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.
Crimes in Nigeria
Iva Valley Massacre of 1949
Seventy six years after the deadly shooting at the Enugu Colliery’s Iva Valley area,...
Colonial Nigeria
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...
Colonial Nigeria
Industry, Influence, and Enterprise in Late Colonial Nigeria
In the final decades of British colonial rule, Nigeria’s move toward modern economic development...