Tilewa Kazeem

Jan 8, 2025 | internazionale.it | Tilewa Kazeem

Kola Alawada, 21 anni, si ripara dalla pioggia sotto la tettoia di un chiosco di accessori per cellulari al Computer village di Lagos, stringendo in mano il suo vecchio telefono con lo schermo rotto. Il vasto e caotico mercato nel sudovest della Nigeria è il più grande centro di smercio di dispositivi tecnologici in Africa, con strade piene di negozi e bancarelle dove si possono riparare apparecchi di ogni genere, di diverse fasce di prezzo.

Dec 19, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Tilewa Kazeem

From Fela Kuti to Burna Boy, Afrobeats has long been a symbol of resistance against brutality and corruption in Nigeria, writes TILÉWA KAZEEMMUSIC HAS ALWAYS been more than just a mirror for Nigeria’s effervescent spirit. It exists as a force that speaks truth to power and amplifies the voices of the oppressed, and musicians have long wielded their art to confront injustice and call for change.

Nov 11, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Tilewa Kazeem

Lagos, Nigeria - Kola Alawada shelters from the rain beneath the shade of a phone accessories kiosk in Computer Village in Lagos, his old Android phone with a cracked screen clutched in his hand. The sprawling, chaotic marketplace in southwestern Nigeria is Africa's largest technology hub, where streets lined with shopping plazas and informal stalls sell and repair a plethora of devices across a range of price points.

Oct 30, 2024 | adventure.com | Tilewa Kazeem

Nigerian writer Tiléwa Kazeem wants vloggers, bloggers and influencers everywhere to think twice about their next ‘authentic travel’ story. “There are people that canoe through the Makoko waterways, videoing withering octogenarians for content. We don’t need that,” says Rosemary, a provisions seller in Makoko, the informal fishing community in Lagos, Nigeria and ‘world’s largest floating slum’.

Jun 25, 2024 | service95.com | Tilewa Kazeem |Olivia McCrea-Hedley

Members of the FemmeHive community LGBTQIA+, Social Justice & Activism, Activism | By In a recent viral video posted on X, a Transgender individual is beaten and repeatedly struck with thick planks in a brutal act of transphobia on the streets of Lagos. This harrowing incident shed light on the harsh realities faced by the LGBTIQA+ community in Nigeria.  Nigeria’s hostile homophobic climate and rigid binary-driven perceptions of sexuality exacerbate the challenges for Transgender people.