Rufus Akinyele
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Rufus Taiwo Akinyele | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1959 (age 67) Ido Ekiti, Nigeria |
| Other names | R. T. Akinyele |
| Spouse | Olayide Ibironke Akinyele |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Lagos, Nigeria |
| Thesis | "States Creation and Boundary Adjustments in Nigeria, 1900-1987: A Study in the Approach to the Problems of Ethnic Minority Groups in Nigeria" (1990) |
| Doctoral advisor | Akinjide Osuntokun |
| Influences | Akinjide Osuntokun, A. I. Asiwaju |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | African history, inter-group relations and border studies |
| Institutions | University of Lagos, Nigeria |
| Doctoral students | Irene Osemeka, Lanre Davies |
Rufus Taiwo Akinyele (born 2 February 1959) is a Nigerian professor of African History at the University of Lagos, and the Vice Chancellor of Maranatha University, Lagos.[1][2] His research interests cut across the fields of African history, inter-group relations and border studies, and he has published numerous articles in several peer-reviewed journals in these areas. With his studies on the Oodua Peoples' Congress among others, he has earned recognition as one of the leading authorities on ethnic militia across the world.[3] Akinyele is the convener of the International Multidisciplinary Conference on ‘Land and Development’ at the University of Lagos.[4]
Born on 2 February 1959, Akinyele obtained his secondary (WASC) and higher secondary certificates (HSC) from the Nigerian Military School, Zaria and the Igbobi College, Lagos in 1977 and 1979 respectively. He then proceeded to the University of Lagos, where he earned his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history in 1982, 1985 and 1990 respectively.[5] Immediately afterwards, in January 1990, his alma mater engaged him as a Lecturer II in the Department of History, where he continues to serve having risen through the ranks to the point of his appointment as a full Professor on October 1, 2005.[6]
