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
What a 1963 Photograph of Opral Benson Reveals About Early Lagos Elite Life
In the early years of Nigeria’s independence, Lagos stood as the nation’s political and...
Crimes in Nigeria
Usifo Ataga’s Death and the Ongoing Trial of Chidinma Ojukwu
In June 2021, the death of Michael Usifo Ataga, chief executive of Super TV,...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Ebun Adefunmilayo Oni and Nigeria’s Early Women in Science
In the history of science in Nigeria, some names stand out not only because...