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.

Fulani, Fulɓe, and Peul, Names, Language, and the Sahelian Story of a Widely Dispersed People

Across West Africa, the people widely known in English as Fulani often refer to...

Education and National Development

Education has always played an important role in the development of societies. Long before...

Nigeria’s Education System, Growth, Strain, and the Long Road to Quality Learning

Nigeria’s education system is one of the largest on the African continent. From a...