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
The Historic 1956 Enugu Meeting of Obi James Okosi II and Queen Elizabeth II
Obi James Okosi II and Queen Elizabeth II were brought together during one of...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
Gideon Orkar coup attempt: 69 Executions After Nigeria’s Dramatic 1990 Military Uprising
The Gideon Orkar coup attempt of 22 April 1990 was one of the most...
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
Organised Nigerian Nationalism in Lagos: 5 Powerful Forces That Transformed Colonial Politics in the 1920s
Organised Nigerian nationalism in Lagos did not suddenly appear in the 1920s. By then,...