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
From Humble Dwelling to Official Entitlements: Shehu Shagari and Nigeria’s Evolving Post-Leadership Welfare Policy
When Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1979, Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari emerged as...
Nigerian History
The 1936 Accra Wedding of Nnamdi Azikiwe and Flora Ogbenyeanu
By the mid-1930s, Nnamdi Azikiwe, born 16 November 1904 in Zungeru, Northern Nigeria Protectorate,...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Legacy in One Frame: The Ijebu Titans of the 1960s
In the early 1960s, Ijebu-Ode stood at the crossroads of tradition and modernity. Among...