ADESOJI Abimbola Omotayo

Professor

ADESOJI ABIMBOLA OMOTAYO

Career Summary

Adesoji Abimbola has over thirty years of work experience as a teacher, researcher and mentor. I have conducted vastly relevant socio-political scientific research and extensively published theoretical and empirical work on Traditional and Contemporary Yoruba History and Socio-Political History of Nigeria.

Professional Experience

Professor (Sabbatical), Bowen University, Iwo, 2022-2023 – I worked as a professor at the History and International Studies Programme.
Lecturer (Visiting), Osun State University, Ikire, 2014-2015 – I worked as a senior lecturer at the History Department.
Lecturer, Obafemi Awolowo University 2001-Date – I commenced work at the History Department as a Graduate Assistant in 2001, and attained my professorship in the same department in 2015.
Lecturer (Part time), Lagos State University, Ojo 2000-2003 – I served as a lecturer at the History Department (Ilesa Study Centre).
Lecturer, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, 1994-2001 – I worked as an Assistant Lecturer, lecturer III and lecturer II in the History Department.

Membership of Professional Bodies

Member, Nigeria Academy of Letters since February 2024
Member, American Studies Association of Nigeria (ASAN) since 1998
Member, Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN) since 2001
Member, Organisation for Research in History Nigeria (ORIHN) since 2012
Member, Lagos Studies Association (LSA) since 2016
Member, African-German Network (AGNES) since 2018

Education

Ph.D. History, Obafemi Awolowo University – The Press and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria, 1960 – 2003- 2007

Phil History, Obafemi Awolowo University- Migrations, Settlements and Inter-Community Relations in Irepodun Communities (now in Osun State) 1840-1965. 2003

M.B.A -Obafemi Awolowo University- 1999

PGDFM – Obafemi Awolowo University- 1995

Bachelor of Arts (B.A), History – Adeyemi College of Education – 1991

Publications

Book/Monograph

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2025). Youth, Security and Community Development in Nigerian Conflict and Post-Conflict Eras (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing)

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2019). The Politics of History Obafemi Awolowo University Inaugural Lecture Series 340 (Ile-Ife: Obafemi Awolowo University Press)

Edited Books

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2010). (with Tunde Babawale and Akin Alao). The Chieftaincy Institution in Nigeria (Lagos: Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), 576pp

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2018). (with Ayodeji Olukoju, Olutayo Adesina and Saheed Amusa). Security Challenges and Management in Modern Nigeria (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing), 655pp

Book Chapters

Adesoji, Abimbola O. and Hahn, Hans Peter (2025) “Thoughts on “Coloniality” and “Africanity”: Scholarship in African Universities and African Studies in Germany” in Michaela Pelican, Karim Zafer, Michael Bollig (eds.) Decolonising the Future Academy in Africa and Beyond: Institutional Development and Collaboration (Bielefeld, Germany: Transcript Verlag), 73-91

Adesoji, Abimbola O. and Olaniyi, Olusegun O. (2023) “Aso Ebi: Appraising the Changing Nature of the Culture and Practice of Uniform Social Clothing for Celebrations among the Yoruba of Southwestern Nigeria” in Rajendra Baikady et al. (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Change (Cham: Palgrave Macmillan) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87624-1_358-1

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Olaniyi, Olusegun O. (2022) “Trade Contacts in Precolonial and Postcolonial Nigeria” in Aderemi Suleiman Ajala and Samuel Oluwole Ogundele (eds.) Nigerian Cultural History and Challenges of Postcolonial Development (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing), Chapter 5:51-64

Omosule Monone and Adesoji Bimbo (2022) “Residential System and Social Life” in Eyitope O. Ogunbodede and Olusanjo M.A. Daramola (eds.) Great Ife at 60: Advancing the Frontiers of Knowledge and Culture (1960-2021) (Ile-Ife: Obafemi Awolowo University), Chapter 19:255-280.

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Olaniyi Olusegun O. (2021) “Olaju: Understanding Yoruba Culture and Society in Changing Perspectives” in Oluranti Ojo and Israel Saibu (eds.) Culture, Society and Development in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges and Prospects (Abuja: University of Abuja Press) Chapter1: 1-17).

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2021) “Negotiating Tightropes: A Historical Appraisal of NGOs and their Adaptability in Nigeria’s Changing Political Space” in Melina C. Kalfeis and Kathrin Knodel (eds.) NGOs and Lifeworlds in Africa: Transdisciplinary Perspectives (New York: Berghahn Books) Chapter 9: 203.225.

