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Who is Toyin Falola?=2C By Babafemi A. Badejo

There is no gainsaying that Professor Toyin Falola is Africa=E2=80=99s gif=
t to the world of ideas=2C intellectualism=2C and advancement of the human=
 civilisation. From Ibadan he stormed the World=2C leaving global footprin=
ts as a leading architect of the African intellectual renaissance. In many=
 respects=2C he blazes the trail as a thought leader whose journey and imp=
act cuts across continents=2C races=2C and generations.

As a child=2C I grew up in a premise made up of dual bungalows. A cemented=
 play area separated the main bungalow from a smaller bungalow that had si=
x rooms in what used to be referred to as a face-me-I-face-you dwelling=2C=
 wherein my parents rented a room.

Many an evening=2C before bedtime=2C when it was not raining=2C all the ch=
ildren from their respective rooms in the compound came with their =E2=80=
=98apotis=E2=80=99 (stools) and a few mats and gathered in the cemented co=
mmon area between the two bungalows. The gathering was to listen to fascin=
ating stories from elderly residents=2C whether parents or relations of pa=
rents=2C who were in Ijebu-Ode from varying adjoining villages=2C as appre=
ntices learning one trade or the other.

The stories provided great philosophical underpinnings of values of public=
-spiritedness=2C hard work=2C contentment=2C avoidance of avarice=2C etc.=
 A lot of creativity was involved. The stories were often laced with insig=
hts from the Yoruba cosmology that included exposure to the world of spiri=
ts of all sorts that one finds in the first African novel published in Eng=
lish or Pidgin English outside of Africa=2C in 1952 in the UK and in 1953=
 in the US=2C Amos Tutuola=E2=80=99s The Palm-Wine Drinkard. Before Tutuol=
a=2C though=2C DO Fagunwa had=2C in Yoruba=2C pioneered the creativity of=
 taking people into the realms of spirits=2C demons=2C and the dead.

At an early age=2C children were socialised into many different worlds. Th=
ese tales were by the moonlight or in almost total darkness=2C as there wa=
s no electricity but a flicker of light provided by kerosene lamps of all=
 sorts. The lantern was popular in this regard. These formed my first conj=
ectures about =E2=80=9Ciwin=E2=80=9D=2C=E2=80=9D=E1=BA=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=
=80=9D=2C =C3=A0j=E1=BA=B9=CC=81=2C and even Fela Anikulapo Kuti=E2=80=99s=
 adoption of =E2=80=9Cabam=C3=AC =C3=A8d=C3=A1=2C=E2=80=9D following being=
 initially known as Omo =C3=ACy=C3=A1 =C3=A0je. These older story-tellers=
 never clarified how =E2=80=9Ciwin=E2=80=9D=2C differed from =E2=80=9C=E1=
=BA=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D. But we knew that =C3=A0j=E1=BA=B9=CC=81 refer=
red to an initiated human female=2C with supernatural powers=2C including=
 powers to take life. But in these unisex days=2C I guess a human male can=
 also be an aj=E1=BA=B9=CC=81.

Both =E2=80=9Ciwin=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9C=E1=BA=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D as=
 supernatural elements=2C we were told=2C were ghosts or ghost-like. They=
 could be encountered in the deep forests or like the dead=2C only in drea=
ms. We knew of older women suspected to be =C3=A0j=E1=BA=B9=CC=81=2C but a=
s kids=2C we could only imagine =E2=80=9Ciwin=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9C=E1=BA=
=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D. After all=2C they were not of our world. But tha=
t was not until Chief Olusegun Obasanjo accepted being dubbed as =E2=80=9C=
=E1=BA=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D Owu. Spirits can be malevolent or benevolen=
t=2C depending on the circumstances and one=E2=80=99s beliefs.

