Tomisin Awosika, Author at The Republic

Brutish Museums Germany Wants to ‘Loan’ Namibian Artefacts to Namibia

Tomisin AwosikaMay 26, 2022

On 24 May 2022, the Ethnological Museum of Berlin announced that it will send 23 ancient items of jewellery and other artefacts to Namibia on 27 May 2022 on an ‘indefinite loan’. Read more.

April/May 2022NamibiaNews

The Monkeypox Outbreak What You Need to Know

Tomisin AwosikaMay 24, 2022

Since 13 May 2022, more than 100 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 12 countries across Australia, Europe, and North America. Read more.

April/May 2022NewsNigeria

Two Students Have Been Charged in Court Over the Killing of Deborah Samuel

Tomisin AwosikaMay 17, 2022

On 16 May 2022, two students, were arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court in Sokoto, over the killing of Deborah Samuel. Read more.

April/May 2022NewsNigeria

Elizabeth Adekogbe and the Women’s Movement of Nigeria How Elizabeth Adekogbe’s Nationalism Promoted Women

Tomisin AwosikaMay 12, 2022

Elizabeth Adekogbe was a nationalist, journalist, teacher, and women’s rights activist, who was the founder and leader of the Women’s Movement of Nigeria. Read more.

April/May 2022Nigeria

Emefiele the Politician? Should the CBN Governor Be Running for President?

Tomisin AwosikaMay 10, 2022

On 09 May 2022, the Federal High Court in Abuja refused to grant Godwin Emefiele’s request to remain in office 30 days before the 2023 elections. Read more.

April/May 2022NewsNigeria

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, Has ‘Joined His Ancestors’ Aged 83

Tomisin AwosikaApril 25, 2022

On 22 April, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, died at the Afe Babalola University, Teaching Hospital in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Read more.

April/May 2022NewsNigeria

APC Will Charge Presidential Candidates 100 Million To Run for Office

Tomisin AwosikaApril 21, 2022

APC will charge at fee of N100 million for the presidential nomination form: N30 million for expression of interest and N70 million for nomination. Read more.

April/May 2022NewsNigeria

Scotland Has Agreed to Return 17 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Tomisin AwosikaApril 19, 2022

Politicians in Scotland have voted to return 17 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. So far, four Benin Bronzes have been returned to Nigeria by Western institutions. Read more.

April/May 2022NewsNigeria

The UK Wants to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda for ‘Processing’

Tomisin AwosikaApril 14, 2022

UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, has announced that men seeking asylum in Britain will be sent to Rwanda for processing and a possible integration into Rwandan society. Read more.

April/May 2022NewsNigeria

Thomas Sankara’s Murderers Have Been Sentenced to Prison

Tomisin AwosikaApril 7, 2022

A Burkinabé court has sentenced former president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, to life imprisonment for the murder of Thomas Sankara. Read more.

April/May 2022NewsNigeria

Tomisin Awosika

Brutish Museums Germany Wants to ‘Loan’ Namibian Artefacts to Namibia

The Monkeypox Outbreak What You Need to Know

Two Students Have Been Charged in Court Over the Killing of Deborah Samuel

Elizabeth Adekogbe and the Women’s Movement of Nigeria How Elizabeth Adekogbe’s Nationalism Promoted Women

Emefiele the Politician? Should the CBN Governor Be Running for President?

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, Has ‘Joined His Ancestors’ Aged 83

APC Will Charge Presidential Candidates 100 Million To Run for Office

Scotland Has Agreed to Return 17 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

The UK Wants to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda for ‘Processing’

Thomas Sankara’s Murderers Have Been Sentenced to Prison

Tomisin Awosika

‘A Symbol of Hope’ 120 Years After It Was Stolen, Germany Is Returning Ngonnso’ to Cameroon

The Road to 2023 2023 Election Updates

‘Writing Is a Journey’ Folashadé Soulé-Kohndou’s First Draft

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