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
Dr N. T. Olusoga and the Public Record of Service in Colonial Nigeria
In the history of colonial Nigeria, many public figures are remembered through stories passed...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Apomu, Aole, and the Market Scandal in Old Oyo
In the late eighteenth century, Apomu stood as one of the most active market...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Who Was Kokoro Gangan, The First Aare Ona Kakanfo and Founder of Oyo’s Military Command Tradition
Kokoro Gangan of Iwoye stands at the beginning of one of the most powerful...