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.
Democratic Nigeria
Tinubu and Atiku in 2026, How a Bitter Rivalry Became a Defining Fight Over Nigeria’s Political Future
The rivalry between Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar did not end with the...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Fante Carnival in Cape Coast, Why Orange Friday and Fetu Afahye Still Command Ghana’s Attention
In Cape Coast, the festival season known as Oguaa Fetu Afahye is not simply...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
How the Fall of Osogun in 1821 Changed the Life of Samuel Ajayi Crowther
In the early nineteenth century, Yorubaland was passing through one of the most violent...

