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
Hassu Iro Inko and the Rise of Girls’ Education in Northern Nigeria
During the middle decades of the twentieth century, formal schooling for girls in Northern...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
How Marriage Worked in Traditional Yoruba Society
Marriage, ìgbéyàwó, occupied a central place in traditional Yorùbá society. It was never regarded...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
How Deborah Fasoyin’s “Odun Nlo Sopin” Became a December Gospel Tradition
As the year begins to lean toward its close in many Yoruba speaking Christian...