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
Battle of Osogbo aftermath: The decisive rout that strengthened Ibadan’s rise
The Battle of Osogbo aftermath reveals more than the end of a siege. It...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Ogele, Mugbamugba and Kanla: 3 Crucial Defeats That Shaped the Road to Osogbo
Ogele, Mugbamugba and Kanla were three major attempts identified by Samuel Johnson to reverse...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Ibadan Military System: The Powerful War Order Behind the 1840 Osogbo Victory
The Ibadan military system that emerged during the upheavals of nineteenth-century Yorubaland was one...