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.

Nigeria’s 1996 Olympic Gold in Football

The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, represented a landmark in Nigerian sporting...

Our Saviour’s Church, Lagos TBS History

Our Saviour’s Church, located on Tafawa Balewa Road, near Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos...

Nigeria’s Supreme Military Council 1967

Following the January 1966 coup and the July 1966 counter‑coup, Nigeria entered a period...