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.
Nigerian History
When Yoruba Warfare Met Fulani Expansion
Before colonial Nigeria emerged, Yoruba country was not a single empire under one permanent...
Nigerian History
When Bandits Became Tax Collectors in Northern Nigeria
In many rural communities across northern Nigeria, taxation no longer belongs only to the...
Crimes in Nigeria
Banditry in Northern Nigeria Is a System of Violence, Not Just Crime
Banditry in northern Nigeria is not ordinary theft, and it is not a single...