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
June 12, 1993, The Election That Was Cancelled and the Road to Abacha
On June 12, 1993, Nigerians went to the polls to elect a civilian president...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Elizabeth Adekogbe and Women’s Political Rights in Nigeria
The early 1950s marked a defining period in Nigerian history. Constitutional reforms were under...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Molara Ogundipe: The Scholar Who Rooted Feminism in African Realities
Molara Ogundipe Leslie, widely known as Molara Ogundipe, was a Nigerian poet, literary critic,...