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.
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Bayajida and the Making of the Hausa States
Across northern Nigeria and into parts of southern Niger, the name Bayajida stands at...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
The Rise of the Itsekiri Kingdom
The Itsekiri people inhabit the western Niger Delta in present day Delta State, Nigeria,...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Urhobo Origins and Benin Connections in Historical Perspective
The history of the Urhobo people of the western Niger Delta is preserved in...