Draft Conference Program

H-West-Africa The Toyin Falola @65 Conference: Draft Conference Program

Discussion published by Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso on Tuesday, January 23, 2018

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THE TOYIN FALOLA @65 CONFERENCE

THEME: AFRICAN KNOWLEDGES AND ALTERNATIVE FUTURES

THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA

29-31 JANUARY 2018

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

CONVENORS

The Toyin Falola @65 Conference Committee:

Dr Samuel Oloruntoba, Convenor-General

Dr Adeshina Afolayan, Chairman LoC

Mr Wale Ghazal, Director of Logistics

Dr Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso, Director of Administration

Support Personnel:

Graduate students of the Department of History, University of Ibadan

Graduate students of the Department of Philosophy, University of Ibadan

Graduate students of the Department of Political Science, Babcock University

The Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy (ISGPP)

OUR DONORS

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Engr. Adun

Professor Vik Bahl

Professor Oladele Balogun

Professor Mukhtar Umar Bunza

Professor Bola Dauda

Dr Olabisi Falola

Engr Gozie Ifesinachukwu

Professor dele jegede

Dr Kenneth Kalu

Professor Fallou Ngom

Mr Cherno Njie

Dr Diran Obadina

Dr Edwin Ogah

Dr Tunji Olaopa

Dr Bola Olusola

Mr Femi Owoseni

Mr Keith Sipe/Carolina Academic Press

Dr Babs Sobanjo

The University of Texas at Austin

Professor Michael Vickers

INSTITUTIONAL CO-HOSTS

The Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Cátedra de Estudios de África ye le Caribe (CEAC), Universidade de Costa Rica Lukenya University, Kenya City University of New York, Staten Island Department of Africology, Temple University Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, University of South Africa Lead City University, Nigeria Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo University of Texas at Austin Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy, Nigeria African Studies Institute, University of Georgia, Athens Carolina Academic Press, USA Africa World Press, USA Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Florida Pan-African University Press The Department of History, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Gender and African Studies Group, Babcock University (BUGAS) The Tubman Institute, University of York, Canada Department of History, Benue State University, Makurdi Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria Department of Africana Studies, University of Carolina, Charlotte The Museum of Natural History, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Caleb University, Nigeria Núcleo de Apoio à Pesquisa Brasil-África, Universidade de São Paulo/Nucleus for the Support of Brazil-Africa Research, University of São Paulo Nucleo de Estudos Sobre E Africa Brasil (Nucleus of Studies on Africa and Brazil, NEAB), University of Pernambuco, Brazil Postgraduate Studies in History Program (PPGH) Department of History, Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Universidade Federal da Bahia (Federal University of Bahia), Brazil UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MINAS GERAIS DIRETORIA DE RELAÇÕES INTERNACIONAIS CENTRO DE ESTUDOS AFRICANOS (African Studies Center at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil) Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais - CEAO Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (Center for Afro-Oriental Studies (CEAO) of the School of Philosophy and Human Sciences at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil) Associacao Carnavalesca Bloco Afro Olodum (Olodum Cultural and Afro-Carnival Group) LEÁFRICA (Laboratório de Estudos Africanos)/Laboratory of African Studies, Instituto de História, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria Institute for African Studies, Carleton University The Department of History, University of Ibadan, Nigeria The Department of Public Administration, University of Ilorin, Nigeria

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT A GLANCE

DATE & TIME ACTIVITY VENUE SUNDAY, 28 JANUARY 2018 12.00 -6.00pm Arrival and Registration UI Conference Centre DAY ONE: MONDAY, 29 JANUARY 2018 7.00-8.30am Breakfast Hotels 8.30-5.30pm Registration UI Conference Centre 8.30-10.30am Session A UI Conference Centre 10.30-11.00am Tea-Break UI Conference Centre 11.00am-1.00pm Session B UI Conference Centre 1.00-2.00pm Lunch UI Senior Staff Club 2.00-5.30pm Opening Ceremony UI Conference Centre 5.30-6.30pm Leisure time Hotels 6.30-9.00pm Movie Presentation UI Conference Centre

DAY TWO: TUESDAY, 30 JANUARY 2018 7.00-8.30am Breakfast Hotels 8.30-10.30am Session C UI Conference Centre 10.30-11.00am Tea Break UI Conference Centre 11.00am-1.00pm Session D UI Conference Centre 1.00-2.00pm Lunch UI Senior Staff Club 2.00-4.00pm Session E UI Conference Centre 4.00-5.30pm Session F UI Conference Centre 5.30-6.30pm Break UI Conference Centre 6.30pm- Cocktails & Birthday Banquet International Conference Centre

DAY THREE: WEDNESDAY, 31 JANUARY 2018 7.00-8.30am Breakfast Hotels 8.30-10.30am Session G UI Conference Centre 11.00am-12.30pm Closing ceremony & Next steps UI Conference Centre Refreshments/Lunch & 12.30 UI Conference Centre Departure

OPENING CEREMONY PROGRAMME

2.00 – 5. 30 PM, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

Master of Ceremony: Mr Edmund Obilo

2.00pm Arrival and Recognition of Dignitaries

2.00-2.05 pm National Anthem & University of Ibadan Anthem

2.05-2.25pm Welcome Addresses:

Host, Professor Ademola Dasylva, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan

Chief Host, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan

Grand Host, His Excellency, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Nigeria

Conference Convenor-General, Dr Samuel Oloruntoba, Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, South Africa

2.25-2.35pm Chairman’s Opening Remarks, Professor Jide Owoeye, Pro- Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria

2.35-2.45 Introduction of Keynote Speaker by….

2.45-3.25 Opening Keynote Address, “African Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Legacy of Africa,” by Professor Gloria T. Emeagwali, Professor of History and African Studies, Central Connecticut State University, USA

3.25-3.40 Reflections on Keynote Address

3.40-4.00 Interlude/ Performances: Standup Comedy by LaffUp; Cultural Performance by Olaijo Cultural Group

4.00-4.15 Citation of Honoree, Professor Toyin Falola, The Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities, The University of Texas at Austin, USA, by Dr Doyin Aguoru, The Department of English, University of Ibadan

4.15-4.45 Royal Felicitations:

The Alaafin of Oyo

The Olubadan of Ibadan

Other Royal Majesties Present

4.45-5.00 Fraternal Greetings by Representatives of Conference Co- Hosts

5.00-5.10 Book Presentation: The Toyin Falola Reader, by His Royal Highness, Oba Adedokun Omoniyi Abolarin, Aroyinkeye I, The Orangun of Oke-Ila, Osun State, Nigeria

5.10-5.15 Declaration of Conference Open by Grand Host/Alaafin of Oyo

5.15-5.30pm Closing Performance

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

6.30-9.00pm, Movie Presentation: “Roti” (2017), a Kunle Afolayan Film

Entry is free

Refreshments will be served

FELICITATIONS

BIRTHDAY BANQUET

PROFESSOR TOYIN FALOLA @65

Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 6.30-11.00pm

The International Conference Centre

PROGRAMME

Master of Ceremony: Segun Ogundipe aka LaffUp

Arrival of Guests

Musical Prelude by Band

Cocktail Reception

Seating of Guests and Dignitaries

Introductions

Chairman’s Remarks

Olubadan’s Remarks

Music/Performance by band

Banquet Speech

In Praise of Toyin Falola

Music/dance drama performance by Olaijo Cultural Group

Tributes

Toast

Presentation of Gifts

Celebrant’s response

Grand Buffet

Dance, dance, dance!!!

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018:

SPECIAL & REGULAR PANELS AND CONFERENCE OPENING CEREMONY

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION A, PANEL 1: Strategic Reflections on Africa’s Developmental Dilemma, Lead City University (Co-Host Sponsored Panel)

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Professor Adigun A. B. Agbaje, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Pan-Africanism in the Age of Globalization

Tunde Oseni, PhD

Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria

Co-operative Societies and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Viable Model in Human Development of Nigeria

Akanji, Ajibola Anthony

Lead City University, Ibadan

Technology Acquisition and National Development in Nigeria

Chukwuebuka Akuche

Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria

Nigeria and the Problem of Corruption: Exploring the Innovation of Reputational Sanctions

Olu Ojedokun

Lead City University, Ibadan&

Jamila Bisi Aduke Suleiman

Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Managing the Quest for Good Governance in Nigeria Post-1999; A Patent Illusion?

