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.

Donald Dick Etiebet and the Three-Month Rule That Ended With a Coup

Chief Donald Dick Etiebet occupies a brief but important place in Nigeria’s political history....

At Euston in 1962, Akure Royalty Stood Before Britain in Full Yoruba Dignity

On 28 May 1962, a striking photograph was taken at Euston Railway Station in...

Risikat Ajoke Adegeye: The Woman Who Carved Her Own Path in Lagos Politics

Hon. Risikat Ajoke Adegeye occupies a modest but important place in the political history...