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
Alimotu Pelewura and the Political Power of Lagos Market Women
Colonial Lagos was a city built on trade, and much of that trade depended...
Nigeria Economy
The Economy of Nigeria Before Independence
Nigeria’s economy before independence in 1960 was built on agriculture, regional trade networks, natural...
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
The 1969 National Curriculum Conference and the Birth of Modern Nigerian Education
In September 1969, while Nigeria was still in the midst of the civil war,...