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.
Colonial Nigeria
How British Colonial Rule Left Nigeria Uneven Before Independence
Nigeria did not become one country because its many peoples came together to negotiate...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
Military Rule in Nigeria and How the Barracks Rebuilt the Federation From the Centre
Nigeria’s military era changed far more than the occupants of power. It transformed the...
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...