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Olaniyi Olusegun O. (2020) “Beyond the Modern Era: Placing Migration, Diaspora Rewards and Socio-Economic Development of Africa in Proper Perspective” in Olusegun Matthew Abayomi Daramola, Kolawole Adeniyi, Emmanuel Taiwo Babalola and Mohammed Ademilokun (eds.) Migration: Identity Construction and Reconstruction (Ile-Ife: Obafemi Awolowo University), Chapter 8:131-143.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2020) “Beyond Thoughts and Words: Meanings, Contradictions and Contexts in Yoruba Value System” in Felix Ayoh Omidire, Jare Oladosu, Gbenga Fasiku and Victor Alumona (eds.) Philosophy and Culture: Interrogating the Nexus (Salvador, Brazil: Segundo Selo) Chapter 5:125-158.

Adesoji, Abimbola (2019) “Boko Haram and the Global War on Terror” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics (Oxford University Press)

http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.851

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2018) “Islamic Social Movements and Political Unrest in Nigerian History” in A. Carl Levan and Patrick Ukata (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian Politics (Oxford University Press) Chapter 33:567-582.

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Arogundade, Nurudeen O. (2017) “A Misunderstood Monarch: Ooni Okunade Sijuwade and the Ife-Modakeke Relations” in M.O. Opeloye and A.O. Oladosu (eds.) Reflections on the Life and Times Ooni Okunade Adele Sijuwade (Ile-Ife: Obafemi Awolowo University Press) Chapter 7: 75-100.

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Amusa, Saheed B. (2016) “Citizenship, Residency and Nation-Building in Nigeria” in E.O. Gbadegesin and Y.K. Salami (eds.) Exploring Individualism and Communitarianism: Essays in Honour of Professor Segun Gbadegesin (Mitchellville, Maryland: Harvest Day Publications) Chapter 12:255-281.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2016) “Mahdism, Maitatsine and Boko Haram: Understanding Hardline Religious Legacy in Northern Nigeria” in Richard A. Olaniyan and Rufus T. Akinyele (eds.) Nigeria’s Ungoverned Spaces: Studies in Security, Terrorism and Governance (Ile-Ife: Obafemi Awolowo University Press) Chapter 7: 116-133.

Adesoji Abimbola O. Amusa, Saheed B. and Adediran Abiodun, (2016) “Political Leaders and Religion in Post-Independence Nigeria” in Julius O. Adekunle ad Apollos O. Nwauwa (eds.) Governance and Leadership in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges (Glassboro, NJ: Goldline and Jacobs Publishing) Chapter 7:141-158.

Adediran Biodun and Adesoji Abimbola. O. (2015). “Sir Adesoji Aderemi: A Bridge between the Ancient and the Modern” in Apollos O. Nwauwa and Julius O. Adekunle (eds.) Nigerian Political Leaders: Visions, Actions and Legacies (Glassboro, NJ: Goldline and Jacobs Publishing) Chapter 6:98-113.

Adesoji Abimbola O., Hassan O.T and Arogundade N.O. (2012). “Contest, Conflict and the Crown in Ife Politics, 1952-2011” in Isaac Olawale Albert (ed.). A History of Social Conflict and Conflict Management in Nigeria: A Festschrift for Professor Biodun Adediran (Ibadan: Institute of African Studies & John Archers) Chapter 10:164-184.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2012) “Human Rights and Human Rights Organisations in Nigeria: Retrospect and Prospects” in Olutayo Adesina, Olukoya Ogen and Noah Echa Attah (eds.) Critical Perspectives on Peace, Conflict and Warfare in Africa: Festschrift in Honour of Siyan Oyeweso (Ile-Ife: Obafemi Awolowo University Press) Chapter 26:405-417.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2012). “Of Orality and History: Songs, Royalty, and Traditional Agency in Yorubaland, 1910 to the Present “in Saheed Aderinto and Paul Osifodurin (eds.) The Third Wave of Historical Scholarship on Nigeria: Essays in Honour of Ayodeji Olukoju (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing) Chapter 5:95-117.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2011). “Balkanizing Nigeria or Facilitating Development: An Analytical Study of State Creation in Nigeria, 1963-1996” in Siyan Oyeweso and Kola Afolabi (eds.) From Leo Ajiborisa to Rauf Aregbesola: Perspectives on Osun State at 20(Osogbo: College of Humanities and Culture, Osun State University) Chapter 3:50-71.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2010). “Old Wine in New Bottle: The Nigerian Press in the Era of Constitutional Democracy, 1999-2009” in Joseph Mangut and Terhemba Wuam (eds.) The Press and Literature in the Fourth Republic (Makurdi: Aboki Publishers) Chapter 3: 27-46.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2010). “Traditional Rulership and Modern Governance in 20^th Century Nigeria” in Tunde Babawale, Akin Alao and Bimbo Adesoji (eds.) The Chieftaincy Institution in Nigeria (Lagos: Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC): Chapter 24:415-438.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2008). “Tradition and Legitimization: The Ifon-Ilobu Example” in Akin Alao and Tunde Babawale (eds.) Culture and Society in Nigeria: Traditions, Gender Relation and Political Economy (Lagos: Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC): Chapter 1: 1-13.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2006). “Contemporary Ethnic Nationalism and Hegemony Crisis among the Yoruba” in Sola Akinrinade, Dipo Fashina and David O. Ogungbile (eds.) The Humanities, Nationalism and Democracy (Ile-Ife: Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University): Chapter 10: 210-231.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2004). “Globalisation and the Challenges of Historical Reconstruction” in Sola Akinrinade, Modupe Kolawole, Ibiyemi Mojola and David O. Ogungbile (eds.) Locating the Local in the Global: Voices on Globalised Nigeria (Ile-Ife: Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University): Chapter 6: 64-71

