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.
Nigerian Civil War
The Igbo Pogroms of 1966
By 1966, Nigeria was already in serious trouble. Independence had not resolved the rivalry...
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
Aburi 1967, The Final Negotiation That Could Not Save Nigeria from Civil War
By the time Nigeria’s military leaders arrived in Aburi on 4 and 5 January...
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
How Aburi Broke Down and Nigeria Slid Toward Civil War
When Nigeria’s military leaders gathered at Aburi in Ghana on 4 and 5 January...