Babatunde Oyedeji

Lead City University, Ibadan

Between Capital Social Infrastructure and Recurrent Stomach Infrastructure: A Practical Philosophical Contribution to the Poverty Policy and Discourse in Nigeria

Dr. Badru, Ronald Olufemi

Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria & Institut Francais de Recherche en Afrique, IFRA-Nigeria

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION A, PANEL 2: Trans- Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonialism in Africa

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof Sati Fwatshak, University of Jos, Nigeria

Colonial Antecedents and its Continuing Impact: Nigeria in Perspective

Mustapha Sule Lamido & Abubakar Aliyu Rafindadi

Ahmadu Bello University Zaria

The Impact of Pre-Colonial Political Institutions on the Yoruba Political Culture in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic (1999-2015) Abubakar Aliyu Rafindadi; and Lawal Lateef

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Remembering The Past That Haunts The Present And The Future: Implications of The British Colonial Economic Policies On Nigeria’s Development

Dr. A.A. Adediran, Ogwu –Richard V. A.,

Federal College Of Education, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria; and

Dr. Adeyanju H. Idowu

Tai Solarin University Of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, Nigeria

On The Causes Of The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: A New Interpretation

Akpu, James Onochie

The Ultimate University of Science and Management Technology, Adjarra, Porto Novo, Republic of Benin

Atlantic SlaveryAnd Its Impression On The Afrocentric Identity Since The 19th Century

Udo Emem Michael

University of Uyo, Nigeria

Cassava and the Atlantic Slave Trade: A Critical Reflection

Saibu Israel Abayomi

Anchor University, Ayobo, Ipaja, Lagos &

Clement Cecilia Titilayo

Institute Of African Studies, University Of Ibadan

Slavery In kasar Kabi (Kabi Kingdom) From 1772 To Date

Mustapha Idris Sarka

G.G.A.I.S.S. Kangiwa, Kebbi State

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION A, PANEL 3: POLITICS, NATION BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof Ayo Olukotun, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria

Political Parties and Party Politics in Nigeria: a Dilemma of Democracy Abubakar Aliyu Rafindadi and Abdulfattah Yakubu Alhassan

Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria

Ethnicity, Fluid Identities and Nation Building in 19th Century Lagos Mary Aderonke Afolabi

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Tinubu, The Yoruba Nation And The Politics Of Statesmanship

Lawal Alabi Bamishigbin

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Identity Politics and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria

Alao, David Oladimeji Ph.D & Akhimien Davidson

Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria

Can Democracy help the Almajiri Child in Nigeria?

Charles, Alfred (PhD)

Research Fellow, Department of Democratic Studies, National Institute for Legislative Studies, National Assembly, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria; and

Osah, Goodnews (PhD)

Dept of Political Science and Public Administration, Babcock University, Ogun State

Domestic Slavery, Identity Crisis and Peace in Atani, Anambra Sate, Nigeria Ikenna Mike Alumona

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam; and

Jude Odigbo

Kwararafa University, Wukari-Nigeria

An Overview Of The Legal Regime Of Border Region Development In Nigeria

Eniola Bolanle Oluwakemi, PhD

Faculty of Law, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

Mobility, Migration and its Discontent: Insights From Nigeria

Franca Attoh, PhD

University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, Lagos

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION A, PANEL 4: LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN AFRICA

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Professor Bola Dauda, Nigeria

African Leaders and Development- Retrospect, Prospect and Challenges: A Programmatic View

Aitufe Veronica Okpowunwa Ph.D

Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma

Seeking a More Effective Framework to Combat Africa’s Under Development

Ogechukwu Ojimaduekwu Ajoku Esq,

Senior lawyer and entrepreneur, formerly of Madonna University

Leadership, Governance Crisis and the Challenge of Grassroot Development in Nigeria: A Focus on Ijebu North-East Local Government Area, Ogun State, 2009-2016

J. O. Nkwede

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State

K. O. Dauda & A. O. Moliki

Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State

O. A. Orija

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Africa’s Development Quagmire And The Imperative Of Adopting Indigenous Direct Development Strategy For Economic Emancipation

Ini Etuk, Ph.D

University Of Uyo, Uyo

The Legislature, Corruption And The Quest For Good Governance In Nigeria: Can The Application Of The Indigenous Knowledge System Of Political Administration Provide A Succour?

Omololu Fagbadebo, PhD and Fayth Ruffin, PhD

School of Management, IT & Governance, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Nation Building Efforts In Nigeria: Repositioning N.Y.S.C For Better Service Delivery

Aborisade, Daniel Atilade

Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria

Efficiency and Development Theory in Local Government Financing in Nigeria: Empirical Evidence and Limitations of Theory

Gift Ntiwunka and Ayodele, Temitope Mary Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION A, PANEL 5: GENDER, LANGUAGE AND KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION IN AFRICA

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof Mobolanle E. Sotunsa, Babcock University Gender and African Studies Group (BUGAS) Nigeria

Transnational Feminism and its Impact on Knowledge Production in Nigerian Universities: An Exploratory Study

Olutayo Molatokunbo

Abiola Seun; and

Yalley Abena Asefuaba

Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Exploring Patriarchal Visibility in Cisgender Literature and the Problematic of Feminist Subjectivity

Aule Moses

Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria

Images of Muslim Women in Nigerian Texts and its Implications in Development Studies: A Cross Subject Discourse

Israel Meriomame Wekpe

University of Benin, Nigeria

Rukayat N. Banjo

Bayero University, Kano

Conjugal Family: A Platform For Women Education And Political Leadership

Fasiku, Adesola Mercy Ph.D

College of Education, Ikere- Ekiti, Ekiti State

Feminism and the African Woman’s Quest for Happiness in Aidoo’sChanges and Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood

Bosede Funke Afolayan

University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos

The Language Game and the Inequality of Gender: Interrogating Feminist Postproverbials

Olayinka Oyeleye

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Gender Discourse, Gender Narrative and Gender Literature: a Continuation of Euro- American Knowledge Production in Africa.

Hashim Muhammad Suleiman Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION A, PANEL 6: Indigenous Knowledge Production and Socio-Economic Development

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Gloria Emeagwali, Central Connecticut State University, USA

Knowledge Production and Pedagogy among the Islamic Scholars in Kano: A Case-Study of Shaykh Tijani Usman Zangon Bare-Bari (1916-1970)

Sani Yakubu Adam

Bayero University Kano, Nigeria

Production of Nigerian History Texts in the Publishing Scene of the 1980s

Arogundade Abdullah Iyanda

University of Ibadan

Against Developmentality: Decolonizing Love and Well-Being in Hegemonic Psychological Science

Glenn Adams

Professor of Psychology, The University of Kansas

Indigenous Knowledge System

Bayo Asala

University of Lagos

African Knowledges and Alternative Futures: A Historical Discourse

Dr. Bello Bala Diggi

Federal University Birnin Kebbbi, Kebbi State – Nigeria

Thought Processes and Convictions on Poverty among the Yoruba

Tunde Decker

Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria

African Indigenous Thoughts and Philosophy in the Service of History: Comparative Perspectives from J.F. Ade-Ajayi and Toyin Falola

Okunade, Seun Adedokun

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Intercultural Philosophy: An Ibuanyindandaist Critique

Nyok, Efio-Ita Effiom

University of Calabar, Nigeria

Osuala, Amaobi Nelson

University Of Ibadan, Oyo State

Alternative Futures through Entrepreneurial Revolution: the Panacea for Youth Empowerment and Sustainable Poverty Reduction

Awosika Bridget Itunu (Ph.D.)

Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION A, PANEL 7: MIGRATION, GLOBALISATION AND

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Professor Samuel Zalanga, Bethel University, USA

Explaining Nigeria’s Diaspora Communities’ Transmogrification From State Partners to Challengers

Isiaka Abiodun Adams PhD,

University of Lagos, Nigeria

Development Of Ejigbo Town Through Ejigbo Migrants In Abidjan

Adebodun Olalekan Henry

University of Ibadan

The Impact of Migration on Crime and Socio-Economic Development in West Africa

Niyi Adegoke, Ph.D, LL.B

National Open University of Nigeria, University Village, Jabi, Abuja

Diaspora Remittances and Sustainable Development in Africa: Insight from Nigeria

Joseph Okwesili Nkwede,Ph.D,

Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki

Kazeem O. Dauda & Ahmed O. Moliki

Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State

Atanda. A. Orija

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

External African Migration And Its Impacts on The Yoruba Identity And Culture Adeyemi Adebola Racheal

University Of Ibadan

Globalization and African Migration: A Case Study of African Immigration in Libya

1959-2017

William, Mary Aniefiok

University of Ibadan

The Trend Of Labour Migration In Akokoland: A Neglected Aspect Of Akokoland, Southwestern Nigeria’s Economic History, 1952-1980

Falowo, Ajagun Segun Ph.D

Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijanikin, Lagos, Nigeria

The Formation of Communities In Nigeria: A Study Of Arawa Migration From Arewa Ga Adar (Baibaye in Niger Republic) To Arewa Local Government Of Kebbi State

Mustapha Idris Sarka

G.G.A.I.S.S. Kangiwa, Kebbi State

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION A, PANEL 8: RELIGION, POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Dr Helen Labeodan, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

The Influx Of Nigerian Church Leaders In Politics: Christians Response To Poor Leadership

Ajani, T.O

Adeyemi College Of Education, Ondo; and

Benjamin Etiemana Warri

University Of Ibadan, Ibadan

Captain Abiodun Christiana Akinsonwon in Christian Religion and Politics

Elizabeth Adenike Ajayi, Dr. Olasunbo Omolara Loko, Mr. Yomi Odu

Seventh-day Adventist Church Contribution to National Development

Iheanacho Mendel Alala, Ph.D

Clifford University, Owerrinta, Abia State, Nigeria

Christianity and Economic Development in Nigeria: A Sociological Perspective

Azeez Oluwakemi H.

