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
How Benin and Portugal Built an Early Trade Corridor on the Bight of Benin
When Portuguese ships began moving steadily along the West African coast in the fifteenth...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Ère Ìbejì, Sacred Twin Figures of the Yorùbá
Across south western Nigeria and neighbouring parts of Benin, twins occupy a powerful and...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
A Century in a Cylinder, An Igbo Vocal Ensemble Recorded at Umucuku in 1911
In April 1911, a brief musical performance was recorded in Umucuku, Nigeria. The archive...