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
Nigeria as West Africa’s Enforcer, ECOMOG, Intervention, and the Cost of Regional Power
During the 1990s Nigeria emerged as the central military power in West Africa. When...
Colonial Nigeria
Western Power and Nigeria’s Long Twentieth Century
Nigeria’s relationship with Western powers developed across several historical phases. Colonial rule created the...
Democratic Nigeria
Nigeria’s Paris Club Debt Relief Changed the Country, But It Did Not End the Debt Question
Nigeria’s debt relief agreement with the Paris Club stands as one of the most...