Since Baba Obasanjo is a known =E2=80=9C=E1=BA=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D=2C=
 then it is possible for living beings to have supernatural capacities tha=
t earn them the appellations of =E2=80=9Ciwin=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9C=E1=BA=
=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D. Or a unique superhuman persona like Fela could r=
esult in the acceptance that such a being is an =E2=80=9Cabami eda=E2=80=
=9D. Of late=2C I have been wondering about which would be the correct app=
ellation for Toyin Falola. For all he has achieved and continues to achiev=
e=2C I asked him which would be the correct description for him from all o=
r none of the above. Toyin Falola responded with a question: what of all t=
he above?

A total of nine Festschrifts have been produced in his honour. Beyond the=
 written word=2C Falola has been a formidable voice in shaping African stu=
dies=2C delivering keynote lectures across the globe=2C serving as preside=
nt of the African Studies Association=2C and leading landmark academic and=
 policy discussions on Africa=E2=80=99s place in the world. Mr Toyin Falol=
a has granted so many interviews to many media platforms=2C not only on th=
e state of African studies and scholarship=2C but also on critical issues=
 to the society=2C economy=2C and politics of Africa and the world at larg=
e.

A recipient of numerous prestigious honours that affirm his unparalleled a=
ll-encompassing contributions to academia. Herein lies the most interestin=
g part of Toyin Falola=E2=80=99s legacies. His fine capacity to achieve su=
ch an uncommon feat in academics=2C yet capable enough to attend to so man=
y other areas of interest at the same period=2C over about seven decades o=
f life. This is something many academics continue to find extremely diffic=
ult=2C if not nearly impossible. He has brought very significant contribut=
ions to the study of the Humanities=2C Social Sciences=2C Literature=2C an=
d Jurisprudence.

His various efforts over the past decades have reputedly resulted in the a=
uthorship=2C co-authorship=2C and editing of over 200 books=2C journals=2C=
 and academic works on African History=2C Pan-Africanism=2C Anglo-African=
 cultures=2C Latin America and Africa=E2=80=99s interaction with the outsi=
de world=2C to mention just a few. His seminal works=2C such as Key Events=
 in African History: A Reference Guide=2C Nationalism and African Intellec=
tuals=2C as well as Tradition and Change in Africa=2C have become indispen=
sable in the study of African history and politics. Through many innovativ=
e platforms=2C such as the Toyin Falola Network=2C Falola Interviews=2C an=
d Falola Media=2C he has continued to engage consistently=2C sharing his i=
deas=2C depths=2C and experiences.

Indeed=2C Falola=E2=80=99s towering global stature as a leading global sch=
olar has been well documented. But not much is said about the life-touchin=
g things he does in the quiet=2C intimate corners of humanity. Beyond acad=
emics=2C his compassion has often revealed itself in deeply personal and l=
ocalised ways. On such occasions=2C he extends not only his voice but his=
 hands and heart to friends in trouble.

Falola=E2=80=99s approach has often been to reach out=2C mobilise support=
=2C and restore hope and happiness. He does these by sometimes driving hea=
rtfelt fundraising campaigns to help colleagues in distress=2C to pushing=
 for support for ailing and needy colleagues and friends. One such moment=
 was his response to the tragic ordeal of Professor Adigun Agbaje=2C when=
 the institution he worked for=2C while on leave of absence from the Unive=
rsity of Ibadan=2C abandoned him in the hands of kidnappers=2C even though=
 he was on an official assignment when he was abducted. Falola stood firm=
 in amplifying voices=2C drawing attention=2C and catalysing moral and fin=
ancial solidarity with Agbaje=E2=80=99s family and friends.

Similarly=2C when Professor Ayo Olukotun took ill and later passed on=2C F=
alola did not fold his arms. Twice=2C he used the trust of friends to rais=
e funds for the period of sickness and subsequent burial=2C since the inst=
itution he also worked for would not do much. He went a step further in ch=
ampioning a foundation in Olukotun=E2=80=99s memory=2C as a tribute and a=
 living commitment to their shared ideals: justice=2C knowledge=2C and a b=
etter Nigeria.

