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
Lalage Jean Bown and the Rise of Adult Education in Post Colonial Africa
When Lalage Jean Bown arrived in the Gold Coast in 1949, she entered a...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Akin Shenbanjo and the Nigerian Airman Who Earned His Place in RAF Bomber Command
Akin Shenbanjo’s wartime story reveals an important chapter in the global history of the...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
The Historic Visit of Oba Gbadebo I to Britain in 1904
In 1904, Oba Gbadebo I, the Alake of Abeokuta, travelled to Britain during a...