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2000). “Empowering the Civil Society through a Free Press: Examples

from Nigeria and the United States” in Oyin Ogunba (Ed.) The Empowerment of the Civil Society

in a Democracy: Nigeria and the United States (American Studies Association of Nigeria

(ASAN): Chapter 17: 240-249

Book Reviews

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2020). “Oduntan, Oluwatoyin, Power, Culture and Modernity in Nigeria: Beyond the Colony” Africa Spectrum Vol. 55(3):354-356 Sage Publisher

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2017). “Willis, John Thabiti, Masquerading Politics: Kinship, Gender, and Ethnicity in a Yoruba Town” IFE: Journal of the Institute of Cultural Studies (IJICS) Vol. 12: 228-235, Institute of Cultural Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

Adesoji, Abimbola O. (2001). “Lillian Trager, Yoruba Hometowns: Community, Identity and Development in Nigeria” ODU: Journal of West African Studies No. 42 (Aug/Dec):161-165. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

Articles (Refereed)

Adesoji Abimbola O (2024) “Sustaining Yoruba Studies in Changing Epochs” Yoruba: Journal of Yoruba Studies Association of Nigeria Vol.13 No 2, 1-16

Olaniyi Olusegun Olakunle, Adesoji Abimbola Omotayo, Alabi Timothy and Ayodele Iyanuoluwa (2024) “Abisinwin or Mareje?: Reducing Stigmatisation of Postpartum Disorder among the Yoruba of Southwestern Nigeria” Scope Journal Vol.14 No 2, 337-345 (New Zealand)

Adebisi Ikeoluwa and Adesoji Abimbola O. (2023)) “Fashion, Marketing and the Digital Revolution: The Nigerian Experience” L’Africa digitale (Special Edition) Africa e-Mediterraneo Cultura E Societa No. 99(2) Edizioni Lai-momo, Bologna, Italy.

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Balogun Opeoluwa A. (2023)“Telemedicine and Virtual Healthcare in Nigeria: The Present State of Practice and Potential for the Future” L’Africa digitale (Special Edition) Africa e-Mediterraneo Cultura E Societa No. 99(2), 20-27 (Edizioni Lai-momo, Bologna, Italy)

Amusa Saheed B. and Adesoji Abimbola O. (2023) “Historical Scholarship and Training at Ife: Contemporary Progress, Historical Legacies and Positive Future, 1962-2022” History in Africa: A Journal of Debates, Methods and Source Analysis Vol. 50, 327-351 (Cambridge University Press for African Studies Association).

Amusa Saheed B. and Adesoji Abimbola O. (2022) “Historical Scholarship and Training at Ife: Growth, Personalities and Professorships, 1962-2022” History in Africa: A Journal of Debates, Methods and Source Analysis Vol. 49: 331-347 (Cambridge University Press for African Studies Association).

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Olaniyi Olusegun O. (2022) “To be or Not to be: Should Government Fund Private Universities in Nigeria,” The African Symposium (TAS) Vol 19(1), 27-41.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2021) “Newspapers and the Sharia Debate in Nigeria: Contexts, Issues and Trends” Lagos Notes and Records Vol. 27 (1): 1-31(Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos).

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Alimi Shina (2020) “State Legitimacy and Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria,” African Conflict & Peacebuilding Review Vol. 10(2) (Fall), 196–210 (Indiana University Press).

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Opeyemi Adewumi (2018) “Between Commoditization and Utilitarianism: Knowledge Production, Historical Scholarship and Development in Nigeria” Journal of Knowledge Economy Vol. 9(3):1014-1031 (Springer, United States of America).

Adesoji Abimbola O., Hassan O.T. and Arogundade, N.O. (2017) “The Minority Question in Ife Politics, 1946-2014” African Study Monographs Vol. 38 (3):147-171 (Kyoto University, Japan).

