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
Middle Belt Identity Crisis: Why “We Are Not Northerners” Has Become a Political Argument
The Middle Belt question has returned to Nigerian politics with renewed force because identity...
Nigerian History
From Jihad to Emirate Authority, How the Fulani Revolution Reshaped Northern Nigeria
The Fulani Jihad of 1804 stands as one of the most significant turning points...
Nigerian History
Islam in Northern Nigeria Did Not Begin With Jihad
The history of Islam in Northern Nigeria stretches back centuries before the rise of...