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
From Lagos 1912 to National Reform, The Birth of Nigeria’s Civil Service Union Tradition
On Monday, 19 August 1912, a group of African civil servants gathered in Lagos...
Colonial Nigeria
When Lagos Refused to Pay Quietly, How a Colonial Water Tax Sparked Herbert Macaulay’s Political Revolt
In the early twentieth century, Lagos stood at the centre of British colonial administration...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Nigeria’s First Ballot, How the Clifford Constitution Gave Lagos a Vote but Kept Power in British Hands (1922–1923)
In 1922, the British government enacted the Nigeria (Legislative Council) Order in Council, widely...