It is this same usual character that Falola came through=2C adorned in his=
 surprising customised adir=E1=BA=B9 fabric=2C as gifts shared at my 70th=
 birthday celebration=2C with his rich=2C insightful lecture in my honour=
 in March. That lecture titled=2C =E2=80=9CPower=2C Privilege and Philosop=
hy=2C=E2=80=9D was delivered with an alluring charm and depth that left th=
e audience at once chuckling and thinking. Anyone who has listened to Falo=
la from the rostrum knows that he has a unique way of delivery=2C aestheti=
cally wrapping sharp critiques in wit=2C using humour as both a shield and=
 sword in the quest for truth. Toyin Falola is a master in the twin approa=
ches of story-telling and real deep academic talk in his delivery of lectu=
res and speeches.

His seven-decade life is filled with numerous awards=2C and various honora=
ry Doctorates worldwide=2C the latest=2C being an honorary Doctor of Law f=
rom the University of the Free State in South Africa. In addition=2C he ha=
d been bestowed with several African titles and global acclaim. However=2C=
 it is Falola=E2=80=99s localised empathy=2C large-heartedness and intelle=
ctual generosity that remains one of his most profound and enduring legaci=
es. Toyin Falola is a towering figure with a tender spirit=2C full of grac=
e and humility.

In an assessment of the Toyin Falola superhuman with a large heart=2C Prof=
essor Serges Kamga said: =E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6it should be stated clearly tha=
t this enigma of a human has given selfless service to humanity. He epitom=
ises humaneness. Throughout the stages of his academic history and career=
 progress=2C he has continuously advanced the courses of people through hi=
s philanthropic disposition to people with whom he has no genetic or commu=
nal ties. Falola believes tenaciously that the growth of another individua=
l has never been an impediment to others=2C and for that reason=2C he is a=
 committed investor in the progress of others in ways that cannot be overe=
mphasised=E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D

Falola=E2=80=99s firm grip on the ways of culture and religion of the Afri=
can peoples may have been influenced by his background=2C growing up in a=
 sprawling=2C polygamous household that practised Islam=2C Christianity=2C=
 and ancient Yoruba spirituality. Falola can connect scriptures in the Bib=
le with tenets from the Quran and yet relate with some deep spiritual chan=
ts of the Yoruba Ifa. This interesting mix of different worldviews and rel=
igions easily reflects in his thinking and the depth of the stories in his=
 rich academic outputs in various areas of the human and social sciences.

During his address to the graduating students at the University of the Fre=
e State in South Africa=2C Falola=2C in quick succession=2C rendered three=
 African folk tales to drive home the import of the rule of law in the org=
anised non-anarchical society. He would have made the chief storyteller of=
 my first decade in life =E2=80=93 Buroda Bode =E2=80=93 then a mechanic i=
n training grin with envy.

Another round of lectures ended in South Africa and I realised that I shou=
ld have directed my question on who is Toyin Falola to Dr Bisi Falola =E2=
=80=93 his wife of about four-and-a-half decades. So=2C Doc=2C is Toyin an=
 =E2=80=9Ciwin=E2=80=9D=2C=E2=80=9D=E1=BA=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D=2C =E2=
=80=9C=C3=A0j=E1=BA=B9=CC=81=E2=80=9D=2C or =E2=80=9Cab=C3=A0m=C3=AC ed=C3=
=A0=E2=80=9D or none or all of the above? To be married to an academic is=
 a major challenge. To be side-by-side with an itinerant scholar always on=
 the move and who reputedly can also remain indoors writing non-stop for f=
ive to seven days requires a hugely understanding superhuman of sort.

I salute Mrs Bisi Falola for being a supportively humble and tolerant supe=
rb human in her own right. She is ever ready to welcome Toyin=E2=80=99s ma=
ny friends to sumptuous meals=2C and even offer professional advice on hea=
lth=2C as I was once a beneficiary from her merely listening to my voice o=
ver the phone. She got it right that I was sick and needed medical attenti=
on. A few days later=2C she initiated the call to check if I sought medica=
l attention and was improving.

