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.
Nigerian History
Nigeria’s First Africa Cup of Nations Title: The 1980 Triumph in Lagos
On 22 March 1980, the Nigerian national football team won the Africa Cup of...
Nigerian Civil War
Olu Onagoruwa’s Heartbreaking Testimony at the Oputa Panel
From 1993 until Olu Onagoruwa’s death in 1998, Nigeria was under the military regime...
Nigerian Civil War
Colonel Conrad Dibia Nwawo’s Leadership
Colonel Conrad Dibia Nwawo was born in 1922 in Onicha‑Olona in present‑day Delta State....