Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Trump Administration Targets Microsoft, Infosys and Tata in Visa-Fraud Crackdown as JD Vance Pledges to Protect American Jobs

Jide AdesinaOctober 9, 2026

by Jide AdesinaOctober 9, 20260167

Washington, D.C. | October 8, 2026 By Jide Adesina | 1stAfrika.com In what could become a defining moment in America’s immigration and employment debate...

AFRIKA HERALD HALL OF FAME Sport SPORTS

Messi The Goat: The Last Curtain Drawn

Jide AdesinaOctober 7, 2026

by Jide AdesinaOctober 7, 20260172

On 6 October 2026, at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Lionel Messi wore the shirt of Argentina for the last time. This is the...

AFRIKA HERALD POLITICS

The Trenches Are Calling Again: A Reply to Senator Babafemi Ojudu

Jide AdesinaOctober 2, 2026

by Jide AdesinaOctober 2, 20260293

An open reply to Senator Babafemi Ojudu, CON, on his Independence Day letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu My dear Uncle and Elder in the...

ECONOMY Transportation

Made in Africa: Six Automotive Brands Changing the Game on the Continent

Jide AdesinaOctober 2, 2026

by Jide AdesinaOctober 2, 20260357

For decades, Africa was largely treated as a destination for imported automobiles rather than a continent capable of designing, engineering and manufacturing vehicles of its...

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African Union Calls on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to De-escalate Rising Regional Tensions

Jide AdesinaOctober 2, 2026

by Jide AdesinaOctober 2, 20260264

The African Union Commission has called on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint and avoid actions or statements that could further intensify tensions...

AFRIKA HERALD ECONOMY

Second Doha Dialogue to Advance Fair and Sustainable Labour Mobility Between Africa and Gulf States

Jide AdesinaOctober 2, 2026

by Jide AdesinaOctober 2, 20260186

The Ministry of Labour has announced that the Second Doha Dialogue on Labour Mobility, themed “From Commitment to Action: Advancing Fair and Sustainable Labour Mobility...

AFRIKA HERALD BUSINESS

Africa’s Largest Companies: A Map of Power, Promise and the Unfinished Business of Scale

Jide AdesinaOctober 2, 2026

by Jide AdesinaOctober 2, 20260225

A Continent Seen Through Its Corporate Giants There is a map making the rounds that tells a story Africa rarely gets to tell about itself....

Sport SPORTS

Ronaldinho Brings the Magic Back to Ravenna

Jide AdesinaAugust 23, 2026

by Jide AdesinaAugust 23, 20260280

By Jide Adesina | 1stAfrika.com There are footballers who leave the game, and then there are footballers who never truly leave it. For Ronaldinho, the...

Africa AFRIKA HERALD ECONOMY Economy, Business and Finance International News

President Tinubu Governance, Sacrifice and The Reform of Nigeria Economy

Jide AdesinaAugust 23, 2026

by Jide AdesinaAugust 23, 20260277

There is a point in every nation’s history when leadership must be judged not merely by the comfort of the present moment, but by the...

Africa AFRIKA HERALD IMMIGRATION & YOU POLITICS Transport and Shipping

OYO AND THE GOVERNORSHIP QUESTION: WHY HAS OYO TOWN NOT PRODUCED A GOVERNOR OF MODERN OYO STATE?

Jide AdesinaAugust 10, 2026

by Jide AdesinaAugust 10, 20260341

There is a question that has lingered beneath the politics of Oyo State for decades, rarely asked directly and even more rarely examined without emotion:...

AFRIKA HERALD Sport SPORTS

Nigeria Lost the Battle, Not the War: Inside the Super Falcons’ Long Road Back to Brazil 202

Jide AdesinaAugust 9, 2026August 9, 2026

by Jide AdesinaAugust 9, 2026August 9, 20260377

There is a particular kind of silence that falls over Nigerian football when the Super Falcons stumble, and it fell hard on Sunday evening in...

AFRIKA HERALD Sport SPORTS

Nigeria Dominated, Cameroon Survived — And the Super Falcons Paid the Price. Cameroon 1 vs Nigeria 0

Jide AdesinaAugust 9, 2026

by Jide AdesinaAugust 9, 20260417

Football can be cruel. Sometimes, the team that plays the better football does not leave the pitch with the victory. Sometimes, possession, pressure and territorial...

AFRIKA HERALD HALL OF FAME LIFE & STYLE MAGAZINES West Africa

Biafra ” Through the Lens of My Father “

Jide AdesinaAugust 5, 2026

by Jide AdesinaAugust 5, 20260345

There are wars that are recorded in military dispatches, and there are wars that survive only in the fragile memory of those who walked through...

AFRIKA HERALD LIFE & STYLE Pregnancy and Childbirth RELATIONSHIP

The Father’s Far Burden

Jide AdesinaAugust 3, 2026

by Jide AdesinaAugust 3, 20260298

This poem emerges from the deep well of inspiration drawn from the profound literary vision and intellectual legacy of Professor Wole Soyinka, whose works have...

AFRIKA HERALD Sport SPORTS

The 2026 FIFA World Cup: A Tournament That Redefined Modern Football

Jide AdesinaJuly 21, 2026July 21, 2026

by Jide AdesinaJuly 21, 2026July 21, 20260405

Jide Adesina’s Closing Reflections from the FIFA World Cup for 1stAfrika.com The curtain has finally fallen on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a tournament jointly...

AFRIKA HERALD Sport SPORTS

The Last Crown? Why This World Cup Final Feels Bigger Than Football

Jide AdesinaJuly 17, 2026

by Jide AdesinaJuly 17, 20260434

By Jide Adesina | Editor-in-Chief, 1stAfrika.com There are football matches. There are great finals. And then there are occasions that transcend the sport itself. The...

AFRIKA HERALD Sport SPORTS

Lionel Messi Has Entered Football’s Eternal Hall of Immortals

Jide AdesinaJuly 17, 2026July 17, 2026

by Jide AdesinaJuly 17, 2026July 17, 20260962

There are moments in football that transcend trophies, statistics and rivalries. They become cultural landmarks, passed from one generation to another like treasured family stories....

AFRIKA HERALD Sport SPORTS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GREATNESS: ARGENTINA VS SPAIN, MESSI’S LEGACY AND YAMAL’S ARRIVAL — WHEN FOOTBALL PASSES THE TORCH

Jide AdesinaJuly 15, 2026

by Jide AdesinaJuly 15, 20260524

A Final Beyond Ninety Minutes Every generation of football eventually reaches a defining moment — a moment when the past, present and future stand on...

AFRIKA HERALD Sport SPORTS

Argentina 2–1 England: A World Cup Semifinal That Had Everything

Jide AdesinaJuly 15, 2026

by Jide AdesinaJuly 15, 20260498

What a spectacular, breathtaking, and unforgettable FIFA World Cup semifinal. From the first whistle to the final blast, Argentina and England produced a contest worthy...

AFRIKA HERALD Sport SPORTS

Spain’s Triumph, Mbappé’s Frustration, and the Dawn of a New Football Rivalry

Jide AdesinaJuly 15, 2026July 15, 2026

by Jide AdesinaJuly 15, 2026July 15, 20260585

Spain’s victory over France was more than another international football match. It was a symbolic passing of the torch, showcasing a Spanish generation built...

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