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
Enugu Iva Valley Massacre: The Strike That Shook Colonial Nigeria
On 18 November 1949 British colonial police opened fire on striking coal miners at...
Democratic Nigeria
White Elephant Projects under Gowon.
The end of Nigeria’s civil war in January 1970 coincided with one of the...
Democratic Nigeria
Misappropriation by Gowon’s Governors
General Yakubu Gowon’s rule (1966–1975) was one of the most decisive eras in Nigeria’s...