Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá studied the Ifá Literary Corpus as an apprentice under Wándé Abímbọ́lá from 1969 to 2000 and Babalọlá Adébóyè Ifátóògùn from 1982 to 2000. He undertook his PhD in Philosophy of Science under John Worrall at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a second PhD in the Law of Evidence and Criminal Justice under C. John Miller at the University of Birmingham. He has taught at Seattle University, Haverford College, Temple University, and the University of Leicester School of Law. Kola is the Editor of the Journal of Forensic Research and Criminology. He was President of the International Society for African Philosophy and Studies from 2006 to 2010 and a British Council Commonwealth Academic Scholar from 1989 to 1992. Kọ́lá is the Ajagunnà Ògún Agbáyé, the President of the Ifá University, Alexandria, VA, and a full Professor of Philosophy at Howard University, Washington DC.