Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Bashir Escape: , Victory For Sudanese And Confusion For ICC // Bashir Escape:, Victoire De Soudanais Et De La Confusion Pour ICC

Jide AdesinaJune 15, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 15, 20150603

‪In Khartoum, ‪supporters of President Al Bashir celebrated his return to the Sudanese capital by carrying a coffin, wrapped in sheets with ‘Laying the ICC...

International News

What Jeb Bush’s shady Nigerian Business Deal Says About His Judgment // Marché Nigérian Ombragé Ce Que Jeb Bush Dit A Propos De Son Jugement

Jide AdesinaJune 15, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 15, 20150610

In 1989, Jeb Bush paid a visit to Nigeria. As the son of a sitting president, he was greeted like royalty, with tens of thousands...

RELIGION

Pope Sets Up Special Tribunal To Try Bishops Who Cover Up Child Abuse // Le Tribunal Spécial Pape Sets Up Pour Essayer D’évêques Qui Dissimuler La Maltraitance Des Enfants

Jide AdesinaJune 15, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 15, 20150584

Pope Francis has set up a new Vatican court section to punish bishops who fail to take action against pedophile priests, the Vatican said Wednesday....

ARTS & CULTURE

British Council Launches Scriptwriting Program To Strengthen U.K., Nigeria Ties // British Council Lance Un Programme De Scénarisation Pour Renforcer Au Royaume-Uni, Nigeria Liens

Jide AdesinaJune 15, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 15, 20150655

Leo Barraclough The British Council has launched a U.K.-Nigeria screenwriting partnership program, Script Junction, which will run from June to November. The aim of the...

AFRIKA HERALD

Kashamu , Nigeria Senator Drug Kingpin Living Large // Kashamu (Nigéria), cheville Ouvrière De Drogue Le Sénateur Vivant Grand

Jide AdesinaJune 15, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 15, 20150698

Newly elected Nigerian senator Prince Buruji Kashamu, widely regarded as one of the key inspirations behind author Piper Kerman’s hit series Orange is the New...

SPORTS

Preview For Women’s World Cup 2015 Group D Match , USA vs. Nigeria // Aperçu Pour World Cup 2015 Groupe D Match Femmes, USA vs Nigeria

Jide AdesinaJune 15, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 15, 20150676

The United States women’s soccer team has yet to catch fire in the 2015 Women’s World Cup, but it heads into its final group match...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Alarming Levels of Insecurity In Nigeria Driving Civilian Displacement // Niveaux Alarmants De L’insécurité Au Nigeria Conduite Civile Displacemen

Jide AdesinaJune 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 14, 20150591

The World Food Programme (WFP) expressed today its particular concern about the consequences of insecurity in Nigeria, which has displaced so far 200,000 people, a...

BUSINESS

Nigeria FirstBank supports Human Resource Leaders Africa 2015 Conference // Nigeria CarteMD Prend En Charge Les Ressources Humaines Dirigeants Afrique 2015 Conférence

Jide AdesinaJune 10, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 10, 20150570

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s most valuable bank brand is sponsoring and participating in the HR Leaders Africa 2015 Conference. The event which is...

TECHNOLOGY

Airtel Rwanda introduces new m-payment features with Airtel Money // Airtel Rwanda Introduit De Nouvelles Fonctionnalités De M-paiement Avec Airtel Money

Jide AdesinaJune 10, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 10, 20150709

Airtel Rwanda has today launched an Airtel Money Campaign dubbed ‘Pay with Airtel Money’. The campaign will see more additions to the Airtel Money Payments...

RELATIONSHIP

Ghana Accused Of Using Child Labour In Mines // Ghana Accusé D’utiliser Le Travail Des Enfants Dans Les Mines

Jide AdesinaJune 10, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 10, 20150641

Ghana’s mining industry has been benefiting from child labour in unlicensed mines, Human Rights Watch has said, after conducting field observations in the in the...

SPORTS

Bidding For 2026 World Cup To Be Postponed // Appel D’offres Pour La Coupe Du Monde 2026 Pour Etre Reporté

Jide AdesinaJune 10, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 10, 20150594

FIFA will postpone the start of bidding for the right to host the 2026 World Cup following the launch of a corruption investigation, a senior...

AFRIKA HERALD

African Leaders Set For Deal On Biggest Free Trade Bloc // Les Dirigeants Africains Définie Pour Deal Sur Les Plus Grands

Jide AdesinaJune 10, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 10, 20150618

African leaders were set to sign a potentially historic 26-nation free trade pact Wednesday to create a common market spanning half the continent from Cairo...

ARTS & CULTURE

Egypt Intensifies Security At Antiquities Sites // L’Égypte S’intensifie La Sécurité Des Sites D’antiquités

Jide AdesinaJune 10, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 10, 20150619

Mohamed Maarouf Egypt’s antiquities minister issued orders on Wednesday to intensify security at antiquities sites across the country in coordination with the Interior Ministry, in...

POLITICS

AU Summit’s Focus On Countries Derailing Africa’s Growth // Mise Au Point Du Sommet De L’UA sur Le Pays Qui a Fait Dérailler La Croissance De L’Afrique

Jide AdesinaJune 9, 2015June 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 9, 2015June 9, 20150613

Africa’s leaders are gathering in Johannesburg and Pretoria to try to prevent a rash of conflicts and crises derailing the continent’s potential. The leaders of...

Transportation

AP MOELLER-MAERSK, Set to Upgrade Ports in Africa // AP MOELLER-MAERSK, La Valeur Mise A Jour Des Ports En Afrique

Jide AdesinaJune 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 9, 20150644

AP MOELLER-MAERSK, the owner of the largest shipping container line, is seeking to win contracts to build and upgrade ports in Nigeria and Kenya as...

AFRIKA HERALD

Burundi Opposition Rejects New Election Timetable // Burundi Opposition Rejette Le Nouveau Calendrier Electoral

Jide AdesinaJune 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 9, 20150652

An opposition demonstrator holds a sign in French reading “No to a third term” next to a barricade fire set by protesters in the Ngagara...

ARTS & CULTURE

BOOK REVIEW: Meditation in The Workplace // BOOK REVIEW : Méditation En Milieu De Travail

Jide AdesinaJune 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 9, 20150655

BOOK REVIEW: Meditation in the workplace Mindful Work: How Meditation Is Changing Business from the Inside Out, by David Gelles THE author of this book,...

BUSINESS

Business Opportunities Aplenty in Uganda’ // Opportunités D’affaires En Ouganda En Abondance »

Jide AdesinaJune 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 9, 20150705

Uganda is a safer place for investment unlike the common perception and Asian private companies should invest more in the African nations for overall business...

ARTS & CULTURE

South Africa’s Post-apartheid Films Still Grapple With Unfulfilled Promise // Post-Apartheid Films De L’Afrique Du Sud S’attaquer Toujours Aux Promesses Non Tenues

Jide AdesinaJune 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 9, 20150649

Breathe Umphefumlo reimagines Puccini’s La Bohème in the TB-wracked township of Khayelitsha In 2008, a wave of violent, xenophobic attacks on migrant workers in South...

TECHNOLOGY

Apple Unveils Streaming Service Apple Music And 24-Hour Radio Stations // Apple Dévoile Streaming Service Apple Musique Et Stations De Radio De 24 Heures

Jide AdesinaJune 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 9, 20150590

Stuart Dredge Apple unveiled its long-awaited streaming music service on Monday, entering a crowded market for online music that already includes Spotify, Amazon and Google,...

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