I am currently a Research Fellow in the Department of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Ghent University, Belgium, within the African Studies group. I am the Primary Investigator for YorubaPrint - a Starting Grant project funded by the European Research Council. The dissertation for my Ph.D. focuses on "Print Culture and the First Newspaper in Nigeria: Narrative of Ìwé Ìròhìn Fún Àwọn Ará Ẹ̀gbá Àti Yorùbá" under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Shola Adenekan, who is the Principal Investigator of the ERC project. I had earlier got a Ph.D. in Communication Sciences (Dissertation: "Examining the Impact of BBC News Yorùbá on the Revitalisation of Yorùbá Language of South-West Nigeria") from the North-West University, South Africa with a Scholarship from the Government of the Republic of South Africa to the tune of 90, 000.00 ZAR. I also received the North-West University Capacity Development (UCDG) Grant of 33, 600 ZAR.
Prior to my employment at Ghent University, I was a Lecturer in the Department of Educational Technology, College of Specialised and Professional Education, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Nigeria. I had also practised as a freelance journalist and broadcaster in both radio and television stations as well as newspaer organisations in South-West Nigeria, with about three decades of experience.
As an expert in both Yorùbá and English language broadcasting, I am also a professional translator, voice-over artiste and documentary expert. Some of my broadcast presentations and newspaper articles can be found here. I currently serve as a Management Committee Member/Belgian Representative at the European Cooperation in Science and Technology - Actions and member of the Language Plurality in Europe’s Changing Media Sphere (PLURILINGMEDIA) Working Group: CA23105). My major research interests include but not limited to Journalism and Media Studies, Mass Media and Society and African Studies among others. I have published articles and chapters in both local and internatioInal journals such as Journal of Contemporary and Lifestyle Journalism; The Journal of Society and Media; Journal of Human Rights and Gender Education; Indigenous African Popular Music, Volume 2; African Language Media, 1st Edition (2023) and Africa's Engagement with the Responsibility to Protect in the 21st Century (2024) among others. My recent publication is a chapter contribution in Marketing Communication in African Languages, (2024). I am a Reviewing Editor of De-centre: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. I am open to both academic and professional collaborations in the area of African literature, Yorùbá studies, Mass Media, African Digital Humanities, African Cinema, Popular and African Book Culture.
