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
Fela Kuti, The Making of Afrobeat and the Politics of Sound
Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì was born on October 15, 1938, in Abeokuta, Nigeria. He grew...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, Afrobeat Pioneer and Nigeria’s Most Defiant Musical Voice
Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome Kuti on 15 October 1938...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Tunji Braithwaite, Fela Kuti, and the Kalakuta Aftermath
On 18 February 1977, soldiers attacked and destroyed the Lagos compound associated with Fela...