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
The life and legacy of Regina Achi Nentui, early educated woman and Chairman of Ikom County Council, 1960 to 1963
In old Ikom, at a time when leadership and formal education were largely reserved...
Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
1952 India Visit of Chief Awolowo
Photographs often shape how history is remembered. One widely shared image showing Chief Obafemi...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
How Adeniran Adeyemi II Lost Oyo’s Throne in the Age of Party Power
When Adeniran Adeyemi II ascended the throne of Oyo in 1945, he became Alaafin...