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
Power and Office in the Nupe Kingdom
The Nupe Kingdom, centred in the middle Niger region, developed a political system that...
Ancient & Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Kinship and Authority in Tivland, How Lineage Shaped Power in a Decentralised Society
The Tiv of central Nigeria developed one of the most documented decentralised political systems...
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
Nigeria as a Political Unit
Nigeria’s emergence as a single political entity is rooted in colonial consolidation, shaped by...