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.
Nigerian History
Sosoliso Flight 1145 Crash at Port Harcourt, What Happened on the Day 110 People Were on Board and Only 2 Survived
On 10 December 2005, Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 departed Abuja for Port Harcourt on...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Richard Akinjide, the 1979 Supreme Court Case, and the Judgment That Preserved Shagari’s Presidency
Nigeria’s presidential election of 11 August 1979 was more than a contest between political...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
The Family of M.K.O. Abiola Before June 12
Before June 12 became a date of grief, protest, detention, and unfinished national memory,...