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.
Crimes in Nigeria
The $180 Million LNG Bribery Scandal That Shook Nigeria’s Oil Industry
The Halliburton/KBR Nigeria LNG bribery scandal remains one of the most important corruption cases...
Crimes in Nigeria
OPL 245: The Oil Block That Exposed Nigeria’s Costliest Governance Failure
OPL 245 is one of the most controversial oil blocks in Nigerian history. It...
Crimes in Nigeria
The Oil Billions Nigeria Never Fully Explained
More than three decades after the Gulf War oil boom, Nigeria’s $12.4 billion windfall...