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
Chief S. A. Ajayi and Kabba’s Search for Recognition in Northern Nigeria
Chief Samuel Aliyu Ajayi stands among the notable public figures from the old Kabba...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
The Forgotten Mbadiwe Millionaire Whose Wealth Helped Shape Nigeria’s Nationalist Generation
Chief James Green Ugbaja Mbadiwe occupies a quieter but important place in Nigerian history....
Nigerian History
Kano’s First Piped Water and the Rumour of “White Man’s Urine”
Kano’s first encounter with modern piped water has often been remembered through a striking...