University Of Ibadan

Adeniyi Oluwabukola A.

University Of Ibadan

Proliferation of the Church In Nigeria: Women As Dynamists Ajani Tunde Olanrewaju

Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo; and

Adeyemi Adebola Racheal

College Of Education Ikere, Ekiti State

Islam and the People of Eti-Osa in Lagos State up to 2014: A General Historical Survey Razaq Ishola Haruna, NCE, B. A. (LASU), M. A. (Ibadan) Islamic Studies

The Modern Challenges Of Religion And Migration

Ogedegbe Bosede Gladys

Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma

The African Traditional Religion And Forest Preservation With Reference To Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove In Osogbo Southwestern Nigeria

Oludare, Olusegun Olurotimi Theophilus (PhD)

Federal College of Education, Abeokuta

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION B, PANEL 1: African Knowledges, African Diasporas and African Futures (Special Panel)

TIME: 11.00-1.00pm

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Dr Samuel Oloruntoba, Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, South Africa

Back to the Future: Rethinking African Knowledge and External Intervention in African Conflicts

Prof. Isaac Olawale Albert

Director, Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Pan-African Doctoral Schools and Knowledge Production in Africa: Experiences, Issues, and Testimonials of Participants

Dr Blessing Nonye Onyima

Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Transnational Religious Movement and Knowledge Production in Africa and the African Diaspora: A Critical Appraisal

Samson O. Ijaola

Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo State, Nigeria

African Evangelicals in the Diaspora and Transformations in American Religious Space

Professor Adebayo Oyebade

Tennessee State University, USA

Joseph Odùmósù’s Ìwé Ìwòsàn or Book of Healing: Its Content, Context, and Afterlives

Michael Oladejo Afoláyan, PhD, and Helen Tilley, PhD

Northwestern University, USA

Securitised Nationalism and Borders: Towards a Decolonisation of Borders in the SADC?

Dr Inocent Moyo

The University of Zululand, South Africa

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION B, PANEL 2: D.A. Obasa and Indigenous Knowledge

Production in Colonial Nigeria, The University of Florida (Co- Host Sponsored Panel),

Section 1: Denrele Adetimikan Obasa, A Local Intellectual

TIME: 11.00-1.00pm

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Arinpe Adejumo, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Multiplicity of Identities of D.A. Ọbasá

Taiwo, Adekemi Agnes

Department of Linguistics& Nigerian Languages, Ekiti State University, Nigeria

Poetic Utterance and Socio-Political Commitment in Ọbasa’s Poems

Lérè Adéyẹmí

University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

A Critical Appraisal of Ethics of Inter-Personal Relations in Ọbasá’s Poetry

Ayọ̀délé Solomon Oyewale

University of Lagos, Àkọkà, Lagos, Nigeria

Didacticism and Philosophical Tenets in Obasa’s Poetry

Arinpe G Adejumo

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION B, PANEL 3: Dimensions of Peace, Conflict and Security

Caleb University (Co-Host Sponsored Panel)

TIME: 11.00-1.00pm

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Toyin Vincent Adepoju, Nigeria

African Youths and the Indigenous Approaches to Resolving Conflicts in Africa

Dr. Joan Ugo Mbagwu,

Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Nigeria

Beyond Military Force As Strategy for Countering Terrorism in Nigeria: A Handbook

Dr. Joan Ugo Mbagwu

Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Nigeria

Managing Religious Propagation and Intolerance Among Students of University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Dr. Kayode George

Caleb University, Imota, Lagos

From Forced Migration to Forced Return: Policy and Humanitarian Implications in Nigeria

Mrs. Oluchi Enapeh

Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Nigeria

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION B, PANEL 4: GENDER, POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

TIME: 11.00-1.00pm

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Dr Sharon Omotoso, Women Documentation Centre, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Gender Politics And The Hope Of The African Girl Child In Education

Adebile Ruth Foluke (Ph.D)

Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria

Women and Africa’s Quest for Development

Dr. Adefarasin Victor Olusegun

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria

Politicising The Politics: The Discourse Of Nigerian Women Politicians Akinrinlewo, Adepeju Mariam

University of Ibadan

Gender Inequality and Women Participation in Politics: The Nigerian Experience

Alabede, Tunji Sope,

Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Ile-Ife, Osun State; and

Giwa, Saheed Adebowale

University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State

The Exclusion of Women in Governance And Security Issues: Establishing The Cost And Role Of Women In Inequality

Amaka Theresa Oriaku Emordi PhD

Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

Colonial African Historiography and Gender: Women in Science and Technology in Tarokland, 1900-1960

Rabi Nimlan and Clement Selbong

University of Jos, Nigeria

Trafficking in Persons and Commodification of the Girl-child in West Africa

Orogun F. Olanike

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago- Iwoye, Ogun State

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION B, PANEL 5: PEACE AND SECURITY GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA

TIME: 11.00-1.00pm

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Isaac Olawale Albert, Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Non-governmental organisations and protection of internally-displaced persons by pastoralist-farmer conflict in Benue state, Nigeria Adebajo Adeola Aderayo

Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, Nigeria

The Adjudication of Rape In Traditional Yoruba Society

Saidat Tobiloba Adetayo

University Of Ibadan, Nigeria

The Role of Women In The Prevention Of Human Trafficking In Edo State, Nigeria Anthonia Okonye

Empowerment, Reintegration and Re-trafficking of Victims of Human Trafficking in Nigeria: Critical Issues and Opportunities

Rachael Oluseye Iyanda, PhD

Nigeria

Transhumance, Small Arms Proliferation and Security Challenges in Igboland since 1970

Vincent-Anene, Prince Okwudili Mbalisi, Nnaemeka Chinedu PhD

Paul University, Awka

National Defence and Production of Mass Destruction: Option for Nigeria’s Participation and Relevance in Global Politics

Erinosho, T.O. PhD

Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, Nigeria

Peace and Security for Development in Africa: The Road Not Taken

Etuk, Akaninyene Ufot

University of Ibadan

ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement, Border Porosity and the Emerging Threats To

Internal Security In North Central Nigeria: An Appraisal of The Influx Of Migrant Fulani Herders

Dare Leke Idowu & Damilola Taiye Agbalajobi

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION B, PANEL 6: ARTS, CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA

TIME: 11.00-1.00pm

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Sola Olorunyomi, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

The Traditional Art And Culture Of Blacksmithing of Ogbomoso: Form, Style And Function

Adegboyega Oyelakin Stephen

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Popular Music Videos And The Expression Of National Culture In Nigeria Samuel Ayoola Adejube

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria

Re-examining the Yoruba Civilisation through the Visual Arts Kehinde Adepegba

Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu; and

Tolulope O. Sobowale

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ibogun Campus, Ogun State

Why African Culture Is Unpopular? A Critique of Toyin Falola In The Revival Of African Culture

Sufianu Afeez Ayinde

University of Lagos

Demolishing the Europeans’ Misplaced Concept Of African Prints: A Stir At Work

Tunde M.Akinwumi

Professor of Art History (African Textiles and Clothing), Southwestern University, Okun Owa, Ijebu Nigeria

An Overview of the Challenges of Technology Integration In Art Pedagogy Within Africa

Ohambele James Chimezie

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Africanisms in Kaltume Bulama Gana’s Art

Muhammad, Aliyu (Ph.D)

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION B, PANEL 7: ARTS, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA

