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 Night Fear Reached Lagos, Dr Majekodunmi and the Uncertain Hours of the 1966 Coup
In the early hours of 15 January 1966, Nigeria awoke to gunfire, confusion, and...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
The Nigerian Engineer Who Helped Write the Nation’s Anthem and Built a Global Academic Legacy
Professor Babatunde Ayodeji Ogunnaike stands among those rare figures whose contributions shaped both national...
Nigerian History
The 1965 London Photograph That Captured Nigeria’s Song of a Goat on an International Stage
On 14 September 1965, outside the Scala Theatre in London, a photograph was taken...