Babafemi A. Badejo=2C author of a best-seller on politics in Kenya=2C was=
 a former Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for So=
malia=2C and is currently a legal practitioner and consultant at Yintab St=
rategy Consults=2C as well as the African Annual Conference at the Univers=
ity of Texas at Austin=E2=80=99s 2025 Nelson Mandela Distinguished African=
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idth:100%"><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">There is no gainsaying that P=
rofessor Toyin Falola is Africa=E2=80=99s gift to the world of ideas=2C in=
tellectualism=2C and advancement of the human civilisation. From Ibadan he=
 stormed the World=2C leaving global footprints as a leading architect of=
 the African intellectual renaissance. In many respects=2C he blazes the t=
rail as a thought leader whose journey and impact cuts across continents=
=2C races=2C and generations.</p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br /><=
/p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">As a child=2C I grew up in a premise=
 made up of dual bungalows. A cemented play area separated the main bungal=
ow from a smaller bungalow that had six rooms in what used to be referred=
 to as a face-me-I-face-you dwelling=2C wherein my parents rented a room.<=
/p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style=3D"text-align: jus=
tify;">Many an evening=2C before bedtime=2C when it was not raining=2C all=
 the children from their respective rooms in the compound came with their=
 =E2=80=98apotis=E2=80=99 (stools) and a few mats and gathered in the ceme=
nted common area between the two bungalows. The gathering was to listen to=
 fascinating stories from elderly residents=2C whether parents or relation=
s of parents=2C who were in Ijebu-Ode from varying adjoining villages=2C a=
s apprentices learning one trade or the other.</p><p style=3D"text-align:=
 justify;"><br /></p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">The stories provide=
d great philosophical underpinnings of values of public-spiritedness=2C ha=
rd work=2C contentment=2C avoidance of avarice=2C etc. A lot of creativity=
 was involved. The stories were often laced with insights from the Yoruba=
 cosmology that included exposure to the world of spirits of all sorts tha=
t one finds in the first African novel published in English or Pidgin Engl=
ish outside of Africa=2C in 1952 in the UK and in 1953 in the US=2C Amos T=
utuola=E2=80=99s The Palm-Wine Drinkard. Before Tutuola=2C though=2C DO Fa=
gunwa had=2C in Yoruba=2C pioneered the creativity of taking people into t=
he realms of spirits=2C demons=2C and the dead.</p><p style=3D"text-align:=
 justify;"><br /></p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">At an early age=2C=
 children were socialised into many different worlds. These tales were by=
 the moonlight or in almost total darkness=2C as there was no electricity=
 but a flicker of light provided by kerosene lamps of all sorts. The lante=
rn was popular in this regard. These formed my first conjectures about =E2=
=80=9Ciwin=E2=80=9D=2C=E2=80=9D=E1=BA=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D=2C =C3=A0j=
=E1=BA=B9=CC=81=2C and even Fela Anikulapo Kuti=E2=80=99s adoption of =E2=
=80=9Cabam=C3=AC =C3=A8d=C3=A1=2C=E2=80=9D following being initially known=
 as Omo =C3=ACy=C3=A1 =C3=A0je. These older story-tellers never clarified=
 how =E2=80=9Ciwin=E2=80=9D=2C differed from =E2=80=9C=E1=BA=B9b=E1=BB=8Dr=
a=E2=80=9D. But we knew that =C3=A0j=E1=BA=B9=CC=81 referred to an initiat=
ed human female=2C with supernatural powers=2C including powers to take li=
fe. But in these unisex days=2C I guess a human male can also be an aj=E1=
=BA=B9=CC=81.</p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style=3D"t=
ext-align: justify;">Both =E2=80=9Ciwin=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9C=E1=BA=B9b=
=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D as supernatural elements=2C we were told=2C were ghos=
ts or ghost-like. They could be encountered in the deep forests or like th=
e dead=2C only in dreams. We knew of older women suspected to be =C3=A0j=
=E1=BA=B9=CC=81=2C but as kids=2C we could only imagine =E2=80=9Ciwin=E2=
=80=9D and =E2=80=9C=E1=BA=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D. After all=2C they were=
