AKINWUNMI Paul Akintunde
Full Name (Surname first): Dr. AKINWUMI Paul Akintunde
Department: Linguistics and African Languages
Rank: Lecturer I
Phone Number: +2347068444781
Email Address(es): aakinwumi@oauife.edu.ng & tundeakin08@gmail.com
Office Address: Room 305, African Studies Building
ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0009-0002-51566162
Academic Qualifications: B.A., M.A., PhD. (Ife)
Area of Specialization: Yorùbà Literature, Culture and Performance Studies.
Title of M. A. Thesis: An Examination of Themes and Stylistics Devices in Ṣẹ́gun Akinlolú’s Songs
Title of Ph.D. Thesis: A literary analysis of Security Issues in Selected Yorùbá Oral Written Poetry
Scholarship:
Federal Government of Nigeria Scholarship Award for Undergraduates, 2002.
Chief Alex Akinyele Prize, for the best graduating student in the Faculty of Arts whose final class of degree is not below Second Class Honours (Upper Division) – Male, 2004.
Professor Wande Abimbola Prize, for the student with the performance best overall in the B.A. Yoruba Degree Examination, 2004.
Research Grants:
TETFUND Institutional Based Research Grant, Nigeria 2025.
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme (EMKP) Large Grant, awarded by the British Museum, United Kingdom 2025.
Ongoing Research:
Obafemi Awolowo University Motto: Reflection of its Cultural Essence.
The Customs and Communism Influence in the sustainability of Yorùbá traditional marriage.
The Effect of Ajé Goddess on Contemporary Entrepreneurship and Bussiness in Yorùbá Society.
Women – Conciliation and Pillar in Yoruba Traditional Politics and Governance: Evidence in Selected Yoruba Home Videos.
Publications:
Akinwumi, P.A (2023). Yorùbá Poetry: An Elixir of the Nigerian National Security and Integration. Ifẹ̀ Journal of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (IJLLL): A Journal of the department of Linguistics and African Languages, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Nigeria. Vol 9 (1), 1-26.
Akinwumi P.A. (2025). Agbéyẹ̀wò Ìwà Ìbàjẹ́ Ajẹmẹ́sìn Nínú Ìwé Ìtàn Àròsọ Ẹ̀sìn Ò Mùjẹ̀ àti Ọ̀nà Ọ̀fun Ọ̀nà Ọ̀run. Yorùbá: Journal of the Yorùbá Studies Association of Nigeria. Vol-14, No-1 pp16-27.
Akinwumi, P.A (2024). “Ìgbéyẹ̀wò Ìwé Ìtàn Àròsọ Fágúnwà Gẹ́gẹ́ bi Àká Ìmọ̀ Fókílọ̀ọ̀ Yorùbá”. The Voice of the Folklorist, A Festschrift for George Olusola Ajibade, pp. 427-438. Bookminds, Ibadan.
Bamigbade, O.E & Akinwumi, P.A. (2024). Funeral Mourning as Tool for Poverty Alleviation: Evidence in The Yorùbá Home Video ‘Olórí Ebí’. Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture. New York.
Akinwumi, P.A & Ademuyiwa, A.L (2024). Àjùlọ àti Ìjákulẹ̀ Ẹ̀dá-Ìtàn nínú àwọn Àṣàyàn Ìwé Ìtàn Àròsọ Yorùbá: LÁÀŃGBÀSÀ: A Journal of the department of Liguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos. Nigeria. Vol 24, 22-36.
Okunade, M.A., & Akinwumi, P.A., (2025). Pottery Art in Verbal Art: Yorùbá Proverbs and the Use of Clay Vessels. Yorùbá: Journal of the Yorùbá Studies Association of Nigeria. Vol-14, No-1 pp79-93.
Oladosu O.A, Akinwumi, P. A. & Ademuyiwa, A.L (2025). The Challenges of Modernity on Abiyamọ and Abiyaya: A Parental Mannerism and Ethical balance in Yorùbá Indigenous Gender Discourse (Accepted for publication by the Journal of Gender and Power, Poland).
Staff Profile:
Dr. Paul Akintunde Akinwumi is a lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and African Languages, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. Nigeria. He was the first recipient of Chief Alex Akinyele Prize, for the best male graduating student in the Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in year 2004. He also won Professor Wande Abimbola Prize, for the student with the best overall performance in the B.A. Yoruba Degree Examination, 2004. He has received a number of commendations from the University managements for invaluable services rendered in the maintenance of peace, safety and notable participation in the developmental activities on the university community. His areas of research interests are Yoruba literature, culture and performance. He also explores studies on religion and society, security, environment and gender studies.
He has done extensive study on Yorùbá poetry, culture and gender; the outcome of the studies culminated in the completion of a doctoral dissertation and a number of publications.