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.
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
15 January 1966, The Coup That Ended Nigeria’s First Republic and Changed the Nation Forever
Every year, 15 January returns as one of Nigeria’s most emotionally charged dates. It...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
Nigeria’s 1966 Power Shift That Changed Everything, How January’s Coup Set Up July’s Counter Coup
Nigeria’s first months under military rule in 1966 were not a smooth transfer of...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
January Boys of 1966, The Nigerian Army Majors Who Toppled the First Republic and Lost Control of Power
On 15 January 1966, coordinated military action erupted across Nigeria’s major centres of power....