{"id":993,"date":"2025-05-29T11:58:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arts.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=993"},"modified":"2025-05-29T12:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T12:07:17","slug":"dr-cornelius-eze-onyekaba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arts.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/dr-cornelius-eze-onyekaba\/","title":{"rendered":"DR. CORNELIUS EZE ONYEKABA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): DR.<\/strong><\/p>

NAME: CORNELIUS EZE ONYEKABA<\/strong><\/p>

POSITION: SENIOR<\/strong> LECTURER\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Film Studies and Theatre Management\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>

EDUCATION\/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor\u2019s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add\/delete rows as necessary.)<\/em><\/p>

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/p><\/td>

DEGREE<\/p>

(if applicable)<\/em><\/p><\/td>

Completion Date<\/p>

MM\/YYYY<\/p><\/td>

FIELD OF STUDY<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>

Lagos State College of Education, Ijanikin<\/p><\/td>

N.C.E.<\/p><\/td>

11\/1991<\/p><\/td>

Fine and Applied Art<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria<\/p><\/td>

B.A.<\/p><\/td>

05\/2002<\/p><\/td>

Theatre Arts<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria<\/p><\/td>

M.A.<\/p><\/td>

10\/2006<\/p><\/td>

Theatre Arts<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria<\/p><\/td>

Ph.D.<\/p><\/td>

02\/2015<\/p><\/td>

Theatre Arts<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

\u00a0<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>\u00a0<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
  1. Personal Statement<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

    I was a former college teacher, film production manager, and multiple-beat journalist and currently a senior lecturer of theatre and film studies and the former coordinator of the postgraduate programme of the Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos. I am also a bio-dramatist with the following plays to my credit; Sola Fosudo is Coming<\/em>, Adefolahan: The Musical<\/em>, Fela Son of Kuti<\/em> and Fela and the Kalakuta Queens<\/em> musicals. I am the curator and initiator of the University of Lagos Annual Carnival known as the Unilag-Africaribbean Carnival since 2005. In recent years, I have participated in several training and workshops with the British Council on festival management in Nigeria, Ghana and the United Kingdom. As a researcher, I have been a Research Assistant at the Ferguson Centre of the Open University of the UK from 2006-2007 on a research project that interrogated the Nigerian Film industry and the Nigerian Diasporas, Deputy-Editor of OISTA World Scenography Project-West Africa sub-region 2008 to 2015. I am currently a Co-Investigator in a federal government of Nigeria funded (TETFUND) interdisciplinary research on the role of social media in character formation among youths, and an international collaboration project funded by AHRC of the UK with King\u2019s College, Southampton University of the UK and two other African based universities in Kenya and South Africa on Sustainable Creative Economy in Africa. I am a member of many professional bodies and a long-standing member of the College of Screeners of the African Movie Academy Awards. I have also recently worked with the Black Star Film Festival, Ghana and Kenya International Sports Film Festival. I was a former visiting scholar at Michigan State University and spent time in 2013 at The University of West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. I have held many departmental, Faculty and University responsibilities and also chaired and served in various committees.<\/p>