 not of our world. But that was not until Chief Olusegun Obasanjo accepted=
 being dubbed as =E2=80=9C=E1=BA=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D Owu. Spirits can=
 be malevolent or benevolent=2C depending on the circumstances and one=E2=
=80=99s beliefs.</p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style=
=3D"text-align: justify;">Since Baba Obasanjo is a known =E2=80=9C=E1=BA=
=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D=2C then it is possible for living beings to have=
 supernatural capacities that earn them the appellations of =E2=80=9Ciwin=
=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9C=E1=BA=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D. Or a unique superhu=
man persona like Fela could result in the acceptance that such a being is=
 an =E2=80=9Cabami eda=E2=80=9D. Of late=2C I have been wondering about wh=
ich would be the correct appellation for Toyin Falola. For all he has achi=
eved and continues to achieve=2C I asked him which would be the correct de=
scription for him from all or none of the above. Toyin Falola responded wi=
th a question: what of all the above?</p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"=
><br /></p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">There is no gainsaying that P=
rofessor Toyin Falola is Africa=E2=80=99s gift to the world of ideas=2C in=
tellectualism=2C and advancement of the human civilisation. From Ibadan he=
 stormed the World=2C leaving global footprints as a leading architect of=
 the African intellectual renaissance. In many respects=2C he blazes the t=
rail as a thought leader whose journey and impact cuts across continents=
=2C races=2C and generations.</p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br /><=
/p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">A total of nine Festschrifts have bee=
n produced in his honour. Beyond the written word=2C Falola has been a for=
midable voice in shaping African studies=2C delivering keynote lectures ac=
ross the globe=2C serving as president of the African Studies Association=
=2C and leading landmark academic and policy discussions on Africa=E2=80=
=99s place in the world. Mr Toyin Falola has granted so many interviews to=
 many media platforms=2C not only on the state of African studies and scho=
larship=2C but also on critical issues to the society=2C economy=2C and po=
litics of Africa and the world at large.</p><p style=3D"text-align: justif=
y;"><br /></p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">A recipient of numerous pr=
estigious honours that affirm his unparalleled all-encompassing contributi=
ons to academia. Herein lies the most interesting part of Toyin Falola=E2=
=80=99s legacies. His fine capacity to achieve such an uncommon feat in ac=
ademics=2C yet capable enough to attend to so many other areas of interest=
 at the same period=2C over about seven decades of life. This is something=
 many academics continue to find extremely difficult=2C if not nearly impo=
ssible. He has brought very significant contributions to the study of the=
 Humanities=2C Social Sciences=2C Literature=2C and Jurisprudence.</p><p s=
tyle=3D"text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">=
His various efforts over the past decades have reputedly resulted in the a=
uthorship=2C co-authorship=2C and editing of over 200 books=2C journals=2C=
 and academic works on African History=2C Pan-Africanism=2C Anglo-African=
 cultures=2C Latin America and Africa=E2=80=99s interaction with the outsi=
de world=2C to mention just a few. His seminal works=2C such as Key Events=
 in African History: A Reference Guide=2C Nationalism and African Intellec=
tuals=2C as well as Tradition and Change in Africa=2C have become indispen=
sable in the study of African history and politics. Through many innovativ=
e platforms=2C such as the Toyin Falola Network=2C Falola Interviews=2C an=
d Falola Media=2C he has continued to engage consistently=2C sharing his i=
deas=2C depths=2C and experiences.</p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><b=
r /></p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">A total of nine Festschrifts hav=
e been produced in his honour. Beyond the written word=2C Falola has been=
