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
January 1966, The Coup That Ended Nigeria’s First Republic
In the early hours of 15 January 1966, a group of junior officers in...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
Nzeogwu’s Broadcast and the Collapse of the First Republic
Major Patrick Chukwuma “Kaduna” Nzeogwu was a Nigerian Army officer whose place in history...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
Why Nigeria’s January 1966 Coup Failed, And How Aguiyi Ironsi Took Power Within 24 Hours
On 15 January 1966, Nigeria entered one of the most decisive moments in its...