Nigeria, Jan. 4 -- In celebration of Toyin Falola's 73rd birthday, Lead City University is convening a special conference this Monday and Tuesday at the Cresta Hill Golden Lodge in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Mr Falola is a Nigerian historian and professor of African studies.

The two-day Toyin Falola @73 Conference, themed 'Religion, Culture and Politics in Nigeria,' aims to "crystallise diverse academic perspectives, intersections, and dimensions of the relations between religion, culture, and politics for the academia and the general public."

The conference honours the prolific career of Mr Falola, dubbed as the most cited African historian globally.

Mr Falola also holds the distinguished position of Jacob and Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Hu...