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2017) “Yoruba Nationalism, Power Elite Politics and the Nigerian State, 1948-2007” African Identities Vol. 15(2):187-207 (Routledge/Taylor and Francis Group, United Kingdom).

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2017) “The New Pentecostal Movement in Nigeria and the Politics of Belonging” Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 52 (8):1159-1173. (Sage Publications, United States of America).

Adesoji Abimbola O. & Rotimi Emmanuel O. (2014). “Managing Police Grievances in a Depressed Economy: The Lagos Colony Police Mutiny of 1933” Canadian Journal of African Studies Vol. 48 (2):257-274. Routledge/Taylor and Francis Group, United Kingdom.

Adesoji Abimbola O.& Alimi Shina (2013). “Newspaper Cartoons as a Mirror of the Anti-Corruption War in the Nigerian Fourth Republic” Africa e-Mediterraneo Cultura E Societa No. 78:34-41. Edizioni Lai-momo, Bologna, Italy.

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Alimi Shina (2012). “The Nigerian Press and the Challenge of Private Newspaper Ownership: A Study of the Nigerian Tribune, 1949-2009” Journal of African Media Studies Vol 4 (3):357-376. CAMRI, Middlesex, United Kingdom.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2012). “The Changing Status of Historical Sites in Ile-Ife: Implications for the Contemporary Study of Yoruba History and Culture” Matatu: Journal for African Society and Culture Vol. 40:233-243.Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York.

Adesoji Abimbola O. & Okeja Uchenna. (2012). “Survival Strategies in the Age of Precarity: The Experience of African Immigrants in Germany” Africa & Science Band 1 Heft 6:79-103. African Development Initiative Germany.

Adesoji Abimbola O. & Hahn Peter Hans. (2011). “When (not) to be a Proprietor: Nigerian Newspaper Ownership in a Changing Polity” African Study Monographs Vol. 32 (4): 177- 203. Kyoto University, Japan.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2011). “Between Maitatsine and Boko Haram: Islamic Fundamentalism and the Response of the Nigerian State” Africa Today Vol. 57 (4):98-119. Indiana University Press.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2010). “The Boko Haram Uprising and Islamic Revivalism in Nigeria” Africa Spectrum Vol. 45(2): 95-108. German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Germany.

Rotimi Emmanuel O. and Adesoji Abimbola O. (2010). “Mediating an Intra-elite Struggle for Power and Privilege in Nigeria: The Police and the Oyo State Political Crisis, 2006-2007” International Journal of Police Science and Management Vol. 12(4):487-502.Vathek Publishing, Isle of Man.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2010). “Restoring Peace or Waging War: Security Agencies’ Management of Ethno-Religious Uprisings in Nigeria” African Security Review Vol. 19(3): 2-14. Institute for Security Studies, South Africa.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2009). “Political Parties and Democratic Development in Nigeria: Insights from the Fourth Republic” National Development Studies No. 2:1-17. Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2009). “Historical Scholarship in 20th Century Nigeria: The Quest for Relevance” The African Symposium: On-line Journal of African Educational Research Network Vol. 9(2):71-84. Available at http://www.ncsu.edu/aern/TAS9.2.pdf United States of America.

Adesoji Abimbola O. & Alao Akinkunmi A. (2009). “Indigeneship and Citizenship in Nigeria: Myth and the Reality” The Journal of Pan-African Studies Vol. 2(9):151-165. Available at http://www.jpanafrican.com Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.

Adesoji Abimbola O.& Rotimi Emmanuel O. (2008). “Nigeria and the Anti-Corruption War: The Dariye and Alamieyeseigha Examples” Africa Insight Vol. 38(1):159-172. Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA), South Africa.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2008). “Progressive Unions and the Competition for Community Development in Nigeria: A Study of Ifon, Ilobu and Erin Progressive Unions, 1940-1970” African Study Monographs Vol. 29(2): 51-72. Kyoto University, Japan.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2007). “The Oduduwa Myth and the Farce of Yoruba Unity” Enter Text Vol. 6(3):52-66. Available at http://www.brunel.ac.uk/faculty/arts/EnterText Brunel University, United Kingdom.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2006). “Globalization of the Media and the Challenges of Democratisation in Nigeria” Nebula: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Scholarship Vol. 3(4): 32-50. Available at http://www.nobleworld.biz. Western Sydney, Australia.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2006). “Yoruba Proverbs as a Veritable Source of History” Proverbium: Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship Vol. 23: 1-15. University of Vermont, United States of America.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2005). “Colonialism and Inter-Community Relations: The Ifon-Ilobu Example” History in Africa Vol. 32:1-19. African Studies Association, United States of America.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2003). “The Subversion of Labour Militancy in Nigeria: A Case Study of the Nigerian Labour Congress” Nigerian Journal of Economic History No. 5&6: 42-55. University of Ibadan.

