This was first published in 2019 and presented in Lagos to wide acclaim. Dr. Osoba was born in Ijebu-Ode, South-West Nigeria, on the 9th January 1935. He attended Ijebu-Ode Grammar School (1947-53); Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Ibadan (1954-56), University College Ibadan, (1956-1959), and Moscow State University (1963-67). He taught at Ijebu-Ode Grammar School (1959-63). He taught and conducted research in the Department of History, O.A.U., Ile- Ife (1967-91). His special area of research interest is the social and intellectual history of modern Nigeria. Dr. Osoba’s work at Ife inspired generations of students, who look to him for intellectual challenges and scholarly inspiration.