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
Igbo Ukwu, The Early Copper Alloy Masterpiece of Igboland
Igbo Ukwu, located in present day Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria, stands among the...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Obon Procession at Big Qua Town, Calabar, 1959
In 1959, a ceremonial procession moved through Big Qua Town near Calabar, in what...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Igbo Masquerade in the 1930s, The Festival, the Photographer, and the Image That Endured
In southeastern Nigeria, masquerade festivals were never staged for photographs. They were public celebrations...