DAWN Commission

13^th Yoruba Historical Conversations

Subomi Balogun Conference Centre, University of Ibadan

4^th August, 2021

Lagos in Yoruba History: Overcoming the Politics of Alienation

Prof. Rasheed Olaniyi

Department of History, University of Ibadan

Being the Paper delivered by Prof. Richard Olaniyi at the 13^th Edition of the DAWN Yoruba Historical Conversations

Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I sincerely appreciate The Director General of DAWN and all the stakeholders of the Commission for the honour done me by inviting me to deliver the 13^th Yoruba Historical Conversations. I must commend you for this great initiative to promote understanding of our history, especially in an era dominated by propaganda, misinformation and misrepresentation.

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13th Yoruba Historical Conversations (TRANSCRIPT) – Prof. Richard Olaniyi