It was without a doubt correct and affectionate that he was referred to as a “radical lecturer” and “a father-figure of radicalism” at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. These descriptions were an attempt to come to terms with the distinctive intellectual and human attributes that made Osoba irreplaceable in the academic and public life of Nigeria. He taught and did research in the Department of History, Obafemi Awolowo University. His tenure was intellectually revolutionary. I started my PhD training with Professor SA Akintoye, who successfully ran for Senate in the Second Republic and had to leave the Department. Dr Osoba then took over as my supervisor. Akintoye consolidated his fame by becoming the incurable leader of the Yoruba secessionist movement to create the Oduduwa Republic. Two great scholars of different orientations, the stuff of a great comparative story. A memoir of my college years is in the making, where in-betweenness will be elevated to its greatest heights.
Segun Osoba: The intellectual who kept the faith, By Toyin Falola
