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
Gunboats at the Lagoon, How Britain Forced the Cession of Lagos and Turned It Into a Crown Colony
In the mid nineteenth century, Lagos stood at a strategic crossroads of trade and...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Nigeria’s 13,000 Year Old Burial, Inside Iwo Eleru Rock Shelter and the Deep Human History of Southwestern Nigeria
Southwestern Nigeria is known for its vibrant cultures and long historical traditions, yet its...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
The Trans Saharan Trade and Northern Nigeria, How the Desert Built Markets, Cities, and Power
For centuries, the Sahara was not a barrier, it was a corridor. Camel caravans...