Looks like Peter, Paul and Jude Okoye have made peace... http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2016/03/looks-like-peter-paul-and-jude-okoye.html 
Monday, 21 March 2016
A former president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Aminu Maigari, has called on Nigerians to rally round interim Head Coach Samson Siasia and the Super Eagles to ensure the defeat of Egypt in Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna..
Maigari who expressed confidence in Siasia's technical ability said that the team needed the support and prayers of all Nigerian football fans.
“It is going to be a very tough encounter as the Egyptians are desperate to make a return to the AFCON after missing the last three, but Nigeria are also desirous of being in Gabon after missing out at the last edition in Equatorial Guinea and will not compromise victory in this first leg tie in Kaduna,” he said in a chat with Completesportsnigeria.com.
“My advise to Siasia is to select players who are ready to fight all through the game whether they are foreign based or home boys. He should remove sentiment in team selection and must get his tactics right to beat Egypt. They will come with all kinds of antics to frustrate the Super Eagles and get a result in the first leg,” he said.
Maigari called on Nigerians to pray for the Super Eagles to excel in the two-legged qualifier, while charging the players to double their efforts and defeat Egypt in the first leg and go all out in the second leg in Alexandria next week.
The Buhari Media Support Group has condemned the violence and killings that characterised the legislative re-run elections that took place in Rivers State on Saturday.
A statement issued by the group on Monday called on politicians to conduct themselves according to the dictates of the law.
The statement which was signed by the group's Chairman, Muhammed Labbo and Secretary Cassidy Madueke urged the Federal Government to quickly arrest the situation to prevent a complete breakdown of law and order.
“Security agencies should rise up to the task and fish out those behind the recent killings in Rivers.
“They should prosecute them to serve as deterrent to those who are bent on throwing the state into anarchy.
“We appeal to all political parties and politicians in Rivers to conduct themselves and their activities within the ambit of the law.
“We also condemn the recent provocative statements by Gov. Nyesom Wike and advise him to desist from making further reckless statements,’’ the statement said.
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has dragged the Nigerian Army to the International Criminal Court, ICC at The Hague for war crimes allegedly committed against the Shiite sect by soldiers during their December 2015 clashes in Zaria.
The spokesman of the Islamic group, Ibrahim Musa told a news conference in Zaria on Monday that the clashes constituted a war in which over one thousand of their followers were killed by soldiers.
His words:
“International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has on behalf of Shiites called on the International Criminal Court to open a preliminary enquiry into the events in Zaria last year.
“In the filing submitted to the ICCTuesday IHRC writes: “The crimes committed between the 12th and 14th December 2015 in Zaria , Kaduna State, by the Nigerian army amount to crimes against humanity. The crimes committed by the Nigerian army meet all the necessary legal requirements to warrant a preliminary investigation by the ICC prosecutor.
”“The International Criminal Court is being urged to investigate the massacre of nearly 1000 civilians in Nigeria last December at the hands of the country’s armed forces.
“IHRC has called on the international tribunal which has a mandate to prosecute people for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, to open a preliminary enquiry into the events in Zaria last year in which soldiers attacked the Islamic Movement of Nigeria’s (IMN) supporters, symbols and property.
“The assault over two days in the northern Nigerian city left a trail of bloodshed and destruction including the shooting of the movement’s leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat. Both are currently believed to be in military custody, detained without charge.
“Information obtained by IHRC indicates that 217 people were confirmed killed in the attacks, another 219 are in detention, and 482 are still missing. The number of injured is believed to run into many hundreds. IHRC’s filing to the ICC is largely based on eye-witness evidence of the army’s assault.
“The majority of deaths were caused by gunshots fired by soldiers. Cases of people being burnt alive have also emerged. Injuries caused by machetes or other knife wounds have also been found on the corpses, and could be the work of the criminal groups that perpetrated acts of looting and mutilation alongside the military. Signs of torture and electrocution have been evidenced on the body of the IMN leader Sheikh Zakzaky and other detainees, two of whom died as a result thereof.
“Sexual violence has also been reported, including cases of tape against women affiliates of the IMN. A 14-year old female witness told IHRC that the military shot her in her private parts when she resisted attempts by soldiers to rape her. Some women reportedly had their breasts cut off and others were deliberately shot in the pelvic region damaging their uteri.
“Photographic evidence has been obtained along with testimonies of mass graves where the army is reported to have buried fatalities from the killing spree. Some corpses were allegedly incinerated, apparently in order to conceal any evidence.
“In its submission IHRC says that the evidence suggests that the army’s assault was a systematic and pre-planned attempt to snuff out the IMN whose growing popularity have made it a thorn in the side of Nigerian governments.
“A similar army assault in July 2014 during a religious procession led to the deaths of 34 IMN members including three sons of Sheikh Zakzaky who were apparently singled out for execution.
“During the December’s violence soldiers were seen celebrating and chanting slogans against the IMN, such as ‘we have finished with the Shia and Zakzaky’ and ‘no more Shias in Nigeria’. Although the IMN has support among Nigeria’s Sunnis and Shias it is often portrayed by its detractors as a Shia organisation.
“During the violence soldiers used automatic weapons, explosives and armoured vehicles against unarmed civilians. This, along with the destruction of places of worship,graves and other buildings associated with the IMN, appears to support the contention that the attack was aimed at fatally damaging or eliminating the IMN.
“Although the state government in Kaduna has set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry IHRC believes it is insufficiently independent and impartial to be able to hold those responsible to account, nor is there any reasonable prospect of any prosecutions.
“In his speech announcing the inquiry state governor Malam Nasir el-Rufai listed a range of grievances against the IMN, which is indicative of bias against the IMN from the start. He was also responsible for demolishing IMN properties before setting up the commission of inquiry,” he said
THE NATION
It has been confirmed that the organizers of the annual Nigeria Pitch Awards will on Friday, honor some state governors, including Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State as well as NFF President Amaju Pinnick and Super Eagles interim Coach Samson Siasia.
While Governor el-Rufai and Mr. Pinnick will be picking up the Special Achievement in Football awards, Siasia, who led the U-23 team to Africa U-23 Cup of Nations glory in Senegal last December, will go home with the Football Achievement award.
President of Matchmakers Consult International Limited, Shina Philips, told thenff.com on Monday that arrangements have been concluded to have a flawless ceremony in just two hours.
“We are expecting a good number of very eminent Nigerians at the event, but we are working assiduously towards compacting everything into two hours. Red carpet will start at 7pm and we are going to ensure we are on time.
“We realize that the Super Eagles players and officials would be traveling back to Abuja very early on Saturday to catch the Egypt Air flight to Cairo, and onwards to Alexandria, so we would be on time for everything so that the players and officials can retire back to the hotel early enough to have good rest,” he said.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations has announced the killing of a Boko Haram kingpin in Dalore, Borno.
He said that the notorious Ameer of Dalore was killed along with 18 other terrorists in an operation carried out by elements of the 22 Garrison Brigade.
"Elements of 22 Brigade Garrison carried out clearing operation at Dalore camp on Sunday in which they killed 19 Boko Haram terrorists among whom was Ameer of Dalore. The troops also captured 2 AK-47 Rifles, 1 Small Machine Gun and 1 Hand Grenade and recovered 4 pickup vehicles.
"The troops also rescued 67 hostages from the terrorists. The freed hostages are undergoing screening at Internally Displaced Persons in Dikwa.
"Unfortunately, during the operation the troops Mine Resistant Anti-Personnel (MRAP) vehicle ran into an Improvised Explosive Device and had a damaged tyre," he said.
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