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.
Colonial Nigeria
The True Origins of Lagos, How Awori Settlement and Benin Power Built Eko Before Colonial Rule
Long before the name Lagos became widely known, the island at the centre of...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Yoruba Warfare Was Not Always Imperial Conquest
Yoruba warfare was never one simple story of armies marching out only to conquer...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Why Yoruba Kingdoms Fought Wars but Rarely Built Lasting Empires
Yoruba history was never a story of weak kingdoms or scattered towns without ambition....