Tomisin Awosika, Author at The Republic

Francis Kéré Has Become the First African To Win the Pritzker Architecture Prize

Tomisin AwosikaMarch 16, 2022

On 15 March 2022, Burkina Faso’s Diébédo Francis Kéré made history by becoming the first Black man and African to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize since its inception in 1979. Read more.

Burkina FasoFebruary/March 2022News

Nigeria Has Evacuated More Than 1,300 Citizens From Ukraine Since the Russian Invasion

Tomisin AwosikaMarch 14, 2022

On Saturday, 12 March 2022, 301 Nigerian citizens trapped in Sumy, Ukraine returned from Budapest, Hungary. Read more.

February/March 2022NewsNigeria

The House of Representatives Will Reconsider Three Gender Equality Bills

Tomisin AwosikaMarch 9, 2022

On Tuesday, 08 March 2022, the Nigerian House of Representatives rescinded its decision on three of the five gender equality bills previously rejected by the higher and lower levels of parliament. Read more.

February/March 2022NewsNigeria

Nigerian Women Protest the Senate’s Rejection of Gender Equality Bills

Tomisin AwosikaMarch 3, 2022

On 02 March 2022, hundreds of women gathered at the National Assembly in Abuja to protest the rejection of five gender equality bills aiming to promote women's inclusion and representation in Nigerian politics. Read more.

February/March 2022NewsNigeria

Ukrainian Authorities Have Been Accused of Preventing Africans From Fleeing Ukraine to Poland

Tomisin AwosikaMarch 1, 2022

Africans fleeing Ukraine have said they faced racism at the Medyka border between Poland and Ukraine while trying to leave Ukraine. Read more.

February/March 2022NewsNigeria

What’s Happening in Ukraine?

Tomisin AwosikaFebruary 24, 2022

On Thursday, 24 February 2022, Russian president, Vladimir Putin, launched a 'special military operation' in Ukraine, with Ukrainians reporting explosions heard across Ukraine. Read more

February/March 2022NewsNigeria

Two Benin Bronzes Have Officially Been Returned to Benin, Edo State

Tomisin AwosikaFebruary 22, 2022

On Saturday, 19 February, two Benin Bronzes—the Okpa (cockerel) and Uhunwun Elao (Oba head)—were returned to the traditional palace of the Oba of Benin, in Edo State, Nigeria. Read more.

February/March 2022NewsNigeria

Why Facebook Has Been Accused of Poor Working Conditions in Kenya

Tomisin AwosikaFebruary 17, 2022

According to a TIME investigation, Facebook content moderators in Kenya have revealed how their workplace culture is characterized by low pay, mental trauma, intimidation and the suppression of the right to unionize. Read more.

February/March 2022KenyaNews

Nigerian Police Officer, Abba Kyari, Has Been Arrested on Drug Charges

Tomisin AwosikaFebruary 15, 2022

On 14 February 2022, Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested Abba Kyari for his involvement in a cocaine deal. Read more.

February/March 2022NewsNigeria

Who Were the Lijadu Sisters?

Tomisin AwosikaFebruary 3, 2022

Taiwo and Kehinde Lijadu were mainly active as the Lijadu Sisters from the 1960s to the 1980s—a time when it was rare to find front-women in Nigeria’s pop music scene. Read more.

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Tomisin Awosika

Francis Kéré Has Become the First African To Win the Pritzker Architecture Prize

Nigeria Has Evacuated More Than 1,300 Citizens From Ukraine Since the Russian Invasion

The House of Representatives Will Reconsider Three Gender Equality Bills

Nigerian Women Protest the Senate’s Rejection of Gender Equality Bills

Ukrainian Authorities Have Been Accused of Preventing Africans From Fleeing Ukraine to Poland

What’s Happening in Ukraine?

Two Benin Bronzes Have Officially Been Returned to Benin, Edo State

Why Facebook Has Been Accused of Poor Working Conditions in Kenya

Nigerian Police Officer, Abba Kyari, Has Been Arrested on Drug Charges

Who Were the Lijadu Sisters?

Tomisin Awosika

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Black Mecca A Brief History of Black Islam from Africa to the Diaspora

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