Will dependence-seeking Kosovo set a precedent for other conflicts elsewhere? The answer is yes, if Kosovo becomes independent. In that case, "extrapolation is inevitable" says Bulgarian Professor of History Nina Dyulgerova.
STEPANAKERT (Tiraspol Times) - Despite Armenia’s declared position that Kosovo independence will not be
Kosovo's authorities plan to declare independence unilaterally,against the will of Serbia. The United States and most of the EuropeanUnion members have voiced their readiness to recognize Kosovo’sindependence despite Serbian objections.
JUBA — Two months into the conflict in South Sudan, government officials have said that thousands of soldiers have defected from the army and joined anti-government forces.
Government Chief Whip Tulio Odongi said between 60 and 70 percent of SPLA soldiers have defected while army spokesman Philip Aguer said there have been "a sizeable number" of defections.
A Nigerian state governor says militant group Boko Haram is "better armed and better motivated" than government forces trying to stop their attacks.
Borno state governor Kashim Shettima spoke to reporters late Monday in the capital, Abuja, two days after suspected Boko Haram fighters killed more than 100 people in the Borno village of Izge.
ABUJA — Nigerian police report 60 people were killed early Wednesday when insurgents attacked a town in northern Nigeria. Witnesses blamed militant group Boko Haram, which has issued a new threat to bomb oil refineries and kill prominent Muslim clerics.
The Federal Government on Thursday gave reasons why the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Lamido Sanusi, was suspended from office by President Goodluck Jonathan.
The Secretary-General of Yoruba Agenda Committee on the ongoing consultations on the national conference, Dr. Kunle Olajide, Tuesday said there was no going back on the right to self-determination and regionalism agenda of the Yoruba nation.
Sydney – A Muslim leader was charged to court on Tuesday after he presided over the illegal marriage of a 12-year-old girl to a 26-year-old student visiting Australia from Lebanon.
The sham marriage was performed at the home of her father, who converted to Islam 18 years ago.
The 35-year-old religious leader was charged with conducting an unauthorised marriage.
national-confabIBADAN—The Secretary-General of Yoruba Agenda Committee on the proposed constitutional conference, Dr. Kunle Olajide said yesterday in Ibadan that the zone would not go back on Yoruba agenda hinged on regionalism.
Elections in Africa – the voter, the court, the outcome
(Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe, “Elections in Africa – the voter, the court, the outcome”, PENSAR-Revisita de Ciêcias Jurídicas, Vol. 18, Número 3, 2013, pp. 804-836)
Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe*
Abstract
People across Africa, irrespective of region, fervently believe that participating
Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Saturday spearheaded the campaign for the removal of Land Use Act from the 1999 Constitution in order to ease the system of land administration in Nigeria.
Eight-year-old Saint Brown who was abducted from Foundation Faith Church, Elekahia, during a crusade programme at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has died in the custody of his kidnappers.
…Claims he committed suicide From TUNDE RAHEEM AkureThe cat has been let out of the bag for Mrs Rukayat Osisi who claimed that Awwal Osisi, her 12-year-old stepson hanged himself. Neighbours who witnessed how she tortured the boy to death exposed the heinous act.
By Shola Oyeyipo Prominent Yoruba leaders Friday reiterated their support for the proposed national conference but insisted that Nigeria must run on true federalism.
Victor Efeizomor and Benjamin Nworie The South East zone of the country currently receives 300 megawatts of power as against the needed 3000 megawatts due to inadequate gas supply, Chief Executive Officer of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, Mr. Robert Dickerman has said.
Will dependence-seeking Kosovo set a precedent for other conflicts elsewhere? The answer is yes, if Kosovo becomes independent. In that case, "extrapolation is inevitable" says Bulgarian Professor of History Nina Dyulgerova.
