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Dr. David Ayo BABALOLA

Lecturer II | Departmental Exam Officer

Faculty of Arts · Department of History and International Studies

Specialization Africa in international relations, Maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, Development policy and the SDG, New weapons systems,

Office: Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti Nigeria.

Phone: +234 8034119969

Email: david.babalola@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Dr. David Ayo Babalola is a lecturer in the Department of History and International Relations at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. He holds a PhD in Defence and Strategic Studies from the Nigerian Defence Academy. He also earned a Master of Science in Political Science and a Master of International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He researches African security, governance and air power interventions. His publications and conference engagements focus on Africa in international relations, maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, diaspora studies and the intersection of development policy and the Sustainable Development Goals. He has authored peer-reviewed publications in refereed university-based journals, including those indexed in Scopus. Before joining academia, he spent twelve years in the private sector, an experience that informs his policy-oriented research and interdisciplinary teaching approach.

Research Interests

State media and Soft power, Political economy of security, Warfare in the African security, New weapons systems and law of armed conflict.

Qualifications

Selected Publications

  1. Why Does Power Matters? Power Re-cconfiguration and the Quest for Global Cooperation in a Multipolar World
    Authors: BABALOLA, DA
    Oye Journal of History and International Studies (2025)
  2. The Wedding Cake Model as The Conceptual Framework for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria
    Authors: Bamidele Olajide, Victor Ojakorotu, David Ayo Babalola
    Transylvanian Review (2025)
  3. Cultural Translation in Metal: Interpreting European Figures through Benin Kingdom’s Artistic Conventions
    Authors: Oluwaseun Samuel Osadola1, Soboyejo Akintayo Oludemi1, Solomon Egwu Isu1 and David Ayodele Babalola1
    African Journal of Religion Philosophy and Culture (2025)
  4. NIGERIA'S STRATEGIC POSITION AND THE GULF OF GUINEA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH ANGOLA AND GABON
    Authors: BABALOLA, DA, MABACHU, IO
    ournal of Political Science and Policy Studies (2025)
  5. Digital Heritage and Contemporary African Identity Formation through Social Media
    Authors: BABALOLA, DA; SEDISA, N
    e-BANGI Journal (2025)
  6. Sudan's Unending Fratricidal War and the Troubled Horn of Africa A Historical Approach
    Authors: BABALOLA, DA; AKINRINDE, OO
    TWIST, 19(2), 80-85. (2024)
  7. Successes, Stalemates and Shortcomings Evaluating 50 years of Economic Community of West African States Integration through the Lens of Nigeria's Leadership
    Authors: BABALOLA, DA; AKINRINDE, OO; OSUWA, AA
    Zhongguo Kuangye Daxue Xuebao (2024)
  8. Internal Security Gainsay (ISG) and the Imperatives of DEcentralised Security Architecture (DSA) in Nigeria
    Authors: BABALOLA, DA
    The Oye Journal of Arts (2023)
  9. THE POLITICS OF SECESSION AND THE PARODY OF NIG
    Authors: BABALOLA, DA; Akinrinde, OO; Osuwa, AA; BABALOLA, DA; Irhue, KY.
    JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES, SOCIAL & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES VOL.1, NO.1 (2021)
  10. HUMAN INSECURITIES IN AFRIKA, THE POLITICS OF NON-REFOULEMENT AND THE PLIGHTS OF THE AFRICAN REFUGEES ALONG MEXICAN-AMERICAN BORDERS
    Authors: Akinrinde Olawale Olufemi , Tar Usman , Babalola David Ayo , Osuwa Abdullah Abdulazeez
    Studia Politica Slovaca: časopis pre politické vedy, najnovšie politické dejiny a medzinárodné vzťahy (2021)
  11. Nigeria-South Africa relations and the politics of xenophobia in post-Apartheid South Africa
    Authors: AKINRINDE, OO; BABALOLA, DA; USMAN, T.
    AIPGG Journal of Humanities and Peace Studies (2021)

Professional Qualification

Membership of Professional Bodies

Paper Presentation - Local

Undergraduate Project Supervision

Course Teaching