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| Nigerian Spirit |
 IF I were to write a book about the
almost perverse will of Nigerians
to find a way, I would call it 'What
to do when Nigeria Happens'. In
chapter 18 - 'What To Do When
There Is a Power Cut During an
Operation' - I would advise you to follow
the example of a surgeon who
asked his attendants to turn on their
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| THE FEAR
FACTOR |
 IF there is one thought that
summarises the strength and
weakness of the Arab awakenings,
it's the one offered by
Daniel Brumberg, a co-director
of the democracy and governance
studies program at
Georgetown University, who
observed that the Arab awakenings
happened because the Arab peoples
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Assange stays put in Ecuador embassy
AFP
LONDON JULIAN Assange remains holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London, the mission said on Friday, despite being ordered to turn himself in to British police so he can be extradited to Sweden.
Scotland Yard on Thursday served a “surrender notice” on the 40-year-old Australian requiring him to attend a police station at a date and time of their choosing.
British media reports indicated he had been ordered to present himself at a central London police station at 11:30am (1030 GMT) on Friday.
A Scotland Yard spokesman confirmed that Assange had not yet gone to a police station, but refused to confirm the date or time he had been told to present himself.
Asked if he would leave the Ecuadoran embassy, Assange told BBC television in a telephone interview late on Thursday: “Our advice is that asylum law both internationally and domestically takes precedence over extradition law so almost certainly not.” The embassy confirmed to AFP on Friday that Assange remained inside the property — a flat in a mansion block in the plush Knightsbridge district of central London, across the street from the famous Harrods emporium.
In a statement on Thursday on the embassy’s website, the diplomatic mission also confirmed that Scotland Yard officers had delivered a letter to Assange through them.
Separately, the South America department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has written to the Ecuadoran embassy reaffirming its commitment to “promoting excellent bilateral relations between the Republic of Ecuador and the United Kingdom government,” the statement added.
“The government of Ecuador will continue to foster good relations with the UK government whilst assessing Mr Assange’s application for asylum.” He faces allegations in Sweden of sexual assault and rape against two former female volunteers at his WikiLeaks website and was arrested on an extradition warrant in December 2010. He was bailed and embarked on a marathon round of court battles, but finally exhausted all his options under British law earlier this month.
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