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.
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
The Lagos Keg of Dollars Report of 1878
In the late nineteenth century Lagos was a thriving West African port shaped by...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Emir Abdullahi Bayero, Leadership and Faith in a Changing Kano
Emir Abdullahi Bayero, who ruled Kano from 1926 to 1953, stands as one of...
Colonial Nigeria
Barefoot Pioneers, Nigerian 1949 Football Tour of Britain
In 1949, Nigerian football entered a new era. After decades of informal leagues, school...