TIME: 11.00-1.00pm

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Ayo Ojebode, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Re-indigenising Nigerian Economy Through Indigenous Technology: A Clarion Call Towards Industrialization Kola-Aderoju and Sekinat Adejoke Ph.D

Women in Pre-Colonial Yoruba: A Study of the Documentation Values of Monumental Sculptures

Rod Adoh Emi, Ph.D and Sam K. Adekoya,

Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, Nigeria

Election, Technology and Political Sustainability

Irhue Young Kenneth (Ph.D)

Osun State, University, Okuku Campus, Osun State, Nigeria

New Englishes and Nigeria’s Linguistic Ecology: An Appraisal Of Nigerian News Casters’ Stress Patterns As Model For Standard Nigerian English

Akindele, Julianah A. PhD

Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria

The Influence of the Kingship Institution on Olojo Festival in Ile-Ife: a Case Study of the Late Ooni Adesoji Aderemi

Akinyemi Yetunde Blessing

Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Roles of the Artist/Art scholar in Cultural Policy and Cultural Aspect of National Policy on Education Ademola Azeez, Ph.D

Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria

The Social-cultural Imperatives of Billboard Advertising in Southwest Nigeria

Feyisara Sunday Omolola

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria

Toyin Falola: The Mother Drum (Iya-Ilu) of the Yoruba Dundun Ensemble

Oladipo Olufunmilola Temitayo

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria

DAY ONE, MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2018

SESSION B, PANEL 8: AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS

TIME: 11.00-1.00pm

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Duro Adeleke, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Yoruba Language and Cultural Continuities Ayanlowo, Oluwatosin Blessing, M.A, M.I.R & Bello , Alice Adejoke, M.Ed, M.PH & Adeoye, Ayodele M.Ed., PhD (Ogun)

Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria

Cultural Environmentalism in Osofisan’sMany Colours Make the Thunder-King and Ogunyemi’s Langbodo

Saeedat Bolajoko Aliyu

Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria

Determinism And Human Agency In Sholla Allyson Obaniyi’s Gbe Je Fori

Lawrence O. Bamikole

The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica

An Arabistʼs Inventory of the Arabic Loan Words in Yoruba Language

Dr. Mikail Adebisi Folorunsho

Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria

European Hegemony and the Nigeria National Language Question: Issues and Considerations

Oyedeji Gideon Abioye

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State & Akintade Samuel Adeoye Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State

The Language Game and the Inequality of Gender: Interrogating Feminist Postproverbials

Olayinka Oyeleye

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Ise o kan Oriire: Yoruba Linguistic Conceptualization of Success Augustine Agwuele, Ph.D

Texas State University, USA

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018:

SPECIAL & REGULAR PANELS AND BIRTHDAY BANQUET

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION C, PANEL 1: Alternative Knowledges on Toyin Falola (Special Panel)

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR:

Rhizomatic and Arboreal Intelligence: In Search of Toyin Falola

Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju

Compcros, Comparative Cognitive Processes and Systems, Nigeria

Lessons from Toyin Falola’s Ways of Thinking

Bola Dauda

Nigeria

Metahistory: Toyin Falola and the Work of Yoruba Intellectualism

Bukola Adeyemi Oyeniyi

Missouri State University, USA

Oro: Concepts and Meaning in Yoruba Worldview

Ademola A. Dasylva

The University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Narrative—Convergence and Dispersion in the Writings of Falola

Michael Vickers

Emeritus Director of Parliamentary and Public Affairs,

The Hillfield Agency (UK)

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION C, PANEL 2: D.A. Obasa and Indigenous Knowledge Production in Colonial Nigeria, The University of Florida (Co- Host Sponsored Panel);

Section 2 - Obasa’s Yoruba Newspaper, theYoruba News -1924-1945

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof Tunde Akinyemi, University of Florida, USA

The Form and Content of Ọbasá’s Weekly Newspaper: Yorùbá News

Clement Adeniyi Akangbe

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

A Critical Assessment of Editorial Opinions in Yoruba News

Taiwo Olunlade

Lagos State University, Nigeria

Yoruba News as Political Tool and Avenue for Cultural Revival Abidemi Bolarinwa

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Serialization of Ọbasa’s poems in the Yorùbá News newspaper

Tolulope Ibikunle

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

A Comparative Study of Yoruba News and Alaroye

Adefemi Akinseloyin

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION C, PANEL 3: PAN-AFRICANISM AND AFRICAN CITIZENSHIP

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Bode Ibironke, Rutgers University, USA

Decolonizing Development Through a Recovery of the "Dangerous" Development Ideas of Thomas Sankara

Amber Murrey-Ndewa

The American University in Cairo

An Evaluation of the Emergence and the Role of Africanist Historiography In The Reconstruction of African History

Akombo, Elijah Ityavkase, PhD.,

Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria

Ngah, Loui Njodzevan Wirnkar, MHSN

College of Education, Zing, Taraba State, Nigeria

Abdulsalami, Muyiudeen Deji, PhD

Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria

Pan-Africanism and African Citizenship: The Way Forward

Gabriel Asuquo

Independent Researcher

Political Islam and State Reconstruction in Africa

‘Dele Ashiru, PhD

The University of Lagos, Nigeria

Interrogating Pan-Africanism and African Citizenship through the African Endogenous Theory of the State

Lawrence Ogbo Ugwuanyi, Ph.D

Professor of African Philosophy and Thought University of Abuja, Abuja-Nigeria

Nnamdi Azikiwe and Obafemi Awolowo as Conditioners of Igbo-Yoruba Relations since the Twentieth Century

Alex Amaechi Ugwuja, PhD

Paul University, Awka, Nigeria

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION C, PANEL 4: INTELLECTUALISM AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Alinah Segobye, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia

New Trends In Intellectual Property: Trad-Technology Versus Bio-Technology In The Production Of Medicine In Nigeria

Ayoyemi Lawal-Arowolo

Babcock University & Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria

African Knowledges and Alternative Futures: What Is And What Is Known

Adesanya Babajide

Freelance Writer & Alter Magazine Lagos

Intellectuals, Universities and Democratization in Nigeria

Antonia Taiye Simbine, PhD Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abuja &

Dhikru Adewale Yagboyaju, PhD University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Intellectuals and African Development

HRH Eze Egwuogu, Bonny Ikenna, PhD

Imo State University, Owerri

Intellectuals and Issues in African Development

Ekaette Umanah Ekong (PhD)

University of Uyo

Coloniality of Knowledge and the Contemporary World Order

Chidochashe Nyere

University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

Politicization of Intellectualism in Africa: The Nigerian Experience

Chidubem I. Obayi

University of Ibadan

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION C, PANEL 5: GENDER, SOCIAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN AFRICA

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Dr Chinyere Ukpokolo, University of Ibadan

Women and Knowledge Production in Africa: The Case of Indigenous Textile Entrepreneurs

Awosika Bridget Itunu (Ph.D.)

Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria

Gender Inclusion and the Implementation of Fadama III in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja

Olusola E. Akintola

University of Abuja & Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Abuja; and

Philip Oyadiran, Ph.D

University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria

Funding for Women’s Rights Advocacy and the Struggles for Affirmative Action in Nigeria

Okedele Adebusola Omotola

Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu, Ogun State, Nigeria

Women of Substance: The Contributions of Dora Nkem Akunyili and Obiageli Ezekwesili to Nigeria’s societal development

Ihuoma Chinonso

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

War Against Women In Africa: A Threat To Peace And Security

Preye Kuro Inokoba, Ph.D,

Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State; and

Abeki Sunny Okoro, Ph.D International Institute of Tourism and Hospitality, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State

The UN Development Policies (MDGS/SDGs) on Women Empowerment: An African Critique

Halima Sa’adiyat Adamu Muhammed

Ahmadu Bello University Zaria

Women as Custodian of Tradition and Family: Female Identity in Falola’s A Mouth Sweeter Than Salt

Aisha Umar M.

