Trends and Issues in the Social and Political History of Okunland, North-Central Nigeria: 1840-1960

By

Oshadare,O.T. Ph.D

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ABOUT THE BOOK

This book is an abridged version of my Ph.D. dissertion submitted to and defended at Kogi State University Anyigba. The core essence of this book is to bring to lime light the trends on the Social, Political and historical developments that ocurred in Okunland of North- Central Nigeria over a period of about a century. The efforts exerted on this work is to bring to fore the people of Okunland and her history, which has not been given enough research and world exposure, due to acute shortage of written materials which are common with most ‘mini’ States of Nigeria, which OkunLand was one. It is my view therein, that this book will be of an immense value to scholars and students of history as well as the general public that are interested in Okun history

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Oshadare, Olabode Timothy was born in Kabba, Kogi State, Nigeria. He was enrolled of St. Andrews’ Primary School in January 1966. He had his first School Leaving Certificate in 1972. Thereafter, he was admitted into the prestigious St, Barnabas Secondary School, Kabba in 1973. He had his West African School Certificate from that school in 1977 in flying colours. He worked temporarily as a clerical officer with Kwara State Ministry of Works, Land and Housing Ilorin till 1982, when he proceeded to the then Kwara State College of Technology Ilorin, Kwara State for his Advance Level.

In 1982, he was admitted into the deparment of History, University of Ilorin, Ilorin Kwara State, where he had his B.A.(Hons) in History in 1985. He went back to the same University between 1997-2000, where he was awarded a Masters of Arts degree in History. He bagged his Ph.D degree in History from Kogi State University, Anyigba in 2014. He was a pioneer Staff and Head of Department of History and International Studies, Kogi State University, Anyigba between 2000 and 2005. He has published widely both in national and international journals. He also has chapter contributions in books. He is a co-author of a book Perspectives in Nigeria Peoples and Culture. He has equally attended conferences both in Nigeria and the United States of America. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and International Studies Kogi State University, Anyigba. He is happily married to Dcns. Victoria Olaide Oshadare (nee Ayodele) from Iyamoye. Both are blessed with three Children; Dare, Foluke and Mosun.

ISBN: 978-978-974-334-6