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.
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Thomas Babington Macaulay: The Powerful 1859 Story Behind Nigeria’s First Secondary Grammar School
Thomas Babington Macaulay occupies a distinctive place in the history of Nigerian education. Born...
Democratic Nigeria
Central Bank of Nigeria Building: The Landmark 1959 Opening at Tinubu Square
The Central Bank of Nigeria building at Tinubu Square, Lagos, formally opened on 1...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
History of Nnewi Kingdom: 4 Enduring Quarters, Colonial Change and Orizu III’s Remarkable 63-Year Reign
The History of Nnewi Kingdom stretches from a pre-colonial Igbo political community organised around...