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.

The Ogoni Nine And Why Their Story Endures

On 10 November 1995, Nigeria executed nine Ogoni men by hanging in Port Harcourt...

Iva Valley Massacre of 1949

Seventy six years after the deadly shooting at the Enugu Colliery’s Iva Valley area,...

The African Conference at Lancaster House, 1948, When Britain Opened the Door to Colonial Dialogue

In late September 1948, a significant colonial conference unfolded inside the formal halls of...