US-based Nigerian wins $300,000 History Award.

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Prof Saheed Aderinto


A Nigerian-American history Professor Saheed Aderinto has won the largest reward for excellence in history in the US. 


44 year-old Aderinto is a professor of History and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University and the founding President of the Lagos Studies Association. He was awarded $300,000 Dan David Prize.


Born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Professor Aderinto attended the prestigious University of Ibadan popularly known as U.I. and University of Texas, Austin.


Aderinto has published eight books, popular among them ‘When Sex Threatened The State which earned him the prestigious award. 


Leaders accross the country have been sending congratulatory messages to Professor Aderinto, notable among them is from Mr Peter Obi a presidential candidate in the just concluded election. Mr Obi in his Twitter account states: “ Today, I celebrate and felicitate with our Nigerian born Prof Saheed Aderinto, a Professor of History and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University, who recently won the $300,000 Dan David Prize—the largest history prize in the world”.

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