Gbolade Akinwale
Gbolade Akinwale is a Nigerian historian and writer dedicated to shedding light on the full range of the nation’s past. His work cuts across timelines and topics, exploring power, people, memory, resistance, identity, and everyday life. With a voice grounded in truth and clarity, he treats history not just as record, but as a tool for understanding, reclaiming, and reimagining Nigeria’s future.
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Owedjebo Edjo of Oghrerhe (Eherhe)
Owedjebo Edjo stands as a powerful shrine presence from Oghrerhe, also known as Eherhe,...
Democratic Nigeria
NADECO and June 12, The Coalition That Kept Nigeria’s Mandate Alive
On 12 June 1993, Nigerians participated in a presidential election that cut across ethnic,...
Colonial Nigeria
Nigeria at Charles and Diana’s 1981 Royal Wedding
On 29 July 1981, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married at St...