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.
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Hilda Ogunbanjo and AMBER, A Women’s Magazine in Nigeria’s Post Independence Print Culture
Nigeria’s independence in 1960 opened a new chapter in the country’s political and cultural...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Laila Dogonyaro, From Early Marriage to National Women’s Leadership in Nigeria
Laila Dogonyaro was born on December 10, 1944, in Garun Gabas in the Hadejia...
Democratic Nigeria
Rebuilding a Nation Through Learning, Nigerian Education After Independence and the Struggle for Relevance
When Nigeria gained independence on 1 October 1960, the country inherited an education system...