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.
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.
The naira appreciated against the dollar at the bureau de change and parallel markets yesterday. A survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos showed that naira traded at between N191 and N190 respectively at both markets, representing a gain of N2 to the dollar from the N193 and N192 it sold on December 24.
Some Fulani herdsmen have caused the people of Okporenyi village in Bende community, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, to go into hiding, after they threatened to attack them over missing cows.
A 45-year-old man, Mr. Nwofu Igbo of Nwofe community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, weekend confessed to killing his 16-year-old son (name withheld) who returned from Lagos State to celebrate Christmas with members of the family.
Sir Celestine Omehia is the former Governor of Rivers State. In this interview with journalists in Abuja, he gave reasons why Buhari should not be voted in as President. In his view, if General Muhammadu Buhari is elected president in 2015, his election would be tantamount to retrogressing the country. Excerpts:
I am glad that the APC eventually took my advice and saw the wisdom in not fielding a muslim/muslim ticket for the 2015 Presidential election even though I hear that, right up till the last minute, they almost did.
As expected in political contests, the outcome of the just concluded primaries in the two dominant parties: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) has provoked rounds of protests from those disfavoured by the outcome of the exercise.
A new leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) emerged Wednesday with Chris Ejike Uche selected as the National Chairman following a court order which suspended Chief Victor Umeh.
In spite of losing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Lagos governorship primaries, former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has challenged the suit seeking to restrain him from contesting the primaries and any other future election.
The police have arraigned a 73-year-old younger brother of the late winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, Mubasiru Abiola before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding a pastor of N1.5million.
Former Group Managing Director of Diamond Bank Plc, Mr. Alex Otti, on Monday in Umuahia emerged the gubernatorial candidate for the February 2015 general election in Abia State.
The shape and character of the 2015 general election got clearer on Monday with the emergence of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidates in most of the states across the country. In a few other states, the results were not ready as at the time of going to the press last night.
The Rockefeller Foundation has given reasons why Enugu achieved the historic selection as the first Nigerian city to join the 100 Resilient Cities Network (100RC).
■ Children, hubby in shock over murder of mother of 4 in Lagos
BY AYO ALONGE
Cold shock has enveloped the family and friends of 35-year-old Mrs. Martha Ifeoma Ifewulu, who was gruesomely murdered in her home at Oke-Afa, a suburb of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State on Monday, December 1.
As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holds its governorship primaries today, an opinion poll conducted by Accurate Resources, a media and marketing research firm, has put business mogul and guber aspirant in Abia State, Dr. Uche Ogah, in the lead among 13 contestants in the state.
APC presidential primaries: How the delegates may vote, by research group
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is miles ahead of other contenders in the hunt for delegates for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries, according to findings by Aflah Consult, an independent research group.
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.
