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.

Veronica Adeleke: The Quiet Legacy Behind Davido’s Public Memory

Veronica Imade Adeleke is remembered today as the mother of David Adedeji Adeleke, the...

Kadaria Ahmed: The Nigerian Journalist Who Made Tough Questions a Public Duty

Kadaria Ahmed occupies an important place in modern Nigerian media history because her career...

Gaddafi in Nigeria, 1983: A Rare Photograph from the Last Months of Shagari’s Republic

In April 1983, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi visited Nigeria during the civilian administration of...