Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

LIVE UPDATE: NIGERIA ELECTION 2015 ; PRE-TEENS RESULT COMING IN SHOWS GEN BUHARI LEADING IN MOST PART OF SOUTH WEST AND ALL THE STATE IN NORTHERN PART OF NIGERIA // LIVE UPDATE : NIGERIA ÉLECTION 2015 ; LES PRÉ-ADOLESCENTS RÉSULTAT VENANT MONTRE GEN BUHARI MENANT DANS LA MAJEURE PARTIE DU SUD-OUEST ET TOUS L’ÉTAT DANS LA PARTIE NORD DU NIGÉRIA

Jide AdesinaMarch 28, 2015March 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 28, 2015March 28, 20150350

The Afrika Market correspondents in all the states of the federation report that Gen Buhari of APC presidential candidate is leading in the pre-teens results...

AFRIKA HERALD

NIGERIA ELECTION 2015 ; INEC WEBSITE HACKED // NIGERIA ÉLECTION 2015 ; INEC SITE PIRATÉ

Jide AdesinaMarch 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 28, 20150362

BREAKING NEW – THE OFFICIAL PAGE OF NIGERIA INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION HAS TURNED INTO MUSIC SITE WITH INSCRIPTION OF CYBER CRIME Screen picture...

POLITICS

NIGERIA ELECTION 2015 ; LATE ARRIVAL OF VOTING MATERIALS IN POLLING UNITS ACROSS THE COUNTRY // NIGERIA ÉLECTION 2015 ; ARRIVÉE TARDIVE DES MATÉRIAUX DE VOTE DANS LES UNITÉS DE BUREAU DE VOTE DANS TOUT LE PAYS

Jide AdesinaMarch 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 28, 20150336

By ‘JIDE ADESINA Polling stations opened in Nigeria its electoral commission said, as voters went to the polls to elect a new president in what...

Health

China to Help Africa Strengthen Post-Ebola Health System // Chine Pour Aider L’Afrique A Renforcer Le Système De Santé Post-Ebola

Jide AdesinaMarch 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 28, 20150322

China will help Africa with its public health system post-Ebola, saida Chinese official on Friday at a China-Africa health roundtable. Lin Songtian, director of the...

AFRIKA HERALD

LIVE FROM NIGERIA 2015 ELECTION : NIGERIANS VOTE WHO BECOME THEIR PRESIDENT // DIRECT DEPUIS L’ÉLECTION DE NIGERIA 2015 : VOTE NIGÉRIANS QUI DEVIENNENT LEUR PRÉSIDENT

Jide AdesinaMarch 28, 2015March 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 28, 2015March 28, 20150334

Nigeria’s general elections are slated to begin on Saturday, March 28. On this day, Nigerians march to the polling booths in their millions around the...

ECONOMY

Ethiopia and Egypt Vow To Turn Nile Dispute into Mutual Cooperation // Voeu De L’Éthiopie et L’Égypte Pour Transformer Le Différend Du Nil en Coopération Mutuelle

Jide AdesinaMarch 25, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 25, 20150341

The visiting Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi held talks on Tuesday with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn at the presidential palace in Addis Ababa where they...

Tourism

Tunisia’s Bardo Museum Holds Symbolic Reopening // Musée Du Bardo De La Tunisie Détient Une Réouverture Symbolique

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150313

Dancers perform during the ceremonial reopening of the Bardo museum in Tunis on Tuesday (Reuters photo) Tunisia’s Bardo museum held a ceremonial reopening on Tuesday,...

POLITICS

South Sudan President’s Term Extended // Mandat Du Président Du Sud-Soudan Prolongé

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150324

Lawmakers in South Sudan have voted to extend the tenure of President Salva Kiir by three more years. The proposal to extend Kiir’s term, which...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Senior UN Official Meets With Nigerian Refugees in Northern Cameroon // Rencontre Senior UN Officiel Nigérians Réfugiés Au Nord Du Cameroun

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150323

The United Nations refugee chief António Guterres began a two-day visit to Cameroon today to see the impact of the displacement crises in neighbouring Nigeria...

ARTS & CULTURE

Booker International Prize Finalists Announced in South Africa // Booker Prix International Finalistes Annoncés En Afrique Du Sud

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150349

The finalists for the prestigious Man Booker International Prize were announced in Cape Town on Tuesday, with 10 authors from around the world contending for...

LIFE & STYLE

Oyo State Governorship Candidate , Engr. Oluseyi Makinde,Promise Economic And Infrastructure Development in Oyo State // Développement De Promesse Economique et Infrastructure Oyo État Candidat Du Poste De Gouverneur, Engr. Seyi Makinde, Dans L’état D’Oyo

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015March 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015March 24, 20150337

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could...

POLITICS

ISSUES PERTINENT TO NIGERIAN VOTERS // QUESTIONS PERTINENTES AUX ÉLECTEURS NIGÉRIANS

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150324

THE AFRIKA MARKET ANALYSIS OF PERTINENT CONCERNS TO NIGERIAN VOTERS PART 1 EDITORIA @ JIDE ADESINA Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and its biggest economy,...

Aviation

Plane With 148 on Board Crashes in Southern France // Avion De 148 à Bord Des Chutes En Languedoc-Roussillon

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150337

Germanwings flight with at least 142 passengers and crew of six goes down in the Alps region, French sources say Germanwings Flight 4U9525 was on...

STOCK MARKET

FTSE/JSE Africa Top40 Tradeable Index // Échangeables Index FTSE/JSE Afrique Top 40

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150338

46,379.63101.00 0.22% Open: 46,480.63 Day Range: 46,284.91 – 46,480.63 Year To Date: +6.78% Previous Close: 46,480.63 52-Week Range: 40,925.14 – 47,422.30 1-Year: +13.62% RECENTLY VIEWED...

International News

Teary Mourners in Singapore Remember Lee Kuan Yew // Rappelez-vous De Larmes Pleureuses à Singapour Lee Kuan Yew

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150361

The mourners who filed past the gates of the government building where the body of Lee Kuan Yew, who died on Monday, was being kept...

LIFE & STYLE

Solar Water System Douses Risks in Cameroon’s Arid North // Système Solaire De L’eau Arrose Risques Nord Aride Du Cameroun

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150378

A girl waits in line for water at the Minawao refugee camp, northern Cameroon, February 18, 2015. REUTERS/Bate Felix Tabi Tabe A pioneering solar-powered water...

POLITICS Uncategorized

Mali President Vows To Respect Peace Deal // Président Du Mali S’engage A Respecter L’accord De Paix

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015March 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015March 24, 20150322

Mali’s government will do all it can to meet its commitments under a peace agreement with Tuareg-led rebels, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said in Algiers...

Education

Sudan’s Bashir Vows To Improve Educational Environment // Vœux De Bashir Du Soudan Afin D’améliorer L’environnement Educatif

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150358

The Sudanese president and candidate of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) for president in the next month election, Omer Hassan al-Bashir, has pledged to...

TECHNOLOGY

Nintendo Brings in Playboy To Pimp Splatoon // Nintendo Apporte Dans Playboy à Pimp Splatoon

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150390

So Nintendo invited 2 ladies from Playboy to their offices to try out Splatoon and as you can imagine some sections of the Internet are...

AFRIKA HERALD

Terror triumvirate: ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram training together in Mauritania //

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150350

The world’s three most infamous terrorist organizations are working together at Al-Qaeda-run training camps in the Sahara Desert in Mauritania, where dozens of recruits from...

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