'Vincent Enyeama will come back if we qualify for the World Cup'- Technical adviser Gernot Rohr

Super Eagles technical adviser Gernot Rohr has sensationally revealed that former Nigeria captain Vincent Enyeama who quit the Super Eagles last year will return to the Super Eagles once the team has fought for, and clinched the ticket to the Russia 2018 World cup.

Wolves of England goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has been impressive since taking over the goalkeeping duties, keeping a clean sheet against Tanzania and making three important saves against Zambia. Rohr has said even though Ikeme has been wonderful, Enyeama will still come back to the team.

 'I've known him (Ikeme) before now. I have seen him in his club, Wolverhampton Wanderers a second division side in England. I like his approach to the game, his concentration, calmness, attitude to training and games.' Rohr told CompleteSportsNigeria.
' He is a good goalkeeper and I must commend him for his saves in Ndola. Carl kept us in the game by pulling at least three great saves. He was the man of the match against Zambia. Great guy. I said it that I wanted Vincent Enyeama to return from retirement and I called him and we spoke with him. He will come back if we qualify for the World Cup. We need very good goalkeepers in the Eagles.'
'We have two local goalkeepers whom I don't know if they will fit in if Carl sustains an injury, so I think we need two big goalkeepers. Of course for this moment, Carl is number one. We cannot change him, he will be number one for the next game.

Britain set to send more troops to Syria to stop Russian aggression on the civilians

British foreign minister, Boris Johnson has hinted that the British government will explore the possibility of further military involvement in Syria to help end the country's "hell".

The Foreign Secretary stressed any action would require American backup and the West had to be "realistic" about what was possible.

However, he admitted that “more kinetic options, the military options” were being considered ahead of a meeting with Foreign Ministers in London on Sunday.

It came as Sergey Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister,  accused Boris Johnson of "politicking" and said the "arrogant" Foreign Secretary appeared to be trying to set himself up as a "prosecutor general" over Syria.

Mr Lavrov told CNN: "What my friend and new colleague Boris Johnson is saying is absolute politicking, in the usual arrogant way.

"Boris is the Jack of all trades, as you know. Having served as mayor, he said he was a very good friend of Russia and was very famous at the Russian festivals in London.

"Now I think he is getting ready to become maybe an internationally-recognised prosecutor-general at The Hague, especially after our British colleagues decided that the slogan 'Yes, we can' should be additioned by a 'You can't' - when they decided to remove their military from the jurisdiction of the European Human Rights Convention."

Mr Johnson said that it might be a "long day’s march", but that the public mood had changed since the government voted against military action in 2013.

Speaking to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, he said: "It is right now we should be looking again at the more kinetic options and the military options, but we must be realistic about how these in fact work and what is deliverable.

"Certainly you can't do anything without a coalition with the Americans. I think we are still a pretty long day's march from getting that, but that doesn't mean that discussions aren't going on because they certainly are."

He added: "It is vital we do not raise false hopes. We know the difficulties and implications of a no-fly zone or no-bombing zone, no matter how easy these concepts may be made to seem.

"If there is more we can reasonably and practically do together with our allies, then of course we should consider these measures - and believe me that work is already going on."

“Most people I think are changing their minds on this and are thinking we cannot let this go on for ever. We cannot just see Aleppo pulverised in this way. We have to do something.

"The mood of the House of Commons has changed from 2013. Whether that means we can get a coalition for a more kinetic action now I cannot prophesy. But what most people want to see now is a new set of options."

Mr Johnson told MPs that he had summoned a meeting of foreign ministers - including US Secretary of State John Kerry, as well as ministers from France and Germany - on Sunday to consider a new way forward in Syria and Iraq.

He said: "Most people - I think including John Kerry - feel that the process of discussion with the Russians has basically run out of road.

"On Sunday, we will be talking about all the options that we think are available to us and to the West. I am not going to pretend that there is any easy answer here, because there isn't."

He also revealed he was looking to step up economic sanctions against Russia and others close to the regime.

Mr Johnson said the West had " a very serious problem" with Russia and said their actions in Syria had been “reckless and aggressive”.

Mr Johnson called for protests outside the Russian embassy during a debate in the Commons on Tuesday, after warning the country was in danger of becoming a "pariah nation".

