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
Duro Ladipo and the Ẹpa Masquerade in Ekiti, A History of Yoruba Theatre and Sacred Sculpture
Duro Ladipo stands among the most influential figures in twentieth century Yoruba cultural history....
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Inside Bida’s Royal Court, Etsu Nupe Muhammadu Ndayako and the Power of Palace Ceremony, 1935 to 1962
Muhammadu Ndayako ruled as Etsu Nupe, Emir of Bida, from 28 February 1935 until...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
The Photograph That Freezes an Era, Jeremiah Useni, Okada Air, and the Power Circle Around Abacha
Some photographs outlive their ceremonies. They linger because they capture not just an event,...