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.

Kiriji War, the Sixteen Year Yoruba Conflict That Redrew Power in South Western Nigeria

The conflict remembered as the Kiriji War, also known as the Ekiti Parapo War,...

Oba Gbadebo I and Egbaland in the Early Colonial Era

By the end of the nineteenth century, Abeokuta had emerged as the political heart...

Argungu Fishing Festival in Northern Nigeria, History and Cultural Traditions

Every year in north western Nigeria, communities gather in and around Argungu for one...