His comments came as Vladimir Putin cancelled a planned visit to Paris and residents of Aleppo reported a surge in the Russian and Syrian government bombing that has sparked the most dangerous confrontation between Moscow and the West since the Cold War.

A Downing Street spokesperson said the Prime Minister would "weigh up very carefully any options that are put forward and the potential consequences of those."

UN appoints Antonio Guterres as new secretary-general

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday appointed Antonio Guterres as the new secretary-general of the United Nations, in a shift towards a more high-profile leadership of the world body.

The 193 member states adopted by consensus a resolution formally naming the former prime minister of Portugal as UN chief for a five-year term beginning January 1.

The socialist politician, who also served as UN refugee chief for a decade, is expected to play a more prominent role as the world's diplomat-in-chief than Ban, the South Korean who will step down after two five-year terms.

Guterres was greeted by loud applause as he entered the packed hall following the vote and was to deliver his first address as incoming UN chief during the session.

Following the vote, Ban told the assembly that Guterres was well-known in diplomatic circles as a man of compassion during his decade as UN high commissioner for refugees.

"He is perhaps best known where it counts most -- on the frontlines of armed conflict and humanitarian suffering," said Ban.

"His political instincts are those of the United Nations -- cooperation for the common good, and shared responsibility for people and the planet."

Guterres won unanimous support from the Security Council during a vote last week that capped the most transparent campaign ever held at the United Nations for the top post.

The 67-year-old polyglot campaigned on a pledge to promote human rights and enact reforms within the UN system, seen as clunky and too slow to respond to unfolding disasters.

His appointment comes at a time of global anxiety over the ongoing war in Syria, the refugee crisis and raging conflicts in South Sudan and Yemen.

The Security Council is deadlocked over Syria after two draft resolutions were defeated in separate votes over the weekend, one of which was vetoed by Damascus ally Russia.

French Ambassador Francois Delattre has described Guterres as the "best possible captain during this stormy period" of global crises, praising him as a reformer, a unifier and a "humanist with a genuine moral compass."

"Guterres has shown as head of UNHCR that he is a man who seeks human contact and is hands-on," he said.

As Portugal's prime minister from 1995 to 2002 and as UN high commissioner for refugees from 2005 to December 2015, Guterres demonstrated that "he is a reformer," said British Ambassador Matthew Rycroft.

"He is able to do both the outward leadership, the vision, the inspiration, the setting of direction but also the internal reform to drive efficiency, to improve processes and to make the whole more than the sum of its parts," he said.

Some of the buzz generated by Guterres' appointment stems from disappointment with Ban, a chief many saw as a poor communicator who showed a reluctance to take strong action on the biggest crises.

"Everyone is very polite about Ban but let's face it... everyone knows that he has not been a strong secretary-general in terms of either internal reform or external leadership," said a Security Council diplomat.

"He has the right instincts on Syria and everything else, but he hasn't had the ability to really drive international opinion on any of these issues," said the diplomat, who spoke on condition of background.

Diplomats said they expect Guterres to spend his first 100 days in office focused on boosting the role of the secretary-general.

"I am not saying he will have a particular plan to bring peace to Syria, but I think that he will be focused on making sure that there is space for the secretary-general to be centrally involved on those biggest issues," said the diplomat.

Guterres will move into an office with his transition team in downtown Manhattan, just across from UN headquarters.

Syrian terror suspect arrested in Germany, commits suicide in prison

            

The Syrian man arrested in Germany for a suspected Islamic extremist bomb plot killed himself on Wednesday in a prison cell in Leipzig, Saxony's state.
 
Justice Ministry spokesman Joerg Herold told The Associated Press that Jaber Albakr, 22, killed himself sometime in the evening, but that the incident was still being investigated.
 
Albakr, who had been under surveillance by German domestic intelligence since last month, was observed exiting the apartment building and authorities fired a warning shot. He nevertheless was able to elude police on the scene and flee the city. Inside the apartment they found highly volatile explosives and a home-made bomb vest.

