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
Shugaba Darman, The Borno Politician Nigeria Tried To Deport From His Own Country
Alhaji Abdulrahaman Shugaba Darman was one of the most remarkable political figures of Nigeria’s...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
The Courtroom Photograph That Captured Fela and Nigeria’s Troubled 1993
In 1993, Nigeria stood at one of the most tense points in its political...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
The Standard of Ibadan War and the Worship of Oranyan Before Jalumi
In October 1878, Ibadan faced a dangerous military crisis in the northern Yoruba country....