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
How the Sokoto Jihad Replaced Many Local Rulers with Emirs
In the early nineteenth century, one of the most important political changes in West...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Why Yorubaland Built Powerful City States, While Oyo Became Its Greatest Empire
Yorubaland did not lack political power. Its history produced sacred centres, wealthy towns, powerful...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Kiriji War: Why Ibadan’s Military Power Could Not Become a Yoruba Empire
The Kiriji War, also known as the Ekiti Parapo War, was one of the...