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
How Fulani Expansion Reshaped West and Central Africa
The Fulani, also known as Fulɓe, Fula, or Peul, are one of the most...
Nigerian History
The Fulani Identity in West Africa
The Fulani, also known as Fulbe, Fula, Peul or Fulɓe, are one of West...
Nigerian History
Boko Haram Through a Kanuri Lens, What the Evidence Supports and What It Does Not
Boko Haram emerged in north-eastern Nigeria within a region shaped long before the modern...