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Sergio Ramos (credit: Denis Doyle/Getty Images) Sergio Ramos had ended speculation about a move to Manchester United by agreeing a new five-year contract at Real Madrid. Spain defender Ramos had emerged as a top target for United manager Louis van Gaal this summer but the capital giants announced on Monday that a new deal had been signed.

Some of the women and children rescued from Boko Haram insurgents | credits: File photo the UN said on Monday in Abuja that it had sponsored 500 victims of Boko Haram violence from three North-East states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe to acquire vocational skills.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said the recent directive it issued to telecoms operators to deactivate all unregistered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards across networks, does not mean total withdrawal of the deactivated SIM cards from the systems of the network operators. Director, Public Affairs of NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo who made the clarification, said those subscribers who register their SIM cards properly would have them reactivated.

Photo: Channels TV It is nine years since Chelsea lost a match in the opening month of the Barclays Premier League, but on Sunday, Jose Mourinho’s team were comprehensively outplayed and beaten by Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. The defending champions conceded thrice which means that they have now conceded five goals in just two matches compared to the 32 they let in for the whole of 38 games last season.

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced the process of identifying a few fearless and courageous judges who will be saddled with the responsibility of prosecuting persons suspected to have stolen national resources,

A member of a vigilante group in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State at the weekend thwarted an attempt by a suicide bomber to attack the Rumirgo market, the Army reported. The Acting Director of Army Public Relations Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman confirmed the development. He said the suspected suicide bomber was heading to Rumirgo market when the youth accosted him. In the process of interrogation the suspected terrorist blew himself up and died on the spot.

These are not the best of times for immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola. Since he left office in May 29, the seeming goodwill he enjoyed in the eight years he served as Governor of the state seems to evaporating by the day and may in no small way blight the chances of becoming a member of Buhari's cabinet.