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
The Yoruba Carver Who Made Colonial Power Look Human
Thomas Ona Odulate’s wooden figures still invite a difficult question. Was he mocking the...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
The Yoruba Woodcarver Who Carved Colonial Nigeria Into Memory
Thomas Ona Odulate was one of the most distinctive Yoruba woodcarvers associated with colonial...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
The Yoruba Woodcarver Who Saw Colonial Nigeria Differently
In colonial southwestern Nigeria, power had a visible language. It appeared in uniforms, helmets,...