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
The Grave Lagos Moved: Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther and the Lost Memory of Ajele Cemetery
The story of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther’s grave is not a mystery about a...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Dele Odule and the Yoruba Theatre Roots Behind Modern Nollywood
Dele Odule belongs to the generation of Nigerian actors whose careers cannot be understood...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Patricia Etteh: Nigeria’s First Female Speaker and the Burden of a Contested Legacy
Patricia Olubunmi Foluke Etteh occupies a rare place in Nigeria’s democratic history. In June...