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
When Lagos Refused to Pay Quietly, How a Colonial Water Tax Sparked Herbert Macaulay’s Political Revolt
In the early twentieth century, Lagos stood at the centre of British colonial administration...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Nigeria’s First Ballot, How the Clifford Constitution Gave Lagos a Vote but Kept Power in British Hands (1922–1923)
In 1922, the British government enacted the Nigeria (Legislative Council) Order in Council, widely...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Fever on the Niger, Faith in Abeokuta
In the nineteenth century, the region that would later become Nigeria stood at a...