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.
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
5 Critical Turning Points of Nigeria’s First Republic
Nigeria’s First Republic did not collapse in a single night. When junior military officers...
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
Northern Nigerians in London in 1950: 10 Remarkable Faces Before Independence
The Northern Nigerians in London in 1950 photograph is more than a portrait of...
Democratic Nigeria
New Calabar Crisis: The Decisive 1879 Conflict That Reshaped 3 Kalabari Towns
The New Calabar crisis of the late nineteenth century was one of the most...