Our Team

Prof. Olukoya Ogen obtained his PhD degree in History from the University of Lagos as well as a Certificate in Trade, Growth and Poverty from the World Bank Institute, Washington DC in 2006. He was a Leventis Scholar at the University of London in 2008; a British Academy Visiting Fellow at the University of Birmingham in 2009; a Cadbury Visiting Fellow in 2010; and an American Council of Learned Societies Postdoctoral Fellow in 2011. He was also the Country Director and Co-Investigator of a European Research Council Grant from 2012 to 2017. He was awarded the University of Leeds' LUCAS-LAHRI Visiting Fellowship in 2022. He also won the prestigious UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity grant in 2023 among other research grants. He specialises in the sociocultural and economic history of Nigeria.

Dr. Charles Omotayo is of the Department of History, Adeyemi Federal University of Education in Ondo. His research interest is in Yoruba traditional practices, socio-economic systems, religious practices, and youth studies. He started his career as a Field Research Fellow for the European Research Council sponsored international collaborative project between Osun State University, Nigeria and University of Birmingham, UK. And has worked as Field Research Fellow for the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA), funded research on Sacred Urbanism: Entrepreneurial Religion, Infrastructure and the New Urbanism in Nigeria in 2017 and the University of Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute (LAHRI) and the Leeds University Centre of African Studies (LUCAS) International Research Project with partnership with Osun State University (UNIOSUN) on The Globalisation of African Religion and the Post-colonial Resurgence of Yoruba Traditional Religious Practices, in 2023. His research works have been published by reputable international outlets such as the Yoruba Studies Review, Journal of African Cultural Studies, Journal of Cultural Economy, among others.

Adesote Samson Adesola is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and International Studies, Osun State University, Osogbo. He has made significant contribution to historical scholarship in the areas of his research interests, which are Economic and Social History of Nigeria with major emphasis on Migration, Conflict and Security Studies; and Political History of Nigeria. He has published extensively in reputable journals and chapters in edited books both locally and international.

An Associate Professor of Computing/IT Education, a Digital Innovation Specialist and an Artificial Intelligence Scientist. M.O.M. Abanikannda has been deeply involved both as a Principal Investigator and as a Co-Investigator in carrying out funded and non-funded projects bothering on: Digital Learning Technologies, Hybrid Learning, Artificial Neural Network-Based Models and many others. He has particularly researched into branches of AI like Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks. Abanikannda has ventured into research projects focusing on: Potentiality of Web Syndication and Offline Media Streaming Portmanteau in Procedural Knowledge Optimation; Podcast Potentiality and Performance Transformations and Creating a Secure and Flexible Path to Public Cloud through Digital Learning Transformation. A consultant to many popular agencies and an external assessor to a number of tertiary institutions and research institutes. He has published more than seventy articles in reputable journals and contributed numerous chapters to quality books. He belongs to Seventeen professional national and international bodies.

Am Luqman Abisola KIARIBEE. I am a Yorùbá Literature and Culture lecturer. A staff of Ọ̀ṣun State University, Ọ̀ṣun State Nigeria. Am a custodian of Yorùbá language, literature and culture. I have written many academic papers, published in reputable journals in home and abroad on Yoruba language, literature and culture. I have also collaborated with reputable scholars across disciplines in Art and Humanities to carry out studies on language, literature and culture. I have supervised many long essays both at the University of Ibadan and Ọ̀ṣun State University. Am also into Artificial Intelligence. My paper titlde '' Bringing African Children Literary Imagination in Reality: Application of Artificial Intelligence in Recreating Àlọ́ Àpagbè" is AI oriented study. I am a young academia who is always ready to collaborate with people across different areas of study.