    1. Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>
      • Research Assistant \u201cNollywood Film Industry and the African Diaspora in the UK\u201d. The Open University of the UK. 2006-2007.<\/li>
      • Co-investigator, \u201cEngaging Social Media in Remodelling Character Through Arts and Culture\u201d TETFUND National Research Fund 2020-2023.<\/li>
      • Co-Investigator of the Lagos Hub: \u201cArts and Humanities Research Council, UK. Research Grant, Follow-on Funding Impact & Eng\u201d<\/li>
      • Coordinator of Faculty of Arts, Webinar on Grantsmanship\/Postdoc<\/li>
      • Coordinator\/Chairman, Creative Arts Departmental Postgraduate Board of Studies. 2020-29024<\/li>
      • Board Member, University of Lagos School of Postgraduate Studies.2021-2024.<\/li>
      • Member, University of Lagos Committee on Ethics and Culture.<\/li>
      • Chairman Culture and Tourism Committee FASU Games<\/li>
      • Initiator and coordinator of Unilag Carnival 2005 to present.<\/li><\/ul>
        1. Selected Most Recent Publications \/Contributions to Knowledge\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>
        2. \u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>
          1. Onyekaba C.E. (2025) \u201cRepresentation of Classic Calypsonians and Calypso Music in African Diaspora Drama: A Case Study of Rawle Gibbons A Calypso Trilogy<\/em>\u201d in Keynotes in African Music:African Musicology, Composition,and Pedagogy: Essays in Honour of Akin Euba<\/em>, edited by Bode Omojola, Stephen Olusoji, and Omolara Loko. Obafemi Awolowo University Press. 506-527.<\/li>
          2. Nweke E, Onyekaba C.E. (2025) \u201cCreativity and Dynamics in Performance: Is it a True Reflection of Formal Education? A Case Study of Bolanle Austen-Peters\u2019 Waka the Musical\u201d in Keynotes in African Music:African Musicology, Composition,and Pedagogy: Essays in Honour of Akin Euba<\/em>, edited by Bode Omojola, Stephen Olusoji, and Omolara Loko. Obafemi Awolowo University Press. 494-505.<\/li>
          3. Comunian Roberta, , Hracs Brian J, JoffeAvril, KibuchiWaithira,<\/li><\/ol>

            MadyibiVuyolwethu, Mosomi Ogake, Ogungbe Folakemi, Oni Duro, Onyekaba Cornelius<\/p>

            (2023) African Hub for Sustainable Creative Economies: collaborative activities and <\/em><\/p>

            shared learning<\/em>. An Impact Report<\/em>, published by King\u2019s College London, London (UK)<\/p>

            ISBN: 978-1-908951-50-2 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18742\/pub01-140<\/p>

            1. Onyekaba C.E. (2023) \u201cIntergovernmental Relations and Public Governance the Role of the Media\u201d\u00a0 Intergovernmental Relations and Public Governance in Nigeria: Speeches and Thoughts of Senator (Dr) George Akume Secretary to the Government of the Federation,<\/em> Published by Unilag Press and Bookshop Ltd. 179-188.<\/li>
            2. Onyekaba C. E (2023) “The Blame Game: Censorship Beyond Nollywood’s Money Ritual<\/li><\/ol>

              \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fetishism and the Reality of Ritual Killings in Nigeria” in Regulating Nollywood in a Ritual Cultural<\/p>

              \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Space (eds.) Liman R.A and Dugga S.V., Abuja: Publishers: NFVCB.\u00a0 pp. 145-153.<\/p>

