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.

Banditry, Terrorism and Insurgency Are Not the Same

Nigeria is living through a security crisis that is often described in one breath,...

Ilorin, Identity and Power, The Real Story Behind the “Yoruba Fulani” Debate in Nigeria

The phrase “Yoruba Fulani” is not a settled ethnic category in Nigeria. It is...

Northern Nigeria’s Identity Politics, From Muslim Solidarity to Ethnic Assertion

Northern Nigeria has long been described as a Muslim North. That idea came from...