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
Oluwole Olumuyiwa (1929–2000), The Nigerian Architect Who Helped Shape Modern Lagos and Led the Commonwealth Stage
In the evolution of modern Nigerian architecture, some figures stand quietly behind the skyline,...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Adire at Lebanon Street, Ibadan, Memory, Meaning, and Modernity
In 1970s Ibadan, Lebanon Street Cloth Market was one of the city’s most energetic...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
UTC Nigeria Plc, 1932 to 2017, The Trading Empire That Left Its Mark on Lagos Island
For much of the twentieth century, Lagos Island stood at the centre of Nigeria’s...