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.
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
The Leaders, the Photograph, and the Fall of Nigeria’s Second Republic
A photograph connected to Nigeria’s Second Republic leaders in 1983 has continued to draw...
Democratic Nigeria
IMB Plaza, The Lagos Glass Landmark That Survived as Number One Lagos
Before Victoria Island became crowded with modern towers, luxury offices and the rising presence...
Democratic Nigeria
Makurdi’s Old Benue Bridge and the Crossing That Changed Movement Across the River Benue
The Old Benue Bridge at Makurdi is one of Nigeria’s most important surviving colonial...