Falola operates at a distinctively different level, unlike any other. By working in terms of a principle of individual and collaborative action, he multiplies his scholarly and interpersonal impact, ...

Of all the existing global academics, especially the ones that come from Africa, Falola stands out as one of those who have never compromised the global standard of knowledge production, and he does ...

As an undergraduate student who (un)fortunately finds himself in the field of history, I have heard and read quite much about Prof. Toyin Falola and his works. He, undoubtedly, was part of the reasons ...

As a child, I grew up, in a premise made up of dual bungalows. A cemented play area separated the main bungalow from a smaller bungalow that had six rooms in what used to be referred to as face me, I ...

Nigerian intellectual and historian Toyin Falola’s latest book is called Decolonizing African Studies: Knowledge Production, Agency, and Voice. It sets out to respond to the urgent need to eliminate ...

Professor Toyin Falola of the University of Texas, Austin, on Tuesday lamented that Nigerians have yet to fully benefit from the dividends of democracy, 26 years after the country’s return to ...

Toyin Falola, distinguished professor of history, is one of Africa's most accomplished intellectuals. Born Oloruntoyin Falola in 1953 in the Nigerian city of Ibadan, he grew up in a sprawling, ...

New years and births are promises of a new beginning, which is why I think of those born on January 1 as special. My imagination of New Year’s Day babies is that they enter the world with cheeky ...

Toyin Falola is not just a scholar. He is a mirror. A standard. A challenge. And most importantly, a promise of what is still possible for African scholarship -- and for Africa itself. As we celebrate ...