 a formidable voice in shaping African studies=2C delivering keynote lectu=
res across the globe=2C serving as president of the African Studies Associ=
ation=2C and leading landmark academic and policy discussions on Africa=E2=
=80=99s place in the world. Mr Toyin Falola has granted so many interviews=
 to many media platforms=2C not only on the state of African studies and s=
cholarship=2C but also on critical issues to the society=2C economy=2C and=
 politics of Africa and the world at large.</p><p style=3D"text-align: jus=
tify;"><br /></p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">Indeed=2C Falola=E2=80=
=99s towering global stature as a leading global scholar has been well doc=
umented. But not much is said about the life-touching things he does in th=
e quiet=2C intimate corners of humanity. Beyond academics=2C his compassio=
n has often revealed itself in deeply personal and localised ways. On such=
 occasions=2C he extends not only his voice but his hands and heart to fri=
ends in trouble.</p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style=
=3D"text-align: justify;">Falola=E2=80=99s approach has often been to reac=
h out=2C mobilise support=2C and restore hope and happiness. He does these=
 by sometimes driving heartfelt fundraising campaigns to help colleagues i=
n distress=2C to pushing for support for ailing and needy colleagues and f=
riends. One such moment was his response to the tragic ordeal of Professor=
 Adigun Agbaje=2C when the institution he worked for=2C while on leave of=
 absence from the University of Ibadan=2C abandoned him in the hands of ki=
dnappers=2C even though he was on an official assignment when he was abduc=
ted. Falola stood firm in amplifying voices=2C drawing attention=2C and ca=
talysing moral and financial solidarity with Agbaje=E2=80=99s family and f=
riends.</p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style=3D"text-al=
ign: justify;">Similarly=2C when Professor Ayo Olukotun took ill and later=
 passed on=2C Falola did not fold his arms. Twice=2C he used the trust of=
 friends to raise funds for the period of sickness and subsequent burial=
=2C since the institution he also worked for would not do much. He went a=
 step further in championing a foundation in Olukotun=E2=80=99s memory=2C=
 as a tribute and a living commitment to their shared ideals: justice=2C k=
nowledge=2C and a better Nigeria.</p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br=
 /></p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">It is this same usual character t=
hat Falola came through=2C adorned in his surprising customised adir=E1=BA=
=B9 fabric=2C as gifts shared at my 70th birthday celebration=2C with his=
 rich=2C insightful lecture in my honour in March. That lecture titled=2C=
 =E2=80=9CPower=2C Privilege and Philosophy=2C=E2=80=9D was delivered with=
 an alluring charm and depth that left the audience at once chuckling and=
 thinking. Anyone who has listened to Falola from the rostrum knows that h=
e has a unique way of delivery=2C aesthetically wrapping sharp critiques i=
n wit=2C using humour as both a shield and sword in the quest for truth. T=
oyin Falola is a master in the twin approaches of story-telling and real d=
eep academic talk in his delivery of lectures and speeches.</p><p style=3D=
"text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">His sev=
en-decade life is filled with numerous awards=2C and various honorary Doct=
orates worldwide=2C the latest=2C being an honorary Doctor of Law from the=
 University of the Free State in South Africa. In addition=2C he had been=
 bestowed with several African titles and global acclaim. However=2C it is=
 Falola=E2=80=99s localised empathy=2C large-heartedness and intellectual=
 generosity that remains one of his most profound and enduring legacies. T=
oyin Falola is a towering figure with a tender spirit=2C full of grace and=
 humility.</p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style=3D"text=
-align: justify;">In an assessment of the Toyin Falola superhuman with a l=
arge heart=2C Professor Serges Kamga said: =E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6it should be=
 stated clearly that this enigma of a human has given selfless service to=
 humanity. He epitomises humaneness. Throughout the stages of his academic=
