OKAJARE Solomon Tai

Email address(es): sokajare@oauife.edu.ng

Office Address: Room 307B, Humanities Block II, Department of History

Academic Qualifications: Ph.D

Areas of Specialization: African Diplomatic and Socio-cultural History

Title of M.A. Thesis:Akoko-Owo Relations, Earliest Times to 1935: A Study in Intergroup Relations in Northeastern Yorubaland

Title of Ph.D. Thesis:The Akoko-Yoruba and Their Neighbours, 1800-1960: A Study in Intergroup Relations

Ongoing Current Research:

Reconsidering the China-Africa Relations in the Context of Contemporary Reality: A Focus on FOCAC since 2000

Publications:

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journal

Pre-colonial Inter-group Relations in Northeastern Yorubaland: The Akoko – Owo example. IRORO: A Journal of Faculty of Arts. Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Nigeria, 10 (1&2): 2005, 12-17

Nigerian Federalism and the Challenges of Revenue Allocation: A Historical Perspective. IRORO: Journal of Faculty of Arts, Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Nigeria, 11 (1&2): 2006, 137-151

The Colonial Factor in Akoko-Owo Inter-group Relations in Northeastern Yorubaland. A. A. U.: African Studies Review, Department of History and International Studies, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Nigeria, 4&5 (1): 2006, 41-62

Constitutional Conference and National Integration in Nigeria: The Colonial Phase in Historical Perspective. Journal of Social Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 4 (1): 2010, 25-42

Between Principle and Practice: NEPAD as an Indicator of Afro-centrism in Nigerian Foreign Policy. European Scientific Journal, European Scientific Institute, London, United Kingdom, 8 (14): 2012, 210-222

Understanding Relationship Management in Pre-colonial Yorubaland: A Perspective on Strategies of the Akoko Communities. Centrepoint Journal (Humanities), Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 16 (1): 2013, 1-18

Indigenous Political Economy and Social Organization in Southwestern Nigeria: An Ethnographic Survey of the Akoko Communities in the Pre-colonial Era. Journal of Studies in Humanities, College of Humanities, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, Nigeria, 5 (2): 2013, 168-181

Towards Unifying the Yoruba Nation for Survival Within Multi-ethnic Nigeria: A Perspective on Roles of Traditional Rulers. Ado Journal of History and International Studies, Department of History & International Studies, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, 1 (1): 2014, 13-30

Common Strategies by Different ‘Enemies’: Interrogating the Rapture and Rupture of the Monarchy in Nigeria, 1900-1960. Akungba Journal of Historical Studies, Department of History & International Studies, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Nigeria, 13 & 14: 2014, 14-31

Sino-Western Rivalry as a New Trajectory of Neo-Imperialism: A Critical Challenge for African Diplomacy and Development. Social Transformations: Journal of Global South, Ateneo de Manila University, Manila Philippines, 3 (1): 2015, 27-55

Pre-colonial Imperialism and Group Identity in Africa: A Historical Reconsideration of the Akoko-Yoruba Experience under Nupe Hegemony, 1840-1897. AMU: Journal of the Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Nigeria, 2 (1): 2015, 49-67

The Political Economy of the Ogoni and the Agitation for Resource Control in the Niger Delta. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, International Institute for Science, Technology and Education, USA, 6 (15): 2016, 39-48, co-authored with Bayo Fatukasi

Nigeria in the Global System, 1960-1975: Exploring the Foundation of an Emergent African State’s International Relations. International Affairs and Global Strategy, International Institute for Science, Technology and Education, USA, 47: 2016, 11-22

European Prejudice and African Reality: Reconsidering State Formation and Indigenous Governance in Owo Kingdom. Historical Research Letter, International Institute for Science, Technology and Education, USA, 35: 2016, 32-39 1

Technology and Knowledge Expansion in Africa: Implications for Youth’s Socialization, Psychological Fulfillment and Nation-building Responsibilities”. Modern Africa: Politics, History and Society, Philosophical Faculty, University of Hradec Králove, Czech Republic, 4 (2): 2016, 141-171

Emplacing Nigeria as Peaceful and Secure State in the International System: The Monarchy’s Intervention as an Imperative. West Bohemian Historical Review, Journal of the Department of Historical Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic, III (1): 2018, 67-8

State Institutions as Instrument of Foreign Policy: An Appraisal of Nigeria Police Force’s International Peacekeeping Operations, 1960-2005. Yonsei Journal of International Studies, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University, Japan Vol. X, Issue 2: 2018, 197- 211, co-authored with Daniels Famoye

Globalization, Cultural Diversity and Skewed Hybridization as Triple Helix of African Development Burden: The Nigerian Example”. Canadian Social Science, Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture CAOOC, Quebec, Canada, 18 (5): 2022, 87-97.

Chapters in Books

A History of Nigeria’s Foreign Relations, 1960-2000. In S. O. Arifalo and ‘Gboyega Ajayi (eds.) Essays in Contemporary Nigerian History (Lagos: First Academic Publishers, 2003), 166-193

Traditions of Origin, Migration and Settlement Patterns among Akoko Communities in North-Eastern Yorubaland. In Akin Alao and Tunde Babawale (eds.) Culture and Society in Nigeria: Traditions, Gender Relations and Political Economy (Lagos: Centre for Black and African Arts and Culture, 2008), 38-55

The Military Factor in the Pre-colonial Patterns of Inter-State Relations in Akoko Region of Yorubaland. In Tunde Babawale and Olukoya Ogen (eds.) Culture and Society in Nigeria: Traditions, Gender Relations and Political Economy (Lagos: Centre for Black and African Arts and Culture, 2008), 200-214, co-authored with ‘Gboyega Ajayi

The Red Cross Society and the Humanitarian Burden of the Liberian Civil War: An Exploratory Survey. In Adam K. arap Chepkwony and Peter M. J. Hess (eds.) Human Views on God: Variety Not Monotony (Eldoret: Moi University Press, 2010), 187-194

Godfatherism as a Factor in Nigerian Politics since Independence. In Sofela Babatunde, Edo Victor O. and Olaniyi Rasheed O. (eds.) Nigeria at 50: Politics, Society and Development (Ibadan: John Archers, 2013), 402-415, with Afe, Adedayo Emmanuel

Oral Sources in the Reconstruction of African History: Issues and Challenges of Methodology” in R.T. Akinyele (ed.) History and Diplomacy: Essays in Honour of Ade Adefuye (Glassborough, New Jersey: Goldline and Jacobs, 2017), 71-89