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
Tunde Nightingale, The Jùjú Voice That Helped Shape the Owambe Sound
Tunde Nightingale remains one of the important names in the history of Nigerian jùjú...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
The King’s College Prize Photograph and the Chike-Obi Legacy
A school prize photograph can appear simple at first glance, but some images carry...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Yoruba Civilisation Did Not Begin With 14th Century Oyo
Yoruba civilisation did not begin with 14th century Oyo. Oyo was powerful, influential, and...