 history and career progress=2C he has continuously advanced the courses o=
f people through his philanthropic disposition to people with whom he has=
 no genetic or communal ties. Falola believes tenaciously that the growth=
 of another individual has never been an impediment to others=2C and for t=
hat reason=2C he is a committed investor in the progress of others in ways=
 that cannot be overemphasised=E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D</p><p style=3D"text-align=
: justify;"><br /></p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">His seven-decade l=
ife is filled with numerous awards=2C and various honorary Doctorates worl=
dwide=2C the latest=2C being an honorary Doctor of Law from the University=
 of the Free State in South Africa. In addition=2C he had been bestowed wi=
th several African titles and global acclaim. However=2C it is Falola=E2=
=80=99s localised empathy=2C large-heartedness and intellectual generosity=
 that remains one of his most profound and enduring legacies. Toyin Falola=
 is a towering figure with a tender spirit=2C full of grace and humility.=
 He writes extolling and appreciating the efforts=2C progress=2C and achie=
vements of others.</p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style=
=3D"text-align: justify;">Falola=E2=80=99s firm grip on the ways of cultur=
e and religion of the African peoples may have been influenced by his back=
ground=2C growing up in a sprawling=2C polygamous household that practised=
 Islam=2C Christianity=2C and ancient Yoruba spirituality. Falola can conn=
ect scriptures in the Bible with tenets from the Quran and yet relate with=
 some deep spiritual chants of the Yoruba Ifa. This interesting mix of dif=
ferent worldviews and religions easily reflects in his thinking and the de=
pth of the stories in his rich academic outputs in various areas of the hu=
man and social sciences.</p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p=
 style=3D"text-align: justify;">During his address to the graduating stude=
nts at the University of the Free State in South Africa=2C Falola=2C in qu=
ick succession=2C rendered three African folk tales to drive home the impo=
rt of the rule of law in the organised non-anarchical society. He would ha=
ve made the chief storyteller of my first decade in life =E2=80=93 Buroda=
 Bode =E2=80=93 then a mechanic in training grin with envy.</p><p style=3D=
"text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">Another=
 round of lectures ended in South Africa and I realised that I should have=
 directed my question on who is Toyin Falola to Dr Bisi Falola =E2=80=93 h=
is wife of about four-and-a-half decades. So=2C Doc=2C is Toyin an =E2=80=
=9Ciwin=E2=80=9D=2C=E2=80=9D=E1=BA=B9b=E1=BB=8Dra=E2=80=9D=2C =E2=80=9C=C3=
=A0j=E1=BA=B9=CC=81=E2=80=9D=2C or =E2=80=9Cab=C3=A0m=C3=AC ed=C3=A0=E2=80=
=9D or none or all of the above? To be married to an academic is a major c=
hallenge. To be side-by-side with an itinerant scholar always on the move=
 and who reputedly can also remain indoors writing non-stop for five to se=
ven days requires a hugely understanding superhuman of sort.</p><p style=
=3D"text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">I sa=
lute Mrs Bisi Falola for being a supportively humble and tolerant superb h=
uman in her own right. She is ever ready to welcome Toyin=E2=80=99s many f=
riends to sumptuous meals=2C and even offer professional advice on health=
=2C as I was once a beneficiary from her merely listening to my voice over=
 the phone. She got it right that I was sick and needed medical attention.=
 A few days later=2C she initiated the call to check if I sought medical a=
ttention and was improving.</p><p style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br /></p=
><p style=3D"text-align: justify;">Babafemi A. Badejo=2C author of a best-=
seller on politics in Kenya=2C was a former Deputy Special Representative=
 of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia=2C and is currently a legal pract=
itioner and consultant at Yintab Strategy Consults=2C as well as the Afric=
an Annual Conference at the University of Texas at Austin=E2=80=99s 2025 N=
elson Mandela Distinguished Africanist Awardee.</p><p style=3D"text-align:=
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