Taiwo Akinduti teaches Yoruba Literature in the Department of Yoruba, College of Humanities and Culture, Ọṣun State University (Ikire Campus) Oṣogbo.She has published in the area of Gender Studies, Politics and Cultural Studies. She is a fellow of Ifẹ Institute of Advanced Studies. She is a member of Yoruba Studies Association of Nigeria. She is also a member of Lagos Studies Association. Email Address: taiwo.araroba@uniosun.edu.ng

Dr. Sikiru Adeyemi OGUNDOKUN is a Faculty member at the Department of French, Faculty of Humanities, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. He joined the university in June, 2010. He is the immediate past acting head of Department and editor of the Departmental journal (UJOFOLS). Dr. Ogundokun has published several articles in reputable learned journals locally and internationally. He coauthored LA littérature africaine francophone : Origine et évolution Vol. I (2019) and coedited Literature, Language and Culture: Essays in Honour of Professor Ramonu Sanusi in 2021. His research interests in French and Francophone literatures, cultural and gender studies as well as literary criticism. He is a member of many professional Associations home and abroad. Email Address: Sikiru.ogundokun@uniosun.edu.ng

Fakunle Oluwadara Abiodun is a Lecturer in the Department of History and International Studies, specializing in the social aspects of Yoruba culture. Her PhD research focused on the dress culture of the Yoruba people in Southwest Nigeria, culminating in a successful defense of her doctoral thesis on August 12, 2024. In addition to her thesis, she has conducted and published various articles on Yoruba cloth, delving into its cultural significance. Email Address: oluwadara.fakunle@uniosun.edu.ng

Dr. Keji Felix FANIRAN is a seasoned translator and interpreter. His area Email Address: keji.faniran@uniosun.edu.ng

Dahunsi possesses a Doctor of Philosophy degree in applied linguistics. He teaches English and applied linguistic related courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is currently leading a funded research on migration and borderland studies. He is of the Department of English and Literary Studies, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. Email Address: toyese.dahunsi@uniosun.edu.ng

Olubunmi Oyebola ALAJE (PhD) is a lecturer in the department of French, Faculty of Humanities, Osun State University, Osogbo -Nigeria. She lectures courses in French grammar, phonetics and linguistics with keen interest and passion. Her research interest centers on the field of linguistics and stylistics as she delves into pragmatics and stylistic analysis of cultural themes and preoccupations in francophone African novels. Email Address: olubunmi.alaje@uniosun.edu.ng

Dr. Saadu Taofiq is a lecturer in the Department of Yoruba, Faculty of Arts at Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo. He holds key administrative positions as the Deputy Director of Postgraduate and Research Studies and Organizing Secretary of the Academic Staff Union. Dr. Taofiq's academic journey in Yoruba Language and Literature began at Obafemi Awolowo University, where he earned his first degree, Master's degree, and Ph.D. His research focused on the origins and development of oral literature in Yoruba culture, as well as the forms and contents of Èṣù-related poetry, exploring its role in Yoruba worldview and society. A prolific scholar, Dr. Taofiq has published in numerous reputable national and international journals. He has authored, co-authored, and edited multiple books, contributing significantly to academic development. His research areas and teaching expertise include oral literature, stylistics, and folklore. Dr. Taofiq is an active member of various academic associations, including the Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN), Yoruba Studies Association of Nigeria (YSAN), and Lagos Studies Association. With over 10 years of experience presenting Yoruba language programs on radio and television, he possesses a deep understanding of the art form and its cultural significance. His experience as a broadcaster and chanter has enabled him to connect with communities and gain insight into the role of orature in Yoruba culture and society, which he shares with his students through practical presentations on various Yoruba genres. Email Address: taofiqsaadu@gmail.com

My teaching and research interests straddle the areas of Modern African Drama, Postcolonial African Literatures, Literary Theory and Criticism, and Literature and the New Media. My scholarly articles, both published and ongoing, are rooted in multidisciplinarity as well as demonstrate how contemporary African Literatures constitute distinctive, but significant epistemological categories that continue to help apprehend the crises of development in postcolonial Africa. Email Address: felix.olatunji@uniosun.edu.ng

Dr Olajumoke Akiode is an ethicist, gender inclusion expert and advocate. She has over 15 years experience in sociopolitical and policy researches, a gender lens infrastructure expert and advocate . She has publications in reputable journals and book chapters locally and internationally. She lectures at the department of Philosophy in Osun State University. Email Address: olajumoke.akiode@uniosun.edu.ng

Waidi Adewale AKANJI teaches French language and Francophone African Literature at the Department of French, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. He completed his PhD in Francophone African Literature from the University of the Witwatersra d, Johannesburg, South Africa in 2020. He has published in reputable local and international journals. He is a research fellow of the UNESCO IFCD project team. He is also a Co-investigator of the NRF 2023 uniosun 2023 ground. His research interests include ecocriticism, Francophone Africapn litrature include literature criticism and cultural studies. His current research interests focused on how francophone tests are studied vis à vis ecopiem Email Address: waidi.akanji@uniosun.edu.ng

