@mojubaolu.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science, African, and Women's Studies. Lover of Nigeria. Proud Grandma.
I love this tree! However, many of the trees need lots of TLC. University of Ibadan, January 24, 2015.
February 20, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I love this tree! However, many of the trees need lots of TLC. University of Ibadan, January 24, 2015.
Majestic spread. University of Ibadan, January 18, 2015.
February 20, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Majestic spread. University of Ibadan, January 18, 2015.
One could well say I was obsessed with the trees, right? University of Ibadan, January 24, 2015
February 20, 2026 at 5:54 PM
One could well say I was obsessed with the trees, right? University of Ibadan, January 24, 2015
The Iroko on the horizon, plus some masquerade trees. University of Ibadan, January 18, 2015.
February 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The Iroko on the horizon, plus some masquerade trees. University of Ibadan, January 18, 2015.
January 24, 2015. Bus stop at University of Ibadan. Next to banana and other trees. Very charming.
February 20, 2026 at 5:09 PM
January 24, 2015. Bus stop at University of Ibadan. Next to banana and other trees. Very charming.
January 24, 2015. University of Ibadan. This tree hosted many parasitic plants. All are thriving.
February 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
January 24, 2015. University of Ibadan. This tree hosted many parasitic plants. All are thriving.
January 24, 2015. Jacaranda and other trees. University of Ibadan.
February 20, 2026 at 5:05 PM
January 24, 2015. Jacaranda and other trees. University of Ibadan.
January 24, 2015. Blue skies over University of Ibadan.
February 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
January 24, 2015. Blue skies over University of Ibadan.
January 18, 2015. University of Ibadan. There are so many trees on campus, and I almost always took photos while doing my morning walk.
February 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
January 18, 2015. University of Ibadan. There are so many trees on campus, and I almost always took photos while doing my morning walk.
This sculpture is in the central mall in front of Trenchard Hall and also is close to Queens Hall, my dorm when I was a student at UI. It's a gift by an Alumnus whose name I don't remember, to commemorate the University's 60th anniversary. The donor is to be commended! January 25, 2015.
February 20, 2026 at 2:43 PM
This sculpture is in the central mall in front of Trenchard Hall and also is close to Queens Hall, my dorm when I was a student at UI. It's a gift by an Alumnus whose name I don't remember, to commemorate the University's 60th anniversary. The donor is to be commended! January 25, 2015.
Drummer Sculpture at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. January 24, 2015.
February 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Drummer Sculpture at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. January 24, 2015.
Oyo State Governorship election posters in Ibadan. January 23, 2015.
February 20, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Oyo State Governorship election posters in Ibadan. January 23, 2015.
Road to Vice Chancellor's Lodge still bedecked for the holidays.
January 20, 2015.
January 20, 2015.
February 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Road to Vice Chancellor's Lodge still bedecked for the holidays.
January 20, 2015.
January 20, 2015.
January 18, 2015. University of Ibadan.
February 20, 2026 at 2:27 PM
January 18, 2015. University of Ibadan.
Frieze Sculpture at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. January 24, 2015.
February 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Frieze Sculpture at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. January 24, 2015.
January 29, 2015. Skies over The University of Ibadan. It's my Alma Mater. I was on a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship in my old department--Political Science. My classmate, Prof. Adigun Agbaje was my host. The broad project: contribute to strengthening African universities. Did my little bit.
February 20, 2026 at 2:25 PM
January 29, 2015. Skies over The University of Ibadan. It's my Alma Mater. I was on a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship in my old department--Political Science. My classmate, Prof. Adigun Agbaje was my host. The broad project: contribute to strengthening African universities. Did my little bit.
Tree seen on my walk. National Archives, University of Ibadan. January 24, 2015.
February 20, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Tree seen on my walk. National Archives, University of Ibadan. January 24, 2015.
Sculpture from the garden of the Institute for African Studies, University of Ibadan. January 24, 2015.
February 20, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Sculpture from the garden of the Institute for African Studies, University of Ibadan. January 24, 2015.
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‘It’s now or never’: Tunbridge Wells residents race to save commons from developers
‘It’s now or never’: Tunbridge Wells residents race to save commons from developers
Campaign launched amid fears land in heart of Kent town that has been put up for sale could be turned into flats
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2026 at 2:14 PM
‘It’s now or never’: Tunbridge Wells residents race to save commons from developers
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She lives with her grandmother in Colombia and travels frequently to the U.S. to visit her mother. Her visa made them targets for ICE.
A trip to Disneyland ended with a 9-year-old, who had broken no laws, detained at Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
A trip to Disneyland ended with a 9-year-old, who had broken no laws, detained at Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org
February 19, 2026 at 3:33 PM
She lives with her grandmother in Colombia and travels frequently to the U.S. to visit her mother. Her visa made them targets for ICE.
A trip to Disneyland ended with a 9-year-old, who had broken no laws, detained at Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
A trip to Disneyland ended with a 9-year-old, who had broken no laws, detained at Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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The absolute arrogance.
"The judge upbraided the Meta team and said if you guys have recorded anything, you have to dispose of it or I will hold you in contempt," Jacob Ward, a technology journalist and the host of the Rip Current Podcast, told CBS News, calling the incident "an extraordinary misstep" by Meta.
Judge scolds Mark Zuckerberg's team for wearing Meta glasses to social media trial
A Los Angeles judge ordered Meta officials to remove their AI glasses at a trial over the impact of social media on users.
www.cbsnews.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:47 AM
The absolute arrogance.
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In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Georgia Is Letting a Railroad Seize Land a Black Family Has Owned For 100 Years
Descendants of enslaved people are fighting an attempt to use eminent domain to carve a spur through one of Georgia’s largest Black‑owned farms.
capitalbnews.org
February 20, 2026 at 2:06 AM
In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
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I recommend "The Secret Agent"- it is somewhat slow to develop but it provides the sense of how an authoritarian kakistocracy in 1977 Brazil robs society of money, incentive, and lives. We are at a fork in the road towards that here, folks.
The Secret Agent review: Oscar-nominated Brazilian thriller is an astonishing experience
Wagner Moura stars in Kleber Mendonça Filho's Oscar-nominated historical thriller. Read the Empire review.
www.empireonline.com
February 20, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I recommend "The Secret Agent"- it is somewhat slow to develop but it provides the sense of how an authoritarian kakistocracy in 1977 Brazil robs society of money, incentive, and lives. We are at a fork in the road towards that here, folks.
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Heading to bed and want to leave with this heavy on my mind.
Will there ever come a day, a glorious, delightful, sunny day, when we awake to news that he and his mobsters are out of office?
Is it just the sweetest dream?
Dare I hope it happen very soon?
Good night. 🌛
Will there ever come a day, a glorious, delightful, sunny day, when we awake to news that he and his mobsters are out of office?
Is it just the sweetest dream?
Dare I hope it happen very soon?
Good night. 🌛
February 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Heading to bed and want to leave with this heavy on my mind.
Will there ever come a day, a glorious, delightful, sunny day, when we awake to news that he and his mobsters are out of office?
Is it just the sweetest dream?
Dare I hope it happen very soon?
Good night. 🌛
Will there ever come a day, a glorious, delightful, sunny day, when we awake to news that he and his mobsters are out of office?
Is it just the sweetest dream?
Dare I hope it happen very soon?
Good night. 🌛
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Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.
February 19, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.