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
When a Missionary Met the Alake of Abeokuta, What Richard Henry Stone Saw in a Nineteenth Century Yoruba Court
In 1899, American missionary Richard Henry Stone published a memoir describing his years among...
Democratic Nigeria
Life and Celebration on Colonial Lagos Island, Igbosere in 1946
In 1946, a colonial era publication described a place called “Igboshere Fishing Village” on...
Colonial Nigeria
How Lagos Entered 1884, A City of Sports, Society Balls, and Public Debate
In the opening days of 1884, Lagos appeared as a town alive with celebration,...