Tunde Oduwobi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1258012 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tunde Oduwobi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tunde |
| FAMILY NAME | Oduwobi |
| SIGNATURE | ODUWOBI T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lagos |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2638-5925 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Towards a Dramatization of the Anglo-Ijebu Conflict of 1892
This paper is situated within the context of the onset of British imperialism in Nigeria at the end of the nineteenth century, with a particular focus on the conquest of the Ijebu Kingdom. The episode, as discussed in the paper, is intended for stage or screen theatrical adaptation. It demonstrates the value of historical dramatization based on data foregrounded by standard historical and relevant research methodologies. The principal text in the…
Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics
Politics in Colonial Ijebu, 1921-51
As is well known, the distinctive feature of British colonial rule in most of tropical Africa was the utilization of indigenous authorities as the linchpin of local administration: the system of Indirect Rule whereby the British ruled their colonial subjects through their indigenous institutions. But one concomitant of the British presence was the introduction of Western education, and therefore the emergence of an educated class. The contrasting…
Deposed Rulers under the Colonial Regime in Nigeria
Dirigeants déchus sous le régime colonial au Nigeria. La carrière de l’Akarigbo Oyebajo et de l’Awujale Adenuga. – Les dirigeants traditionnels étaient au centre du système colonial britannique de « gouvernement indirect ». Il s’agissait essentiellement de fonctionnaires qui pouvaient être démis de leurs fonctions par les autorités coloniales pour mauvaise conduite. Dans la société précoloniale yoruba, un dirigeant déchu devait mourir pour éviter…
Oral Historical Traditions and Political Integration in Ijebu
The Ijebu are a subgroup of the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria. In precolonial times they established a single kingdom under the Awujale (the titular head) whose seat of government was the town of Ijebu-Ode. Structurally, the kingdom was composed of geographical divisions, each of which was identified by a name. Some of them were characterized by close socioeconomic and political ties effected through the joint control of a political association,…
Oral Historical Traditions and Political Integration in Ijebu
The Ijebu are a subgroup of the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria. In precolonial times they established a single kingdom under the Awujale (the titular head) whose seat of government was the town of Ijebu-Ode. Structurally, the kingdom was composed of geographical divisions, each of which was identified by a name. Some of them were characterized by close socioeconomic and political ties effected through the joint control of a political association,…
Oral Historical Traditions and Political Integration in Ijebu
The Ijebu are a subgroup of the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria. In precolonial times they established a single kingdom under the Awujale (the titular head) whose seat of government was the town of Ijebu-Ode. Structurally, the kingdom was composed of geographical divisions, each of which was identified by a name. Some of them were characterized by close socioeconomic and political ties effected through the joint control of a political association,…
Deposed Rulers under the Colonial Regime in Nigeria
Dirigeants déchus sous le régime colonial au Nigeria. La carrière de l’Akarigbo Oyebajo et de l’Awujale Adenuga. – Les dirigeants traditionnels étaient au centre du système colonial britannique de « gouvernement indirect ». Il s’agissait essentiellement de fonctionnaires qui pouvaient être démis de leurs fonctions par les autorités coloniales pour mauvaise conduite. Dans la société précoloniale yoruba, un dirigeant déchu devait mourir pour éviter…
Yorùbá Identity and Power Politics
Politics in Colonial Ijebu, 1921-51
As is well known, the distinctive feature of British colonial rule in most of tropical Africa was the utilization of indigenous authorities as the linchpin of local administration: the system of Indirect Rule whereby the British ruled their colonial subjects through their indigenous institutions. But one concomitant of the British presence was the introduction of Western education, and therefore the emergence of an educated class. The contrasting…
Towards a Dramatization of the Anglo-Ijebu Conflict of 1892
This paper is situated within the context of the onset of British imperialism in Nigeria at the end of the nineteenth century, with a particular focus on the conquest of the Ijebu Kingdom. The episode, as discussed in the paper, is intended for stage or screen theatrical adaptation. It demonstrates the value of historical dramatization based on data foregrounded by standard historical and relevant research methodologies. The principal text in the…
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · Colonialism (3 works) · Ethnology (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Yoruba (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works)