Federal University Birnin Kebbi

Taxation, Women and the Colonial State: Ijebu Women’s Agitations

Olalere, Titilope Olusegun

McPherson University, Seriki-Sotayo, Ogun State, Nigeria

The Life and Times of Efunsetan Aniwura and Osofisan’s Depiction of the Feminine Gender In Women Of Owu

Adeoti Oluwatomi

Gobir Mariam Titilope

Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION C, PANEL 6: THE YORUBA FROM THEIR ORIGINS TO THE PRESENT

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Adebayo Oyebade, Tennessee State University, USA

Oko Idogo: The Railway And The Economic Transformation Of Parts Of Egba And Egbado Area, South-Western Nigeria, 1930 – 2010

Yussuf, N. Babatunde,

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye

Asuwada Principle And The Concept Of Omoluabi In Yoruba Ethico-Metaphysical Thought

Yunusa Kehinde Salami, PhD Professor Of Philosophy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Digitizing, Preserving, and Presenting Yoruba Stories: Visual Presentation Proposal For The Toyin Falola @65 Conference

'Segun Olude

The University of Manitoba, Canada

Contemporary Yoruba Heroes In Public Sculpture

Tolulope O. Sobowale

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ibogun Campus, Ogun State &

Kehinde Adepegba

Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu

Johnson O. Oladesu

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ibogun Campus, Ogun State

The tax riots of 1969 in Southern Western Nigeria

Bamidélé Aly

Panthéon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1)

A Historical Perspective Of Christian Missions In South –Western Nigeria (1483 – 1895)

Samson Kolawole Oyeku (Ph.D.)

U.M.C.A. Theological College, Ilorin, Kwara State

Rethinking Ikare Traditions of Origin

Afeez Tọ́pẹ́, RAJI (Graduate Student),

Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State Nigeria

Knowledge Control and the Institutionalization of Patriarchy In Yorubaland Before the 14th Century

D.I. Jimoh

Al Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION C, PANEL 7: GLOBAL POLITICS OF KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Gloria Emeagwali, Cntral Connecticut State University, USA

Deconstructing Imperialistic Knowledge about African Scholarship: A Triangulative Analysis of Reverence Paid Sociologists of Africa versus African Sociologists Fatai A. Badru, Ph.D. University of Lagos, Nigeria

Soft Power: Nigeria’s Emerging Strategy in Africa’s Geopolitics

Olusola Ogunnubi Mangosuthu University of Technology, Umlazi, Durban, South Africa

Wisdom-Imbecility Paradoxical Value: Theorising Contemporary Political Communication Styles in Northern Nigeria

Sama'ila Shehu, PhD Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Rethinking Neo-Liberal Agenda: The Sokoto Caliphate Political Thought As An Alternative

Mohammed Shuaibu

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

The Politics of Labels: Imperial Categorizations and Indigenous African Medicine

Ogechukwu Ezekwem Williams

Creighton University, USA

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION C, PANEL 8: BUREAUCRACY, ETHICS AND DEVELOPMENT

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Dr Tunji Olaopa, Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy (ISGPP), Nigeria

State Bureaucracies and Development in Africa: Interrogating the Link

Maryam Omolara Quadri Ph.D & Amechi Vera University of Lagos

An Ethical Enquiry into the Subject of Migration and Its Effect in the Development of the Rural Communities in Nigeria: Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State as Case Study

Okafor Nneka Ifeoma PhD, Ifeanyichukwu Michael Abada PhD; and Ifeanyi Agbowo University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Comparative Ethics in Multi-Cultural Society: The Nigeria Experience

Lazarus Baribiae Saale, PhD

Niger Delta University, Yenegoa, Bayelsa State

Bureaucratic Ethos and Development in Africa: The Nigerian Experience

Abu Idris and Otinche Sunday Inyokwe (PhD)

IBB University, Lapai-Niger State

Corruption, the Bane of Good Governance: Nigeria’s Snack

Falilat Adenike Kelani

St. Theresa’s Catholic Nursery and Primary School, Marine Beach, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari's Whistle-blowing 2015 - Policy: The Moral Implication

Taiwo Olusegun Stephen Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo, Nigeria

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION D, PANEL 1: Toyin Falola, Feminist Knowledges and Nigerian Women’s History (Special Panel)

TIME: 11.00AM-1.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Aderonke Adesanya, James Madison University, USA

African Women in Politics: Past, Present and the Future

Damilola T. Agbalajobi

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

Writing African Women from the Margins: Feminist Epistemologies, Women and Knowledge Production in Africa

Bridget A. Teboh

The University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, USA

Gender and Power Dynamics in Falola’s A Mouth Sweeter than Salt

Bola Sotunsa

Babcock University Gender and African Studies Group (BUGAS), Nigeria

Mediatizing and Gendering Pan-Africanism for ‘Glocal’ Impacts

Sharon Adetutu Omotoso

Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION D, PANEL 2: Contemporary Explorations of History and Society, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (Co-Host Sponsored Panel)

TIME: 11.00AM-1.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Henry Lovejoy, University of Colorado, USA

Religious NGOs and Grassroots Development in Nigeria: Some Selected Case Studies in the Northwest 1980s- to present

Professor Mukhtar Umar Bunza

Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria

Women Academics and Historiography in the Nigerian University

Aisha Balarabe Bawa PhD

Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria

State, Economy and Religious Activism in Northern Nigeria: A Periscopic view on Maitatsine and Boko-Haram Uprisings

Abubakar Sama’ila, PhD

Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto-Nigeria

An Overview of Nigeria’s Produce Inspection and Related Regulations in the Second Half of the Colonial Period

Aminu Umar Alkammawa

Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

African Languages and Knowledge Systems: An Examination of Hausa Influence on Yoruba Vocabulary of Ara Ilorin

Z. S. Sambo

Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

Fulani Traditional Knowledge System and the Economy of Farmer-Herder Conflicts In Contemporary Nigeria

Murtala Ahmed Rufa’i

Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION D, PANEL 3: PAN AFRICANISM AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN AFRICA

TIME: 11.00AM-1.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Matthew Heaton, Virginia Tech., USA

History, The Political Elite And The Struggle For Nigerian Unity, 1960 - 2010

Udida A. Undiyaundeye, Ph.D

University Of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

Pan-Africanism and Regionalism in Africa: The Journey So Far

Ernest Toochi Aniche, PhD

Federal University Otuoke (FUO), Bayelsa State, Nigeria

An Age of Africanist Renaissance: The Transformation of the Historical Discipline in Nigeria, since 1956

Osayande Uyi Emmanuel

University of Lagos, Nigeria

Imperial Citizens Or Economic Nationalists?: Analysis Of A Colonially Restructured Northern Nigeria Economy In The 1940s

Stephen Yohanna

Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria

Resistance, Social Movements and the Failure of Development in Africa

Oluwatoyin O. Oluwaniyi

Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria

The Phenomenon of Suicide: History, Hysteria and Hope in a Multicultural Society

Abiodun Paul Afolabi

Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria

Adebile Oluwaseyi Paul

University of Lagos, Nigeria

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION D, PANEL 4: Nollywood, Arts and Cultures in Africa

TIME: 11.00AM-1.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Hyginus Ekwazi, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

“Gbójú Nbè̩͎!”:Urban Slang As Sociolinguistic Expression In Selected Nollywood Films

Dr. Mojisola Shodipe

University of Lagos, Nigeria

It’s Not Mud’s Fault: The Problematics of Using and not Using Mud in Contemporary ‘African’ Architecture

Oluwabunmi Fayiga

Princeton University, USA

‘Internationally Endeared, Locally Ensnared’: The Glory and Gory Days Of The Adire- Kampala Of Abeokuta, South Western Nigeria

Thompson, O.O, Nwaorgu, O.G.F, Onifade, C.A and Aduradola, R.R. Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria

Vessels unto Honour: African Potters and the Making of a New Identity

Stephen Yohanna

Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria

Nollywood and African Spirituality

Adeate Tosin & Bankole Olubukola

University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

An Assessment of Kannywood Movies in the Promotion of the Hausa Cultural Values

Dr. Maryam Ibrahim and Kabiru Danladi Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria

Religion and Technological Innovations: Revitalizing African Indigenous Religion through Movies

Ogunbiyi, Olatunde Oyewole PhD

University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Waka Into Bondage: Ndidi Dike's Performance Installation And The Creative Reenactment Of Slave Trade

Kunle Filani (MFA,PhD)

Federal College of Education, (Technical), Akoka,Yaba,Lagos

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION D, PANEL 5: INDIGENOUS AND ISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AND POLICIES

TIME: 11.00AM-1.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Mukhtar Bunza, Usmanu Danfodio University, Nigeria

Indigenous Technology as a Catalyst for National Development

Salami A T

Nigeria

An Appraisal of African Epistemology

Gabriel Oyevesho Akinlade-Daniel Independent Scholar

Marginalization and Social Dislocation in the Sokoto Caliphate and Dual Knowledge Production in Northern Nigeria

Umaru Tanko Abdullahi Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

A Historical Appraisal Of The Educational Policies Of Selected Civilian Administrations In Lagos State, 1979-2015

Boge, Faruq Idowu

Lagos State University Foundation Programme, Badagry, Lagos

The Obfuscates of Almajirai and the Rights to Secular Education in Northern Nigeria

Chukwunka, C.A.C.

