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
Wesley College Ibadan in 1929: The Powerful Story of Missionary Education, Scouting and a Rising Nigerian Professional Class
Wesley College Ibadan in 1929 stood within an educational system undergoing profound change. Mission...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Mohammed Shitta-Bey: The Powerful Merchant Who Helped Shape Muslim Lagos
Mohammed Shitta-Bey was one of the most influential Muslim merchants and philanthropists in nineteenth-century...
Colonial Nigeria
Ankwe Men in Shendam, 1923: 4 Figures in a Striking Portrait of Colonial Muri Province
Ankwe men in Shendam, 1923 appear in a historical photograph from a town that...