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
What the Aburi Meeting Actually Agreed, and Why It Nearly Remade Nigeria
By the time Nigeria’s military leaders gathered at Aburi, Ghana, on January 4 and...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
The Dangerous Memory of Military Rule in Nigeria
Nigeria’s military past still lives strongly in public memory. In times of economic hardship,...
Democratic Nigeria
How Nigeria’s First Republic Collapsed and Opened the Door to Military Rule
Nigeria did not enter military rule by accident. It emerged from a chain of...