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.
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
Shagari, Ambrose Alli and Bendel’s Battle Over Federal Revenue
In January 1982, President Shehu Shagari made an official visit to Bendel State, one...
Democratic Nigeria
Shugaba Darman’s Deportation and the Court Case That Defended Nigerian Citizenship
Nigeria’s return to civilian rule in 1979 came with high expectations. After years of...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Bello Dandago, The Kano Broadcaster Who Became a Powerful Voice in Nigeria’s First Republic
Bello Dandago was born in Kano in 1908, at a time when Northern Nigeria...