Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Australia To Charge Foreigners Buying Property // Australie Aux Frais Etrangers Achetant La Propriété

Jide AdesinaMarch 1, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 1, 20150307

Australia plans to charge fees to foreign nationals buying residential property and fine those who break foreign investment laws in an attempt to cool one...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Obama Predicts Immigration Appeal Win // Obama Prédit La Victoire D’appel De L’Immigration

Jide AdesinaMarch 1, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 1, 20150375

President Barack Obama urged immigrants thrown into limbo by legal wrangling to keep planning for eventual relief, professing confidence on Wednesday that his deportation...

TECHNOLOGY

Orange & GreenLight Planet To Provide Solar Lighting In Kenya // Orange & GreenLight Planète Pour Fournir L’éclairage Solaire Au Kenya

Jide AdesinaMarch 1, 2015March 1, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 1, 2015March 1, 20150425

Orange Kenya has inked a deal with GreenLight Planet in order to provide solar lighting to Kenyan homes. The homes targeted are essentially based in...

ARTS & CULTURE

Tayo Olayode ” AUTOMINOUS PAINTER.” // Tayo Olayode ” AUTOMINOUS PAINTER.”

Jide AdesinaMarch 1, 2015March 1, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 1, 2015March 1, 20150334

Tayo Olayode can create forms and non forms to create depth, movement and perspective ? very creative, but can anyone relate to this experience or...

Aviation

Etihad Airways Appoints General Manager For SA // Etihad Airways Nomme Un Directeur Général Pour SA

Jide AdesinaMarch 1, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 1, 20150380

Etihad Airways has appointments John Friel as its new General Manager in South Africa. Based at the airline’s offices in Johannesburg, John is responsible...

Tourism

José Manuel Barroso To Speak At WTTC Global Summit In Madrid // José Manuel Barroso,A Prendre La Parole Au Sommet Mondial De La WTTC A Madrid

Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 20150352

José Manuel Barroso to speak at WTTC Global Summit in Madrid The WTTC will welcome tourism leaders from around the world to its Global Summit...

CARTOON HUMOR

Madonna On Africa // Madonna sur l’Afrique

Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 20150390

Madonna On Africa // Madonna sur l’Afrique...

AFRIKA HERALD

2 Passers-By, Accomplice Die in Nigeria Suicide Bombing // 2 Passants, Complice Mourir Au Nigeria Attentat Suicide

Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 20150347

A woman suicide bomber on Saturday killed two passers-by and her accomplice in an attack in northeast Nigeria, witnesses and security sources told AFP. Moments...

ECONOMY

Is OPEC Its Own Worst Enemy? // Est L’OPEP Son Pire Ennemi ?

Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 20150331

By Matt DiLallo There’s a growing rift among the nations within OPEC. Just this past week the Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, said that OPEC...

Uncategorized

Book Review: ‘Noise,’ A Story of Vengeance By Brett Garcia Rose // Critique De Livre: « Le Bruit, » Une Histoire De Vengeance Par Brett Garcia Rose

Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 20150325

In Noise by Brett Garcia Rose we are introduced to Leon. He is deaf but not in any way disabled. He grew up in the...

STOCK MARKET

BitBeat: Stellar Takes a Step Into The Microfinance World // BitBeat : Stellaire Prend Un Pied Dans Le Monde De La Microfinance

Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 20150328

By PAUL VIGNA & MICHAEL J. CASEY Welcome to BitBeat, the latest in cryptocurrency news and analysis, written by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey. Crossing Our Desk:...

FASHION

Ankara fashion Trend in Afrika // Ankara Fashion Tendance En Afrique

Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 2015February 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 2015February 28, 20150406

Ankra fashion Trend in Afrika...

SPORTS

Anthony Mason dies at age of 48 // Anthony Mason S’éteint A L’âge De 48 Ans

Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 28, 20150372

Anthony Mason, a longtime NBA player who helped the New York Knicks reach the 1994 NBA Finals, has died at the age of 48. A...

Women's World

Kidnappers of American Missionary in Nigeria Demand Ransom // Les Ravisseurs D’un Missionnaire Américain Au Nigéria Demandent Rançon

Jide AdesinaFebruary 26, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 26, 20150333

Abducted Missionary In this undated photo provided by Mike Henry, Seattle missionary Rev. Phyllis Sortor speaks at a distribution of wheelchairs in a town in...

Tourism

Gambia’s Economy contracted in 2014 on Weak Tourism, Agriculture // Économie De La Gambie S’est Contractée En 2014 Sur Le Faible Tourisme, L’agriculture

Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 20150394

Gambia’s gross domestic product turned negative in 2014, its central bank said on Wednesday, as fears of the Ebola epidemic hurt tourism and scant rainfall...

ECONOMY

High-level Event Stresses Importance of Extractive Industries To Sustainable Growth in Africa // Réunion De Haut Niveau Souligne L’importance Des Industries Extractives A Une Croissance Durable En Afrique

Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 20150326

Special Adviser on Africa Maged Abdelaziz. UN Photo/Kim Haughton The United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) held a meeting at Headquarters...

AFRIKA HERALD

Nigeria Cuts Forecasts for Oil Price, Currency // Nigeria Coupe Des Prévisions Pour Les Prix Du Pétrole, Monnaie

Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 20150328

Nigeria–Africa’s top crude producer cut its forecast for oil prices and the value of its currency this year, an acknowledgment of the pain that tumbling...

SPORTS

Federer’s 20-Point Blitz Earns Davis Cup Rematch // Blitz De 20 Points De Federer Gagne Le Match Retour De Coupe Davis

Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 2015February 25, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 2015February 25, 20150349

Roger Federer escaped from trouble with a remarkable 20-point winning sequence which helped him into the quarterfinals of the Dubai Open in search of his...

Commerce

Through UN-backed Project, Ethiopian Marmalade Will Soon Hit Shelves At ‘Eataly // Grâce à Un-backed Project, Marmelade Ethiopienne Va Bientôt Frapper Etagères A “Eataly”

Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 20150337

Members of the cooperative of women in Ethiopia whose cactus pear marmalade will soon reach Italian tables. Photo: FAO/Filippo Brasesco Next time you feel like...

Properties and Real Estate

Egypt Reaches LE9 Billion Settlement Over Madinaty Real Estate Project // Égypte Atteint LE9 Settlement Milliards Au Cours Du Projet Immobilier Madinaty

Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 20150350

The settlement ends a long-drawn out dispute over accusations that Mubarak government sold Madinaty for less than its true market price Egypt’s general prosecution reached...

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