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.
Democratic Nigeria
Inside Leyland Nigeria, The History of Ibadan’s Commercial Vehicle Assembly Plant
During the 1970s, Nigeria embarked on a national effort to expand local industry and...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Chief Michael Etinretseola Rhoderick Okorodudu in London, November 1955
In November 1955, Chief Michael Etinretseola Rhoderick Okorodudu stood as the Agent General for...
Colonial Nigeria
Life in Colonial Lagos, The Sawyerr Family and the Rise of an Urban Middle Class
Lagos in the 1940s was a city in motion, shaped by expanding infrastructure, new...