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
Open Grazing and the Expansion of Nigeria’s Farmer Herder Conflict
Open grazing in Nigeria was once part of a long established pastoral system. Herders...
Nigerian History
When Violence Forces People Off Their Land in Rural Nigeria
Rural violence in Nigeria is often reduced to simple labels, farmer and herder clashes,...
Nigerian History
Who Really Controls Land in Nigeria, And Why Rivers State Shows the Stakes
Nigeria’s land system sits at the centre of its economic and political life. Land...