Professor Ilo was ordained a Catholic Priest in his home country of Nigeria. He is the founder of the Canadian Samaritans for Africa, a non profit that works directly with African women to help alleviate poverty. He is editor of the African Christian Studies Series for Pickwick Publications, Wipf and Stock Publishers; a commentator on Africa, religion and politics for Canada television (CTV) and Al-Jazeera, a columnist for CNN African Voices, Catholic Register and Premium Times; and a blogger for the Huffington Post’s World Affairs, Religion and Black Voices Sections.
