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.
Nigerian History
The Nigerian Student Who Built a Robot Receptionist, Then Met Suspicion Instead of Support
More than five decades after it first appeared in print, the story of Mudashiru...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Busura Alebiosu and Fela Kuti, The Friendship Remembered for Loyalty
Busura Adedeji Alebiosu, widely known as Baba Bush or Bush of Africa, belongs to...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Penkelemesi and Awolowo, How Adelabu Became the Fiercest Voice Against Western Region Dominance
Adegoke Adelabu, widely known as Penkelemesi, was one of the most remarkable political figures...