Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Prison Break Frees 200 Inmates In Minna , Niger state Nigeria // Prison Break Libère 200 Détenus A Minna, Etat De Niger Nigeria

Jide AdesinaDecember 7, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 7, 20140667

Gunmen broke into a prison in the central Nigerian city of Minna, freeing around 200 inmates, a police spokesman and security sources said. The sources...

SPORTS

Al Ahly Win 20th International Title- CAF Confederation Cup // Al Ahly Win 20th International titre – coupe de la Confédération

Jide AdesinaDecember 7, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 7, 20140626

Post-match comments following Al Ahly’s dramatic victory on Saturday night which allowed them to claim the CAF Confederation Cup as the first Egyptian team to...

ICC Drops Uhuru Kenyatta Charges For Kenya Ethnic Violence // ICC Gouttes Frais Uhuru Kenyatta Pour La Violence Ethnique Au Kenya

Jide AdesinaDecember 5, 2014December 5, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 5, 2014December 5, 20140681

Uhuru Kenyatta, who was elected president last year, denied orchestrating violence after elections in 2007 Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague...

LIFE & STYLE

We Are Remembering Madiba. A Revolutionary Icon of our time.

Jide AdesinaDecember 5, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 5, 20140671

THE AFRIKA MARKET TRIBUTE OF OUR ICON AND REVOLUTIONARY LEGEND OF ALL TIMES It’s been a year , full of surprises of global changes,...

Health

Cooler Box-equipped Motorbikes Donated To UN Will speed Up Ebola Testing Process In West Africa // Refroidisseur Boîte Equipée Motos A Fait Donnés Aux Nations Unies Permettra D’accélérer Le Virus Ebola En Afrique De L’ouest Des Processus De Test

Jide AdesinaDecember 5, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 5, 20140574

Four hundred cooler box-equipped motorbikes for the Ebola Response were officially handed over to the UN Humanitarian Response Depot by German Ambassador to Ghana Ruediger...

International News

United Nations Sec. Gen calls US To Respond To Public Demands For Greater Police Accountability // United Nations Gen Appelle Nous Pour Répondre Aux Demandes Pour Une Plus Grande Police Responsabilité Publique

Jide AdesinaDecember 5, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 5, 20140729

US should respond to public demands for greater police accountability – Ban Protestors in New York City demonstrate in the wake of the verdict in...

AFRIKA HERALD

DR. NELSON MANDELA : THE SYMBOL OF HOPE ; Hero, Activist And Humanitarian Ist Year Anniversary //DR NELSON MANDELA, LE SYMBOLE DE L’ESPOIR ; Héros, Activiste Et Humanitaire Ist An Anniversaire

Jide AdesinaDecember 5, 2014December 5, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 5, 2014December 5, 20140747

By way of illustration, Nelson Mandela concludes his address with the phrases, ‘Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let...

AFRIKA HERALD

Afrika Market is projecting Ambode As the Winner of Lagos state Governorship flag-bearer for APC // Afrika Marché Prévoit Ambode Comme Le Vainqueur De Lagos État Gouverneur Porte-Drapeau Pour APC

Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 20140538

Afrika Market is projecting Ambode As the Winner of Lagos state Governorship flag-bearer for APC After a much contending primaries within the ranks and files...

AFRIKA HERALD

Lagos Stand still As APC Governorship Primaries Underway ; The battle of likely Foes // Stand De Lagos Encore Comme APC Gouvernorat Primaires En Cours ; La Bataille De Comme Ennemis

Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 20140602

Today Lagosians is witnessing the battle of likely foes It will as Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State battles his god father and political benefactor,...

International News

ISIL Has Training Camps In Eastern Libya // ISIL A Des Camps D’Entraînement Dans L’est De La Libye

Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 20140608

In a briefing for reporters that was supposed to be about progress against Ebola, the top US general in Africa confirmed that ISIL, or the...

ECONOMY

World Bank Unveils 160 Mln USD Grant For Sierra Leone // La Banque Mondiale Dévoile 160 Millions USD De Subvention Pour La Sierra Leone

Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 20140587

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Wednesday announced a grant of 160 million U.S. dollars to support the fight against the Ebola disease...

AFRIKA HERALD

UN ‘Outraged’ By Deadly Terrorist Car Bomb Attack In Mogadishu // UN « Scandalisé » Par Terroriste Mortelle La Voiture Piégée A Mogadiscio

Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 20140684

A street scene in Mogadishu, the Somali capital. Photo: AU-UN IST/Stuart Price The United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General expressed outrage today over an Al-Shabaab...

Health

UN Special Envoy Appeals To Liberians To Remain Vigilant, Sustain Response

Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 20140604

The United Nations Special Envoy on Ebola, Dr. David Nabarro, today took his message directly to the people of Liberia, applauding them for the progress...

RELIGION

Christians World Wide Joins Bahamas In Honoring Myles Munroe And Wife In National Tribute On Eve of Funeral // Le Monde Chrétiens Rejoint Les Bahamas en Honorant Myles Munroe Et Epouse En Hommage National Sur Eve De Funérailles

Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 2014December 4, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 4, 2014December 4, 20140817

Ten-time Grammy award winner CeCe Winans will perform at the funeral for Dr. Myles Munroe and his wife, Pastor Ruth Munroe in his native Bahamas on Thursday, Dec....

International News

International Court Upholds Congo Warlord Conviction //

Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 2014December 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 2014December 3, 20140616

By Mike Corder, AP Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court on Monday upheld the conviction of a Congolese warlord who was sentenced to 14...

BUSINESS

World Bank Reports Economic Impact In Worst-hit Countries To Exceed $500 million in 2014 // Banque Mondiale Rapports Impact Economique Dans Les Pays Plus Touchés A Dépasser $500Millions En 2014

Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 20140626

The World Bank announced today that economic growth estimates in the three countries most affected by the Ebola crisis have been revised sharply downward with...

Tourism

Africa’s first underwater hotel // Premier Hôtel Sous-Marin De L’Afrique

Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 20140715

Tanzanian Tourism and hospitality is catching a niche for itself by becoming the first nation in African to have hotels underwater, this is one of...

Commerce

Wal-Mart’s South Africa Growth Slowed By Mall Food Fight // Sud-Africaine Croissance Wal-Mart Ralentie Par Une Bataille De Nourriture Mall

Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 20140628

As South African supermarket chains seek to defend their business from the encroaching heft of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), the U.S. retailer is getting mired...

Transportation Uncategorized

A New era Of flying car start ups // Une Nouvelle Ere De Vol Start-Ups De Voiture

Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 20140692

@CNN,By Peter Shadbolt, Not since the Wright brothers flew the first powered aircraft near Kitty Hawk in 1903 has the competition been so intense. The...

Entertainment

Celebrity Song To Aid Fight Against Africa Ebola Crisis Tops UK Charts // Chanson De La Célébrité A L’aide De Lutte Contre La Crise Ebola En Afrique En Tête De Charts UK

Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 20140680

Band Aid 30’s reworked version of “Do They Know it’s Christmas”, a song intended to raise money to fight the spread of Ebola in Africa,...

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