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.
Colonial Nigeria
The Olympic Hotel, Broad Street, Lagos
The Olympic Hotel once stood on Broad Street, Lagos Island, at a time when...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Casa do Fernandez, The Rise and Destruction of a Brazilian Baroque Landmark in Lagos
At one of the most historic corners of Lagos Island, near the busy flow...
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
From Race Course to Power Centre, The Lost Story of Lagos’s First Parliament
On Lagos Island, just beyond the traffic and commerce that define the city today,...