Department of History and International Studies

Jackson A. Aluede is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and International Studies and a member of the Faculty of Humanities. He is a recipient of the REGIONS2050 Fellowship of the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER), 2020. His research covers developments in Nigerian and African borderlands, conflicts in Africa, political development in Nigeria, global governance, transnational terrorism and regional integration.

His recent publications include "Contending with Trans-Border Crime in the Nigeria-Benin Border: A Review of the Approaches and Impact of Nigeria's Military Government, 1984-1999", Sejarah: Journal of the Department of History, Universiti Malaya, Vol. 35 No. 1 (2026), pp. 161-182; and "Governing African Unity through Continental Integration", in African Continental Governance: Normative Trends and Agency Challenges (Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2026), pp. 55-80. He is a member of the Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN), the Association of Borderlands Studies (ABS) and the African Borderlands Research Network (ABORNE).

Professor Tokunbo Aderemi Ayoola holds a B.A. in History and Political Science (Combined Honours) from the University of Ife (now OAU), a Ph.D. in History from the University of Manchester, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Greenwich, London, and a Certificate in Management Consulting from the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), Badagry.

He is currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development), and teaches African History, African Diaspora History, Politics, Political Economy and International Studies. He previously taught at Elizade University, Ilara Mokin; Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; Tulane University, New Orleans; Bexley College, Kent, England; and ASCON, Badagry. His specialisations include African History, African Diaspora History, Intellectual History, Railway Studies, Politics, Radical Political Economy, and International Studies.

He is co-editor of Politics, Economy, and Society in Twentieth-Century Nigeria (Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield, 2023, with Ayodeji Olukoju) and China in Africa: Between Imperialism and Partnership in Humanitarian Development (Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield, 2021, with Sabella O. Abidde).

His scholarly writings have appeared in local and international journals and edited volumes. These include: Tokunbo A. Ayoola and Nasir I. Agbelu, “Samuel Olusegun Osoba and the Historical Political Economy of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy,” in Akanmu G. Adebayo et al., Nigeria: History, Society and Social Change in the Twenty-First Century (London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2026), 61 - 72; Taofeek Dalamu and Tokunbo Aderemi Ayoola “The Lingua-Historical Perspective of the Evolution of Afrobeat from Fela-Anikulapo to Portable,” Human Discourse Vol 4 No 1 2024, 1-38; Tokunbo Aderemi Ayoola and Shehu Tijjani Yusuf “Claude Ake on Depsychologising Socio-Economic Problems of Africa and Its Public Services.” International Journal of African and Asian Studies 81, 2023, 56-66; Tokunbo A. Ayoola, “Borrowed Robes: The Relevance of Post Modernism and Other Posts to the Writing of African History,” African Notes Vol. 44 Nos. 1& 2 2020, 145-166; Tokunbo A. Ayoola, “Background to the Construction of the Bornu Railway Extension in Nigeria, 1954-1964,” Historical Research Letter, Vol. 47 2018, 14-24; Tokunbo A. Ayoola, “Claude Ake and the Political Economy of Human Rights in Africa,” in Adebayo Oyebade and Gashawbeza Bekele (eds.) The Long Struggle Discourses on Human and Civil Rights in Africa and African Diaspora (Austin, Texas: Pan-African University Press, 2017). Chapter 4, 55 – 68; Tokunbo A. Ayoola, “Prelude to the Establishment of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, 1949-1955,” Journal of Retracing Africa Vol. 3 Issue 1 Fall 2016, 21 - 42; Tokunbo A. Ayoola, “‘Epitaph of Failure’? The Management of Postcolonial Rail Transport in Nigeria,” in OFO: Journal of Transatlantic Studies, Vol. 4 no 2 (2014), 43 - 65.

Felix Oluwadare Alao teaches Colonial and Post-Colonial History and Economic History of Nigeria, which are also his areas of research interest. He has published in local and international journals and books, holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Education, and has attended conferences within and outside the country.

He worked at the University of Ibadan (1986–1988), the then Ondo State University, now Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (1988–1997), and the then Adeyemi College of Education, now Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo (1997–2022), before joining Anchor University Lagos. He has been Acting Head of the Department of History and International Studies (2024–2025), pioneer Acting Director of the Directorate GST/TMC (2025–2026), and is the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Humanities for the 2026/2027 academic session.

Justus Adim Nzemeka obtained a Ph.D. in History and Strategic Studies from the University of Lagos. He began his academic career at Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State, and later transferred to Anchor University, Lagos, where he has held various positions and served on multiple committees and panels. He has published widely in local and international journals.

His research focuses on military history and socio-economic history, and also covers African history, gender and women's history. He co-edited (with Professor Olukoya Ogen) Corruption, Insecurity and Underdevelopment: A Festschrift in Honour of the Late Professor Ayinla Adebayo Lawal (2026).

Nnanna A. Iroh studied at the University of Lagos. His areas of interest include international relations and diplomacy, strategic studies, and Nigerian and African history. His doctoral work, "Dynamics of Nigerian-German Relations, 1960 – 2015", was on comparative diplomacy.

His publications include "German Colonial Quest for Nigeria till the Allied Victory in World War II", Lagos Historical Review 19 (2019), 152–165, and "Nigeria-Germany Defence Diplomacy, 1960 – 2017", Nigerian Journal of International Affairs 44, 1&2 (2018), 79–98. He is a member of the Historical Society of Nigeria.

His book chapters also include “Reflections on Revolutionary Approaches in History, Notes on Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X’s Approach in Civil Rights Activism in the US: Two Opposites in One Direction”, in Revolutions in History: A Multi-Disciplinary Window into our Changing World, edited by Kenneth C. Nwoko, Friday Aworawo and others.

Abiola Esther Olawale holds a Master of Arts in History and Strategic Studies from the University of Lagos. Her interests include African History, African Diaspora and migration studies.

Aondoakula Sambe holds a B.A. (Hons) History (2007), an M.Sc. in Development Studies (2014) and an M.A. in History (2023), all from Rev. Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi (formerly Benue State University), and is on a Ph.D. programme at the Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State. He also holds an International Diploma in Education from the University of Buckingham, United Kingdom, and an Advanced Certificate in Social Standards from the Centre for Innovation, Procurement and Social Standards (CIPESS), Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi.

He taught for over fifteen years at primary and secondary school level and became a school administrator, taught sandwich students in History and Strategic Studies at Moses Orshio Adasu University, and was a part-time lecturer in Political Science and International Relations at Wisdom City Institute, Makurdi. His research interests cover economic and social history and development studies.

Wisdom City Institute is a degree-awarding institution affiliated to Kwararafa University, Wukari, Taraba State. Mr. Sambe has published in reputable university-based journals and has experience facilitating development programmes.