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.
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
How Aburi Broke Down and Nigeria Slid Toward Civil War
When Nigeria’s military leaders gathered at Aburi in Ghana on 4 and 5 January...
Nigerian Civil War
Why Starvation Became the Most Enduring Symbol of the Biafra War
The Nigerian Civil War is remembered for secession, battlefield losses, and the struggle over...
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
How the Mid-West Region Was Created Through Constitutional Procedure in 1963
Nigeria’s Mid-West Region occupies a special place in the country’s constitutional history because it...