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.
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Slavery in the Oyo Empire, Power, War Captives, and the Atlantic Connection
The Oyo Empire, centred on Oyo Ile in present day south western Nigeria, emerged...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Eko to Lagos, A Coastal Polity Shaped by Trade, Power, and Enslavement
Lagos began with water. Long before modern streets and skylines, the island and creeks...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
The Efik Fattening Room Tradition, Meaning, Practices, and Modern Life in Calabar
Among the Efik people of Calabar in Cross River State, the fattening room tradition,...