Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

CPJ Urges Egypt To Stop ‘Campaign’ Against Al-Jazeera // Le CPJ Exhorte Egypte A Cesser De « Campagne » Contre Al-Jazeera

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150623

FILE – An employee of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network passes by an Al-Jazeera logo at the network’s offices in Doha, Qatar. The U.S.-based Committee to...

AFRIKA HERALD

Nigeria President Buhari Officially Moves To Aso Rock “Presidential Villa” // Nigeria Le Président Buhari Passe Officiellement A Aso Rock “Villa Présidentielle ”

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150738

After spending over three weeks at the Defence House since his inauguration , Nigeria new elected President Muhammadu Buhari finally moved into the Presidential Villa...

Women's World

Kenyan Grannies Use Tricks To Stop Rape // Mamies Kenyan Utilisation Astuces Pour Arrêter Le Viol

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150645

Instructors from the Ujamaa self-defence programme train a group of women to protect themselves against rape at the Mukuru Kwa Njenga slum in the capital...

POLITICS

Mali: Tuaregs Sign Treaty Giving North Partial Autonomy // Mali : Touaregs Signent Traité Donnant Une Autonomie Partielle Du Nord

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150690

MALI’S Tuareg separatist guerillas signed a peace deal with the government on Saturday, drawing three years of civil war to a close. The Co-ordination of...

BUSINESS

Union Power Play Must Not Stymie Gold-sector Pay Deal // Syndicat Power Play Doit Bloquer Pas Pay Or-Secteur Deal

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150742

Wage talks in the gold-mining sector this week between the Chamber of Mines and unions could not be more important, both for the industry and...

LIFE & STYLE

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

Jide AdesinaJune 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 21, 20150648

“A “true father is always there. He is there to spill tears of happiness...

ARTS & CULTURE

Oxford’s Professor of Poetry : Wole Soyinka Loses Race To British Poet, Simon Armitage // Professeur D’Oxford De La Poésie : Wole Soyinka Perd La Course Au Poète Britannique, Simon Armitage

Jide AdesinaJune 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 21, 20150641

Prof. Wole Soyinka has lost the race to be Oxford’s Professor of poetry to English poet, playwright and novelist, Simon Armitage. Armitage, the popular poet and broadcaster, secured 1,221...

LIFE & STYLE

Al-Jazeera Journalist Arrested in Germany At Request of Egyptian Government, Claims Qatari-Backed Broadcaster // Journaliste D’Al-Jazira Arrêté En Allemagne A La Demande Du Gouvernement Egyptien, Affirme Riyal-Backed Diffuseur

Jide AdesinaJune 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 21, 20150656

Ahmed Mansour was sentenced in his absence at an Egyptian court in 2014 after being accused of torturing a lawyer in Tahrir Square in 2011...

CARTOON HUMOR

Nigeria Pushing Forward But No Direction ! Oh south African Navigating The Compass To Xenophobic

Jide AdesinaJune 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 21, 201501111

This is a political cartoon by Nigerian cartoonist Mike Asukwo who works for the Nigerian newspaper “Business Daily.” Depicted is a stationary truck labeled in...

Properties and Real Estate

Ghana Destroys Hundreds of Homes In Capital In Bid To Prevent Floods // Ghana A Détruit Des Centaines De Maisons Dans La Capitale Afin De Prévenir Les Inondations

Jide AdesinaJune 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 20, 20150723

Bulldozers razed hundreds of homes and businesses in the poor Sodom and Gomorrah neighbourhood of Ghana’s capital on Saturday so the authorities can start widening...

BUSINESS

Sudan’s Leather Exports Dropped By $10 million in 2014 // Les Exportations De Cuir Du Soudan A Chuté De $10Millions En 2014

Jide AdesinaJune 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 20, 20150719

A paper presented at a forum organized by the Investment Promotion Commission (IPC) has shown that Sudan’s leather exports have decreased by $10 million in...

AFRIKA HERALD

Nigeria LNG Exports Reach $85 Billion In 15years // Nigeria LNG Exportations Atteint $85Milliards En 15années

Jide AdesinaJune 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 20, 20150651

Lagos – Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (NLNG), a joint venture between the government and foreign oil majors, has generated some 85 billion...

ECONOMY

Africa Rising Narrative Remains Intact And Sustainable Economy // Africa Rising Narrative Reste Intact Et Durable De L’économie

Jide AdesinaJune 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 20, 20150713

BY : DAN KEELER Nigeria has lost its crown as the most-watched frontier market in the latest maket index . As multinationals adapt to changing economic drivers,...

Entertainment

King Sunny Adé to Perform in New York // King Sunny Adé Pour Effectuer A New York

Jide AdesinaJune 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 20, 20150682

The Nigerian bandleader King Sunny Adé doesn’t play in North America often — the last time was in 2009 — but the spaces between live...

Health

Using Technology To Go Up Against The Khapra Beetle // Utilisant La Technologie Pour Aller Contre Le Trogoderme

Jide AdesinaJune 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 20, 20150649

Khapra beetles are a serious threat to food safety around the globe. They can destroy a significant portion of stored grains due to their “dirty...

Entertainment

Reggae Star Tiken Jah Fakoly Barred From Kinshasa: His Crime? Singing Against African Dictators // Reggae Star Tiken Jah Fakoly Empêché De Kinshasa : Son Crime ? Chant Contre Les Dictateurs Africains

Jide AdesinaJune 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 20, 20150688

In a March concert in Goma he called on African leaders not to hold on to power, but rather to give way to democratic handovers....

Health

Western Kenya Hit By Sickle Cell Anaemia // L’ouest Du Kenya Touché Par La Drépanocytose

Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 19, 20150625

More than half of children suffering from sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in Western Kenya and parts of the coastal region die before their fifth birthday....

BUSINESS

China Loans Zambia $29m For Infrastructure // La Chine Prêts Zambie 29 Millions De Dollars Pour L’Infrastructure

Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 19, 20150607

The China Development Bank (CDB) and the Zambia-China Economic & Trade Cooperation Zone (ZCCZ) have signed a loan of $29 million to improve infrastructure at...

AFRIKA HERALD