National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja

Straightening the Records: A Critique of Abdullahi Mahadi’s Narrative on “The Introduction of Shi’ism into Nigeria”

Sanusi Aminu Hayatu

Bayero University, Kano

British Colonial Administration and the Development Of Western Education In Ilorin Emirate, 1900 – 1960

Dr. Yahaya Eliasu

Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION D, PANEL 6: EDUCATION IN POST COLONIAL AFRICA

TIME: 11.00AM-1.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Michael Afolayan, M&P Educational Consulting International, USA

Effects of Indigenous Music on the Education of an African Child

Akande Sunday Olufemi

Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria

The Post-Colonial Educational system of the 6-3-3-4 in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects

S. Joseph Bankola Ola-Koyi

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye

Imperatives for Christian Religious Education In Curbing Political Crisis In Nigeria

Odudele Rotimi

College of Education, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

A Critical Discourse Analysis of Nigerian 2015 Presidential Campaigns

Rita Bossan (Ph.D)

Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria

Perception of Tertiary institution Students’ Towards the Hidden Health Dangers of Mobile Devices and Internet Usage: Focus on Lagos State Tertiary Institutions, Nigeria

Dr. Oyeyemi, Sunday .O.

Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Lagos State, Nigeria

“Hey Mr. Teacher my child must pass this examination at all cost!”: On the Cheating Culture and Africa’s Post-Colonial Education

Irabor, Benson Peter

University of Lagos, Lagos

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION D, PANEL 7: WOMEN, POWER AND HISTORY

TIME: 11.00AM-1.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Egodi Uchendu, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Women in African History and Politics: A Case of Women in Pre-Colonial Ekiti Society

Funmilayo Idowu Agbaje Ph.D

University of Ibadan

Politics of the Other Room: Dynamics of Female Power in Shoneyin’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives

Ofure O. M. Aito, PhD.

Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State and

Omolola A. Ladele, PhD

Lagos State University, Ojoo, Lagos State

Women and Political Participation in Colonial Nigeria

Cinderella Temitope Ochu

University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria

Challenges of Females’ Participation in Nigerian Politics

Ebobo Urowoli Christiana

National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja

African Women, Culture and the Struggle For Recognition

Adu, Modupe Olajumoke

University Of Ibadan

Examination of the Woman’s Resistance to Oppression in Selected Francophone Fictions

Dr. (Mrs) Temidayo Onojobi

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye

Women Participation in Governance and Politics of the Eastern Niger Delta Area of Nigeria

Odeigah, Theresa Nfam, Ph.D

University of Ilorin

African Womanism in Selected Plays of Tess Onwueme and Irene Salami

Oguntoyinbo Deji

Faith Academy, Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION D, PANEL 8: AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGES

TIME: 11.00AM-1.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Segun Ogungbemi, Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria

An Examination of the Socio-Economic and Political Implications Of Ethnic Diversity on National Integration In Nigeria

Oyewale, Aderemi Oyetunde Ph.D

Emmanuel Alayande College Of Education, Oyo

Beyond The Failing Justice System: The Emerging Confluence Of Mob Justice And The Social Media In Nigeria

Bello Temitope Yetunde (Mrs)

Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies, The University of Ibadan, Nigeria

The Indigenous Knowledge of Law in Pre-Colonial Akwa Ibom Area: A Comparative Study of the Similarities and Differences Between the English and African Legal Systems

Dr. Joseph R. Bassey

Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria

Africa in the Global Political-Economy: The Nigerian Experience, 1960-Date Adeniran, Enoch Oluwole and Oladipupo, Kolapo Abiobun

Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo

Protestantism, Democracy and Social Development in Nigeria: Reflections on Contemporary Nigerian Writings

Adegboyega Adeyemi Amos

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai

African Traditional Perspectives on Sentencing, Victim’s Rights and Recidivism

Oluwole Dasylva

National Defence College, Abuja

Challenging the Orthodoxy of the Africa Reparation Debate

Sameha Alghamdi

York University, Toronto, Canada

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION E, PANEL 1: Rethinking and Rewriting the City, the State and Nigerian History (Special Panel)

TIME: 2.00-4.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. CBN Ogbogbo, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

‘Ibadanpolis’: Visualizing and Rethinking the Metropolis on the Hill

Aderonke Adesola Adesanya

James Madison University, USA

Questioning the Modern Nation-State in Africa: Nigerian Restructuring Debates in Perspective

Sati U. Fwatshak

University of Jos, Nigeria

Nigeria since 2014: Restructuring or Dismemberment?

Egodi Uchendu (PhD) and Emmanuel T. Eyeh (PhD)

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Power, Politics, and Pilgrimage: The Hajj and Colonial Ideology in Nigeria, 1903-1927

Matthew Heaton

Virginia Tech, USA

The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth: Insights and Lessons for Contemporary Nigerian Society

Samuel Zalanga

Bethel University, Saint Paul, MN, USA

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION E, PANEL 2: African Knowledges, Epistemologies and Leadership, The Thabo Mbeki Africa Leadership Institute, (TMALI) University of South Africa (Co-Host Sponsored Panel)

TIME: 2.00-4.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Henry Lovejoy, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

Pan-African Knowledge Production and the Imperative of Thought Liberation for Development in Africa

Samuel O Oloruntoba and Vusi Gumede

Thabo Mbeki Africa Leadership Institute, University of South Africa (UNISA)

Uncovering the Merits of African Justice with the Help of the Receptor Approach to Human Rights

Serges Djoyou Kamga

Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, UNISA; and

Tom Zwart

Professor of Cross Cultural Human Rights at the University of Utrecht

Towards an Afrodecolonial Curriculum at Universities: A South African Perspective

Edith Phaswana (PhD)

Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, UNISA

Extending the Ritual Archive: Mokhokha as an African Epistemology of the Body

Dikeledi A. Mokoena

Thabo Mbeki African Leadership institute, UNISA

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION E, PANEL 3: African History and Tradition

TIME: 2.00-4.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Dr Ayo Adeduntan, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Contemporary Yoruba Heroes in Public Sculpture

Tolulope O. Sobowale

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ibogun Campus, Ogun State

KehindeAdepegba

Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu

Johnson O. Oladesu

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ibogun Campus, Ogun State

Migration and Yoruba Identities: An Historical Account in Arabic Literature

Dr. Hashimi A.O.

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria

Older Persons: Welfarism And Diplomacy within Indigenous African Society; Contextualization of Elechi Amadi’s The Great Ponds and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

Omotayo, Olatubosun Tope (Ph.D)

Tai-Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu –Ode, Ogun –State

A Re-interpretation of Euro-centric Discourse of the Understanding of African Religion: A Case Study of Yoruba Religion

Professor Rotimi Williams Omotoye

University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Indirect Rule System in Aba Division

Ihuoma Chinonso

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Political Institutions of Ancient Oyo Empire: Lessons for Contemporary Africa’s Development

Oladipupo, Abiodun Kolapo & Adeniran Enoch Oluwole Emmanuel Alayande College of Education Oyo, Oyo State

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION E, PANEL 4: African History and Tradition 2

TIME: 2.00-4.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Ibigbolade Aderibigbe, University of Georgia, USA

Yorùbá Traditional and Contemporary Cultural Perspectives on Homosexuality: Questions of Human and Minority Rights

Ibigbolade Aderibigbe PhD

University of Georgia, Athens, USA; and

Adepeju Olufemi Johnson-Bashua PhD

Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria

A Yoruba Postmodern Identity and an Ethico-Epistemological Critique of Cosmopolitanism

Leye Komolafe

University of Ibadan

The Changing Trend of Ethno-Medical Practice in Yoruba Nation

Nwachukwu Uzoamaka

University of Ibadan

Pre-Colonial Diplomacy in Igbo Land: Reasons, Means And Benefits

Francis C. Odeke Department of History and International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki

Understanding Igede Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Future of Igede Cultural Heritage in Benue State, Nigeria

Mike Odey, PhD

Benue State University, Makurdi

Globalization of African Land Reform Schemes: The South African ExperienceAkinola, Adeoye O. (PhD)

University of Zululand, South Africa

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION E, PANEL 5: African History and Tradition 3

TIME: 2.00-4.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Dr Omotade Adegbindin, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Tangible and Intangible Walls Between Idiroko and Igolo Neighbouring Towns

Oladesu J. O. & Sobowale T. O.

Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago Iwoye, Ibogun Campus, Ogun State

Yoruba Traditional Instrumental Ensemble and Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Olupemi E. Oludare Ph.D.

