Gloria Olaoye
Gloria Taiwo Olaoye is a Nigerian historian whose work explores the complexities of the nation’s past with depth and clarity. She examines power, memory, identity, and everyday life across different eras, treating history not only as a record of events but as a tool for understanding, reclaiming, and shaping Nigeria’s future. Through her research and writing, she seeks to make history accessible, relevant, and transformative for a new generation.
Democratic Nigeria
How the Bank of British West Africa Became First Bank of Nigeria
The story of the Bank of British West Africa and its transformation into First...
Nigerian History
Ere Ìbejì: The Sacred Twin Figures of the Igbomina Yoruba
Among the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria, twins hold extraordinary cultural and spiritual significance....
Democratic Nigeria
Umaru Mohammed and the Founding of Sokoto State Administration
In 1976, Nigeria’s Federal Military Government created Sokoto State out of the former North‑Western...