              1. Collaborators\/ Networks (International inclusive)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>
                1. Emmanuel Adedun, Mountain Top University.<\/li>
                2. Comunian Roberta, King\u2019s College, United Kingdom<\/li><\/ol>
                  • England Lauren, King\u2019s College, United Kingdom<\/li><\/ul>
                    1. Ogungbe Folakemi, Pan Atlantic University, Lagos.<\/li>
                    2. \u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                      TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): DR. NAME: CORNELIUS EZE ONYEKABA POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Film Studies and Theatre Management\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EDUCATION\/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor\u2019s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add\/delete rows as necessary.) INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE (if applicable) Completion Date MM\/YYYY FIELD OF STUDY Lagos State College of Education, Ijanikin N.C.E. 11\/1991 Fine and Applied Art University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria B.A. 05\/2002 Theatre Arts University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria M.A. 10\/2006 Theatre Arts University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria Ph.D. 02\/2015 Theatre Arts \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Personal Statement \u00a0 I was a former college teacher, film production manager, and multiple-beat journalist and currently a senior lecturer of theatre and film studies and the former coordinator of the postgraduate programme of the Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos. I am also a bio-dramatist with the following plays to my credit; Sola Fosudo is Coming, Adefolahan: The Musical, Fela Son of Kuti and Fela and the Kalakuta Queens musicals. I am the curator and initiator of the University of Lagos Annual Carnival known as the Unilag-Africaribbean Carnival since 2005. In recent years, I have participated in several training and workshops with the British Council on festival management in Nigeria, Ghana and the United Kingdom. As a researcher, I have been a Research Assistant at the Ferguson Centre of the Open University of the UK from 2006-2007 on a research project that interrogated the Nigerian Film industry and the Nigerian Diasporas, Deputy-Editor of OISTA World Scenography Project-West Africa sub-region 2008 to 2015. I am currently a Co-Investigator in a federal government of Nigeria funded (TETFUND) interdisciplinary research on the role of social media in character formation among youths, and an international collaboration project funded by AHRC of the UK with King\u2019s College, Southampton University of the UK and two other African based universities in Kenya and South Africa on Sustainable Creative Economy in Africa. I am a member of many professional bodies and a long-standing member of the College of Screeners of the African Movie Academy Awards. I have also recently worked with the Black Star Film Festival, Ghana and Kenya International Sports Film Festival. I was a former visiting scholar at Michigan State University and spent time in 2013 at The University of West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. I have held many departmental, Faculty and University responsibilities and also chaired and served in various committees. Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours Research Assistant \u201cNollywood Film Industry and the African Diaspora in the UK\u201d. The Open University of the UK. 2006-2007. Co-investigator, \u201cEngaging Social Media in Remodelling Character Through Arts and Culture\u201d TETFUND National Research Fund 2020-2023. Co-Investigator of the Lagos Hub: \u201cArts and Humanities Research Council, UK. Research Grant, Follow-on Funding Impact & Eng\u201d Coordinator of Faculty of Arts, Webinar on Grantsmanship\/Postdoc Coordinator\/Chairman, Creative Arts Departmental Postgraduate Board of Studies. 2020-29024 Board Member, University of Lagos School of Postgraduate Studies.2021-2024. Member, University of Lagos Committee on Ethics and Culture. Chairman Culture and Tourism Committee FASU Games Initiator and coordinator of Unilag Carnival 2005 to present. Selected Most Recent Publications \/Contributions to Knowledge\u00a0 \u00a0 Onyekaba C.E. (2025) \u201cRepresentation of Classic Calypsonians and Calypso Music in African Diaspora Drama: A Case Study of Rawle Gibbons A Calypso Trilogy\u201d in Keynotes in African Music:African Musicology, Composition,and Pedagogy: Essays in Honour of Akin Euba, edited by Bode Omojola, Stephen Olusoji, and Omolara Loko. Obafemi Awolowo University Press. 506-527. Nweke E, Onyekaba C.E. (2025) \u201cCreativity and Dynamics in Performance: Is it a True Reflection of Formal Education? A Case Study of Bolanle Austen-Peters\u2019 Waka the Musical\u201d in Keynotes in African Music:African Musicology, Composition,and Pedagogy: Essays in Honour of Akin Euba, edited by Bode Omojola, Stephen Olusoji, and Omolara Loko. Obafemi Awolowo University Press. 494-505. Comunian Roberta, , Hracs Brian J, JoffeAvril, KibuchiWaithira, MadyibiVuyolwethu, Mosomi Ogake, Ogungbe Folakemi, Oni Duro, Onyekaba Cornelius (2023) African Hub for Sustainable Creative Economies: collaborative activities and shared learning. An Impact Report, published by King\u2019s College London, London (UK) ISBN: 978-1-908951-50-2 DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18742\/pub01-140 Onyekaba C.E. (2023) \u201cIntergovernmental Relations and Public Governance the Role of the Media\u201d\u00a0 Intergovernmental Relations and Public Governance in Nigeria: Speeches and Thoughts of Senator (Dr) George Akume Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Published by Unilag Press and Bookshop Ltd. 179-188. Onyekaba C. E (2023) “The Blame Game: Censorship Beyond Nollywood’s Money Ritual \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fetishism and the Reality of Ritual Killings in Nigeria” in Regulating Nollywood in a Ritual Cultural \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Space (eds.) Liman R.A and Dugga S.V., Abuja: Publishers: NFVCB.\u00a0 pp. 145-153. Collaborators\/ Networks (International inclusive)\u00a0 Emmanuel Adedun, Mountain Top University. Comunian Roberta, King\u2019s College, United Kingdom England Lauren, King\u2019s College, United Kingdom Ogungbe Folakemi, Pan Atlantic University, Lagos. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-993","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arts.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arts.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arts.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arts.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arts.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=993"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/arts.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1030,"href":"https:\/\/arts.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/993\/revisions\/1030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arts.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}