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
Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Legacy of Basi & Company: A Nigerian Sitcom That Shaped a Generation
During the creative rise of Nigerian television in the 1980s, Basi & Company emerged...
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
Comrades in Uniform, Buhari, Ugokwe and the Nigerian Army of the 1960s
The years following Nigeria independence saw the rapid formation of a new officer corps...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
The Unbroken Devotion of HID Awolowo During Nigeria’s Turbulent 1960s
In the unfolding story of Nigeria’s early independence, the partnership of Chief Obafemi Awolowo...