU to settle their differences in the interest of the education sector, parents and students. ASUU began a nationwide strike on August 13 to press its demands on funding of universities and welfare of lecturers. Its negotiating team and...