Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Arts Collaborators Supporting Art Projects At COP 20 in Peru // Collaborateurs Arts, Soutenant Des Projets D’art A COP 20 Au Pérou

Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 20140740

From 1 to 12 December 2014, Lima will host the Twentieth Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP...

Entertainment

Beautiful Jara Host And Nollywood Comedian/Actress, Helen Paul Has Another Bouncing Baby Boy // Belle Hôte Jara Et Nollywood Comédien / Actrice, Helen Paul A Un Autre Rebondissement Bébé Garçon

Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 20140732

Beautiful Jara host and Nollywood comedian/actress, Helen Paul has another beautiful baby boy. Helen delivered her second child early this morning. Helen took to Twitter...

International News

Jury’s Decision Sparks Anger In Ferguson // Décision Sparks Colère Du Jury Ferguson

Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 20140731

The Missouri grand jury voted not to charge a white police officer for the fatal August shooting of an unarmed black teenager, an incident that...

STOCK MARKET

American Tower Pays $2.25 Billion for Brazil, Nigeria M&A // American Tour Paie $ 2,25 Milliards Pour Le Brésil, Le Nigéria M & A

Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 20140770

American Tower Corp. (AMT) has agreed to buy towers across Nigeria and Brazil for more than $2.2 billion, furthering the U.S. company’s plans to expand...

AFRIKA HERALD

Trafficking in children on the rise, says new UN report // Traite Des Enfants A La Hausse, Selon Un Nouveau Rapport Des Nations Unies

Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 20140692

One in three known victims of human trafficking is a child, and girls and women are particularly targeted and forced into “modern slavery,” according to...

RELATIONSHIP

Uganda: Police Speaks Out On Monster Maid;Things to Watch-out For If your Child Has Being Abused // Ouganda : Police Parle Sur Monstre Maid ;Choses A Regarder Pour Si Votre Enfant Est Victime De Violence

Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 20140749

After a video clip of a housemaid abusing a child went viral last week, the police has issued a statement explaining the circumstances related to...

ECONOMY

Morocco King To Visit China For Better Ties // Roi Du Maroc Pour Une Visite En Chine Pour Les Traverses De Mieux

Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 20140764

King Mohammed VI of Morocco will pay an official visit to the China on November 27 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the...

Mortage Properties and Real Estate

Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company To Resolve Housing Problems // Société De Refinancement De Prêt Hypothécaire Nigeria Pour Résoudre Les Problèmes De Logement

Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 20140735

NMRC was established to bridge the funding cost of residential mortgages and promote the availability as well as the affordability of good housing to Nigerians...

TECHNOLOGY Uncategorized

Best Smartphones of 2014… ! // Meilleurs Smartphones De 2014… !

Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 20140810

Smartphone users have had plenty of options to choose from this year as the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturers introduced flagship devices to eager audiences....

Commerce

ICT To Be Largest Contributor To Nigeria’s GDP by 2020 – Johnson // TIC d’être contributeur Au Nigéria De PIB En 2020 – Johnson

Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 20140823

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s minister of communication technology Omobola Johnson has predicted ICT would be the highest contributor to Nigeria’s GDP by 2020. She said this...

BUSINESS

Connecting With Purpose: The Internet Forces Shaping Modern Africa // Connexion Avec Un But : L’Internet Oblige L’Afrique Moderne Mise en Forme

Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 20140768

In this guest post for HumanIPO, Alex Salter, CEO of SamKnows urges African nations should leverage the lessons already learned by other global telecom regulators...

POLITICS

Tunisia Votes In Landmark Presidential Election // Tunisie Votes A L’élection Présidentielle De Landmark

Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 2014November 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 2014November 24, 20140694

Tunisians voted Sunday in their first presidential election since the 2011 revolution that sparked the Arab Spring, in a ballot set to round off an...

ECONOMY

BHP Targets Further Spending Cuts As Iron Ore, Oil Prices Tumble // BHP Cibles De Réductions De Dépenses Supplémentaires Dans Le Minerai De Fer, Les Prix Du Pétrole Tumble

Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 20140696

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, plans to take a scalpel to capital spending and costs to bolster cashflows as iron ore and...

International News

Egyptian President hints at pardon for al-Jazeera journalists //Le Président Egyptien Fait Allusion Au Pardon Pour Les Journalistes D’al-Jazeera

Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 20140746

The Egyptian president has hinted he may pardon Australian journalist Peter Greste and his al-Jazeera colleagues. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has hinted he is...

Aviation Uncategorized

Tanzania Set to Expands Mwanza airport // Set De Tanzanie A L’aéroport De Mwanza Elargit

Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 20140672

Following a recent visit to Mwanza, a small, friendly but nevertheless quite provincial airport, perhaps no longer able to cater for too much longer for...

AFRIKA HERALD

Boko Haram kills 48 fish vendors in northeast Nigeria // Boko Haram Tue 48 Vendeurs De Poissons Dans Le Nord-est du Nigeria

Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 20140704

Boko Haram gunmen killed 48 fish vendors in Nigeria’s restive Borno State,...

AFRIKA HERALD STOCK MARKET

wine-ng.com; Africa’s Online # 1 Portal Comes On Board // win-ng.com ; En Ligne # 1 De l’Afrique Portal Arrive A Bord

Jide AdesinaNovember 23, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 23, 20140649

Wine-ng.com is a brainchild of Theafrikamarket.com/ YJ Transglobal Inc, New York, USA; an online retailing portal for variety of wines of various origin; champagne, spirits…....

IMMIGRATION & YOU

President Obama’s Speech On Immigration Reform “Prioritizing The Deportation Of “Felons, Not Families // Discours Du Président Obama Sur La Réforme De L’Immigration “Prioriser La Déportation Des”Criminels, Pas Les Familles

Jide AdesinaNovember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 21, 20140751

Remarks of President Barack Obama Address to the Nation on Immigration The White House November 20, 2014 As Prepared for Delivery – My fellow Americans,...

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