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.
Colonial Nigeria
Nigeria at Charles and Diana’s 1981 Royal Wedding
On 29 July 1981, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married at St...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
The Family Background of Oby Ezekwesili
A photograph often shared online shows a young girl in her father’s arms, calm,...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
The Urhobo People of Nigeria
The Urhobo are one of the major peoples of southern Nigeria, with an ancestral...