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
Lady Eudora Ibiam, The Nigerian Midwife Who Took in Twins Condemned by Tradition
Some lives enter history through office and authority. Others enter through delivery rooms, sickbeds,...
Colonial Nigeria
Bauchi and the Early Years of Aviation in Northern Nigeria
For many people in Bauchi, the story of the town’s first aeroplane arrival has...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Ayoka Foyeke Ajangila, The Yoruba Woman Who Entered Decca’s Lagos Studio in 1961
Ayoka Foyeke Ajangila occupies a distinctive place in Nigeria’s cultural history as a Yoruba...