{"id":8988,"date":"2025-11-26T17:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=8988"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:22:17","slug":"the-winner-of-rahamon-bello-award-for-the-best-ph-d-thesis-in-african-and-diaspora-studies-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/the-winner-of-rahamon-bello-award-for-the-best-ph-d-thesis-in-african-and-diaspora-studies-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"THE WINNER OF RAHAMON BELLO AWARD FOR THE BEST Ph.D. THESIS IN AFRICAN AND DIASPORA STUDIES 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8988\" class=\"elementor elementor-8988\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ed7361 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ed7361\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dce8c13\" data-id=\"dce8c13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71efa86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71efa86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>On Monday, November 24, 2025, the Director, Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos announced the winner of the prestigious Rahamon Bello award. Dr Oluseyi Rotimi Obateru, Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Ibadan in Oyo, emerged the winner of 2025 Rahamon Bello award for best Ph.D thesis in African and Diaspora Studies. His thesis entitled: \u201cDynamics of Urban\u00a0 Landscape Structure and its Impact on Ecosystem Services\u00a0 in the Rainforest and Guinea Savanna\u00a0 Ecoregions\u00a0 of Nigeria\u201d. The Ph.D was obtained from the Federal University of Technology Minna in Niger State, Nigeria. Dr. Obateru&#8217;s thesis was supervised by Professors Apollonia Okhimamhe, Olutoyin Fashae and Dr Christopher Conrad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d504bb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d504bb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b90f3c3\" data-id=\"b90f3c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f065c29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f065c29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC2-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC2.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ead600\" data-id=\"6ead600\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73847c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c73847c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC3-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC3.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a241594 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a241594\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d7a5be\" data-id=\"2d7a5be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f32ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64f32ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\">Dr. Tholithemba Nombulelo Shange, from South Africa, emerged as the 1st runner-up for the award. His thesis entitled: \u201cIdentity and Environmental Harmony as Practiced by Table Mountain Doctors:\u00a0 A Struggle Over Land and African Healing Systems\u201d obtained from the University of the Free State, South Africa.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>The 2nd runner-up, Dr. Abdullahi Babagana is a lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria in Kaduna State, Nigeria. His thesis entitled: \u201cAnalysis of Terrorist Attack Places in Maiduguri, Nigeria.\u201d obtained from the department of Urban and Regional Planning, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, investigates how Maiduguri\u2019s urban form, street network and place-based attributes, contribute to terrorist target selection and attack concentration, providing spatial intelligence crucial for urban resilience and proactive planning.<\/p><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ebfe3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ebfe3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4049fc3\" data-id=\"4049fc3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c24d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c24d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"608\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC1.jpeg 608w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC1-300x197.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a95baf2\" data-id=\"a95baf2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4e0cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de4e0cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"548\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC6.jpeg 548w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PIC6-300x208.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <!-- sktbuilder starter --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/sktbuilder-frontend-starter.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder-wordpress-driver.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var starter = new SktbuilderStarter({\"mode\": \"prod\", \"skip\":[\"jquery\",\"underscore\",\"backbone\"],\"sktbuilderUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/\", \"driver\": new SktbuilderWordpressDriver({\"ajaxUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\", \"iframeUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/the-winner-of-rahamon-bello-award-for-the-best-ph-d-thesis-in-african-and-diaspora-studies-2025\/?sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 8988, \"pages\": [{\"title\":\"Publications\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=297&action=sktbuilder\"},{\"title\":\"Home\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=3293&action=sktbuilder\"}], \"page\": \"THE WINNER OF RAHAMON BELLO AWARD FOR THE BEST Ph.D. THESIS IN AFRICAN AND DIASPORA STUDIES 2025\" }) });<\/script><!-- end sktbuilder starter -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, November 24, 2025, the Director, Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos announced the winner of the prestigious Rahamon Bello award. 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