Presentation

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Dr Dr Adaobi Nkeokelonye, Visiting Lecturer, African University of Science and Technology; Research Fellow, WATJCentre, Nigeria Moderator: Dr Ndidi Njoku, Research and Policy Manager, Nextier, Nigeria Date: April 16, 2026 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 ) Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/A5_TSyMdS4qITZqnkvY25A

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Dr Krystal Strong,Associate Professor of Black Studies in Education, Rutgers University, USA Moderator: Dr Monica E. Akokuwebe, Senior Researcher, SAMRC, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Date: January 15, 2026 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 ) Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/Hhh3IS42RLuoW9ubjhseqA?fbclid=IwY2xjawPjGD5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEyYzBsMGpvYjNkYlE0Znhpc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHp0WCARUocwIdxNrB7QpdNQedsVOWUNyqbiE15p0UjQemc3at9Y1SqAX7BhF_aem_J-3OQulXco_JlWjS1JnPUw#/registration

  WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Prof Sola Olorunyomi, Professor of Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Moderator: Dr Anthony Agbegbedia, Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Nigeria Date: October 2, 2025 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 ) Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/XsTOxkpIRLmB8dvMLnLXVQ

  WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Prof Mfon Ekpootu, Professor of Gender and Socioeconomic History, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria Moderator: Dr Abimbola Stephen-Adesina, Ag. HoD, Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ibadan; Research Fellow, WATJCentre, Nigeria Date: July 24, 2025 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 ) Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/OM-BkxALSx-Jy649Ykozdw

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Dr Nisha Poyyaprath Rayaroth, Independent Historian Moderator: Prof. Senayon Olaoluwa, Director, TETFund Centre of Excellence for Diaspora Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Date: April 10, 2025 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 )  Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/_m7Kd3aVQPerMS-C089Frw   Video Link: 

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Prof. Cheryl Hendricks, Executive Director, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa Moderator: Ebenezer Adeyemi, Research Lead, WATJCentre; Doctoral Candidate, Department of Anthropology, University of Iowa, USA Date: January 16, 2025 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 )   Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvcuqgrTwqGdUYzBXOxdruHVKAtbiFqp_U#/registration Video Link: https://youtu.be/KEPXa53JX-A?feature=shared

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Kelly Adams, Legal Advisor, Global Justice Centre, USA Moderator: Iwalewa Olorunyomi, Research Officer, The West African Transitional Justice Centre, Nigeria Date: July 11, 2024 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 )  Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAlcuCsrjsqH9N7KEBUFwDPIJnhF7eza-M5 Video Link: https://youtu.be/sWUZJMk4HsE?feature=shared

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Prof Tim Murithi, Peacebuilding Interventions, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, South Africa Moderator: Madhuvanti Gia Mukherjee, Research Officer, The West African Transitional Justice Centre, Nigeria Date: April 4, 2024 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 )  Platform: Zoom Registration Link:  https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcufu-pqzstHdax9KvP6JJYHWF_YrO12FNg Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLCO1vbgh-U

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Dr Patrick Ahern, Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Dayton, USA Moderator: Dr Justin Fugo, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Dayton, USA Date: January 12, 2024 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 )  Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0uce-orzsrHtxY_c1R1IGLb3YAb-P6ddvO#/registration  Video Link: https://youtu.be/qarcXhbrHmk?si=u9m5c1bTPPmtc8ER