Stephen Adebanji AkintoyeProfessor S. Adebanji Akintoye has been in the frontline of African and Yoruba history studies for over four decades. After being awarded a PhD. in History from the University of Ibadan in 1966, he joined the History Department at Obafemi Awolowo Uniersity, Ife, Nigeria, where he became a professor and Director of the Institute of African Studies. He has also taught African History in universities in the United States. Akintoye has written three books, chapters in many joint books, and several articles in scholarly journals. He took a leading part for some time in the politics of Nigeria, and served on the Nigerian Senate from 1979-1983. He currently lives in Nigeria. Read More Read Less