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
Adamu Orisa and Eyo, The Lagos Masquerade of Honour, Death, and Ancestral Memory
Adamu Orisa, expressed through the Eyo masquerade of Lagos, stands as one of the...
Crimes in Nigeria
When Security Fails, Kidnappers Learn Where the State Is Weak
Mass kidnapping has become one of the clearest signs of Nigeria’s security breakdown. It...
Nigerian History
When Yoruba Warfare Met Fulani Expansion
Before colonial Nigeria emerged, Yoruba country was not a single empire under one permanent...