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.

Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, The Trader Who Built Nigeria’s Great Trucking Network

Sir Louis Phillip Odumegwu Ojukwu was one of the most prominent Nigerian businessmen of...

Waribo Uranta of Opobo, Wealth, Authority, and a Name the Record Kept

Waribo Uranta appears in the historical record not through long biographies or colonial reports,...

Nigeria’s National Leaders, 27 August 1985 to 29 May 2023, A Timeline of Power and Transition

Nigeria’s national leadership between 27 August 1985 and 29 May 2023 unfolds as a...