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.
Democratic Nigeria
The Yoruba WAAC Notice That Opened the Skies Between Lagos and Accra
A short Yoruba language airline notice provides a rare glimpse into the early history...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
From War Service to the Olubadan Throne, The Life of Oba Emmanuel Adegboyega Adeyemo Operinde I
Oba Emmanuel Adegboyega Adeyemo Operinde I stands among the figures in Ibadan history whose...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Oba Mohammed Ayinla Lamuye and the Growth of Islam in Iwo
During the nineteenth century, Yorubaland experienced major political and social change. Warfare, migration, commerce,...