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
How Lemi Ghariokwu Turned Fela Kuti’s Music Into a Visual Revolution
Lagos in the early 1970s was restless and loud, filled with musicians, journalists, political...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
What Happened at Kalakuta Republic, The 1977 Military Raid That Changed Fela Kuti’s Life
In the early hours of 18 February 1977, soldiers descended on Kalakuta Republic, the...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Tony Allen Finally Tells His Side, The Afrobeat Architect Steps Out of Fela’s Shadow
Tony Allen’s Tony Allen: An Autobiography of the Master Drummer of Afrobeat unfolds as...