Adesoji, Abimbola O. (2003). “Pressure Groups and Democratic Process in Nigeria” Nordic Journal of African Studies Vol. 12(1): 39-48. University of Helsinki, Finland.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

Adesoji Abimbola O., Olaniyi, O. O. and Aderoju, M.A. (2021) “Is Covid 19 Pandemic a Mere Disruption or Necropolitics?” in E.S. Asemah et al (eds.) Communication, Economics, Finance, Administration and Governance in a Pandemic: Select Conference Papers Presented at the 2^nd College of Management and Social Sciences 2021 Conference held on 21^st April 2021 at Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo State, 127-134.

Other Publications

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2015). “Concern for Nomadism and Security in Nigeria” in Augustine O. Isichei and Victor S. Alumona (eds.) Concern for Nomadism and Security in Nigeria and Concern for Kidnapping and Abduction in Nigeria: Proceedings of the Silver Jubilee Anniversary Lecture and Celebration (Ile-Ife: The Leaven Club International), 26-46.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2006) “The Press and Nationalism in Nigeria, 1900-1960” in Akin Alao (ed.) The Nigerian State: Language of Its Politics: Essays in Honour of Stephen Oladipo Arifalo. (Ibadan: Rex Charles and Collins Publishers): Chapter 13:173-181.

Adesoji Abimbola O. 2001 “The Poor Development of Democratic Ethos in Nigeria: ALegacy of Prolonged Military Rule” Ondo Journal of Arts & Social Sciences (OJASS) Vol 3 No 1 July (Ondo: School of Arts and Social Sciences, Adeyemi College of Education).

Adesoji Abimbola O. 2001. “Educating the Masses through the Electronic Media: Challenges and Prospects” in B.R. Ismaila, R.A. Ojebode and F.O. Afolabi (ed.) Challenges of Democratic Governance in Nigeria (Oyo: School of Arts and Social Sciences, Federal College of Education (Special):28-31.

Adesoji Abimbola O. 1999. “Leadership Bankruptcy in a Plural Society: The Nigerian Example” Review in Social Sciences Vol 1 No 1: 11-23. (Ondo: School of Arts and Social Sciences, Adeyemi College of Education).

Adesoji Abimbola O. 1998. “Systems of Government in Nigeria” in F.O. Afolabi & T.L. Adepoju (ed.), Citizenship Education (Ibadan: Corporate Publications): 66-74.

Editor/Editorial Role

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2010). (with Tunde Babawale and Akin Alao). The Chieftaincy Institution in Nigeria (Lagos: Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), 576pp
Adesoji Abimbola O. (2018). (with Ayodeji Olukoju, Olutayo Adesina and Saheed Amusa). Security Challenges and Management in Modern Nigeria (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing), 655pp

Teaching

January 2022 – June 2023

Bowen University, Iwo.

I taught History of Nigeria, 1800-present and Issues and Problems of African Historiography, and assess Undergraduate students on the B.A History and International Studies Programme course.
I assessed Postgraduate students on the course Methods of Historical Research.

2001 – date

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife

I teach classes on History of Nigeria at the History Department of the University
I assess essays for the following courses: History of Nigeria, 1800-1900; History of Nigeria, 1900 to the Present; and Methods of Historical Research.

2000-2003

Lagos State University, Ojo, Osun State College of Education, Ilesa

I taught classes on courses on History of Nigeria in the Department of History
I marked and assessed essays on courses taught.

1994-2001

Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo

I taught classes on courses on History of Nigeria at the History Department.
I marked and assessed essays on courses taught.

Dissertation Supervision

MA Thesis Supervisor, Obafemi Awolowo University (13 completed).
Phil Thesis Supervisor, Obafemi Awolowo University (4 Completed).
D. Thesis Supervisor, Obafemi Awolowo University (3 completed).

Peer Reviewer

Nordic Journal of African Studies (Finland)
African Journal of Political Science and International Relations
Africa Today (Bloomington, United States)
Social Dynamics: A Journal of African Studies (Cape Town, South Africa)
Canadian Journal of African Studies (Canada)
Journal of Afican Media Studies (CAMRI, Middlesex, UK)
African Affairs (Oxford, UK)
International Journal of Conflict and Violence (Bielefeld, Germany)
Journal of Knowledge Economy (Springer, United States)
African Identities (Routledge, UK) (2019-2021)
Journal of Asian and African Studies (Sage Publications) (2017-2022)
Monograph Manuscript Reviewer, Routledge (2014, 2021)
Member, Editorial Board, Sage Open (Sage Publications)
Guest Editor, Ibadan Journal of History Vol 6 (2018) (University of Ibadan)

