bad an . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁Vis iting ▁L ect urer ▁in ▁African ▁History ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁and ▁ ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁African ▁Studies ▁at ▁Fou rah ▁Bay ▁College , ▁University ▁of ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Research ▁Professor ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁African ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁If e . ▁After wards , ▁he ▁became ▁Professor ▁of ▁History ▁at ▁A hm adu ▁B ello ▁University ▁and ▁finally ▁as ▁Research ▁Professor ▁in ▁History ▁at ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁Cultural ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Lag os ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Magazine ▁History ▁Today ▁after ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁Vis iting ▁Fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁International ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁L SE , ▁and ▁Professor ▁of ▁History ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁B ots w ana ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁while ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Cons ult ant ▁Editor ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Selected ▁books ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁( 1 9 6 2 ) ▁West ▁Africa ▁Under ▁Col onial ▁Rule ▁( 1 9 6 8 ) ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁A viation ▁Squadron ▁Line age , ▁In sign ia ▁& ▁History : ▁The ▁F ighter