Historian of veterinary public health, livestock economy & food systems in West Africa | Asst. Prof. @UCDdublin | PhD from @iheid_history @GVAGrad | #Badagry
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Feb 13
PHD STUDENTSHIP CALL
I am currently accepting applications for a Ph.D. Studentship on NTDs in West African Public Health HISTORY.
Full tuition waiver €25,000 p.a. stipend €4,000 p.a. research costs.
Deadline: May 1, 2026.
Kindly help reshare.
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Ṣeun Williams retweeted
Apr 15
Many of us pass Ọba Akran Avenue without knowing who Akran was — an Ogu king, a minister, a first-class traditional ruler who helped build the very western region we call ‘Yorubaland’ today.
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Ṣeun Williams retweeted
Apr 17
3 Facts About Ogu and Southwest Nigeria.
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Apr 20
I did a thing, a real thing with this piece!
Apr 17
While the Yoruba are a dominant force in the southwest of Nigeria, the area is also the cultural homeland of the Ogu people, a distinct ethno-linguistic group with its own rich history, language, and traditions.
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Ṣeun Williams retweeted
Apr 13
We need to ask ourselves, 'if southeastern Benin Republic... are not exclusively labelled Fonland or Oguland despite Benin's predominant Fon/Ogu populations, how then can southwest Nigeria be Yorubaland?'
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Ṣeun Williams retweeted
Apr 13
'Southwestern Nigeria' and 'Yorubaland' are not the same thing — and conflating them isn't just historically wrong, it has real consequences for who gets resources, recognition and political power today.
This essay is uncomfortable, necessary and overdue. Read here:
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Feb 15
PHD STUDENTSHIP CALL
I am currently accepting applications for a Ph.D. Studentship on NTDs in West African Public Health HISTORY.
Full tuition waiver €25,000 p.a. stipend €4,000 p.a. research costs.
Deadline: May 1, 2026.
Kindly help reshare.
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30 May 2025
A “Meat-Hungry” People: Nutrition Science and the Colonial Discovery of Animal-Protein Malnutrition in Nigeria, by one of the most hardworking @LagosStudies members at the annual conference, Oluwaṣeun Otọsedẹ Williams @WheelHelms:
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28 Feb 2024
Thank you very much indeed for the invitation. I had a great time experiencing Zurich. And I do really appreciate the constructive engagements and feedback that I received from your vibrant scholarly community! Thank you again!
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31 Aug 2023
So, I’m at the 2023 Conference of the Swiss Association for the Studies of Science and Technology #STSch2023.
Theme: “Science, Expertise and Other Modes of Knowledge: Trends, Patterns and Prospects” in Basel. Aug 31 & Sept. 1, 2023.
Opening Address by STSch Executives.
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1 Sep 2023
One final one, some gifts for the Student Volunteers for their invaluable support.
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1 Sep 2023
So, until the next #STS Conference in 2025. But in the meantime, a few images of public arts from @UniBasel’s #Kollegienhaus where this year’s Conference was held.
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