External Examinations

D. Thesis, Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ibadan (TAR Ngunan, “Market Conflicts in Tivland, Benue State, Nigeria”), 2018
D. Thesis, Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos (BABATUNDE Adewale Adeniyi, “Socio-Economic Impact of Selected Pentecostal Churches in Nigeria, 1952-2015”), 2019
D. Thesis, Department of Classics, University of Ibadan (BLAVO Etsri Babatunde, Patronage in Republican Rome and Modern Nigeria), 2021
D. Thesis, Department of Peace, Security and Humanitarian Studies, University of Ibadan (OLATUNJI Adebayo Olamoyewa, “Influence of Modernity on Chieftaincy Selection Processes and Conflict in Ilaje-Ugbo Kingdom, Ondo State, Nigeria, 1952-2010” 2021
D. Thesis, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan (OKUNADE Seun Adedokun, Juju Music and Consumer Culture in the Oil Boom Era in Southwestern Nigeria, 1970-1980), 2023
D. Thesis, Department of Peace, Security and Humanitarian Studies, University of Ibadan (ADEMILUYI Francis Adenekan, Politics of Newspaper Reports of the Political Parties in Southwestern Nigeria from the Second Republic to the Fourth republic, 1979 -2015), 2023
External examiner for Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Peace, Security and Humanitarian Studies, University of Ibadan (IMALEDO Funmi Saliu, Management of the 1976 Conflict between Followers of Eegun Oloolu and Members of the Ruhamau Islamic Group in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria), 2024

Conference and Workshop Presentations

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2023) Ile-Ife: Yesterday and Today In “Ile-Ife and Yoruba Civilization: The Nexus between Tradition and Modernity” International Conference on Ile-Ife and Yoruba Civilization held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 10^th-14^th October 2023

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2023). Sustaining Yoruba Studies in Changing Epochs (Keynote Paper). In “Yoruba Studies in the New Normal (Eko Imo Yoruba Lasiko Alaborun Dewu)” National Conference of the Yoruba Studies Association of Nigeria (Egbe Onimo-Ede Yoruba Naijiria) held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 9^th-13^th October 2023

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2023). Beliefs, Practices and the Public Space: Insight from the Past and Contemporary Developments in Some Yoruba Communities. In “Indigenous Faiths, Spiritualities and Knowledge” International Conference in Honour of Emeritus Professor Wande Abimbola organised by Institute of Cultural studies and the Department of Linguistics and African Languages, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 12^th-15^th July 2023

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2022). When will it be Our Turn: Ethnic Minorities, Electoral Contests and Political Representations in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. In “Religion and Ethnicity in the Making of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic” First Joint International Conference of College of Liberal Studies, Bowen University, Iwo and African Studies Institute (ASI) University of Georgia, USA, held at Bowen University, Iwo, 14^th-16^th December, 2022

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Segun Olaniyi (2021). Exposing the Goliath: Appraising the Reasons for the Failure of Government-Owned Universities in Nigeria. In “Is there an African University?” Workshop of Forum Internationale Wissenschaft Bonn, 15^th-16^th July, 2021. University of Bonn

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Hans Peter. H. (2021). Thoughts on VAD, Coloniality, Decoloniality and Scholarship. Conference of African Studies Association in Germany (VAD) hosted by the Department of Anthropology, Goethe University, Federal Republic of Germany, 7^th to 11^thJune.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2020). Deconstructing Colonialism and Education System in Nigeria. In “Indigenous Epistemology, Strengthening Research, and Decolonization of Education in Nigeria,” Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg held at University of Ibadan, 11^th-14^th February, 2020.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2017). Negotiating Tight Ropes: A Historical Appraisal of NGOs and their Adaptability in Nigeria’s Changing Political Space. In “Histories in Oblivion and Overlooked Lifeworlds: Alternative Perspectives on Non-Governmental Development Work in Africa,” Institute of Ethnology Symposium held at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, 16^th– 17^th November.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2017). Beyond Thoughts and Words: Meanings, Contradictions and Contexts in Yoruba Value System. Philosophy and Culture International Conference, held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 26^th-28^thJuly.

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Ogidan C.A. (2016). And They Came and Talk…Constitutionalism, Restructuring and the Nigerian State. In Africa since Independence: Promise, Pugnacity, and Failure in the Post-Colonial Context: International Conference in Honour of Professor Akanmu Adebayo held at University of Ibadan, Ibadan, August 3rd-5th August.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2015). Mahdism, Maitatsine and Boko Haram: Understanding Hardline

Religious Legacy in Northern Nigeria. In “Security and Governance in Nigeria’s Ungoverned Spaces,” College of Humanities Roundtable held at Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State, 11^th June.

