USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: Obituary: Professor Adebayo Lawal

What a big loss! A major setback for upcoming Economic Historians of
Nigerian extraction. He is every ready to help direct younger scholars
aright. I am a beneficiary. Rest in peace.

On 31/03/2020, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
> It is with deep sadness and sorrow that I announce the death of Professor
> Adebayo Lawal. He died yesterday, Monday. He had a very long career in the
> Dept. of History, the University of Lagos. He made his mark on the analysis
> of colonial Nigeria, training many generations of students who distinguished
> themselves in various walks of life.
>
> You and I cannot escape death:
>
> Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall
> return unto God who gave it.
> <https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Ecclesiastes-12-7/>
> Ecclesiastes 12:7
>
> More on the funeral arrangement in due course.
> TF
> Toyin Falola
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Dr Christian Chukwuma Opata,
Department of History and International Studies,
Room 205, Block B,
Faculty of Arts Twin Complex,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

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