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
The Nigerian Professor Who Drove a Peugeot 504 from London to Kano
Professor Aminu Mohammed Dorayi’s name remains tied to one of Nigeria’s most memorable travel...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Oba Michael Kuye Arójòjoyè II and the Royal Reawakening of Ijebu-Jesha
Oba Michael Kuye Arójòjoyè II stands among the most important twentieth century rulers of...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Buhari and the Ogareku Title of Ebiraland
In 1985, Muhammadu Buhari stood at the height of military power in Nigeria. He...