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.

Argungu Fishing Festival in Northern Nigeria, History and Cultural Traditions

Every year in north western Nigeria, communities gather in and around Argungu for one...

How Abraham Adesanya Survived Violence and Led Nigeria’s Pro Democracy Stand

In the mid 1990s, Nigeria was living under one of the most restrictive political...

14 January 1997, The Attempt on Abraham Adesanya and the Birth of “Apamaku”

In early 1997, Nigeria’s political atmosphere was tense and unforgiving. The country was under...