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
Why Nigeria Recalled Its High Commissioner from Tanzania in 1968 After Biafra’s Recognition
In mid April 1968, Nigeria took a dramatic diplomatic step that sent a clear...
Colonial Nigeria
Carter Bridge and Street Lighting in Colonial Lagos, How Power and Inequality Shaped the City After Dark
A 1940s black and white photograph shows a lone man walking west to east...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
From Cardiff to Tokyo, The International Career of Nigeria’s Early High Jump Pioneer, Amelia Okoli
Nigeria’s women’s athletics story did not begin with packed stadiums or global television coverage....