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 Founding of the United Native African Church in 1891 and the Rise of the First African Church Mission
In the late nineteenth century, Lagos was a bustling coastal city shaped by colonial...
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
Raising a Nation’s Colours Abroad, The Nigerian Flag Appears in London on Independence Day
On 1 October 1960, Nigeria became a fully independent nation, marking the end of...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Crisis and Control in Ilorin, Authority and Transition from 1900 to 1915
The early twentieth century was a transformative period for Ilorin, a frontier city whose...