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.
Democratic Nigeria
Ogoni Day 1993, The Mass Mobilisation That Made Ogoniland Impossible to Ignore
On 4 January 1993, Ogoniland in Rivers State became the scene of one of...
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,...