AFOLABI Ismail Olaitan is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies at Osun State University. His teaching and research interests lie in sociolinguistics, with a focus on multilingualism, language ideologies, and the intersection between indigenous language media and language preservation. He can be reached at ismail.afolabi@uniosun.edu.ng. Email Address: ismail.afolabi@uniosun.edu.ng

Femi Ajakaye is a Yorùbá Cultural Researcher and a Yorùbá poet Email Address: femiajakaye1@gmail.com

Tunde Decker is Professor of Social History and Everyday Life in the Department of History and International Studies and Dean Faculty of Humanities, Osun State University. He researches the thoughts, emotions, self-apprehensions, and memory of everyday people in colonial and postcolonial periods and examines how these people engage society in their consciousnesses. His research has been funded by the Leventis Foundation in London, the Africa-Oxford Initiative in Oxford, the Urban Studies Foundation in Scotland, the American Council of Learned Societies African Humanities Program in New York, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and the University of Ghana, Legon. He was at different times, Visiting Scholar and Guest Lecturer at the African Studies Centre, Oxford University, Department of African Studies and Anthropology, University of Birmingham, the Centre for African Studies, SOAS University of London, the African Studies Centre, Cambridge University, the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and the University of Ghana, Legon. He is at present the Principal Investigator of Nigerian Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Institutional Based Research on the assessment of value preferences among children and adolescents in South-West Nigeria. Email Address: tundedecker@gmail.com

I am Sunday Olayinka Awolaoye, a co-researcher on the ongoing UNESCO project. I hold a Ph.D. in Yoruba Language from Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. My areas of specialization are Yoruba syntax, cultural studies, and dialectology. I have attended conferences, both local and international, and presented papers. I have also published articles in both local and international journals. I am currently a senior lecturer at Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo. Email Address: olayinkasop@gmail.com

Oguntola Jelil ALAMU holds PhD in Mechanical Engineering with over 26 years of teaching, research and administrative experience in the University system. His research interests are in Thermodynamics of materials, Fluid flow and Renewable energy. He is a Co-Investigator on UNESCO-International Fund for Cultural Diversity project and has published widely in high impact journals. He is the Editor-In-Chief, Uniosun Journal of Engineering & Environmental Sciences and a member of professional organizations including Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and African Wind Energy Association amongst others. He has attended conferences across Africa, Asia and the United Kingdom. Professor Oguntola Alamu was a former Acting Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. He holds multiple African traditional chieftaincy titles. He is an Actor and the National Chairman of Town & Gown Committee of Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN). Email Address: oalamuoj@uniosun.edu.ng

Dr. Adeola Adijat Faleye is a First Class B.A (Hons) product of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife with her Masters and PhD degrees from the University of Ibadan. As a seasoned academic, skilled professional with a track record of over twenty years of teaching experience, she has authored chapters of articles in public and academic books, edited by seasoned writers. She is an experienced hand in academic and cultural tourism, editorial, translations and African Arts/Performance studies. As a celebrated certified thespian, and literary scholar, she has served on the editorial board and platforms of some international academic journals, and private publishers outlets in Nigeria. She is an amiable and committed individual given to research. Adeola Faleye is a tested administrator, and Yorùbá language expert. She is always willing to learn as she shares impactful knowlege to others. Some of her academic publications can be found in Yoruba Studies Review journal, African World Press publications, Humanities Review journal, Yorùbá Journal of YSAN and other hybrid reputable Publishers. She well travelled, and has passion for grassroot development. Adeola Faleye lectures at the Department of Linguistics and African languages as a Senior member of the Faculty of Arts. She has eight waxed audio albums to her credit. She is a Fellow of the ACLS/AHP (2012) and a co-researcher on TETFUND project (2023). She is friendly and very dedicated to progress. Email Address: adeolaye@oauife.edu.ng

Dr Olawuyi is a faculty member of the Department of Tourism Studies, Faculty of Culture, Osun State University. He has over 10 publications in prestigious on shore and off-shore journals. He uses SPSS and AMOS for statistical analysis. His research interest is in agrittourism, sustainable tourism and niche tourism. Email Address: olakunle.olawuyi@uniosun.edu.ng