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Adewumi Opeyemi (2015). Between Commoditization and Utilitarianism: Knowledge Production, Historical Scholarship and Development in Nigeria. In “The Humanities and the Challenges of Development in Africa,” Faculty of Arts Conference held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, 24^th to 26^th March.

Adesoji Abimbola O. and Alimi Ismail S. (2014). Between Confrontation and Mediation: The State, Boko Haram Insurgents and the Newspaper Press in Nigeria. In “Future Africa,” Conference of African Studies Association in Germany (VAD) hosted by the Department of Anthropology, University of Bayreuth, Federal Republic of Germany, 11^th to 14^th June.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2012). From Violent Crises to Insurgency: Religion and Politics in Northern Nigeria in Historical Perspectives. Northern Nigeria. In “The Dynamics of Social and Political Conflict,” The Citizenship Initiative Workshop organised by The Citizenship Initiative, University of South Florida’s College of Arts and Sciences, Tampa, United States of America, 13^th to 15^th November.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2012). Nigeria and Security Challenges: 50^th Anniversary Special Conference organised by the Department of History Obafemi Awolowo University in collaboration with Network of Nigerian Historians (NNH), 28^th to 31^st October.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2012). Re-enacting Leadership in Nigeria: The Place and Role of the Humanities: 50^th Anniversary Faculty of Arts Annual Conference held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 7^th to 10^th October.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2012). Newspaper Cartoons as a Mirror of the Anti-Corruption War in Nigeria. Media and Democracy. In “Towards Sustainable Stability in Africa,” Africa Media and Democracy Conference held in Accra, Ghana, 15^th to 18^th August.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2012). Emeka Ojukwu: The End of an Era? Colloquium on Held at the College of Humanities, Osun State University, Ikire Campus, 1st February

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2012). Between Maitatsine and Boko Haram: Islamic Fundamentalism and the Response of the Nigerian State. In “Africa Matters,” Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies held at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 5^th to 7^th May

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2010). The New Pentecostal Movement in Nigeria and the Politics of Belonging. In “Continuities and Dislocations: 50 Years of African Independence,” Conference of the German Association of African Studies University, (VAD) hosted by the Department of Anthropology and African Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany, 7^th to 11^th April.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2010). Perspective on Religion in the Nigerian and International Press: Alexander von Humboldt Annual Network Conference, Bayreuth, Federal Republic of Germany, 3rd^h -5^th February.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2009). Old Wine in New Bottle: The Nigerian Press in the Era of Constitutional Democracy, 1999-2009. In “A Decade of Democracy, 1999-2009: Reflections on Nigeria’s Fourth Republic,” National Conference on the Tenth Anniversary of the Fourth Republic in Nigeria organised by the Department of History and Archaeology, Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, 17^th to 20^th May.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2008). Historical Scholarship in 20^th Century Nigeria: The Quest for Relevance. In “African Studies in the 20^th Century Nigeria,” International Conference in Honour of Professor Adiele Afigbo jointly organized by the Department of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Department of History, University of Texas at Austin, United States of America held at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 8th -10^th December.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2008). Traditional Rulership and Modern Governance in 21^st Century Nigeria. In “Chieftaincy Institution in Nigeria,” National Conference of the Centre for Black and African Arts & Civilization, Lagos and Department of History, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 9th-10^th April.

International Conference on Networking, Dialoguing and the Strengthening of Exchange between German and West African Universities jointly organised by the German Academic Exchange Service, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the National Universities Commission, held at Chida International Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria, 24^th-26^th September.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2007). Indigeneship and Citizenship in Nigeria: The Myths and the Realities. In “Nigeria in the 21^st Century: Issues and Challenges,” First International Conference of the Faculty of Administration Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 5th -7^th September.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2007). Traditions of Origin and Legitimation: The Ifon- Ilobu Example. In “Culture and Society in Nigeria,” National Conference of the Centre for Black and African Arts & Civilization Lagos, and Department of History, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 22nd –23^rd March.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2005). Critical Thoughts on the Study of History as an Academic Discipline in Nigerian Universities. In “Historical Society at 50: Reflections on the Discipline of History,” 50^th Congress of the Historical Society of Nigeria held at the University of Ibadan,16^th -20^th October.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2005). The Oduduwa Myth and the Farce of Yoruba Unity. In “Inter-Group Relations in Nigeria in the 20th Centuries,” 1st National Conference of the Faculty or Arts held at Nassarawa State University, Keffi, 8^th-11^th June.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2005). Contemporary Ethnic Nationalism and Hegemony Crisis among the Yoruba. In “The Humanities, Nationalism and Democracy,” 2^nd Faculty of Arts International Conference in honour of Late Professor J. Olubi Sodipo held at the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, 7 –10 March.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2004). Globalisation and the Challenges of Historical Reconstruction in Nigeria. In “The Humanities in the Era of Globalisation and Information Technology,” 1^st Annual Faculty of Arts Conference held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, 9-10 March.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (1999). Empowering the Civil Society through a Free Press: Nigeria and The United States Examples. In “The Empowerment of the Civil Society: Nigeria and the United States of America,” 6^th Annual Conference of the American Studies Association of Nigeria (ASAN) held at Badagry, 21^st – 24^th September.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (1999). Human Rights in Nigeria: A Retrospective and Prospective Analysis. In “The Challenge of Human Rights Education in Nigeria,” Zonal Conference of Social Studies Association of Nigeria (SOSSAN) held at the University of Ibadan, 7^th – 9^th April.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (1998). Articulate Pressure Group and Democratic Process in Nigeria, 1979-1983. Governance, Democracy and Civil Society: Faculty of Social Science National Conference held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 18^th – 19^th September.

