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 Fall of Iba in 1878
The event at Iba belongs to the Jalumi War of 1878, one of the...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Akintaro’s War Cry and the Breakthrough at the Ilorin Camp
The Kiriji War, also known as the Ekiti-Parapo War, was one of the longest...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Koiditan’s Betrayal at Jalumi and the Capture of the Osi Ilori of Ibadan
The Jalumi War, also remembered as the Battle of Ikirun, was one of the...