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
Felix Idubor, The Sculptor Who Put Modern Nigeria on a Monumental Wall
Felix Idubor was born on March 17, 1928, in Benin City, Edo State, and...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Maybnee of Itsekiri, What the Archive Reveals About Nana Olomu’s Daughter
Maybnee is known today because her name survived on a photograph. Preserved in the...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
The Women’s War of 1929, How Igbo Women Confronted Colonial Rule
In late 1929, a sweeping women led protest erupted across large parts of south...