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.
Colonial Nigeria
Colonial Rule in Nigeria, Economic Extraction, Political Exclusion, and the Rise of Nationalism
British colonial rule in the territory that became Nigeria developed through conquest, treaties, and...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Who Are the Peoples of Nigeria’s Guinea Savanna?
Nigeria’s Guinea Savanna forms one of the country’s most important ecological and human landscapes....
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Rivers, Spirits, and Masquerades in the Niger Delta
The Niger Delta, covering much of present day Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, and Akwa Ibom...