He then telephoned fellow Syrians saying he was seeking a place to shelter but they recognised him through wanted posters on social media, tied him up and contacted the police. He was finally arrested in the apartment located in the eastern German city of Leipzig following a two-day manhunt

Albakr, who had been granted asylum after coming to Germany last year, was finally arrested Monday in the city Leipzig after three fellow Syrians tied him up and alerted police. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said that Albakr had undergone a security check last year, but it did not turn up anything suspicious.
  "There was a check against security authorities' data in 2015, but without any hits," he said. "It's not clear when he was radicalized."
  German authorities have said they believe he had links to the Islamic State group and was thought to be planning to attack a Berlin airport, possibly as soon as this week. German media have reported that after his initial arrival, Albakr later returned to Syria through Turkey and then came back to Germany.

Source: AP

21 Chibok Girls Released By Boko Haram, according to government sources

Twenty one of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist extremist Boko Haram insurgents in April 2014 has been released to the Nigerian government, a government sources told SaharaReporters.

The sources disclosed that the girls were picked up by military helicopter from Banki area of Borno state where Boko Haram militants dropped them off earlier today.

The release of the 21 girls comes as President Buhari began a three-day trip to Germany to discuss assistance for the rebuilding of the northeastern part of Nigeria ravaged by Boko Haram.
Saharareporters could not immediately obtain the names of the girls released today.

Video: World war 3 - Putin orders Russian officials' relatives studying abroad to return home, according to report

Russia is ordering all of its officials to fly home any relatives living abroad amid rising tensions over the prospect of a new world war, it’s been claimed.

Politicians and high-ranking figures are said to have received a high-level warning from tough guy president Vladimir Putin, according to local media.

The reported call to return  to the Motherland – which comes after Putin suddenly cancelled a visit to France – applies to all state employees.

Workers were reportedly told to pull their children out of school immediately, reports the Daily Star.

The top level order applies to administration staff, regional administrators, lawmakers of all levels and employees of public corporations.

Those that do not obey the edict will find the future employment prospects in tatters.

The reason for the urgent recall is unclear but one top analyst said it could be a hint war is on its way.

Russian political analyst Stanislav Belkovsky said: “This is all part of the package of measures to prepare elites to some ‘big war’.”

Russia recently held defense drills for 40 million citizens in apparent preparation for an all-out nuclear war.

“And earlier this month, Putin’s ministers announced they had built bunkers capable of housing Moscow’s 14 million people.

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Putin cancelled a scheduled visit to Paris after French president François Hollande accused the Kremlin of war crimes in Syria.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “The President has made a decision to cancel this visit.”

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has called on protesters to demonstrate outside the Russian embassy over the country’s brutal bombing of Aleppo.

Relations between Russia and the US are at their lowest since the Cold War and have soured in recent days after Washington pulled the plug on Syria talks and accused Russia of hacking attacks.

Vote for Trump or face nuclear war - Says Putin ally

Americans should vote for Donald Trump as president next month or risk being dragged into a nuclear war, according to a Russian ultra-nationalist ally of President Vladimir Putin who likes to compare himself to the U.S. Republican candidate.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a flamboyant veteran lawmaker known for his fiery rhetoric, told Reuters in an interview that Trump was the only person able to de-escalate dangerous tensions between Moscow and Washington.

By contrast, Trump's Democratic rival Hillary Clinton could spark World War Three, said Zhirinovsky, who received a top state award from Putin after his pro-Kremlin Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) came third in Russia's parliamentary election last month.

Many Russians regard Zhirinovsky as a clownish figure who makes outspoken statements to grab attention but he is also widely viewed as a faithful servant of Kremlin policy, sometimes used to float radical opinions to test public reaction.

"Relations between Russia and the United States can't get any worse. The only way they can get worse is if a war starts," said Zhirinovsky, speaking in his huge office on the 10th floor of Russia's State Duma, or lower house of parliament.

"Americans voting for a president on Nov. 8 must realize that they are voting for peace on Planet Earth if they vote for Trump. But if they vote for Hillary it's war. It will be a short movie. There will be Hiroshimas and Nagasakis everywhere."

Zhirinovsky's comments coincide with deep disagreements between Washington and Moscow over Syria and Ukraine and after the White House last week accused Russia of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations.

Even as WikiLeaks released another trove of internal documents from Clinton’s campaign on Wednesday, Putin insisted his country was not involved in an effort to influence the U.S. presidential election.