University of Lagos

Social Movements in Africa: Pre-Independence Equatorial Guinea

P.F. Owojuyigbe

Adeyemi College of Education Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria

Indigenous And Modern Day Child Raising Methods : A Nexus. A Critical Look Into The Yoruba Proverb ' Omo Ti A Ko Ko Lo Ngbe Ile Ti A Ko Ta'

Oloyede Elizabeth Moronkeji; Ojoko Bukola Anike; and Samuel, Bukola Anike

Adeyemi College Of Education Ondo State, Nigeria

The Resilience of Ondo Indigenous Adjudicatory Systems, 1915-1957

Omotayo K. Charles

University of Ilorin

Indigenous Knowledge Systems-Mediated Classroom: What Role can it play in Education?

Ojo, Christianah Oluyemi (Ph. D); Akinrotimi, Adenike Adeola Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria; and Famakinwa Adebayo

Obafemi Awolowo University of Education, Ile-Ife, Osun State

Torn Between Cultures: Igbo Indigenous Knowledge of Peace Building and Security Mechanisms in Post-Colonial Nigeria

Mbalisi, Chinedu N. PhD

Paul University, Awka; and

Okeke Chiemela Adaku

Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State

Deconstructionism as Illustrated in Ifá Divination

Ofuasia Emmanuel

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION E, PANEL 6: African Commerce and Economic Development

TIME: 2.00-4.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Nemata Blyden, The George Washington University, USA

Hegemony and Dominance in and between African Social Space: The Arbitrary and artificial dichotomy between rurality and urbanity

Terwase T. Dzeka Benue State University, Makurdi

Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Food Security in Hausaland: An Examination of Food Preservation and Storage Practices

Umar Muhammad Jabbi (PhD)

Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

Traditional African Sculpture Style and its Development: Problems and Prospects

Kevin Samuel Damden

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

The Art of Cloth Weaving a Medium for Culture Preservation in Nigeria

Umar Yusuf Olayinka and Tisloh David Dung Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State Nigeria

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION E, PANEL 7: African Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemologies 1

TIME: 2.00-4.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Dr Rebecca Golden Timsar, Boston University, USA

Existence of Social equilibrium and its Conditions

Immanuel Nashivela Namibia University of Science and Technology

African Indigenous Knowledge: Expounding the Rationale to Move from Discourse to Provention

Peter Genger

Arthur Mauro Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg

The Role of Information Technology in the Enhancement of African Knowledge Production

Okoh Nora Augusta Ozemoya, Felix Omoh Okokhere (PhD), and Ekpoma Okoh Vincent Ehimhen,

Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma

Exploring Indigenous Knowledge as Alternative Pathways to Nigeria’s Economic Development

Anthony C. Onwumah (Ph.D), Tayo O. George (Ph.D), Idowu A. Chiazor (Ph.D)

Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria

Ending White Supremacy in Education: Using the Funds of Knowledge (FKN) Strategy to De-Colonize Knowledge

Munjeera Jefford

York University, Toronto Canada

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION E, PANEL 8: African Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemologies 2

TIME: 2.00-4.00PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Isaac Ukpokolo, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

The Promise of Epistemic Contextualism in African Epistemology

Mikael Janvid

Stockholm University, Sweden

Interpreting the Urhobo indigenous knowledge system in the light of Western Education

Jibromah, Oghenekevwe K. (Mrs.)

Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo

Recasting Historical Epistemology & Scientific Discourse in Africa Sesan Michael Johnson

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria

Production of Knowledge and the Literary Tradition in Africa: Re-Reading Achebe and Ezeigbo

Ijeoma C. Nwajiaku, (Ph.D)

Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Nigeria

The Historiography of Knowledge Production in Africa

Stephen Okhonmina

University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION F, PANEL 1: Toyin Falola, African History and Pan- Africanism

TIME: 4.00-5.30PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Malami Buba, Sokoto State University, Nigeria

The Role of Intellectuals and African Future: Exploration into the Contributions of Prof.

Toyin Falola in Historical Scholarship

Mukhtar Umar Bunza

Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria

Falolaist Cultural Brokerage and the Pan-African Agenda

Malami Buba

Sokoto State University, Nigeria & Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), Korea

Liberated Africans from the Bight of Benin Hinterland

Henry B. Lovejoy

The University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

Removing The Debris

Segun Ogungbemi

Nigeria

The African Past in the Future: Resource or Relic?

Alinah Segobye

Namibia Institute of Science and Technology

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION F, PANEL 2: D.A. Obasa and Indigenous Knowledge Production in Colonial Nigeria, The University of Florida (Co- Host Sponsored Panel);

Section 3 - Obasa’s Trilogy:Iwe ti Awon Akewi (Yoruba Philosophy)

TIME: 4.00-5.30PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof Duro Adeleke, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Poetic Exploration of Obasa’s Prolegomenous Poetry

Duro Adeleke

University of Ibadan, Ibadan

Representation of Women in Ọbasá’s Poetry

Ayọ̀ọlá Àránsí Ọládùnńkẹ́ and Hakeem Ọláwálé

Kwara State University, Màlété

The Yorùbá Social Values in Ọbasá’s Poetry

Saudat Adebisi, Olayide Hamzat and Hezekiah Olufemi Adeosun

University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State

Portrayal of Social Vices in D.A. Obasa’s Poetry

Abiodun Oluwafemi

Obafemi Awolowo University

When Translation Fails, What Next? The Burden of Translating Obasa’s Poetry into English

Akintunde Akinyemi, University of Florida

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION F, PANEL 3: Democracy, Security and Development in Africa, The University of Ilorin (Co-Host Sponsored Panel)

TIME: 4.00-5.30PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Professor Serges Kamga, TMALI, South Africa

Human Security in Africa

Aluko Opeyemi Idowu

Kwara State University, Ilorin; and

Ishola Ajadi

University of Ilorin

Equating Gender Equality with Gender Security: A Democratic Gender Discourse

Osezua Ehiyamen, PhD., & Aluko Opeyemi Idowu

University of Ilorin;

Dr.Clementina Osezua

Obafemi Awolowo University,Ile –Ife;

Akindele Iyiola Ph.D

University of Ilorin

Freedom, Democracy and Security in Africa

Dr Samuel Oyedele, Bello Mohammed Lawan; and Abdulkareem Abdulrazaq Kayode

University of Ilorin

Development and Inclusion in Urban and Rural Areas

Dr Samuel Oyedele, Bello Mohammed Lawan, Abdulkareem Abdulrazaq Kayode; and

Umar Abubakar Yaru

University of Ilorin

Democratic Freedom and Security Challenges in Developing Democracies: The Nexus and Implications

Osezua Ehiyamen, Ph.D

University of Ilorin

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION F, PANEL 4: Citizenship, Identity and African Politics and Development

TIME: 4.00-5.30PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Bukola Oyeniyi, Missouri State

University, USA

The Question of Citizenship and Indigeneity in Nigeria: A Critical Perspective

Babatunde O. Oyekanmi

University of Ibadan

On The Search for National Identity in African Architecture

E. Babatunde Jaiyeoba PhD

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

Inertia Citizens in Africa: Taking Lessons from Confucianism and Ifa

Amuda Mosigbodi Bamidele

Nigeria

To Progress or to Perish? Africa in the 21st Century Global System

Felix Okokhere (PhD)

Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Edo State

Ethnic Conflicts and Nation-Building In Post-Colonial Africa: A Comparative Study Of Nigeria, Kenya And South Africa

Olugbodi Oladipupo Abiola

Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos

African Governance and Leadership Challenges and Prospects for Alternative Future

Bolaji Omitola, PhD,

Osun State University, Nigeria

Ethnicity, Citizenship Identity and Nation Building in Africa: The Nigeria Experience

Otinche Sunday Inyokwe, PhD

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Nigeria

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION F, PANEL 5: Colonial History and Historiography

TIME: 4.00-5.30PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Adebayo Oyetade

An Appraisal of Colonial Ethnography in Nigeria

Musa Oluwaseyi Hambolu University of Jos, Nigeria

The Political Economy of Labour Strikes in Nigeria’s Second Republic, 1979-1983: A Historical Analysis

Bernard Steiner Ifekwe, Ph.D University Of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

Colonial Machinery of Criminal Justice in Ilesha, 1863-1915

Tolulope Ilesanmi

University of Lagos

Colonial Ideologies of Legitimization and Their Resilience in Post-colonial Africa

Funmilola Olorunfemi

Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION F, PANEL 6: Origins, Movements and Political Experiences of African Peoples

TIME: 4.00-5.30pm

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Innocent Moyo, University of Zululand, South Africa