Administrative Roles

Acting Head, Department of History, 2011-2013, 2015-2017 – I conducted the affairs of the department and ensured discipline of both staff and students.
Member, University News Bulletin Editorial Board, 2011-2012
Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, Obafemi Awolowo University 50th Special Anniversary Conference on Nigeria and Security Challenges, 2012
Secretary, Local Organizing Committee, National Conference on Chieftaincy Institution in Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 2008
Examination coordinator, 2005-2009 – I coordinated examinations in the Department of History, Obafemi Awolowo University
Department Representative on the Faculty Board of Social Sciences, 2005-2009
Student Advisor, 2002-2008 – I was responsible for following up students from their first course registration through graduation.
Staff Secretary, Department of History 2002-2005 – I reviewed all incoming papers and determined which issues must reach the desk of the Head of Department.
Member, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Committee for 50^th Anniversary Celebration
Member, 2005 Faculty of Arts Week Planning Committee
Member, Faculty of Arts Board of Examiners, 2003 -2009
Faculty of Arts’ Representative on the Faculty Board of Social Sciences, 2005- 2007
Secretary, Faculty of Arts Transport Committee, 2005 – 2007
Member, Faculty of Arts Ad-hoc Committee on Commercial Activities within the Faculty Premises, 2008
Member, Faculty Postgraduate Committee, 2009
Member, Faculty Research Committee, 2009
Member, Faculty of Arts Board of Studies, 2011-2012, 2015
Chairman, Faculty Seminar Committee, 2013-2015

Professional Certifications

Certificate: Textbook Writing and Publishing for University Students, 2004 – Obafemi Awolowo University and Directorate of Linkages and Sponsored Research, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Certificate: Research Methodology, 2005 – Education Tax Fund for Staff Training and Development in collaboration with the Centre for Gender and Social Policy Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Certificate: Writing Proposal and Grant Management, 2009 – Training Centre in Communication, Nairobi Kenya

Professional Awards

Georg Forster Postdoctoral Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt, Germany, June-August 2021
Georg Forster Postdoctoral Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt, Germany, September-November 2017
German African Studies Association Grant for participation at the Conference of African Studies Association in Germany (VAD) hosted by the Department of Anthropology, University of Bayreuth, Federal Republic of Germany, 11^th to 14^th June 2014
Georg Forster Postdoctoral Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität, Frankfurt, Germany, August-October 2013
The Citizenship Initiative Grant for participation at the Workshop organized by The Citizenship Initiative, University of South Florida’s College of Arts and Sciences, Tampa, United States of America, 13-15 November 2012
Alexander von Humboldt Returning Fellowship Award, April 2011-March 2012
Alexander von Humboldt Equipment Grant, May 2011
Georg Forster Postdoctoral Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt, Germany, December 2009-November 2010
Alexander von Humboldt Language Scholarship – did deutsch-institut, Frankfurt, Germany, October-November, 2009.
Directorate of Linkages and Sponsored Research Grant for participation at the Writing Proposal and Grant Management Workshop of the Training Centre in Communication, Nairobi, Kenya at the University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus, 13-14 July, 2009

ADESOJI Abimbola Omotayo

ADESOJI Abimbola Omotayo

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2007). Indigeneship and Citizenship in Nigeria: The Myths and the Realities. In “Nigeria in the 21st Century: Issues and Challenges,” First International Conference of the Faculty of Administration Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 5th -7th September.

Adesoji Abimbola O. (2007). Indigeneship and Citizenship in Nigeria: The Myths and the Realities. In “Nigeria in the 21^st Century: Issues and Challenges,” First International Conference of the Faculty of Administration Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 5th -7^th September.