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.
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Oba Agunlejika II and the Restoration of the Owa Obokun Throne in 1966
In July 1963, the throne of the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland became vacant following...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Sir Mobolaji Bank-Anthony and the Rise of Indigenous Enterprise in Lagos
Sir Mobolaji Bank-Anthony was born on 11 June 1907 into a Lagos-connected family engaged...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Grace Ayo Nabulele, The Young Nigerian Librarian Who Worked Against the Odds in 1970s Nigeria
History does not always remember people through long records or official documents. Sometimes, a...