Conflicts Emergence in West Africa within the Confines of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Ogunniyi, Olayemi Jacob,

University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Willoughby Stella Ifeoma

The Ultimate University of Science & Management Technology, Porto-Novo, Benin Republic, and

Britto, Bonifacio Aderemi

Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria

Agency vs Scapegoatism: The Jamaican Experience

Okechukwu Ezenne

Nigeria

Agricultural Policies of the Yoruba of Western Nigeria from the Earliest Times to 1900

Familugba Jonathan Oluropo (Ph.D)

College of Education, Ikere – Ekiti, Ekiti State,Nigeria

‘HAIL THE CENSUS NIGHT’: Trust and Political Imagination in the 1960 Population Census of Ghana

Gerardo Serra

Nantes Institute of Advanced Study

Repositioning the Question of Intermarriage in West Africa within the Context of Atlantic Slave Trade

Ilo Moses I. Olatunde

Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu Ijebu, Ogun State, Nigeria

An Examination of the Socio-Economics and Political Implications of Ethnic Diversity on National Integration in Nigeria

Oyewale, Aderemi Oyetunde Ph.D

Emmanuel Alayande College Of Education, Oyo

External African Migration and its Impacts on the Yoruba Identity and Culture Adeyemi Adebola Racheal

University Of Ibadan

Africans to HALFricans

Caroline Adebimpe,

Nigeria

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION F, PANEL 7: African Nations in the Global System

TIME: 4.00-5.30PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Olutayo Adesina, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Engaging the Dragon without Blindfolds: Reflections on the African University and the Ecologies of China in Africa

Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi

Lagos State University

The Use of Public Diplomacy by Non-State Actors in Africa

Dr. Olubukola Adesina University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Regional Cooperation for Development: The African Union Experience

Ebenezer Babajide

University of Lagos

Nigeria’s Development In The 21st Century: The Third World Option

Murtala Marafa

Sokoto State University, Sokoto

Globalisation and America’s Unipolarism: The Quandary of Africa Security

Oliseh, Kadishi, Ndudi

University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Globalization: A Capitalist One Way Street

Jerry I. Odii

University of Ibadan

Building Capacities for Border Administrators along Nigeria’s International Boundaries

Martin T. Kpoghul, PhD

Benue State University, Makurdi

DAY TWO, TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 2018

SESSION F, PANEL 8: Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Strategies

TIME: 4.00-5.30PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Dr Dhikru Yagboyaju, University of Ibadan

Transformations: The Life of the Modern Ijaw Warrior in the Niger Delta

Dr Rebecca Golden Timsar The University of Houston, USA

The Nexus Between Ethnicity, Farmer-Herder Conflicts and Nation Building in Nigeria

Michael Ihuoma Ogu, PhD

Babcock University, Ogun State, Nigeria

Indigenous Strategies and Settings for Inculcating Peace Values in Yoruba Culture: From

Musibau Olabamiji Oyebode, Ph.D

National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja

Towards an African Indigenous Peacemaking Pedagogy: Rediscovery, Recovery, Reclamation, and Application (RRRA)

Genger Peter & Mayanja Evelyn

Arthur Mauro Center for Peace and conflict Studies, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg

African Youths and Indigenous Approaches to Resolving Conflicts in Africa

Joan Ugo Mbagwu

Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State

Social Protection: A Policy and Approach to Sustainable Peace Building in Nigeria’s Fragile and Conflict Affected Situation

TF Ogharanduku

Nigeria

The Role of African Women in Conflict Transformation and Peace-Building

Ojo Olusola Matthew, PhD

National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja

DAY THREE, WEDNESDAY 31 JANUARY 2018:

CONFERENCE PANELS AND CLOSING CEREMONY

DAY THREE, WEDNESDAY 31 JANUARY 2018

SESSION G, PANEL 1: Nigerian Politics and Development Challenges

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Samuel Zalanga, Bethel University, USA

The Sociology of Security: An Explanation of Electoral Violence Network in Nigeria

Igwe, Dickson Ogbonnaya,

National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria; and

Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale, Ph.D.

University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

The Military Factor in Development in Nigeria

Ihuoma Chinonso

University of Ibadan; and

Ekpo Mary Eta

Cross River State College of Education

Secessionist Movements in Nigeria And The Right To External Self Determination Under International Law

Kolawole Adeejat

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria

Unfair Share: The Policies and Politics of Transformation Agenda on Education In Nigeria

Odujobi Kayode

Nigeria International School Cotonou, Republic of Benin

The Root of Ethnicity, Politics of Decolonisation and the Implications in the Nation- Building Process in Nigeria

Chukwuebuka Omeje

University Of Ibadan

Impact of Youth Corners and Knowledge About Human Sexuality Among Young Adults and Adolescents of Nigerian Population in the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Ayodeji Faremi

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology &

Gabriel I. Oke Adolescent& Youth Friendly Center, Osun state, Nigeria

A History of Infant Mortality in Nigeria in an Era of Sustainable Development Agenda: The Case Study of Ibadan 1999-2017

Lawal Tomiloba

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State

DAY THREE, WEDNESDAY 31 JANUARY 2018

SESSION G, PANEL 2: African Arts, Culture and Spirituality

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Dr. Samson Ijaola, Samuel Adegboyega University, Nigeria

The Dynamics of African Spirituality: A Study of Ijo Orunmila Adulawo

Mobolaji Olagbemi

Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria

The Palm Oil Baptises the Yam and the Hungry Rejoice: Food and Feasts in the African Novel

Kayode Kofoworola

University of Lagos Akoka, Yaba Lagos

Dominican Catholic Chapel Ibadan; Artist’s Hand in the Service of God

Kolade Ayeyemi

Federal College Of Education (Technical), Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

Consciousness of Spirituality in Visual Art Practice: A Personal Encounter

Lasisi Lamidi

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Art of Pottery: Medium for Culture Identification in Africa

Obadofin Samuel Bamidele,

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria;

Akan, Nicholas Behatan

Federal College of Education Obudu-Cross River State

Maxwell E. Roberts

Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, Nasarawa State

Towards an Endogenous Interpretation of Indigenous Yoruba Culture: A Critique of Lola Shoneyin’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives

Akin Olaniyi, Ph.D

The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Nigeria

The Influence of African Culture on Modern Music: A Global Dimension

Etuk, Akaninyene Ufot and Oliseh, Kadishi Ndudi

University of Ibadan, Ibadan Nigeria

Assessing Indigenous Music Content in Colleges of Education Curriculum: Implications for Indigenous Musical Practices and National Identity in Nigeria

Ojelabi Cornelius Olufemi (PhD)

Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo

DAY THREE, WEDNESDAY 31 JANUARY 2018

SESSION G, PANEL 3: LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION

TIME: 8.30-10.30AM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

PANEL CHAIR: Prof. Francis Egbokhare, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Africa’s Indigenous Language as a Catalyst for Development: A Case Study of Some West African Indigenous Languages as Tools for Regional Development

Ajani, Akinwumi Lateef (Ph.D)

The Nigeria French Language Village, Ajara – Badagry, Lagos

Proverbs Speak Louder Than Actions: The Example of a Modern Yoruba Household

Oluwole Coker, Ph.D

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

‘Oju Ni Oro Wa’: A Model of Communication for Software Development in Digital Humanities

Akin-Otiko Akinmayowa PhD and Augustine Akintunde Farinola

Nigeria

Traditional Communication: A Catalyst for Bridging Class Gap Between The Rich and the Poor in Africa

Oguche Israel

University of Nigeria, Nsukka And

Amina Ahmad Aminu,

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Traditional African Languages, Challenges and Prospects

Gabriel Kehinde Ojetayo, PhD

Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo

The Said of Satan/Esu and the Unsaid of Elijah/Sango in Ajayi Crowther’s Translation of the Bible

’Leke Ogunfeyimi,

Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo, Nigeria

Beyond Western Medicine: Indigenous knowledge systems in Ola Rotimi’s The Gods are not to Blame and James Henshaw’s This is Our Chance

’Leke Ogunfeyimi

Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo, Nigeria

DAY THREE, WEDNESDAY 31 JANUARY 2018

CLOSING CEREMONY

TIME: 11.00AM-12.30PM

VENUE: UI Conference Centre

MODERATOR/CHAIR: Dr Samuel Oloruntoba, Conference Convenor-General

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Closing Keynote Speech, “Academics and The Crisis of Knowledge Production and Disemmination in Africa,” by Professor CBN Ogbogbo, Head of Department of History, University of Ibadan, and President, Historical Society of Nigeria

Questions and Answers

Next Steps & Publication Plans